Orlando, FL / 500NewsWire / Club Space Fish, the legendary live music venue that gained national attention after an especially raucous GG Allin show in 1991 led to an ATF raid and the clubâs eventual closure, returns after 35 years. The reunion will showcase the live music and theatrics that were at the core of Orlandoâs punk and alternative music scene in the early â90s. The event takes place May 16 at Conduit in Winter Park, Florida. Many of the bands performing are reuniting for the first time in decades.
The all-star lineup will include reunion performances by five classic Space Fish bands: Love Gods in Leisure Suits, DAMAGE, Target Earth, The Riddlers, and Bloody Mary. Popular Orlando bands Stiletto and Deficit of Dreams round out the bill.
Club Space Fish first gained national attention on November 18, 1991, after shock rocker GG Allin and The Murder Junkies took the stage, stripped naked, and proceeded to âdo it all,â according to one attendee. A frantic crowd gathering outside the Orlando club drew the attention of passing OPD officers, who entered the venue and quickly shut down the show. A very young Shepard Smith covered the story the next night on local WCPX News, and it quickly captured national attention on CNN and ABC News. The incident was also editorialized on syndicated radio by Rush Limbaugh and Paul Harvey, and later memorialized in High Times magazineâs Top 15 list for November. Several nights later, the ATF (Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms) raided the club, seizing its beer and wine licenses and setting off a chain of events that led to its closure. The ACLU considered support but ultimately did not intervene.
âThe reunion show is an opportunity to revisit the clubâs legacy, which is bigger than the GG Allin story,â said Mike Brown, the clubâs founder. âClub Space Fish was a community of creative collaborators at a time in Orlando music history when our alternative scene punched way above its weight. We hosted touring bands like The Damned, 7 Seconds, and Murphyâs Law, but every local band was treated like a headliner. It will be great to reconnect with that scene.â
Beyond the music, the Club Space Fish reunion will bring back many of the theatrics the venue was known for, including Wheel of Fish, a live game show hosted by Quiz Master Al featuring a 6-foot spinning wheel of fish trivia topics, and questionable culinary offerings such as âpup in a cup,â served by Chef Dan at the Kiss the Cook patio cookout. There will also be a Punk Rock Flea Market featuring merch from the bands and the club, as well as a brand-new issue of Splash Magazineâthe Space Fish fanzine that has been out of print for 35 years.
To mark the event, Space Fish Recordsâthe label that started it allâis officially rebooting, with new releases and reissues planned for digital formats and physical media, including CDs and limited-edition vinyl. Upcoming releases include:
- A brand-new EP from synth-punk pioneers DAMAGE, entitled How to Talk to Humans
- Love Gods in Leisure Suits reissue Groove On It, available for the first time on CD and digital
- Anthology collections of all recordings from The Riddlers and Target Earth
- Recovered demos and cassette tracks from Bloody Mary and Declared Ungovernable
- Club Space Fish Live, an album recorded at the event (coming later in 2026)
Event tickets, music, and new Space Fishâbranded apparel will be available at the show and online at spacefishrecords.com
