CAMPAIGN STARTED TO TURN SCOTTISH FORT INTO ‘BERGHAIN-AT-SEA

[andyman]

What do you see in the above picture? A not so pretty looking building block that is surrounded by water, right? A regional estate agent even couldn’t give it a more positive spin: “I’m not going to lie to you, it’s an absolute monster.” There are however a couple of daredevils that have started a crowdfunding campaign to turn this abandoned fort in the middle of the sea into an immersed partying mecca. Or as they call it: ‘Berghain-At-Sea’

The ‘Grain Tower Battery’ as the buidling is called, is a Victorian fort which has attached brick walls from the 20th century and a concrete gun tower. This beast of a building lies of the coast of Scotland, near the Isle of Grain – the meeting point of the rivers Medway and Thames. At around £500.000 pounds, the price seems relatively cheap, seeing as what you will be getting for it.

The boys of Minival have big plans for the fort, though, and have started a crowdfunding campaign on gofundme.com, where they call upon potential investors to make a donation and help them reach their target amount of £750.000 (including the renovation costs). The goal: to create a “Berghain or Trouw in the middle of the Sea. It’s Raw. What we want to do is [..] create a safe haven, where the party will never stop.” The overarching idea here is that the partying will go on continuously, since you’re outside of the city limits and aren’t harassing any neighbors with the club’s and club goers’ noise. Imagine yourself on a boat on high tide that will bring you across the sea passage to the a clubbing fortress. Or to go and have a smoke in the designated gun tower smoking lounge.

Minival themselves know that the idea is ludicrous, but have a firm belief in their new dream: “It sounds ridiculous but imagine if what we set out to do was accomplished, we call on everyone, for the love of music, for the love of the party, get involved. Dream to Dream.”

Source

[Cupe]

I just see munged cunts necking themselves off every corner.

[russell]

I gave up reading this version of the story when it said it's off the coast of Scotland.

Its about 350 miles south of the Scottish border.

It is however Scottish promoters who are trying to do it.

Can't see it happening to be honest. Would be cool though.

[Cupe]

I don't get why you would want to spend so much money doing up an antique shitty building in the middle of a swamp to host parties? Am I missing something?

[AlexJ]

I don't get why you would want to spend so much money doing up an antique shitty building in the middle of a swamp to host parties? Am I missing something?

yeah, your sense of adventure.

imagine telling that story drunk

'i once bought a shitty fortress in the scottish isles and turned it into a techno superclub for shits and giggles'

[Mitch]

Would be cool if it happened. Doubt it would be anything on Berghain though

[AlexJ]

Would be cool if it happened. Doubt it would be anything on Berghain though

yeah i think if they could get the numbers to keep it in full swing.

scotland is no berlin

[Cupe]

I don't get why you would want to spend so much money doing up an antique shitty building in the middle of a swamp to host parties? Am I missing something?

yeah, your sense of adventure.

imagine telling that story drunk

'i once bought a shitty fortress in the scottish isles and turned it into a techno superclub for shits and giggles'

Yea that fucking story is only relevant to the owner

Why would telling someone you want to a shitty building in the middle of a freezing swamp be a good story

[Mitch]

I don't get why you would want to spend so much money doing up an antique shitty building in the middle of a swamp to host parties? Am I missing something?

yeah, your sense of adventure.

imagine telling that story drunk

'i once bought a shitty fortress in the scottish isles and turned it into a techno superclub for shits and giggles'

Yea that fucking story is only relevant to the owner

Why would telling someone you want to a shitty building in the middle of a freezing swamp be a good story

Some of the best parties are in the most remote locations

[Cupe]

Fuck alright whatever.

I'll never go ever. Even if someone offered to fly me there and put my name on the door/cave entrance

[OxyKon]

would be so dope if they pulled this off, i know a place here in Perth that would've been awesome for something like this, instead they're turning it into an apartment complex with shops underneath

[russell]

whales... it's NOT in Scotland. it's at the mouth of the Thames near London.

[Cupe]

#goodjournalismchecksfacts

[AlexJ]

#goodjournalismchecksfacts

fuck journos!

[Cupe]