Assuming that we can all agree Wigan was the most important venue to the scene, what was the second most important venue?

Edited February 29, 200817 yr by Soulsmith

DONT THINK YOU WILL GET AGREEMENT ON WIGAN BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT TO BE HONEST! ID BE SURPRISED,MIGHT BE WRONG BUT,I WENT REGULAR BUT MUCH PREFFERED THE SMALLER VENUES OF THE EIGHTIES ETC FOR MUSICAL CONTENT !

BAZ A

SORRY JUST NOTICED YOU SAID ASSUMING WE ALL AGREE,ID SAY IN THAT CASE STAFFORD FOR SECOND SPOT!

Edited February 29, 200817 yr by baz atkinson

Assuming that we can all agree Wigan was the most important venue to the scene, what was the second most important venue?

Clifton hall

DONT THINK YOU WILL GET AGREEMENT ON WIGAN BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT TO BE HONEST! ID BE SURPRISED,MIGHT BE WRONG BUT,I WENT REGULAR BUT MUCH PREFFERED THE SMALLER VENUES OF THE EIGHTIES ETC FOR MUSICAL CONTENT !

BAZ A

I didn't really expect everyone to agree, but hey its my poll

Clifton hall

Never heard of it.

Clifton hall

Prestatyn no Cleggy weekender

Assuming that we can all agree Wigan was the most important venue to the scene, what was the second most important venue.

um... depending on if you went there or if it was good for the music i suppose, i.e the mecca, for giving us crossover in the early days, But my choice would be , CLEETHORPES PIER. and SOUTHPORT, for the weekenders.... so thats 2, ha.

Never heard of it.

Rotherham,Col

no Cleggy weekender

I can't add that to the poll at this stage, maybe one of the moderators can?

I wouldn't call Keel or Trentham Gardens trend setting venues breaking new sounds on a regular basis or having any influence on the scene. Where in Stoke, Kings Hall? Hardly what you call ground breaking either is it? So thats three on your list that in reality have had little or no real influence on the scene IMHO and hardly venues of any importance in the grand scheme of things.

If Wigan is in your opinion the first where are the likes of Stafford and other venues of the 80's?

Got to agree BAZ , Wigan was responsible for the real commercialisation of the scene in the late 70s, remember the pictures of Sandy And Neil Greenwood from Bolton doing cartwheels outside Wigan in the SUN?

Surely the most important were the ones that kicked it all off in the 1st place including the southern and London clubs

My vote for a second which is strange when I havent given a 1st would be Stafford & the 100 Club jointly

Steve

Prestatyn no Cleggy weekender

KEN , Make up ur mind mate, ha. i nearly went for cleggy weekender also. loved it there.. but feel SOUTHPORT made them much larger, not better ha. martyn.

I didn't really expect everyone to agree, but hey its my poll

Can you edit in Clifton hall in your poll,i nominate it.

Prestatyn no Cleggy weekender

What about Yarmouth Weekenders? They were the ground breakers as far as Northern Weekenders were concerned.....IMHO.

I wouldn't call Keel or Trentham Gardens trend setting venues breaking new sounds on a regular basis or having any influence on the scene. Where in Stoke, Kings Hall? Hardly what you call ground breaking either is it? So thats three on your list that in reality have had little or no real influence on the scene IMHO and hardly venues of any importance in the grand scheme of things.

If Wigan is in your opinion the first where are the likes of Stafford and other venues of the 80's?

Yes Kings Hall, Stoke

Didn't say or want 'ground breaking' wanted 'important' to scene

Good point about Stafford, again maybe mods can add?

like its been said stafford would be the choice for me also st ives would have lot more credibilty than some venues listed just my opinion

KEN , Make up ur mind mate, ha. i nearly went for cleggy weekender also. loved it there.. but feel SOUTHPORT made them much larger, not better ha. martyn.

S`pose thats how it reads,me mind is made up,Clifton hall

What about Yarmouth Weekenders? They were the ground breakers as far as Northern Weekenders were concerned.....IMHO.

If you want to organise a different poll with different venues, I'm happy to close/lock this thread.

Its no big deal to me.

DONT THINK YOU WILL GET AGREEMENT ON WIGAN BEEN THE MOST IMPORTANT TO BE HONEST! ID BE SURPRISED,MIGHT BE WRONG BUT,I WENT REGULAR BUT MUCH PREFFERED THE SMALLER VENUES OF THE EIGHTIES ETC FOR MUSICAL CONTENT !

BAZ A

SORRY JUST NOTICED YOU SAID ASSUMING WE ALL AGREE,ID SAY IN THAT CASE STAFFORD FOR SECOND SPOT!

100 Club!!

Surely...

C'mon

Edited February 29, 200817 yr by FickleFingers

and other venues of the 80's?

I think the answer is in the above Chalky mate, it looks like another attempt to airbrush the 80's due to no doubt "having a break" or watching paint dry or some other equally important past time that meant the beloved Northern scene wasn't so beloved.

I wish that I could just ignore these sort of misinformations but it still riles me, thankfully just paying a flying visit so off to bed with my medication, and hopefully will wake up in the morning and find this was just another of these recurring bad dreams.

Sorry Chalky but you are on your own to correct this one mate, I give in!! See you soon.

What about Yarmouth Weekenders? They were the ground breakers as far as Northern Weekenders were concerned.....IMHO.

Yeh!!a couple hardly ground breakin`,southport/blackpool w/e`s where better.........dont get me wrong Yarmouth was ace but never really court on,they still have went last year not the same people but still ok.

What about Yarmouth Weekenders? They were the ground breakers as far as Northern Weekenders were concerned.....IMHO.

hi mate, yes yarmouth as always been a good soul resort, going way back to the early weekender held in 2 clubs, ha. i was there. and not forgetting gavins and bobs one also, but does modern count in the poll, ha, cheers martyn

What about Great Yarmouth Weekenders they proceeded Cleethorpes and Prestatyn?

Musically, Blackpool Mecca in the early 70's was incredible........