Hi All

So if you could have your own dream venue, where would it be and what would be the format ?

Hi All

So if you could have your own dream venue, where would it be and what would be the format ?

Had it last year Dave with Soul Or Nothing at 14 Loyd Street Manchester..The venue closed down and i lost the best place i ever found for a soul night..Also had great times with the rare all niters at the Ritz in the 90s,great to have them tunes in place like the Ritz with the huge dancefloor and big sound system...

I'd like the 100club to be about 10 minutes away instead of having a two and half hour drive there and back.

Come on that's a bit poor.

Where would you have it located ?

What would the music policy be ?

Which DJ's, UK only or international line up ?

One room or two or even three ?

Screaming aircraft hanger hall or cool funky club ?

Dave

at the moment we at BASICS have our ideal venue , the spiders web in edinburgh is perfect for what we do

For me, something old with really high ceilings and a good sized dancefloor and plenty of shabby-chic grandeur. Two rooms and maybe a 'chill out' area where you can still hear the tunes but can take a load off and enjoy a chit chat and a bevvy! Would have to be by the sea and 5 minute walk from home (hmmm, I need to move to the seaside!). Good crowd and plenty of upbeat tunes - with a little surprise here or there that is soooo good it makes your heart want to burst!

Perfect!

What about a venue on the moon!?!?!

Imagine the dance moves you could do in zero gravity. You could even use moon dust instead of talc!

Bugger of a journey home in the morning though

Midlands . Two rooms about the same size( maybe a small chill area too) . One room Modern Soul ( not too much house music ) the Other Northern and some crossover . Top sound system too in plush surroundings or maybe just funky ..

Deejays from all over the planet , maybe an Internet Link for them .

Cheers

Simon M

Edited July 27, 200619 yr by Simon M

Wigan.

“Frampton Casino”

It’d have to be an old building, but decently furbished. 3 rooms. Big free hotel next door for everyone to crash in

One huge hall with a balcony.

However , all the DJ’s would have to be ‘eclectic’. 1961 to 1991. No ‘ever-greens’, dinosaurs, and has-beens.

How about: Adrian Pountain (the scenes most underrated person) & Ian Clark would come out of retirement. Mark Etheridge, Lisa Hurley, Adrian C (Market H). , Ian Wright (Chelmsford), Blair (Poke) Darran, Simon Murray, Robin Salter, Adam Bucchanan, Dick Coombes, Graham Ellis, Steve Phyllis, Jim Wensiora, Rob Wigley, Carl Fortnum, Andy Rix, Nige Parker, Gary Spencer, ….. and of course Dave Thorley playing ‘Colors & Jesse Hendrson.

Next room for; ‘modern’ (i.e. 70’s & 80’s), R&B sounding soul, club soul, circa 1968, but not northern very oldies sounds, . ‘deep funk’, cross-over, ‘boogie’, etc

Last one about 50 foot square, with no lighting, but chairs down each side for ‘puckled’ folks to sit , not communicating with anyone – music policy, the sort of sh*te you play form 11 till 2 on a Sunday afternoon after a niter.

"Frampton Casino"

It'd have to be an old building, but decently furbished. 3 rooms. Big free hotel next door for everyone to crash in

One huge hall with a balcony.

However , all the DJ's would have to be 'eclectic'. 1961 to 1991. No 'ever-greens', dinosaurs, and has-beens.

How about: Adrian Pountain (the scenes most underrated person) & Ian Clark would come out of retirement. Mark Etheridge, Lisa Hurley, Adrian C (Market H). , Ian Wright (Chelmsford), Blair (Poke) Darran, Simon Murray, Robin Salter, Adam Bucchanan, Dick Coombes, Graham Ellis, Steve Phyllis, Jim Wensiora, Rob Wigley, Carl Fortnum, Andy Rix, Nige Parker, Gary Spencer, ..... and of course Dave Thorley playing 'Colors & Jesse Hendrson.

Next room for; 'modern' (i.e. 70's & 80's), R&B sounding soul, club soul, circa 1968, but not northern very oldies sounds, . 'deep funk', cross-over, 'boogie', etc

Last one about 50 foot square, with no lighting, but chairs down each side for 'puckled' folks to sit , not communicating with anyone - music policy, the sort of sh*te you play form 11 till 2 on a Sunday afternoon after a niter.

why thank you Simon .... but obviously a "namesake" ....

Never realised I had one though.... although heard/know of two brothers , ?Kevin and ??? Etheridge, from Norwich way I think....

SWONS ....

Wigan.

I Think i've found it.Look in events under Denton Royal British Legion,Manchester.

Cheap drinks & air conditioned.No sweat.It's the business.

Location - Somewhere Coastal.

Duration - Weekend (Fri - Sun).

Format - One Room for Dancing - One Room for Chilling (only open during the daytime).

Music Policy - Across The Board Soul Music

Frequency - Bi-Annual

DJ's - Bob Cosby, Gavin Page, Soul Sam, Simon Petts, Andy Etheridge, Arthur Fenn, Mike Charlton, Steve Plumb, Gareth Donovan, Steve Guanori, Brian Goucher, Steve Jackson, Fraser Dunn, Dave Thorley, Kev Briscoe, John Benson, Tats Taylor and Me!

Can't wait for April.

Sean

Location - Somewhere Coastal.

Duration - Weekend (Fri - Sun).

Format - One Room for Dancing - One Room for Chilling (only open during the daytime).

Music Policy - Across The Board Soul Music

Frequency - Bi-Annual

DJ's - Bob Cosby, Gavin Page, Soul Sam, Simon Petts, Andy Etheridge, Arthur Fenn, Mike Charlton, Steve Plumb, Gareth Donovan, Steve Guanori, Brian Goucher, Steve Jackson, Fraser Dunn, Dave Thorley, Kev Briscoe, John Benson, Tats Taylor and Me!

Can't wait for April.

Bit vague,Enlighten me.

Sean

You'd have to have some up and coming deejays and some from different countries . .

Chris B ( Norway) Rythmic Freedom ( Japan ) Simon T ( UK) Frank ( Germany )

Paul Phillips (UK)

Oh yeah Kate Lawler was on down my local deejaying with not much on ,

I'll get me coat

Cheers

Simon

Edited July 28, 200619 yr by Simon M

It has 3 rooms

Room one is a technical marvel - as it changes its size dependent on the number of people in. One night it's the size of an upstairs pub room and then the next night it's blackpool ballroom.

It plays good old 60's and early 70's northern all night but somehow manages to actually plkay many of the thousands of oldies that are left gathering dust. The room has a sound sentry that when it detects the first note of 'cause you're mine' kicks the DJ up the bum and makes them use some imagination.

This room is mostly in the full size due to the crowd

room 2 is for the modern Room - it consists of 3 million UV light tubes and one man hitting a large cardboard box with a padded mallet 120 times a minute - they won't know the difference anyway so no sound system needed.

Needless to say those in the modern room are banned from telling the main room they are there by making flyers that say 'northern soul' on them. The rules are they must say 'townie disco room now open'

room 3 is for the elitist. In this room you will get thrown out if you even so much as think of playing something that someone else knows. there is a hook at the side of the stage and one boo from the crowd removes the dj and places him back in his padded cell along with a copy of The Moonbillows 'cry your arms off' and a paper cone with a needle stuck through it.

Perfect venue

Location .....Brighton

Size........... 3 rooms, one a chill out room. The other 2 should be the size of Prestatyn main rooms

Music policy across the board

*DJs......Arthur Fenn, Sam, Kenny B, Jo Wallace, Sean Chapman, Dave Flynn, Keith Money, Ady Croasdell, Carl Fortnum, Nige Brown, Terry Jones, Butch + 3 guest spots

Timings.......weekenders with no breaks

Rooms ........ should have air con if required, balconys overlooking, and there should be a strict, if you're not dancing get off the dancefloor policy

*No disrespect to any other DJs intended, these are just guys/gals who get me up and dancing

Winnie:-)

It has 3 rooms

Room one is a technical marvel - as it changes its size dependent on the number of people in. One night it's the size of an upstairs pub room and then the next night it's blackpool ballroom.

This all sounds perfect, all I could add is table service in room 3 and toilets the size of an army barracks.

Location a sunny weekender by the sea...

Room one.... Ballroom playing great uptempo/mid tempo mix of northern with leaning away from the top 500..I would hear... Live On..J.B.Troy................Dead end street.........Rain maker by the moods.....Someday...Tempest.....Little girl lost and many many more tunes that we all know but don't hear out that much...stuff that keeps the floor full without turning into a northern soul wedding

No talc...

soft drinks only(the bar is the first option for some and not the music)....waiters only..

No mad spinning guys who shower me in sweat

Quality sound system that lets off the smell of rotten farts if Wigan pop tunes come on

Large wooden dancefloor with soft lighting..

An option to stay open for 3 days if the medication is good

Room two...

deep soul ballads from 60s/early 70s..

big chairs/sofa

cocktail bar

record dealers with buy one get one free offer..

room 3..

Modern/crossover and deep disco ..

White white teeth

Bling

White wine and ice buckets

More lights than Piccadilly circus

Room four...

Monster oldies room..

talc

vest

pants with more flare than my mums curtains

mops for sweat spillage

Happy hour bar for 24 hours with a special offer on the mild

Djs who just love the mic and shout "come on you fu"kers lets have it" after each tune

Buckets of marching power on every table with large spoons

chill out room to iron beer towels and change the bag,its full and smells a bit

sound system that cuts out if tempo drops below 150 mph...

Manifesto is just a mid tempo plodder in this room

Room 5..

Mod/Rnb/popcorn/jazz/ska/club soul

room 6..

Scooter boys room...

The snake

First aid room for the fighters

Girls who look harder than the boys

No Mods

Dancefloor swamped with beer and blood and teeth

Bootleg record dealers that make the Kray twins look like big girls..

Men singing that song out loud "we were made for each other"

Room 7

This is the car park for the Y2K soul crowd and dogging crew.. ..Just crank up the carstereo and drop the pants..

This venue would give me a chance to see all my freinds under one roof..It would say on the flyer something for everyone...

On the last night its everone in the same big room and party time...Watch the mods two step to 80s soul and see mr bling trying a back flip...

Tickets on sale soon for the greatest weekender..

Just a bit of fun and i hope i don't upset any of you good folk..

love and peace x

Edited July 28, 200619 yr by little-stevie

Apologies. I thought it was obvious!

https://www.soul-essence.co.uk/

The Ultimate Soul Venue

Sean

why thank you Simon .... but obviously a "namesake" ....

Never realised I had one though.... although heard/know of two brothers , ?Kevin and ??? Etheridge, from Norwich way I think....

SWONS ....

Mark

There was a CD swop a while ago, and your CD contained what I would call 'ambrosia' , every track a peach. What the 'scene' needs is people like you who know a great tune and don't get bogged down in the bolotics!

Mark

There was a CD swop a while ago, and your CD contained what I would call 'ambrosia' , every track a peach. What the 'scene' needs is people like you who know a great tune and don't get bogged down in the bolotics!

So it was me after all .... why thank you kind sir ....

Humbled ....

p.s. glad you liked the CD as well Simon.... not sure which swap it was though.... done about 3....

Edited July 28, 200619 yr by vaultofsouler

Already got it middleton civic,near manchester 5 mins from 2 main motorways, 3 rooms and a balcony,60s/70s room, r n b room,modern crossover room record bar on the balcony over looking the main hall.A managment that cant do enough for you 500 plus at every event,the strongest resident dj lineup in the uk and fantastic guests.A brand new 18 million quid civic being built 300 yds up the road for us to walk into at the beggining of next year which has 4 rooms, which i have booked for the next 3 yrs,obviously imho and the 500 who come to every niter .

I asked this question in the first place, as I was really interested. Malayka and I have been think about promoting a venue in the UK for the past year, and at last we have found a great venue at Aston Villa FC. We can't say it is going to be the best venue ever, that is for others to judge, but we do want to put on a venue that people will enjoy, hear great DJ's. playing their best records, from all over europe. That in effect is the music policy, it's up to the DJ's and the crowd to decide what direction it goes in. So Malayka and I hope that with this event we will be able to offer many of the elements, mentioned above.

It will be run on a monthly basis, over 2 killer rooms of about the same size. Fab sound systems, secure parking for 300 cars. The event will run from 8pm-2am, with bars in both rooms. Hope you will come along and check it out. Launch nite is Nov 4th

Dave & Malayka

I asked this question in the first place, as I was really interested. Malayka and I have been think about promoting a venue in the UK for the past year, and at last we have found a great venue at Aston Villa FC. We can't say it is going to be the best venue ever, that is for others to judge, but we do want to put on a venue that people will enjoy, hear great DJ's. playing their best records, from all over europe. That in effect is the music policy, it's up to the DJ's and the crowd to decide what direction it goes in. So Malayka and I hope that with this event we will be able to offer many of the elements, mentioned above.

It will be run on a monthly basis, over 2 killer rooms of about the same size. Fab sound systems, secure parking for 300 cars. The event will run from 8pm-2am, with bars in both rooms. Hope you will come along and check it out. Launch nite is Nov 4th

Dave & Malayka

Adrian Pountian?

Adrian Pountian?

His name is down to do a set from time to time

Sounds goods, and on my doorstep too!

Think that you should have considered Birmingham City football club though

Sounds goods, and on my doorstep too!

Think that you should have considered Birmingham City football club though

Now how does that song go - (Sung in a stong Midlands accent) Shit in the Villa ! Wheres John Western when I need him ?

Apologies. I thought it was obvious!

https://www.soul-essence.co.uk/

The Ultimate Soul Venue

Sean

Mr Thorley,

Your answer sir ! Mind you, yours sounds like it will be fun

Mr Hampsey

How many times have I got to tell you, please do not tell anybody about S-E it's a secret

Location .....Brighton

Size........... 3 rooms, one a chill out room. The other 2 should be the size of Prestatyn main rooms

Music policy across the board

*DJs......Arthur Fenn, Sam, Kenny B, Jo Wallace, Sean Chapman, Dave Flynn, Keith Money, Ady Croasdell, Carl Fortnum, Nige Brown, Terry Jones, Butch + 3 guest spots

Timings.......weekenders with no breaks

Rooms ........ should have air con if required, balconys overlooking, and there should be a strict, if you're not dancing get off the dancefloor policy

*No disrespect to any other DJs intended, these are just guys/gals who get me up and dancing

Winnie:-)

Sadly no such place exists in Brighton

Sounds goods, and on my doorstep too!

Think that you should have considered Birmingham City football club though

Did, but they never answer thier phone

So what time am i on?will you pay my flight and hotel,as you didn´t give me any rent when you lived at my place!!remember the howler

Steve

ps .Still think over all the years i went anywhere, one of the best venues and nights i ever went to was the first Chesterfield allnighter where i had the honour :angry: to do the door with the ledgendary Rob(diplomatic)Marriott "fook off yooth it´s not thay music"stepping back quickly Steve (the diplomat) look mate not much f++ny anyway more like a gay club! night saved

Seriously though anyone who went will tell you that Clarkie was fantastic and i think it was his swansong night ,brilliant venue ,brilliant sounds,brilliant people,brilliant gear,wsh i was there now!!

Never say never

Chesterfield, now what a place that was, third one, there were more squad in than punters. Shame the local plod were so set against it, could have run and run.

Did, but they never answer thier phone

Never say never

Chesterfield, now what a place that was, third one, there were more squad in than punters. Shame the local plod were so set against it, could have run and run.

best venue I have been to The Winding Wheel. They were approached few years ago with ther intention of putting all-nighters on again and were pretty much up for it. All-nighters in this area last couple of years for other scenes as well.

It's the perfect venue...large 700ish room, one for 400, another for around 150/200 and a smaller room for records

best venue I have been to The Winding Wheel. They were approached few years ago with ther intention of putting all-nighters on again and were pretty much up for it. All-nighters in this area last couple of years for other scenes as well.

It's the perfect venue...large 700ish room, one for 400, another for around 150/200 and a smaller room for records

I'll give em a ring then shall I

ps .Still think over all the years i went anywhere, one of the best venues and nights i ever went to was the first Chesterfield allnighter where i had the honour :angry: to do the door with the ledgendary Rob(diplomatic)Marriott "fook off yooth it´s not thay music"stepping back quickly Steve (the diplomat) look mate not much f++ny anyway more like a gay club! night saved

Seriously though anyone who went will tell you that Clarkie was fantastic and i think it was his swansong night ,brilliant venue ,brilliant sounds,brilliant people,brilliant gear,wsh i was there now!!

Keb had his last all-nighter outside London there as well....was it the Boxing night one? Think he got a standing ovation from the crowd which lasted ages and Guy was impatiently trying to start his set

not much written about the Winding Wheel? anyone else go? any stories? Will dig the flyers out later....

Keb had his last all-nighter outside London there as well....was it the Boxing night one? Think he got a standing ovation from the crowd which lasted ages and Guy was impatiently trying to start his set

not much written about the Winding Wheel? anyone else go? any stories? Will dig the flyers out later....

For me that marked the end of the Stafford time, when you look at the line up. We very much all went our own different ways after that.

For me that marked the end of the Stafford time, when you look at the line up. We very much all went our own different ways after that.

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but what a legacy you guys left!!!!

top dogs you betcha!

Well i like my dad would love to see the old Wirrina used again although be likely and turned for 1 night into an all nighter and the policy is Northern soul from the old Wirrina days with DJ's Smudge, Tony Dellar, Jonah and Paul Donnerlly at end.

I will request Paul plays Sam and Kitty - I've Got Something good which is a classic never hear it these days and last time i heard it was a few years ago in Whittlesey when Paul DJ'ed and called it a Wirrina classic.

Ultimate venue?

I think that was the SSCDT Alldayer last year. It's not always the venue, sometimes it's the people!

Failing that anywhere that has a bar, dancefloor, decent sound system, comfortable seating and friendly faces then I'm happy.