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Ministry of Sound 35th Anniversary Auction

A once in a lifetime piece of dancefloor history. Live now.

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Bidding closes
Thursday 26 November
Private sale · Enquiries open

Ministry of Sound soundsystem

These six Martin Audio stacks ran the Box, the club's main room, from 2010 to 2025, winning Best Club Sound System at the International Dance Music Awards four years running. Retired in the club's 35th-anniversary refurbishment, they come with six XTA amps, and we welcome enquiries for some or all of them.

Not part of the auction. Offered by private sale, price on request. We welcome enquiries for some or all of the stacks.

From the Ministry of Sound archive

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Fixtures, paperwork and awards from 35 years at Gaunt Street. Bidding closes Thursday 26 November.

103 Gaunt Street · Since 1991

One of the most iconic clubs in UK dance culture

Ministry of Sound opened in 1991 in a disused bus garage at Elephant & Castle, inspired by New York's Paradise Garage. From the start the idea was simple: the sound came first.

Over 35 years the club became a label, a compilation series and a name known around the world, but the main room at Gaunt Street is where it all started.

The sound came first. Everything else was built around it.

Ministry of Sound