Gigs / Local Bands

[Sue]

Excellent dontpanic, hope you'll post future gigs on the forum?

[dontpanic]

I will - do follow twitter and facebook for really up to date stuff

[Sue]

What are your twitter and facebook names?

ETA: We tried to put on gigs there ( http://www.thegooseisout.com ), but were told that Friday nights were impossible due to bingo, is that still the case?

[dontpanic]

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Peckham-Liberal-Club/233915243450505

http://www.peckhamliberalclub.org/

[Sue]

Thanks.

And the bingo??

[dontpanic]

It would depend on specific gig, how well they know you, and so on. Bingo is on a Saturday and the members like to use the hall. Janice is the events person. Club is fairly new to booking external groups - so its working out what works best for everyone. They are trying to formulate proper booking arrangements - and also to make sure that we know who is booking, how late they want to go on, and so on so that charging can be done appropriately. We also want to get good relationships with those booking, and these will grow - especially if we can get groups in who are well organised with good security and people management and so on; which we really welcome. Every arrangement we make at the moment is new - so they are all negotiatied case by case with Janice and Charles the president.

The club is all about local community - and not just music - so variety is definitely what's needed

We've had some great things happen and so far most involved have been happy.

[Sue]

That's weird, because all our regular gigs are on a Friday night.

We were looking for a regular monthly concert venue, before The Ivy House reincarnated, and we went to the Liberal Club and really liked the space, which would have been ideal for us.

Maybe they just didn't like the look of us! :( We liked them! :(

We were definitely told they had bingo on a Friday night and wouldn't change the night ....

We have an excellent reputation with agents, artists, venues and audiences re our organisation/management of gigs ... we could have given them references!

Water under the bridge now, as our concerts are at The Ivy House and we don't intend to move them unless they chuck us out! :))

(Next one is John Otway on 31 January - tickets selling fast but still some left if anybody wants to see a truly manic performance from a legendary two-hit wonder :)) )

[dontpanic]

Aha, I think times have changed - that sounds like it was a while back - they didn't used to take external bookings until last summer. Do come by and I'm sure you will be welcome

[Sue]

They told us we could have our concerts there during the week, but not on a Friday night when bingo was sacrosanct.

Too late now!

[Sue]

John Otway gig now sold out ....

[Otta]

Christ is he still alive?

[Sue]

Oh yes. And still leaping off ladders and drawing blood.

Manic as ever.

He came to the Ivy House a couple of years ago, sold out then, great night, that's why we asked him back :)

[uncleglen]

John Otway played the Scream lounge in Croydon a couple of years ago as well. What ever became of Wild Willy Barrett?

[steveo]

I saw Wild Willy Barrett playing in the back room of a bar a couple of years back. He played for six hours and then at two in the morning apologised because he'd run out of songs.

It was brilliant

He said he was off abroad for a while.

[uncleglen]

Six hours! Amazing the stamina some of these older geezers have got.

[Sue]

steveo Wrote:

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> I saw Wild Willy Barrett playing in the back room

> of a bar a couple of years back. He played for six

> hours and then at two in the morning apologised

> because he'd run out of songs.

>

> It was brilliant

>

> He said he was off abroad for a while.

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I believe he's living in France. Otherwise we'd have had him as well.

Next time, eh (it won't be a six hour set, though :)) )

[Sue]

We've got Reg Meuross coming to The Old Nun's Head tonight, in the room upstairs.

He's a fantastic singer-songwriter, and he's just won a FATEA award for Best Male Vocalist 2013.

Details in the "What's On" section.

http://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/forum/read.php?6,1245415

ETA: Was a great night! Sold out! We hope to book him for The Ivy House in the future - larger venue :)

[NeilDani]

Windmill Brixton, hands down the best venue in these parts. Voted 3rd best venue in London 2012

[Sue]

Neil/Dani Wrote:

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> Windmill Brixton, hands down the best venue in

> these parts. Voted 3rd best venue in London 2012

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Grumpy landlord though, unless he's recently changed :))

Who voted it 3rd best venue, and why? I've been there a few times and didn't think it was that great.

[Jeremy]

It is a great venue - because of the bands they've had on, not because of the place itself. Which has improved in recent years, but is still a bit 'rustic' with an awkward layout.

I've seen some really memorable gigs there... Boards of Canada, Shonen Knife (set of Ramones covers), J Church, Frank Turner.. even played there a few times myself over the years. There really are surprisingly few established venues in London for underground or up-and-coming bands.

Heard some stories about the landlord, but never met him or experienced his moodiness first hand.

[Sue]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> It is a great venue - because of the bands they've

> had on, not because of the place itself. Which has

> improved in recent years, but is still a bit

> 'rustic' with an awkward layout.

>

> I've seen some really memorable gigs there...

> Boards of Canada, Shonen Knife (set of Ramones

> covers), J Church, Frank Turner.. even played

> there a few times myself over the years. There

> really are surprisingly few established venues in

> London for underground or up-and-coming bands.

>

> Heard some stories about the landlord, but never

> met him or experienced his moodiness first hand.

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Ah, OK, if because of the bands that makes sense - though depends what you like of course.

Very small stage, though, IIRC? Though it's a few years since I've been there.

Glad it wasn't just me the landlord had a go at :))

[Otta]

Is the landlord the booker? If so, he's annoyingly difficult to nail down.

[Sue]

Otta Wrote:

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> Is the landlord the booker? If so, he's annoyingly

> difficult to nail down.

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No idea. I was there as a punter, not a promoter.

Wouldn't want to deal with him if I was trying to put on a gig there, though :))

[KidKruger]

No Otta, the landlord is not the booker. I had a really crappy experience there arranging a show 18 months ago - all comms were with Tim.

As a venue had some good nights there.

[Jeremy]

The landloard understandably took exception when a member of a band called The Tuts brought their own bottle of vodka to drink on stage. But he handled it badly and tried to physically eject her, which obviously didn't go down well.

I don't think the stage is that small, I've played on there as part of a seven piece and it was OK.