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Haggis

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  1. I had a photo pass for Maximo Park at Liverpool Uni last Friday night. It was the first time I've been there & it seems like a great venue - professional & friendly security, great lighting & room to chill out & get to the bar.

    You were there too? It was a nice hall, but the bar service was the worst i have ever encountered. Mate went for pint half way through Das Wanderlust. 15 minutes into Art Brut's set he gave up.

    Are you putting your pics up anywhere?

  2. They are much smaller. VERY roughly, the Academy 2 (or Manchester Uni MDh as it used to be known) is half the size of the Academy and the Academy 3 (formerly the Hop and Grape) is half the size of 2.

    I hope, if the Academy IS refurbing, they are considering putting a camber on the floor. It could do with a remodelling tbh, it's a long time since the Buzzcocks opened it some 17 years ago

  3. Hi Neil,

    You've been going a while now, and I wonder if you feel you need all the regional venue boards. I think they might make the board look a bit too cumbersome, and perhaps daunting to new users, and i wonder if it might seem better if they were simply in a merged 'venues' thread?

    What does everyone else think?

  4. In the 80's this was an awful venue. It was all seated and the bouncers made sure that your arse was connected to the velvet will zealous glee. But it transformed itself when it fitted removeable seats, and now it is as good a venue as any in town, with a sloping floor to give those at the back a view.

    However, I was dreading sitting up in the circle last night at FF, thinking it would evoke memories of the bad times, but in actual fact the view is rather good up there and standing was not a problem. And now I've nearly arrived at the ripe old age of 34, I kind of like parking my ample behind on occasion. Excellent!

  5. Sorry Neil, that was me.

    Once there was the (huge) Acadamy, the (mid-size)University MDH (Main debating Hall) and the (pub size) Hop & Grape. The Academy was a separate building whilst the MDH and the Hop & Grape were in the Student Union building on separate floors, the latter being much smaller.

    For reasons best know to the Union, they have now called them Academy 1 2 & 3, in order of size, creating no end of confusion for old folks like me who prefer the seperate identity.

    anyhoo, hope that's cleared it up for you!

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