by Smoz Sun Oct 24, 2010 3:55 pm
RICHB wrote:When I say that there were more eclectic influences in the earliest days, and that the Velvet Underground, Country and Rockabilly were strong aspects of what the band did, I say so because I was there. Me and 30 to 50 other people, in the Bull & Gate, the 100 Club, the Sir George Robey, the Diorama, the Pindar of Wakefield and Dingwalls.
The above was from Phils response earlier in the thread. Does anyone if any of the above boozes are still going. Planing a trip to london early next year
Bull & Gate still going, certainly was about three months ago when I was last in there, still putting on gigs, also good as a pre-gig pub if you are going to the Forum, old style north London boozer with a lovely interior.
100 Club, under threat of closure (again), has a fantastic heritage and has been putting on gigs since the 1940s. If it is still going when you visit see if there are any gigs on that take your fancy, if so worth a visit, not usually much for the under forties though. I quite like the place but only go there a couple of times a year. Saw Shane with the Nips there a couple of years ago.
Sir George Robey, closed about ten years ago, was a wonderfully grimey music venue, spent many evenings in there
Diorama, no idea, not familiar with this one
the Pindar of Wakefield, not been there in many years but as Philip mentioned, still going as the Water Rats, last time I was in there was seeing Peter Perret of the Only Ones, not a bad venue.
Dingwalls, still going.
[quote="RICHB"]When I say that there were more eclectic influences in the earliest days, and that the Velvet Underground, Country and Rockabilly were strong aspects of what the band did, I say so because I was [i]there.[/i] Me and 30 to 50 other people, in the Bull & Gate, the 100 Club, the Sir George Robey, the Diorama, the Pindar of Wakefield and Dingwalls.
The above was from Phils response earlier in the thread. Does anyone if any of the above boozes are still going. Planing a trip to london early next year[/quote]
Bull & Gate still going, certainly was about three months ago when I was last in there, still putting on gigs, also good as a pre-gig pub if you are going to the Forum, old style north London boozer with a lovely interior.
100 Club, under threat of closure (again), has a fantastic heritage and has been putting on gigs since the 1940s. If it is still going when you visit see if there are any gigs on that take your fancy, if so worth a visit, not usually much for the under forties though. I quite like the place but only go there a couple of times a year. Saw Shane with the Nips there a couple of years ago.
Sir George Robey, closed about ten years ago, was a wonderfully grimey music venue, spent many evenings in there
Diorama, no idea, not familiar with this one
the Pindar of Wakefield, not been there in many years but as Philip mentioned, still going as the Water Rats, last time I was in there was seeing Peter Perret of the Only Ones, not a bad venue.
Dingwalls, still going.
