Delight club night taken in 2005 at Route 66 (now Astoria).Delight club night taken in 2005 at Route 66 (now Astoria).
Delight club night taken in 2005 at Route 66 (now Astoria).

46 photos to take you back to Route 66 in Portsmouth in the 00s

DELIGHT has been a mainstay of the Portsmouth night scene for more than two decades.

DJs Will Chamber and Alex Dutton have been running the music night for 21 years – at the venue now called Astoria.

Last year Delight signed up to Portsmouth City Council's crowdfunding scheme in a bid to stay afloat during lockdown – and its target of £2,000 was quickly hit.

Rather than asking supporters for cash the donors receive a ticket to the re-opening of Delight as well as a choice of merchandise, from mugs - to T-shirts to commemorative plates.

Look back through pictures of Delight at Route 66 in the 00s. Can you spot yourself?

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