A Saturday night out at Balloon Bar and Soviet Bar in Northampton town centre back in January 2009. Photo: Disco HenryA Saturday night out at Balloon Bar and Soviet Bar in Northampton town centre back in January 2009. Photo: Disco Henry
A Saturday night out at Balloon Bar and Soviet Bar in Northampton town centre back in January 2009. Photo: Disco Henry

Take a look back at 35 photos from a 2009 Saturday night out at Balloon Bar and Bar Soviet in Northampton

"When people look back on my pictures they say how good the nights out were."

Take a look back at 35 photos that Northampton's "mini celebrity" Disco Henry took while out at Balloon Bar and Soviet Bar in January 2009.

For those who do not know Disco Henry he has been taking photos of revellers in Northampton and Wellingborough nightclubs since 2004 - he was possibly one of the first in the town to really utilise the internet and social media to provide people with memories of their nights out.

In an exclusive interview with Chronicle & Echo last year, he gave an insight into what it's been like being a "mini celebrity" across the county.

He said: "I would say I'm a mini celebrity in Northants. If you asked most people I would say they know me. People know of me and obviously my Facebook, which has around 26,000 followers now.

"It's lovely to be recognised and to be appreciated for my work. I think 99 per cent of people appreciate what I do. I just do it because I love people. I love socialising. I don't get much financial gain out of it, I just love it.

"When people look back on my pictures they say how good the nights out were. I was taking a thousand photos some nights. I have probably met and pictured millions of people."

After sending so many years in town and watching different generations party, what has Disco Henry seen and what were his favourite nights out?

He added: "Between 2006 and 2015 were my favourite years. My favourite nights were at NB's and Lava Ignite because of the larger capacity of people. Embargos was great. Groove was great, too. It was a lot more fun ten years ago than it is now, there was more camaraderie."