The Target was an infamous bar and club, especially popular with the punk and rock communities of Reading. It was clearly a much loved venue, with one band naming their album after it – “Live from the Target”. You can listen to the album here.
Today, little of the building exists – it is located underneath the metal grills directly behind Broad Street Mall, with the rooms that remain being used as storage for the shopping mall. The bar is fondly remembered by many local people for it’s great music and atmosphere, but most of all people seem to remember it for being really dark! You can see the club for yourself in this video: