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    Sheffield

    in Yorkshire & Humber

    Posted

    Top Venue, saw the Hives there a few weekends ago and loved it.

    This is my fav venue of the year so far.

    There is a bar inside the staged area and a bar outside it too, cant have too many vodka watering holes in my opinion. Plenty of seating for us old folks outside  and good views from everywhere inside. Everything about it was welcoming.

    The venue is small enough to be very intimate and close to the stage yet big enough to get stack of people in and create a charged atmosphere.

    Yeah - you're right, it is nice. Only went there for the first time last year. Bit of a bugger to find if you don;t know Sheffield though.

    best venue in leeds?

    in Yorkshire & Humber

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    Personally my favourite is the 'Brudenhall Social Club' Last band I saw there was 'Explosions in the Sky' [who were ace :) ].

    I love the fact that it is also a prober-bo working mans club that sells hot samoosas behind the bar, and serves yer booze in glass.

    The decor is a hoot as well.

    Second fave is the Cockpit.

    Better venues needed in Leeds?

    in Yorkshire & Humber

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    we may not have any massive venues but in all fairness we are spoilt by our little venues, places like manc and newcastle may have the stadium size venues but they dont have the small 'grassroots' type venues, but it would b nice to see a nice big venue so we can see all the big bands that reflects the sive of the city and the area around it, also i think some1 told me that rounday park isnt allowed to host massive rock gigs any more!!

    Spoilt by small venues - yes, I agree, but It was the bigger venue I was on about really. Why do bands do Sheffield or Manchester but miss out on Leeds? Answer: Becuase for most medium to big bands there is nowhere for them to perform. When's the last time Elland Road put on something? Or Roundhay Park?

    We need a permanent inside venue that is suitbale for a variety of purposes - not just music. Leeds is always harping on about how it's cutting edge, prosperous, growing etc etc - but a big event venue is a glaring omission.

  5. General music related - non band specific forum?

    in Website wishlist & problems

    Posted · Edited by salt

    good plan.

    One forum, or more than one?

    How excatly would each be described?

    How about starting with a couple of 'catch-all' forums then see if you have to add more. egigs already has a lot of boards going on, adding a lot more may just splinter things too much.

    Why not call them;

    'Plectrum-pickers - A forum for anything music related that doesn't fit into the other categories. If in doubt, please post here'.

    ' Bands & Artists -If you want to discuss bands or musicians, new albums, future releases, favorite songs or 'Top 10 guitarists of all time'... Please do it in here to keep the rest of the forums as focussed as possible'.

    Better venues needed in Leeds?

    in Yorkshire & Humber

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    Well as any of you locals will know there are plenty of mid-sized and smaller venue for good music in Leeds; Cockpit, Leeds MET, Wardrobe, Joseph's Well, Brudenhall Social even the City Varieties but why oh why do we still not have a decent LARGER sized venue?

    If I want to go see a band of any larger popularity, why do I have to go to Sheffield or more frequently Manchester.

    If the new Xscape in Castelford worked out that there was a catchment audience of 7 million within 45 minutes travel, then surely the same reasoning goes for music events. Hel, I'd be happy sharing it with other events.

    The live music scene seems to be flourishing like a flower in Spring at the moment - and if Leeds wants to be taken seriously as an international centre then one of the things it is lacking is a venue that can cope with large scale events].

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