07/03/14: Robb White re-launched Tin Tin big time at the aptly titled RISE perched high atop 1 Leicester Square right smack dab in the heart of the action!
Kicked off as the cheerleading squad, Tin-Tin has returned as Queen of the Prom (not in the Carrie bloodbath way) but in joyous Tracy Turnblatt style. And mama, what a comeback! Rescued from toiling away in the cellar, this Cinderfella has gloriously flung open the doors to her new palace and welcomed in old fans and new friends in a stunning venue overlooking Leicester Square.
“We’re thriled to be at Rise,” beamed Robb White sucking a deep drag on a fag whilst peering out the 5th floor at the spectacular view with the theatre lights blazing above and the multitudes swarming below. Proud he should be, cuz Dorothy and her rustproof Tinmen, DJs Eduardo Herrera and Kurt Potter gave more than a few squirts of their oil cans to slick up the dance floor so we could lick up the grooves.
White, Herrera, Potter – the Father, Son and Holy Ghost of nu-disco soulfunk – christened their new Friday night digs in style luring a happy Haribo mix up five flights of stairs (!) to a classy layout with so much potential. GM Kenny Leahy whose sheepish Irish charm belies a sharp businessman knows there’s work afoot and doesn’t shy away from it.
“I came on board two months ago after a hiatus. I know it takes time but I can bring this place back to where it was.” With this new team in place, we have every faith in him. No lookin back, only full steam ahead!
Rise, 1 Leicester Square, WC2H 7BL
Words by Tom Redkid
Photos by Mark Storey