Featuring 1,700 items from UK club culture history.
Bonhams is launching an online auction for the ‘Members Only’ Archive, a collection of historic UK rave and club memorabilia valued between £60,000 and £80,000.
Curated over 35 years by author and archivist Rob Ford, the archive contains approximately 1,700 items from the late 1980s and early 1990s. The collection includes membership cards, restricted guest passes, and private invitations from foundational nightlife institutions.
Among the notable artifacts is the first-ever business card for The Prodigy, hand-designed by Liam Howlett. The lot also features early ephemera from iconic venues and promotions, including Shoom, Ministry of Sound, Fantazia, Raindance, and FAC51 The Haçienda.
The items served as entry control and community proof during the height of the UK acid house explosion. A selection of ten cards from the archive was recently donated to the Victoria & Albert Museum’s permanent collection in London.
The online auction runs from June 15th to June 25th, 2026.
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