Trade: The Arches Glasgow with Mary Kiani (1997)

Trade: The Arches Glasgow with Mary Kiani (1997)

A rare slice of late‑90s Scottish club history — captured exactly as it happened.

Trade’s takeover of The Arches in 1997 was a collision of two iconic worlds: London’s legendary after‑hours institution and Glasgow’s industrial underground powerhouse. Inside those stone vaults, under strobes, smoke and sweat, the energy was fierce, euphoric and unmistakably Arches.

At the heart of the night is Mary Kiani, one of Scotland’s most powerful dance vocalists, delivering a live PA to a crowd that knew every word. This was her era — raw, emotional, soaring vocals cutting through a hard‑house soundtrack that never let up.