01 Feb 2012
Filed Under : Rants
Posted By : THE POWER 3 | Comments : 16
Has anybody else had theirs cancelled?
We,ve just yestrday had our gigs cancelled from The Bike& Hound due to new management coming in the next 2 weeks. Has anybody else had theirs cancelled? Jeff
yeh us last night
Is that Hyde? That was a good gig n all. AYP
It may be worth contacting the new management in a couple of weeks time.Rob
We were contacted by Vicky the pub manager a couple of weeks ago saying they were leaving this weekend and they were passing the diary over to the incoming people with the advice to contact the pub direct after the 6th Feb to confirm any bookings
Yeh that's the advice she gave us but surely the new management should contact people or put out a message when they arrive wether anything have changed
yeah we was contacted by vicky last week ,we played there a couple of weeks ago & its changed hands this week but we was told that the new management would be still having bands on as usual? ,not sure whats happened there jeff ,what did they actually say when they rang you . andy
We played there on Sat night and Mark introduced me to the new owner who is in fact his cousin. He also said our gigs would still be on. I haven't heard anything different but I'll get hold of mark and try to find out whats happening
did they used to have bands two nights a week? Ours were Friday gigs...maybe they dropped a night?
I spoke to Vicky this week too, appears the owner has sold the place (like Rocking Horse said to his cousin). We last played there in October but never rebooked for this year, quite simply because there just isn't a Punk following in the area and after multiple gigs there we just weren't seeing any progress like we have done in other areas (plus that stage area was a pain in the ass even for 3 of us). It's most definitely an out & out Classic Rock pub, but numbers have been down generally over the last 6 months...sign of the times. Hope they get things sorted and all the best to Vicky & co.Dean
looking at our dates and we have a Sat and a Fri booked in, so I'm not sure if a night is being dropped. I can't see them stopping the bands as it's all that keeps the place going really the place it's positioned. I keep hearing that it's declining in attendances but I can honestly say hand on heart that when we play there its packed. Whether it's that they like us or we have been lucky I have no idea, but I really enjoy the gig so I hope it doesn't stop
Its been very busy when we (Wrecked) have played there, infact its one of our top gigs. As far I know our gigs are still ok.
Looking forward to our continued gigs at "the bike & hound " ,always a a fun night there for "the stories" & all the best to the new landlord & all the best to vicky & co with thier new ventures . andy .
@RockingHorse & Steve (Wrecked)We've only ever played on a Friday night so maybe that's something to do with it. I also always felt they were a tough audience to crack and I don't mind admitting that it may be us that they just didn't get. No point keep playing somewhere if there's no connection is there.
Yep!!Had the plug pulled on our 2 dates there as well.Was just told to fone in a couple of months to see if they are still having bands on.Watch this space..as they say.Adios.
Vicky n Mark are having a leaving do on feb 11 in Hyde at ....... The Jolly Carter !!!
We're playing at the leaving do on 11th at The Jolly Carter, hopefully see some of you down there. P.s. as far as we know our gigs at the B&H are still on as the new owner plans to continue having bands on...
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