Venue capacity on 84 and 85 tours

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a)Always wondered what size all the venues were.

I ve been in London at the electric ballroom and the Camden underworld, so were these venues similar ?

b) keeping in mind that they were living on the dole at that time, how big or small was their paycheck for every gig?
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Stockholm, Electric Garden 1983 250-300
Gothenburg, Mudd Club 1985 400
Stockholm, Kolingsborg 1985 550

None of the gigs were sold out but the gigs in 85 were pretty crowded..
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Dutch venues:

Paradiso - 1500
Melkweg (oude zaal) - 700
Doornroosje - 500
Vera - 500
Tivoli Oudegracht - 1000
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Nottingham Rock City holds just under 2000 (but you're hard pushed to move when it's full)
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ribbons69 wrote:Nottingham Rock City holds just under 2000 (but you're hard pushed to move when it's full)
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Brielpoort Deinze 2000
Ancienne Belgique 1800

but I am not sure if they did these areas in the early days...
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Bremen (Schlachthof) 1000
Hamburg (Markthalle) 1100
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Luxor Cologne 1984 - 400
Alter Wartesaal Cologne - 800

Palladium Cologne 2001 - 4,000
E-Werk Cologne 2006/2009 - 2,000

Stahlwerk Dusseldorf 1998 - 2,000
Phillipshalle Dusseldorf 1985/1990/2003 variable, up tp 7,500

Grugahalle Essen 1991/1993 variable, 7,000 - 10,000

Stadhalle Offenbach 1996 up to 4,000
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Vooruit, Ghent (they played there in 85): 1000
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Rock City at capacity was a sweatbox......but fantastic memories of The Sisters,The Cramps and others.
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Garbageman wrote:Rock City at capacity was a sweatbox......but fantastic memories of The Sisters,The Cramps and others.
It still is. Moreso since they added the extra staircase. Saying that though, I've never worried about being crushed and mashed in there. Unlike the Boat Clubs (any of them) which I had to stop going to.
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paul wrote:Dutch venues:

Paradiso - 1500
Melkweg (oude zaal) - 700
Doornroosje - 500
Vera - 500
Tivoli Oudegracht - 1000
De Kapel Maastricht? Couple of hundred I guess.
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Ozpat wrote:
paul wrote:Dutch venues:

Paradiso - 1500
Melkweg (oude zaal) - 700
Doornroosje - 500
Vera - 500
Tivoli Oudegracht - 1000
De Kapel Maastricht? Couple of hundred I guess.
300 max.
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paul wrote:
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paul wrote:Dutch venues:

Paradiso - 1500
Melkweg (oude zaal) - 700
Doornroosje - 500
Vera - 500
Tivoli Oudegracht - 1000
De Kapel Maastricht? Couple of hundred I guess.
300 max.
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Irving Plaza 1984/08/06

900 capacity according to the tour itinery I'm currently perusing. The stage manager was Frank Gallagher by the way :lol: :lol: :lol:
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A lot of the UK dates during 84 & 85 (certainly from Black October onwards) were on the university circuit which tend to have capacities of 1500-2000
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