▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁David ▁Ch ipping ▁the ▁club ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁many ▁B ED A ▁and ▁DI ▁awards , ▁regularly ▁attract ing ▁crow ds ▁in ▁excess ▁of ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁Following ▁its ▁sale ▁to ▁L umin ar ▁the ▁club ▁soon ▁went ▁out ▁of ▁fashion ; ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁that ▁the ▁Hi pp od rome ▁reg ained ▁its ▁standing , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁transformed ▁into ▁Cir que ▁at ▁the ▁Hi pp od rome . ▁The ▁interior ▁was ▁taken ▁back ▁to ▁h ues ▁of ▁red s ▁and ▁g olds , ▁and ▁bur les que ▁was ▁the ▁theme . ▁Cir que ▁at ▁the ▁Hi pp od rome ▁won ▁the ▁B ED A ▁award ▁for ▁best ▁UK ▁night club ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁revealed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁that ▁the ▁club ▁had ▁lost ▁its ▁public ▁drink s ▁lic ence ▁and ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁serve ▁alco hol , ▁as ▁the ▁local ▁police ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁what ▁they ▁called ▁" vertical ▁drink ing " ▁( the ▁majority ▁of ▁pat rons ▁standing ▁rather ▁than ▁sitting ) ▁in ▁Le ic ester ▁Square . ▁The ▁police ▁also ▁shut ▁down ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ven ues ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁area . ▁Following ▁this , ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁eventually ▁forced ▁to ▁close , ▁following ▁reports ▁of ▁violence ▁involving ▁rival ▁gang s ▁after ▁they ▁had ▁left ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁Hi pp