Blackpool Mecca was a large entertainment venue on Central Drive in the seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, in North West England, first opened in 1965. In the 1970s, it was particularly known for The Highland Room, which was a major Northern Soul music venue. Unlike similar clubs such as the Wigan Casino and the Golden Torch, these events were not "all-nighters" and ran from 8pm until 2am on Saturday evenings. The two main DJs for the Highland Room soul nights were Ian Levine and Colin Curtis. Several classic 1960s Northern Soul records were discovered and "broken" by the aforementioned DJs at the venue, including Tony Clarke's Landslide, Morris Chesnut's Too Darn Soulful, Frankie Beverly & the Butlers' If That's What You Wanted and R. Dean Taylor's There's A Ghost in My House.