Cameron Village Underground opens for one-night only

"It was one of those things where everybody from Raleigh converged here, and it also brought people from outside areas," said Pat Boyle, executive director of the Cameron Village Merchants Association. "It was just hot!"

Boyle did not live in Raleigh during the age of big-haired bands, but she said for many performers, the path to stardom went through the Village Subway.

"REM, REO, Bette Midler and her pianist," Boyle said. "Barry Manilow and James Taylor played down here. All of these guys were down here learning how to command a stage."

By 1984, concerns regarding the fire code and customer safety meant the Subway's days were numbered.

But on Saturday night, the fever made a comeback - for one night only.

"I think we are going to see a lot of young people here because this has turned into a re-incarnation of an urban legend," Boyle said. "And then I think we will have the die hards - the people who have been here before and want to go down memory lane and go, 'yeah I remember!'"

Crush, a 70's cover band, is expected to crank out the funk, soul and rock beginning at 8 p.m. There will also be an arcade.

Sara Walker said she is looking forward to the event.

"That is the one thing we kept hearing from everybody, that this place used to be magic and they want us to come back down here and experience it one last time," Walker said.

The Cameron Village Merchants Association said the space will then be used for storage.