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[sistercarrion]

Dear lazywebs:
Reccs please for 250-1000 capacity live music venues in central Liverpool? Looking for something a little unusual decor wise. I'm aware of the usual Barfly/Uni dealys.. anywhere else you've heard of? Especially if they're well known for good acoustics, and  an easy team to work with. Proper off ground stage a definite requirement, but backline/sound engineer not essential, as we have that covered.

Just thinking about a few things... 

I haven't checked out venues in a while, figure I need to keep up to date with things..

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[dj-xenobia.livejournal.com]

Umm, Zanzibar?

[sistercarrion.livejournal.com]

N'ah.. not big enough capacity, and the stage layout isn't big enough/high enough. Plus we've used there before, and umm.. no.

Throw some more at me.. I'm sticking on names, and Google is a bit useless..

[sir-ann.livejournal.com]

Magnet springs to mind though I don't know what it's like business-wise. Bumper, across the road from Magnet is ok, they've got an interesting layout too.

[sistercarrion.livejournal.com]

Magnet I had in mind too.. but it might be a bit small for what I really could do with. That Bumper looks interesting. Do they have a decent size stage from what you know? I can't make out from their photos on the website/myspak.

I knew you'd be the man to ask about this stuff :)

[dj-xenobia.livejournal.com]

The Magnet is smaller (at least the area with the stage in the basement is) than the Zanzibar IIRC, plus their sound system is made of supreme fail (first-hand experience of that).

The only ones in central Liverpool that sound like they could suit your needs (from your post) are the uni, or the Barfly, unless you are willing to hire a place that requires that you provide your own sound system. Doing that is a good idea in theory, but transporting the required eqipment and hiring any extra (if needed) could add to your £££ overheads.

[sistercarrion.livejournal.com]

Not sure from direct memory, and yup yup to the first bits :)

Oh, we have all the backline here, just sitting around waiting to be used, and transport sorted etc.. It's just the venue thing really. The uni we've used before with Voltaire, and I liked their set up there. Plus, there's always the option to upgrade to a bigger room there if pre-sales go really well. So I'm edging towards that at the moment. Unless a perfect venue comes up and bites me on the bum that is!

[sir-ann.livejournal.com]

I go to Gogo Cage nights at Magnet and the sound is fine when they do it and their layout is better than the Zanzi though I don't know what their permitted capacity is there's always room for overflow.

As for Bumper they have two stages on two levels. Last thing I went to there was an all-dayer with loads of bands on, alternating the two stages and it ran like clockw*rk (which will probs appeal to Ms Carrion!) It's possibly not right for a "concert" type event but for a multi-attraction do it's great.

Have you looked at the venue this event is held at?. It's on Wolstenholme Square, next door to Nation (the old Cream venue). It's rilly rilly great.

[echo-echo.livejournal.com]

What was that great place you had the festival in a couple of years ago, Cuban feel, in the back room?

I thought that was a really good layout for reasonable sized gigs.

[sistercarrion.livejournal.com]

The Casa? For the All Dayer whassit with Uninvited Guest that you DJed at?

It's too impractical really. The stage set up is a bit too small for what I have in mind. The venue is run by a collective too, and they can be a bit flaky about what times you can get in to set up/ curfew etc. I need something a bit more professional.

Hrrmm.. think I need to get out and do some (limping) legwork really. It's been a while, and I need to see if there's anything new I'm missing.

[echo-echo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that was it.

Flaky is not what you need though.

[siyamau.livejournal.com]

The Barfly is the best venue in Liverpool if you ask me...

I am DYING to know what you're planning...

[ikkleruby.livejournal.com]

barfly, zanzibar, carling academy, casa- i only really know the usuals :/