For many the closure of Club Earth felt like the end of the world.

So news that the legendary Livingston venue will be reopening for five pop-up club nights over the festive period is sure to generate much excitement.

Promoter Darren Laurie is behind the events, and he told Edinburgh Live the parties will represent a "last hurrah" for the famous West Lothian venue.

The nightclub shut down two years ago but remains in impeccable condition as it's now home to the Life Centre church.

It therefore wasn't too much of a challenge for Darren and his team to plan a fortnight of festive parties.

He explained that they'll be doing a launch party on 21 December, the famous Christmas eve party on 24 December, Fab Friday on the 27th and then a club night on Saturday the 28th.

There will then be a Hogmanay party which Darren has suggested could have a casino theme.

The promoter told Edinburgh Live that the idea for Club Earth's return can be traced back to a tweet he saw around a month ago.

He said: "The idea [for the pop-up club nights] came around four or five weeks ago. I saw a tweet from somebody saying something along the lines of 'you don't know what you've got until you've not got it'.

"I just thought why not. It's being used as a church so the place is immaculate. The sound system and everything is still there, so there's not a lot of work needed.

"We're really excited about the pop-up nights. We're bringing back Eve at Erf which is an iconic night. It's probably one of the busiest Christmas eve nights you'll find anywhere in the country.

"We've got a couple of really good DJs, Justin James and Callum Gallagher, lined-up already.

"This really is going to be the last hurrah for Club Earth, but we can't wait to pack the place out five more times."


