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Venue capacity on 84 and 85 tours
Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 08:14
by Silence is platinum
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?
Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 12:31
by xfloorshowx
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..
Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 14:12
by paul
Dutch venues:
Paradiso - 1500
Melkweg (oude zaal) - 700
Doornroosje - 500
Vera - 500
Tivoli Oudegracht - 1000
Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 14:18
by ribbons69
Nottingham Rock City holds just under 2000 (but you're hard pushed to move when it's full)
Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 14:42
by streamline
ribbons69 wrote:Nottingham Rock City holds just under 2000 (but you're hard pushed to move when it's full)
or breathe if I remember!
Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 20:25
by cardoman
Brielpoort Deinze 2000
Ancienne Belgique 1800
but I am not sure if they did these areas in the early days...
Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 22:32
by vicus
Germany
Bremen (Schlachthof) 1000
Hamburg (Markthalle) 1100
Posted: 16 Jan 2010, 22:39
by Being645
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
Posted: 17 Jan 2010, 12:30
by radiojamaica
Vooruit, Ghent (they played there in 85): 1000
Posted: 17 Jan 2010, 18:42
by Garbageman
Rock City at capacity was a sweatbox......but fantastic memories of The Sisters,The Cramps and others.
Posted: 17 Jan 2010, 19:08
by Debaser
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.
Posted: 18 Jan 2010, 08:34
by Ozpat
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.
Posted: 18 Jan 2010, 10:07
by paul
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.
Posted: 18 Jan 2010, 10:43
by Ozpat
paul wrote: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.
Yes thought so. Should have been one of them.
Posted: 18 Feb 2010, 15:20
by Debaser
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
Posted: 05 Mar 2010, 11:15
by Spiggy's hat
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