Rockers night out - where to go? - Page 2

kirakk · 17-03-2010, 20:20

QUOTE
[I miss rebels. And the Roxy's rock night. The Nelson used to be good, whatever it was called before. Was great - Sportsman, Wap, Roxys. Ah youth!!]

Not forgetting the Yorkshireman

NoddyHolder · 17-03-2010, 20:36

Shock gasp horror !!...nobodys mentioned the Buccaneer or Crazy Daisys

kirakk · 17-03-2010, 21:37

[QUOTE=NoddyHolder;6034338]Shock gasp horror !!...nobodys mentioned the Buccaneer or Crazy Daisys[/Q

Likewise with the museum,Three tuns (both where orchard square is now) The red lion before concerts at the city hall and The foresters on the corner of division street.

Shaken up · 18-03-2010, 09:27

The Nelson has to be the place.
Better than all the rest. as Tina Turner would say.!!

Ghostrider · 18-03-2010, 10:14

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Originally Posted by JarvisCocker

Not this saturday no, it's April 10th

Whats The Sportsman like these days? Crap?

Its still a rock bar at weekends - go in and judge for yourself....

nefertari · 18-03-2010, 11:10

We used to go in the Foresters for one or two early on usually. We used to say it was like sitting in someones front room

Remember the guy who workied behind the bar and when washing the glasses wore Marilgods, Hey up Marigold !

pt cru · 18-03-2010, 21:15

[QUOTE=kirakk;6034246]QUOTE
[I miss rebels. And the Roxy's rock night.

Me too. Great times, fun dressing up, awsome atmosphere, good music, massive hair. Went from 1986 - 1995. Now feeling like a fat old fart these days and can only daydream about the days of goth/glam rock heaven.

JarvisCocker · 19-03-2010, 20:31

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Originally Posted by Ghostrider

Its still a rock bar at weekends - go in and judge for yourself....

I will. Was just asking what it's like cos not been in for ages. Is Trish still knocking about, bless her. She used to scare me when I first went in rebs!

craig_w · 22-03-2010, 10:56

SUNDAY 28TH MARCH @ WEST ST LIVE
FREE ENTRY

THIS IS SPINAL PAP
A tribute to the cult 80's film "This Is Spinal Tap"

From the depths of hell comes a tribute band like no other. Blazing on stage with an energy more rampant than a mongoose making love to a wilder beast, this band will set your blood pumping and your trousers expanding! This will be one show not to miss, from the rock anthems of "Tonight were gonna rock you" to the more sophisticated sound of "Sex Farm", all the hits are here! .... Rest assured this bands goes to eleven. "

Gonna be a wicked night !

Ghostrider · 22-03-2010, 11:04

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Originally Posted by JarvisCocker

I will. Was just asking what it's like cos not been in for ages. Is Trish still knocking about, bless her. She used to scare me when I first went in rebs!

Its rock on Friday night from 8pm and Saturdays from 4pm till 1am..
Trish is still around and hasnt changed at all - I remember the first time I met her in rebels - scared the hell out of me as well

Powerage · 23-03-2010, 12:29

Sportsman is ok sometimes its full and sometimes empty but the music is pretty good.

My advice would be avoid WSL on Saturday it gets full of chavs and the bands are usually crap.

The best are Dove n Rainbow, Sportsman and Nelson followed by the Corp.

Powerage · 23-03-2010, 12:30

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Originally Posted by Ghostrider

Its rock on Friday night from 8pm and Saturdays from 4pm till 1am..
Trish is still around and hasnt changed at all - I remember the first time I met her in rebels - scared the hell out of me as well

Yes Trish is still about but she normally only goes in the Corp Saturdays.

She can sometimes be found in WSL on Fridays as well.

She hasn't changed a bit

Sorry quoted wrong post was meant to answer Jarvis Cocker

JarvisCocker · 23-03-2010, 12:56

Thanks Powerage and Ghostrider, got a little plan forming in my head now! I think we'll have to go in The Sportsman for old times sake.

Whats happening with The Casbah? Is that still on the go. I know it went really downhill and people stopped going in and I know it was supposed to be pulled down with the redevelopment going on round there. As thats all on hold have the owners of The Casbah done anything to get it back to what it used to be? Had some great nights in there after Rebs closed.

goldenfleece · 23-03-2010, 13:01

Times have indeed changed a lot in Sheffield since the 'glory days' of the Wapanetake, Buccaneer, Rebels, ET AL.

However, a good time is still on the menu, The Dove and Rainbow still rocks loud N proud, and Corporation is still THE only place to be seen on a Friday/Saturday night if you part of the rock scene here.....

the times may have changed, but having fun has not.....

Jared · 23-03-2010, 13:22

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Originally Posted by Powerage

Sportsman is ok sometimes its full and sometimes empty but the music is pretty good.

My advice would be avoid WSL on Saturday it gets full of chavs and the bands are usually crap.

The best are Dove n Rainbow, Sportsman and Nelson followed by the Corp.

one person's opinion re bands and you're entitled to it (though I couldn't disagree more of course!), but I must take umbridge with your description that we get full of chavs on Saturdays. Just because our Saturdays aren't aimed exclusively at rockers, people of a certain age and other people who only like cheesy hard rock and precious little else beyond that doesn't mean we attract uncouth people, our bouncers keep them out. I'd actually say we get more of a younger demographic in on Saturdays than Fridays, but that's entirely our intention, pleasing two different markets on our two different weekend nights. It's what keeps us afloat as a business.

Dr.One · 23-03-2010, 19:09

^^ Okay - 'umbridge' is a character from Harry Potter. Do you mean 'umbrage'? :p

Truth is - for real 80s rock/metal your only bet is the Nelson followed by Corp on a saturday night. Everywhere else, including places like the Casbah, you are subjected to a barrage of bands like Disturbed and System of a Down, which I'm guessing you are not looking for. The great thing about Corp is, for every Rage Against the Machine type track they play, there's always a Whitesnake or Tyketto song that can put you in a good mood again - and as for the Nelson, the DJ there is very accomodating with requests.

WSL is a great venue that showcases some great bands, but I wouldn't go there for the DJ alone. And as for attracting 'uncouth' people - I *have* been there and observed this but being situated bang smack in the middle of West Street - what do you expect!

jake · 23-03-2010, 19:14

I went to trad rock night at corp a few months ago with some folk I used to go to rebels with many years ago.. it was slightly surreal seeing all these faces from 20 yrs ago all still wearing the same clothes and dancing to the same tunes.. quite entertaining for a night.. but a bit like the twilight zone!

Can you imagine going to Rebels in 1988 and it being full of folk still dressed like it was 1966 and only dancing to 1960s tunes..?

Jared · 23-03-2010, 19:46

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Originally Posted by Dr.One

^^ Okay - 'umbridge' is a character from Harry Potter. Do you mean 'umbrage'? :p

WSL is a great venue that showcases some great bands, but I wouldn't go there for the DJ alone. And as for attracting 'uncouth' people - I *have* been there and observed this but being situated bang smack in the middle of West Street - what do you expect!

Your pedantry is such a sexy quality, and I of course take no umbrage (got it right this time!) with it and doff my cap to you :-P

As you rightly say, given our location on West St the odd miscreant is inevitable but our doorstaff always deal with them swiftly and safely and most get turned away at the door.

For the previous poster to state we're full of "chavs" on Saturdays is incredibly harsh, akin to saying we're full of "smellies" on Fridays because we get a lot of rock and metal fans in for the music we put on then. We get a wide cross section of people in both nights but I suppose the general truth of the matter is that we largely get a bit of a younger crowd in on our Saturdays that are more indie orientated and 60s/70s/80s/90s pop orientated than our core customer base on the rockier Fridays. This dynamic of offering different entertainment on each respective weekend night has been really working for us as a business for quite some time now and we're more than happily going to continue with it for some time to come.

Dr.One · 23-03-2010, 20:28

Yeah - I do think it's a bit harsh - especially because you can't just go 'oh you can't come in here, you're a chav' or something to that effect. Think you're doing a great job with the bands though *high five*

Jared · 23-03-2010, 20:32

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Originally Posted by Dr.One

Yeah - I do think it's a bit harsh - especially because you can't just go 'oh you can't come in here, you're a chav' or something to that effect. Think you're doing a great job with the bands though *high five*

why fankoo doc!