Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
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21 November 2010
19:3081019Seems the local music scene is on the up, over the weekend at least 7 pubs locally had bands on over the weekend, some of them as many as 3 over the course of the weekend.
Personally I think this is great for music lovers, but might cause a problem for publicans as they try to attract the live music crowd
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21 November 2010
19:4681023It is always great to see new musical talent being nurtured.
Dover
DT1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 15 Apr 2008
- Posts: 1,116
21 November 2010
19:4981026I don't see a problem Ross. You'll have to elaborate.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
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21 November 2010
19:4981027local bands playing in local pubs must be encouredged,beats the hell out of x-factor and bgt.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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21 November 2010
20:2781042ddt
i think that ross is saying that there is not enough pub custom to support a lot of live bands.
if he is saying that i agree, having said that give me live music over recorded stuff every time.
a young band local to me called "strangely addicted/addictive" played at the "castle" pub on the 13th, did anyone see them?
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 14,118
21 November 2010
20:3581045I know avery good local girls band and they gave me their record
when they were playing at the LEAS Cleff Hall and they are good their name is "Twice as Nice,they play music from Abba,Michael Buble The Searchers, Pussycat, The Corrs Neil Sedaka and lots more they are not only good ,but very good looking to.
Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,707
21 November 2010
20:3681046Howard, that is indeed my concern
Like you I think it is great that pubs are turning back to regular live entertainment
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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22 November 2010
08:4881079Maybe at £3.00 a pint and some much more, it could be that people just can't afford to go out to see these live bands.
If money is tight, something has to go, but it isn't usually the drink.
Roger
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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22 November 2010
09:1581084By the time the band has been paid the landlord often makes no extra profit, that is why some have to charge at the door. I know we always made a loss on our music evenings that was why we gave up on them.
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23 November 2010
10:1181264Really good to see local music in the town. Makes you more inclined to go out and about town on a wintry dark evening.
I've seen two really good bands in the last two weeks - saw Vivid Nation from Canterbury at the Park Inn last week who did a rock set of covers and their own material and the band Near Miss at the Eagle last weekend who done pop and rock covers.
Both bands were totally different and it was nice to see them out and about in the town. I picked up leaflets of the local music scene in the Park Inn and I must admit its looking pretty good up til Christmas with local bands at the Park Inn every weekend! In one of them there was even a advert about the White Horse and a pic of Jeanette inside the cover, great publicity for our pubs and local music can surely only be good for them.
Guest 666- Registered: 25 Mar 2008
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23 November 2010
11:4781271It's great to see it on the up in Dover....
There's plenty of talent about in the area and it would be a great pity if the publicans were to cease supporting new bands etc.
In my past experience the Landlords were always on a tight margin, maybe the way to go is to do a few Charity spots to encourage footfall and follow it up with a paid gig?
Perhaps get everyone who comes in to contribute to the charity by a fiver or such and then take it from there, so the charity gains, the artiste gets paid and the publican profits.
Oh Boy!, That'll be the day.........