Boccaccio (nightclub)

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Boccaccio was a nightclub in Destelbergen, near Ghent, Belgium.

The club is known being the breeding ground for New Beat. It was a diamond shaped venue which was crowded at the time, with people from all over Europe wanting to hear this kind of new music. Based on electronic body music but played very slow. Popular formations "bands" were Lords of Acid (with members Praga Khan and Jade 4U), and Confetti's. Legend goes that one of the "bocca" Djs played an EBM record on 33rpm instead 45rpm and New Beat was born. The club was forced to close after a long series of drug problems. They sold the name and the club was re-opened in Diest, and the name was recently sold to a club in Ostend. Famous Djs at the club were Olivier Pieters and Henk.