Regal beginnings
The Regal rose on the site of the earlier Casino Picture House, then grew into a cinema and live-performance space with a generous foyer, deep stage and later CinemaScope and 70mm presentation.
From Regal Cinema to Metro Reloaded
Our Story
A Saltcoats landmark, nearly a century of film, music and nights folk still talk about.
4 Hamilton Street
From silver-screen splendour to modern club culture
Our home at 4 Hamilton Street has been Saltcoats' social heartbeat for close to a century. Long before basslines rattled the balcony, this was the Regal Cinema, opened in 1931 and designed by theatre specialist John Fairweather.
With around 1,200 seats, a proper stage and dressing rooms, the Regal brought big-city spectacle to the Ayrshire coast. Today, as Metro Reloaded, the same shell still does what it was made to do: bring people together for unforgettable moments.
The birth of Metro
After the Regal closed in 1985, the building was reborn in 1988 as Metropolis Nightclub, soon simply Metro, with the cinema's volume and balcony translating into a high-impact club space.
Resurrection & reload
After periods of closure and the pandemic, locals rallied round a plan to bring the venue back as a flexible modern space for club nights, live bands, community events, fitness classes and private functions.
The building
The build behind the buzz
Metro Reloaded works because the room was never ordinary. It began as a landmark cinema built for crowds, performance and spectacle, then adapted into a nightclub without losing the theatre of the original space.
The build
The Regal was built for shared experiences, with around 1,200 seats, a proper stage, dressing rooms and the kind of volume that could lift a town.
Built to evolve
CinemaScope, 70mm projection, an enlarged foyer and a balcony refit all kept the building moving with the times while preserving its big-room character.
Built for nights out
That same architecture now gives Metro Reloaded its atmosphere: balcony views, a central floor, stage focus and the scale needed for club nights, live events and private hire.
