If you grew up in ’90s or ’00s Hull, it’s likely you headed to the Virgin Megastore to buy your first CD, browsed the huge entertainment emporium at the weekend with your friends or queued up to meet your favourite boyband.
The lost Virgin Megastore in Princes Quay was truly massive – and these images from our archive capture what it once looked like in years gone by. Before Spotify and Apple music, we’d peruse for must have CDs here.
As a kid, you could spend ages scanning through the charts and seeing what your pocket money would get you, or you could spend all day waiting in line with parents or friends in the hopes of getting a signed CD from a popstar.
Some images capture what inside the store looked like and the staff who worked there, whereas others show customers or boybands like Blue and 911 meeting fans.
Here are a selection photos of Hull’s lost Virgin Megastore – they’re bound to stir some memories.