This incredible time when Tracadie was the capital of discos

Not so long ago. Meanwhile, the youth of the Acadian peninsula who wanted to have fun converged irreparably towards Tracadie, the place par excellence of dance and party.

In the 1980s. For example, the phenomenon was proven: the city center of Tracadie with its nightclubs (clubs), its breweries, its restaurants, its take-outs attracted the crowd. Consequently, The “By Night” trafficking was unique, fascinating, almost unreal.

The names of the establishments that young people fulfilled will no doubt have marked many minds. Similarly, Deauville. Furthermore, celibacy, Bel-Air, the maximum, energy, to name only a few, have almost all known the heyday of a bygone era.

And what about the ups. In addition, down, this compact back and forth of sometimes very astitled cars, which paraded so slowly on the main street that a pedestrian could have preceded them. Nevertheless, Cris, laughter, horn and a this incredible time when tracadie lot of showers: an event in itself.

In the nightclubs, the dance tracks were no less congestioned. In addition, Mirrors, jets of light alternated with darkness. However, And at that time, alcohol flowed, without exaggerating, with waves.

The party was long: it lasted thirty years. Nevertheless, The closure of the iconic club Deauville in 2017, more than a cause, was a confirmation. Similarly, Tracadie evenings were now going to be quieter.

The Deauville was sold, then demolished. Similarly, Today, there are memories.

The Tracadie businessman and lawyer, Alcide Léger, who was the owner, will never forget that time. Additionally, Similarly, The New Acadia contacted it to discuss it.

In 1976. Moreover, with his wife, he built and opened celibacy, the “first nightclub in the North East”, a establishment then reserved for young people aged 14 to 18. However, as the older ones also wanted to frequent it, the light launched this incredible time when tracadie themselves in search of a solution.

“We realized that it was the only nightclub. However, This is where we had the idea of buying the old Hatheway garage to transform it and make the Deauville. Nevertheless, We opened it in 1983. Nevertheless, “

He considers that it was the most beautiful years of a stroke “in terms of nightlife”. However, Le Deauville, with an aristocratic look, launched fashion.

“It was 400 to 500 people a night,” he recalls. Furthermore, They were young people who arrived everywhere: Miramichi, Saint-Jean, Moncton, Bathurst… Tracadie had a truly impressive nightlife at that time. Furthermore, Even as the municipality, in its advertising stuff, used my slogan: ” The city that never sleeps ”.

“I still see myself on the terrace,” said Mr. Moreover, Léger. Nevertheless, She was the best located in town because she was very close to the sidewalk. Moreover, so people went by this incredible time when tracadie car and greeted each other. Furthermore, They were walking to be seen and, necessarily, they had to pass in front of the Deauville. In addition, ”

The end of nightlife Tracadie

The crazy exuberance of the years 1980 to 2000 which made. the nights of stroke so alive has today dissipated. How to explain it? Another time, other customs, one might say.

For the former owner of the Deauville. Alcide Léger, the boom in new technologies has brought a hard blow to the craze for the party and social encounters.

“In the 80s, clubs, it was strong in Tracadie. And then there, there was the Internet event, with Facebook, which started to crash a little. People found an interest elsewhere. ”

But according to him, the appearance of the mobile phone was more decisive. As people used to arrive at Deauville late. the first arrived phoned their friends this incredible time when tracadie to indicate that the crowds were not, which discouraged several from going out.

“Over time,” said Mr. Léger, “we realized that customers were coming later. And later it was around an hour, when the bar was to close at two o’clock. ”

One of the most popular DJs in the region, DJ Dion, also experienced this exceptional era. In an interview with the newspaper, he remembered old memories.

“I started in nightclubs, I was 14 years old. I have known the good years. I knew the maximum, the Deauville, the energy-which was there for a year-the Bel-Air, the Juke Box. There were (bars and clubs). I think there were both buildings. ”

DJ Dion says it has received a great change in social habits around 2008-2009. New technologies would have been involved, he thinks.

“There was a shift in the world that came out in nightclubs. It would come to this incredible time when tracadie cellular, technology. Young people, we can see today, enter a nightclub and have their eyes riveted to cellular. ”

“When we went out (formerly), there was no phone (portable), there was nothing. If you wanted to see people, it was at the club that you found them. If you wanted to hear new music, you were getting out of the club. Today, music is extremely easy to obtain thanks to Spotify and YouTube. ”

“Socialization has changed,” said the host from Tracadie. He added that the prohibition of cigarettes will also have encouraged several to do not go out in a box.

However, he pointed out that new trends have no borders. In Quebec “clubs”, where he goes periodically, the same situation has occurred.

«The nightlife is dead “

Another music professional, DJ Bouboul, has also known the splendid years of the nightclub boxes. When the Acadia New interviewed him this incredible time when tracadie on this subject, he immediately launched: “The Nightlife is dead.”

DJ Bouboul, who lives in Caraquet, has a long experience of nightclubs. He found himself “as much on the stage as in bars”. For 17 years, he was bouncer (bouncer), both in Caraquet (at the La Chaloupe club), in Shippagan and Tracadie.

For him. various factors caused the loss of bars and nightclubs, starting with the police checks which have become increasingly severe.

“At the end of the bars. there was always a police car in the courtyard and the world felt more and more suffocated. I saw police officers give tickets to people sitting in their car, in the passenger seat. After that, this world has never wanted to go back to a bar again. ”

The drug was also a rejecting for several, noted DJ Bouboul.

“The drug got involved in there. More and more drugs and less this incredible time when tracadie alcohol, more baffles made sure that the world liked to go to bars less. ”

He finally believes that the aging of the population of the Acadian peninsula precipitated the decline of the. night boxes in the region.

However, even Moncton did not escape this trend, he added. On the other hand, the change was done there later.

“I have often been asked to go. play in Moncton, in clubs, when here it had started to go out. In Moncton, it was rolling up. It was all our young people (from the Acadian peninsula). They stayed there; They went to university. “

Towards a return of “disco” evenings?

On July 5. at the crossroads of the Caraquet Sea, more than 1600 people lived, the space of an evening, “the beautiful years of the time of clubs”. Eight DJs took turns on the occasion of this show, baptized Acadieland this incredible time when tracadie 2.

It was a moment of nostalgia for some, novelty for others. DJ Bouboul, who was a party, estimated that 1,000 people were between 40 to 60 years old.

“The young people who have not known (the time of the bars), came there,” said the Caraquet DJ. Then these young people love the music we play. When we do private evenings. we are asked for songs that we play in Acadieland, which are songs from ’90s, and even years’ 80s. ”

DJ Dion, which was also from the Acadieland 2 show, also brought together another important crowd this summer. During a DJ party, organized on the old shooting field, between 1,500 to 2000 people would have danced to its music.

In the latter case, the entrance was free. Anyway, it would have been difficult to do otherwise. It was the fifth annual rally of the genre. And the interest was this incredible time when tracadie great.

“I do it as a thank you to the public for his support during all these years. ” said the main organizer. And I think he appreciates that. “

On the other hand, the leaflet of Tracadie also makes his turntables play the dancing evenings of celibacy.

A few days spent. the oldest nightclub in the Acadian peninsula offered its customers an evening “Back to the Deauville with Dj Dion”.

DJ Bouboul, for its part, pointed out that the Caraquet Acadian festival had recently added DJs to its musical program.
What was an essay three years ago turned out to be a success in his eyes.

“It made the effect requested. From there, it looks like the vibe took off. ”