Re: Best/Worst Venues : Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:49 pm  

JINJER wrote:

Never noticed that to be honest.

I was once at a Kaiser Chief secret gig there in about 2005 and the overspill went into the other room. Got quickly out of hand

Re: Best/Worst Venues : Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:08 pm  

Lawrie L wrote:

I was once at a Kaiser Chief secret gig there in about 2005 and the overspill went into the other room. Got quickly out of hand

Was that definitely overspill, or was it not people trying to escape the godawful noise that was the Kaiser Chiefs?....

Re: Best/Worst Venues : Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:16 pm  

Dita's Slot Meter wrote:

Was that definitely overspill, or was it not people trying to escape the godawful noise that was the Kaiser Chiefs?....

I was young....

Re: Best/Worst Venues : Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:08 pm  

Best - Leopard, Doncaster & Adelphi, Hull. The Adelphi is probably the biggest poo hole I've seen gigs in, but it somehow has a great, old-fashioned ambience. Clitheroe Grand isn't bad either on a 'next size up' scale of things.

Worst - Anywhere that holds over five or six hundred.

Re: Best/Worst Venues : Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:11 pm  

Best:
Manchester Ritz
Manchester Deaf Institute
Manchester O2 Academy

Worst:
Lancashire Cricket Ground (Feels too far away from the stage)
Heaton Park (Nightmare to get away from late at night)

Re: Best/Worst Venues : Fri Mar 22, 2013 8:44 am  

Lawrie L wrote:

I was once at a Kaiser Chief secret gig there in about 2005 and the overspill went into the other room. Got quickly out of hand

I'd suggest an obvious neglect of H&S and gig capacity, in probably ten years of doing the Cockpit I've never felt uncomfortable.

Re: Best/Worst Venues : Fri Mar 22, 2013 10:54 am  

Lawrie L wrote:

When Cockpit over sells a gig it's horrible.

Never a venue I got on with tbh.. a few more in the area were doing pay to play schemes which I think is a total joke of an idea and terrible for music in general

Re: Best/Worst Venues : Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:22 pm  

My favourite is the Holmfirth Picturedrome at the moment. Also like Sheffield Corporation or anywhere with black walls and a sticky floor!
Least favourite is Sheffield Arena or NEC.

Re: Best/Worst Venues : Fri Mar 22, 2013 4:53 pm  

Best
Adelphi , Welly & Tower Hull
Apollo Manchester
York Fibbers and the citadel in St Helens .
1 in 12 Bradford

Worst
Hull arena & Uni

[Wanderer]

Re: Best/Worst Venues : Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:47 am  

Scooter Nik wrote:

Best - Leopard, Doncaster

Was in there last weekend watching a local band the 48K's.

Seen many bands there over the years ranging from local bands, cover bands (such as Limehouse Lizzy) to bands like the Groundhogs.

I believe Funeral For A Friend are lined up to play there.