Morgans was the music pub built in a former Dundee bus station, which opened in June 1988. The pub and club scene in Dundee was thriving during the decade that gave us Culture Club, Duran Duran, Madonna and Spandau Ballet. Morgans in North Lindsay Street was opened by Rowan Leisure and described as “magic, original, relaxing, great, aggressive, great and never boring”.
The building used to be the Dundee Bus Station, which opened in 1935. It was a good place to open a pub with the Mardi Gras and Fat Sams around the corner and the Coconut Grove and De Stihl’s within walking distance. An Evening Telegraph advertising feature said Morgans was the very latest in fashionable venues to be seen in.
It was described as the “elegant, high-life music pub”. Rowan Leisure already had a “fashionable Morgans” in Glenrothes. Operations director Ian Graham explained the idea behind the new pub.
“We intend Morgans to operate on two levels, as a dual-purpose pub,” he said. “During the day, it’ll be a pleasant and comfortable place for office and business folk to relax in over an enjoyable bar lunch, or for shoppers to have coffee. “But come 7pm or so, the lighting will change to a more intimate, intense level, and the place will become a thumping, young persons’ music pub.
” The Evening Telegraph said the high-quality sound system was designed as an integral part of the premises. Morgans was high energy and it was exciting. The two levels were connected by a spiral st.
