Question: What entertainment venue was a part of the Northern Soul movement?

Context articles: Blackpool Mecca
Soulboy
Russ Winstanley
British soul
Doni Burdick
Northern Soul 2007
Daddy Maxfield
A Northern Soul
Rose Batiste
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels

The Blackpool Mecca was a large entertainment venue on Central Drive in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in North West England, first opened in 1965.
 In the 1970s, it was particularly known for The Highland Room, which was a major Northern Soul music venue.
 The building was closed down in 1980s and was finally demolished in January 2009 to make way for new campus buildings of Blackpool and The Fylde College.
 However, following an issue with funding B&FC withdrew and as of 2013 the site is planned for residential development.
Soulboys (sometimes spelled soul boys) were a working class English youth subculture of the late 1970s and early 1980s, and fans of American soul and funk music.
 The subculture emerged in North-West England as northern soul event attendees began to take more interest in the modern funk and jazz funk sounds of artists such as Lonnie Liston Smith and Roy Ayers, instead of the obscure 1960s soul records that characterized the northern soul scene.
Russ Winstanley (born October 1952) is an English DJ, originating from the Beech Hill area Wigan, Greater Manchester.
 He is best known for his championing of Northern Soul music.
 Since its closure in 1981, Winstanley has still been active, both on the Northern Soul circuit and in radio.
 He has hosted his own show on BBC GMR and XFM in Manchester, but is now hosting a regular northern soul show on BBC Radio Lancashire.
British soul, Brit soul, or (in a US context) the British soul invasion, is soul music performed by British artists.
 Soul has been a major influence on British popular music since the 1960s, and American soul was extremely popular among some youth subcultures, such as mods, skinheads, and the northern soul movement.
 In the 1970s, soul gained more mainstream popularity in the UK during the disco era.
Doni Burdick is a Michigan-based soul singer, active in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
 His work, particularly the song "Bari Track", has been embraced by the British Northern Soul movement.
 Only that song and its B-side, "If You Walk Out of My Life", were officially released in his heyday.
Northern Soul 2007 is a compilation, released September 3 2007, consisting of 24 new tracks as a tribute to the 1960s–1970s Northern Soul era, produced by Ian Levine and Clive Scott.
 The artists include new artists, like the "X Factor" participants Voices With Soul, established acts like The Flirtations, Jimmy James, and Leee John, and also artists that Levine had worked with in the 1980s—Earlene Bentley, Marsha Raven, Carol Jiani and Pearly Gates.
 The album is the first release on Levine's Centre City label and includes a DVD with videos of all the songs and three newly remixed bonus tracks by Edwin Starr, Frances Nero and Frank Wilson.
 Three 7" singles were released to support the album.
Daddy Maxfield was a band formed by American guitarist Lou Maxfield (a/k/a Lou Naktin, often spelled Natkin) and vocalist Graham Daddy.
 The duo met in Los Angeles while signed to Birzarre Management/3rd Story Music (Alice Cooper, Frank Zappa, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Waits, Fred Neil).
 Upon leaving Bizarre they immigrated to the U.K, met Micky Most, recorded the ever wonderful "Rave ‘N’ Rock," signed to PYE Records/ATV Music.
 "Rave ’N’ Rock" was an instant club hit and has become an Internet favourite.
 It was recently included on Sanctuary Records release, "Glitter From The Litter Bin".
 The song remains a favorite of film and television director Edgar Wright, as well as many other notables.
 After returning to the U.S. in 1976 to sign with RCA Publishing United Artist Records, the pair cut the dance classic "I’ve Always Been In Love With You."
 The track has been sampled by Larry Levan, Todd Terry, as well as many other luminaries of the Dance world and has become a staple of the Northern Soul movement (UK).
 Surprising, as Daddy Maxfield were primarily a Pop/Rock band.
 Even more surprising, the track was produced by country music phenom, Jim Ed Norman whose production work includes Hank Williams Jr, Anne Murray, Glenn Frey, Michael Martin Murphy, Chrystal Gayle, Kenny Rogers, etc.
 Norman was also the string arranger for The Eagles ("Desperado", etc.).
 as well as various recordings by Ronstadt.
A Northern Soul is the second studio album by English alternative rock band The Verve.
 The album was released in the United States on 20 June 1995 on the Hut label and in the United Kingdom on 3 July 1995 on Vernon Yard Records.
 The title is a reference to Northern Soul, a popular soul movement in Britain during the 1970s.
Rose Batiste is an American rhythm and blues singer from 1960s Detroit, Michigan.
 Her best known tracks were "I Miss My Baby" written by Richard Parker as "D. Peoples", and "Hit And Run".
 In 1970, Ian Levine brought records from the U.S. to England, including Rose Batiste's "Hit and Run".
 Batiste was filmed performing at the Blackpool Mecca for the video collection "The Strange World of Northern Soul" by Ian Levine.
 She drew a following after being rediscovered in England during the Northern Soul movement.
Searching for the Young Soul Rebels is the debut studio album by English pop group Dexys Midnight Runners, released on 11 July 1980, through EMI Records.
 Led by Kevin Rowland, the group formed in 1978 in Birmingham, England, and formed a strong live reputation before recording their first material.
 Recorded during April 1980, the album combines the aggressiveness of punk rock with soul music, particularly influenced by the Northern soul movement.