Clarky Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 Given the rather disappointing turn taken by the 'Bands wanted - London and Surrey' thread, I am hoping that we can arrange a BassChat triple header of Rattlin Bone, The Jetsonics and Dick Venom in an alternative venue. Can anyone recommend a decent central London venue that can be hired and has decent PA, sound engineer etc? I know the Purple Turtle in Camden used to be available for hire and I will be contacting them, but are there any others you know of? Cheers Clarky Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 [quote name='Clarky' post='1266527' date='Jun 12 2011, 07:59 PM']Given the rather disappointing turn taken by the 'Bands wanted - London and Surrey' thread, I am hoping that we can arrange a BassChat triple header of Rattlin Bone, The Jetsonics and Dick Venom in an alternative venue. Can anyone recommend a decent central London venue that can be hired and has decent PA, sound engineer etc? I know the Purple Turtle in Camden used to be available for hire and I will be contacting them, but are there any others you know of? Cheers Clarky[/quote] When my old band used to host all dayers we always went for the Turtle. Cheaper on Sundays too. Quote
molan Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 100 Club is surprisingly cheap - loads of good old school vibe about the place too Quote
davebass66 Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 Try upstairs at the Garage Islington. Not totally central but decent sound and decent rates Quote
Musky Posted June 12, 2011 Posted June 12, 2011 [quote name='davebass66' post='1266773' date='Jun 12 2011, 11:01 PM']Try upstairs at the Garage Islington. Not totally central but decent sound and decent rates[/quote] Is the sound up there OK nowadays? I haven't been since it was refurbished but prior to that it always had terrible bass boom going on. Always a fun place to see a band though. Quote
Mykesbass Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 [url="http://www.bushhallmusic.co.uk/HTML/music-venue-hire.htm"]http://www.bushhallmusic.co.uk/HTML/music-venue-hire.htm[/url] Nice venue. Quote
thunderbird13 Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 I think you can hire Peter Parker's at 4 Denmark Street - certainly "rock till you drop" put on showcase gigs there. Quote
3V17C Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 slightly related... theres a new facebook group called 'London Live Blacklist (Good n bad London Promoters, Bands & Venues)' which could be handy for some peeps who are looking to gig in the big smoko! peace C Quote
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Borderline in manette street, around the corner from the Royal George ?? Quote
BigRedX Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 [quote name='3V17C' post='1267108' date='Jun 13 2011, 11:15 AM']slightly related... theres a new facebook group called 'London Live Blacklist (Good n bad London Promoters, Bands & Venues)' which could be handy for some peeps who are looking to gig in the big smoko! peace C[/quote] Link? Quote
Low End Bee Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Fiddler's Elbow, NW5? We're playing there 8th July to see how it goes out of the suburbs. I really enjoyed the last couple of gigs there as paying punter. Good FOH sound and a nice atmosphere. Quote
3V17C Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 [url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-Live-Blacklist-Good-n-bad-London-Promoters-Bands-Venues/187959254586136?sk=wall&filter=2#!/pages/London-Live-Blacklist-Good-n-bad-London-Promoters-Bands-Venues/187959254586136?sk=wall"]London-Live-Blacklist-Good-n-bad-London-Promoters-Bands-Venues[/url] Quote
BigRedX Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 [quote name='3V17C' post='1267124' date='Jun 13 2011, 11:24 AM'][url="http://www.facebook.com/pages/London-Live-Blacklist-Good-n-bad-London-Promoters-Bands-Venues/187959254586136?sk=wall&filter=2#!/pages/London-Live-Blacklist-Good-n-bad-London-Promoters-Bands-Venues/187959254586136?sk=wall"]London-Live-Blacklist-Good-n-bad-London-Promoters-Bands-Venues[/url][/quote] Ta! Quote
Happy Jack Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 [url="http://www.royalalberthall.com/about/hiring-the-hall/default.aspx"]http://www.royalalberthall.com/about/hirin...ll/default.aspx[/url] Quote
brummie Posted June 13, 2011 Posted June 13, 2011 Another Bush Hall fan here, go about once a month just on a whim sometimes & it only takes 25 mins on the bus for me. Quote
Bankai Posted June 14, 2011 Posted June 14, 2011 Purple Turtle is a decent option. I was there for a gig recently, sound engineer wasn't as good as I would have hoped though. Quote
coasterbass Posted June 15, 2011 Posted June 15, 2011 What size are you looking for? I've worked both as band and promoter with (in order of capacity): Bush Hall ULU Islington Academy o2 Indigo Shepherds Bush Empire All are great venues with very supportive staff and crew (which is a must IMO for organising one-off gigs like this) but with rapidly escalating hire costs. I'd happily talk you through the capacities/prices/pro's and con's if you want to PM me. I also have good connections to the Barfly world which includes Borderline, Camden Barfly, Highbury Garage, Kentish Town Forum. They are smaller capacity than many of the above which might suit (?). Nick Quote
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