Whats everybody's least favourite gig venue, and why ??
Mine was the Ocean in Hackney because it becomes an sea of bottles of half drunk alchopops afterwords.
The resutl Sticky (ruined) shoes and twice triping up and smashing several bottles into my arm each time.
I would have complained, but the fall may also have something to do with drinking half a sea of alchopops bottles...

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hahahahahahaha!!
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-Sound too quiet and muddy
-Too Packed
-Have to be in the first two rows to see the band
-Beer taps kept conking out
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They are cunts
I have turned down free gigs simply cause I never want to set foot in that place EVER again.
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The queues were huge and they had about 100 hot dogs for the whole crowd. You also have to walk at least a mile from anywhere to get into the dump.
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These bouncers threw my friend out, even though he was in one of the bands. Then they ID'd everyone in my group of friends, and stamped everyone's hand if they were over eighteen so they could get served at the bar. Being eighteen at the time, I obviously bought the drinks for my seventeen year old friends, and then got kicked out with them when we were all ID'd for the second time.
A crap night all around.
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actually, godzilla on saturday 27th august is the place to be, upstairs in the fenton. no bouncers, live bands and djs til late.
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The celing is lowered at the sides but not the middle of the hall, leaving a 3D inverted T shape for the sound to swirl around in. Awful.
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Worst venue in the city for bands IMHO. I am amazed some bands still want to play there...or maybe they just don't have a choice!...
Oh well.
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And whats wrong with the ICA? I like that venue.
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All down to the bouncers being idiots,
Pushing women around, not being allowed into the room despite the fact that all I want to do is pick up my amp and leave.
Various things that piss me off that I won't go into.
It's not so much the venue as the staff so I guess this might in slightly the wrong thread.
I'm still never going back though
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the barrier at the front is too low, so you have to bend over to lean on it, which makes my back ache.
also, the 10pm curfew is the stupidest thing ever.
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And Southampton Joiners.
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in London the worst venue for sound is the Buffalo Bar as they have a sound restriction and the rudest promotors are Plum Promotions - am sure they have their reasons though
and the very very very worst venue - INFINITY - but oh, what's this? yes I forgot. Its not there anymore is it? HA HA!
and dont forget BARDENS for being the ACE-EST venue - I say that as I live opposite
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Should be good, looks good, price is good (for cambridge).......
SOUND IS SHIT
I spoke to the guitarist from Kids Near Water after they played and they said "the venue's good, your sound system sucks though". I had to wear earplugs everytime i went there to see a band cos they used to turn the volume up so loud. Plus, they open the doors at 9. Bunch of wankers (the promoters, at my old uni not the bands).