chrisanthony1211 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 (edited) Not sure if a thread like this already exists, but half the problem with getting good paid gigs seems to be about knowing where the good venues are, below are where my band play in the Nottingham and Sheffield area. We play Funk / covers Gigs in Nottingham Brass Monkey Cock & hoop The Maze The Navigation The Lion, Bastford The stumble inn In Newark The Flying circus The rivers edge Sheffield West street ale house West street live The Church house The Royal standard The Washington Doncaster The woolpack Edited November 1, 2016 by chrisanthony1211 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 In Nottingham you've missed: The Chameleon, Jam Café, The Contemporary, Rough Trade, and there's plenty of other places that have put bands on in the recent past and will probably do so again, even if it's not a regular occurrence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockfordStone Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 good idea for a thread. i would question if it is worth noting whether your experience comes from originals bands or covers/tribute acts. as we all do different things it may bring up additional results and cover multiple bases Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisanthony1211 Posted November 1, 2016 Author Share Posted November 1, 2016 Good point, I'm in a funk covers band, I shall edit my original post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 In Northampton we seem to have the Charles Bradlaugh (if you can ever speak to the people that handle bookings) The Lamplighter, The King Billy (which is apparently now looking for bands outside of the heavy rock genre) and possibly the Black Prince. No point in trying the Roadmender especially if you are a local band, they never get a look in anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebigyin Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Grimsby....The County great venue and Old Lloyds on the pub circuit and Yardbirds Rock Club for top class tribute bands and professional bands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) Aberdeen Originals: Krakatoa, Cafe Drummond, Vulture Lounge, Underdog, The Tunnels, The Lemon Tree, Upstairs at O'Neills, sometimes The Blue Lamp Covers: The Globe, The Rusty Nail, and probably many others that I'm not aware of. Edited November 2, 2016 by neepheid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 West London. Population 1.6 million. Originals - Sweet FA apart fron the Hammersmith Apollo/Odeon. It's a national disgrace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oopsdabassist Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1478024001' post='3166132'] In Northampton we seem to have the Charles Bradlaugh (if you can ever speak to the people that handle bookings) The Lamplighter, The King Billy (which is apparently now looking for bands outside of the heavy rock genre) and possibly the Black Prince. No point in trying the Roadmender especially if you are a local band, they never get a look in anymore! [/quote] Does the Malt Shovel still do bands? I'm sure Stray are playing there soon, or have just been! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1478024001' post='3166132'] In Northampton we seem to have the Charles Bradlaugh (if you can ever speak to the people that handle bookings) The Lamplighter, The King Billy (which is apparently now looking for bands outside of the heavy rock genre) and possibly the Black Prince. No point in trying the Roadmender especially if you are a local band, they never get a look in anymore! [/quote] We've played at The King Billy (and we're not at all heavy rock nor were a couple of other bands on the bill) and The Bear. Also if you are a reasonably decent Psychobilly band there is no problem getting a gig at Roadmender in one of their twice-yearly Bedlam events! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1478024001' post='3166132'] In Northampton we seem to have the Charles Bradlaugh (if you can ever speak to the people that handle bookings) The Lamplighter, The King Billy (which is apparently now looking for bands outside of the heavy rock genre) and possibly the Black Prince. [/quote] We're playing the King Billy tomorrow, our second time. The new booker seems more proactive and switched on than her predecessor - decent venue. Edited November 2, 2016 by PaulGibsonBass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrunoBass Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Banbury: pop. approximately 45000. The Wine Vaults, The Swan Atic Ye Olde Reindeer The Dog and Gun The Three Conies Also Known As The Wheatsheaf All good venues with regular covers and original bands, not bad for a small-ish town! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toml147 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Liverpool (some if not all, places that seem amenable to our particular brand of noise): Zanzibar Maguires Picket Leaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnythenotes Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Lichfield.... The Feathers, George IV, The Kings Head, The Pig and Truffle. Nuneaton.... The Crown, The Crew, The Kingswood Tavern, The Jailhouse. PS..Great idea for a thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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