Godskitchen
The short answer
Godskitchen is the trance superclub brand started by Chris Griffin and Tyrone Matthews. After a first event at the Junction in Cambridge, it ran weekly from May 1996, moved through Coventry and Digbeth, and in 2000 opened its own Birmingham club, later called AIR. It also launched the Global Gathering festival.
History
The story of Godskitchen.
Godskitchen's first event was at the Junction in Cambridge. Chris Griffin and Tyrone Matthews then made it a regular night, holding weekly events in Northampton from May 1996 and soon filling the 1,500-capacity Planet nightclub in Coventry on Friday nights.
In 1997 it staged a 4,000-person event at the Sanctuary Music Arena in Milton Keynes. It then moved to the Sanctuary in Digbeth, Birmingham, and in 2000 opened its own superclub there, first called CODE and later AIR. By 2001 it had launched the Global Gathering festival.
The brand held 'Last Dance' events in 2016, including one in Birmingham that June, and returned in 2025 for a 25th-anniversary event.
Trance
Godskitchen and classic trance.
Godskitchen was one of the UK's most trance-focused superclubs. Its Birmingham nights and compilations were a regular home for the uplifting and vocal trance DJs of the late 1990s and 2000s.
Profiles of classic-era headline DJs: Tiësto, Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten.
Timeline
Key dates.
- 1996
Weekly Godskitchen nights begin in Northampton in May.
- 1997
4,000-capacity event at the Sanctuary Music Arena, Milton Keynes.
- 2000
Opens its own Birmingham superclub, CODE (later AIR).
- 2001
Launches the Global Gathering festival.
- 2016
'Last Dance' events, including Birmingham in June.
Frequently asked
What was Godskitchen?
Godskitchen is the trance superclub brand started by Chris Griffin and Tyrone Matthews. After a first event at the Junction in Cambridge, it ran weekly from May 1996, moved through Coventry and Digbeth, and in 2000 opened its own Birmingham club, later called AIR. It also launched the Global Gathering festival.
Where was Godskitchen?
Godskitchen is associated with Birmingham, United Kingdom.
When did Godskitchen start?
Godskitchen began in 1996 (weekly nights), founded by Chris Griffin and Tyrone Matthews.
Research & sources
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- Godskitchen
Wikipedia
Founders, Junction Cambridge, Northampton 1996, Coventry, Milton Keynes 1997, 2016 and 2025 events.
- Inside the Booth: AJ Gibson on Twenty Records That Built Godskitchen
Decoded Magazine
CODE/AIR opening in 2000; Global Gathering by 2001.