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Inside celeb nightclub Tramp, where royals, rockers & film stars behaved so badly they should ‘be in prison’

One star turned up naked, strapped to the bonnet of a white Rolls-Royce

• Emma Pietras

• Published: 21:05, 2 Nov 2023
• Updated: 10:57, 3 Nov 2023

IT was the den of debauchery where royals rubbed shoulders with Rolling Stones and A-listers jostled to be on the guest list.

But now exclusive London nightclub Tramp has shut up shop, in somewhat mysterious circumstances.

For more than 50 years it was the place to be for any self-respecting celeb after hours. It was where the late socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson partied in her bikini and it was used by Rod Stewart as his personal dating service.

The rocker once declared: “It’s lucky they didn’t have camera phones back in those days at Tramp or we’d all be in prison . . . the things we got up to.”

Tramp prided itself on its discretion, giving rise to a very loyal fanbase. General manager David Fleming said in 2019: “What happens in Tramp, stays in Tramp.”

He added: “It was always meant to be a place where people could let loose and party and be free.”

And they certainly did that. Kate Moss was a Tramp regular, and on one notable occasion in 2015 — celebrity hairstylist Sam McKnight’s 60th birthday bash — she jumped on the decks and was so good that her hard-partying guests were literally swinging from the chandeliers.

That was also something that had got Keith Moon temporarily banned from the club in the 1970s.

The Who’s hell-raising drummer turned up at Tramp naked, strapped to the bonnet of a white Rolls-Royce. Once inside, he swung from a 17th-century chandelier, bringing it crashing down, along with some of the ceiling.