Ellie, also a manager, is more concentrated on front-of-house, in particular making sure TOLA’s staff are looked after. “It’s so important to make sure the staff are having a good night,” she explains. “The energy from this reflects onto the clubbers and allows everyone to experience the night at the best it could possibly be.”
It’s this energy, Ellie says, that the MVT has helped TOLA preserve: a club run for ravers, by ravers. “It’s kind of a ‘when you know, you know’ vibe. People come to TOLA for the music, so it’s important that we put so much thought into each night.”
Ulysse agrees. To him, it’s the people that make the club what it is. “TOLA is just four walls with a sound system, but our crowds bring this place alive. We wouldn't be here without them.”