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26 May 2010

Which is the Hardest Rockin` Town in the North West ?

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Posted By : Colin H | Comments : 19

Is it Your Town ??

Just out of curiosity ,which is your favourite town to play a gig - in terms of most good venues , most appreciative audience , great bands ect ect .

In our limited experience , so far , my vote has to go to ....... drum roll please ...... BOLTON .

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# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 26/05/2010, 12:26 (GMT)

t'aint my town, would love it to be then we could have more gigs closer to home :-(

# Posted by NIGHT TRAIN - 26/05/2010, 12:26 (GMT)

Bolton?????????????????????

# Posted by Colin H - 26/05/2010, 12:33 (GMT)

Bolton?????????????????????

Well I did say limited experience !!!

and we havent played most towns , yet , but weve had a couple of good gigs there . Seems easier to get a gig there than our locality - Southport/preston .

# Posted by TEX & THE HARDCORE TROUBAD... - 26/05/2010, 12:34 (GMT)

west manchester doesnt seem too bad for venues

# Posted by NIGHT TRAIN - 26/05/2010, 12:34 (GMT)

for its size Atherton must come close...5 or 6 venues, at least a couple of open mic/jam sessions and a nightclub that has bands on

# Posted by Drum Bloke™ - that bloke that... - 26/05/2010, 12:35 (GMT)

Barnoldswick

# Posted by Drum Bloke™ - that bloke that... - 26/05/2010, 12:39 (GMT)

Stockport has 4 venues within staggering distance of each other...

# Posted by nicki ex gardeners arms - 26/05/2010, 12:40 (GMT)

Oldham i have stiletto heels on my seating and a broken curtain pole bodged up by my dad and also had the pendulum lights highered they nutters.

If you ask my other half tony (a band of gygsies) its burnley i think its a close second to oldham.

# Posted by Colin H - 26/05/2010, 12:41 (GMT)

Manchester has some great looking rock venues - but they dont like children ....wahhhhhhhhh....

# Posted by Roj (Black Rose) - 26/05/2010, 12:44 (GMT)

Hindley Rocks, and Chorley/Copull are OK.

# Posted by Scott - Metalleeka - 26/05/2010, 13:07 (GMT)

Loudest crowd so far has to go to the king eddy in Blackpool, but the craziest crowd by a mile has to go to The Derby Arms in Colne.

# Posted by WOLFPACK - 26/05/2010, 15:00 (GMT)

Got to agree with Alec dudes BOLTON???????? I am Bolton born and bred and the apathy shown to live rock music in this town is a total disgrace! Our strongholds are anywhere in the Oldham area(Whittles especially) Lancaster, Atherton and Hindley.

# Posted by Colin H - 26/05/2010, 15:26 (GMT)

Got to agree with Alec dudes BOLTON????????

I refer the honourable member of wolfpack to my previous answer !

Though , thinkin` about it , part of my reasoning was from a gig we played at the Moses Gate - which isnt technically in Bolton - Its in Farnworth - so I`ll bow to your greater knowledge - ha ha ..

# Posted by ~ THE SUG4R BULLETS ~ - 26/05/2010, 16:03 (GMT)

Agree with Wolfpack...Bolton died for us a long time ago.
Our places tend to be Oldham, Stockport, Atherton & Burnley.

# Posted by LAST GANG IN TOWN - 26/05/2010, 16:30 (GMT)

Agree with Dean, Bolton has fallen off the map.....
All our Bolton crew came to see us at Atherton though, bless 'em...
For 'Classic' Punk.....I'd say there is a hard core of Punk fans in every town.
Macclesfield, Runcorn and Oldham (Including Chadderton) are some of our best NW gigs.....
Recently broke into Huddersfield and that place is bouncing.....they're well up for the live bands there.....
Now, Yorkshire is a goldmine for 'Rock' of any type.....lots more 'venues' dedicated to live music than the NW.....sad but true...

# Posted by SABRE - 26/05/2010, 16:49 (GMT)

its whatever town Sabre are in. ta be sure.

# Posted by Jez (Route 69) - 26/05/2010, 18:18 (GMT)

Bury is the new Sunset Strip!!!! - -hopefully it will be anyway!!! friday gigs now in Pack Horse, Flying Shutle, O'Niells, Knowlsey, Pics Bar, and thats before you bring in t'owler and other nearby places.Clarence is just starting jam nights and Tiger bar was doing em midweek. Fingers crossed :)
and with Gary LGIT - huddersfield is growing again with venues and still must have as big a punk contingent as anywhere

# Posted by oggi - 26/05/2010, 20:07 (GMT)

Atherton and Hindley the best crowds round ere!!!!

# Posted by The Cottonhouse Shakers - 26/05/2010, 22:33 (GMT)

Hate to repeat myself but......It may not be the "hardest rocking" but for variety and amount of venues/bands (and a council supported annual free festy)....it has to be Darwen.

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