radioactive rik wrote:i think a lot of it is down to fans being arsed to actually attend.
the bands are a lot busier in comparison to the fans.

This.When I flew over FKU in October, I was having panic attacks the weekend before because I thought noone was going to turn up.

Luckly I was proved wrong

come on povey, if fans coming to underground gigs was on the up then surly there would be more re-animantor thrash nights?

Well I cant speak for the whole of the UK but I dont want to put on thrash gigs all the time just so people will come to a show.

Its a mean reason why in my opinion there has'nt been a Reanimator since October, ok Luke did his DM thing in Wolves, but it was getting stale and I did'nt want to keep on milking and rotating the same shows whilst when are capable of drawing names.

Due to the lack of venue's in Birmingham its embrassing to go that step forward because we are still stuck at the Pear even you guys deservidly throught hard work have moved on. I dont think you would want to play there anymore maybe would you?

Whilst it is plain to see they are/were our most successful gigs what about our other shows we have put on label bands and lost hundreds.

Povey wrote:Well I cant speak for the whole of the UK but I dont want to put on thrash gigs all the time just so people will come to a show.

Its a mean reason why in my opinion there has'nt been a Reanimator since October, ok Luke did his DM thing in Wolves, but it was getting stale and I did'nt want to keep on milking and rotating the same shows whilst when are capable of drawing names.

Due to the lack of venue's in Birmingham its embrassing to go that step forward because we are still stuck at the Pear even you guys deservidly throught hard work have moved on. I dont think you would want to play there anymore maybe would you?

Whilst it is plain to see they are/were our most successful gigs what about our other shows we have put on label bands and lost hundreds.

Hate to raise the competition here , but how about doing shows (when possible for you) down in london likewise to Resillience crew? Or even partnership!!!
Sorry for butting in ya convo, just a thought that popped into my head

Cause London is spoilt way enough for gigs as it is

Nah Dave we already do the Nocturnal,Enforcer or FKU gigs would'nt of happened without the other party at all.

DIY ethics FTW!

I would however like to do something like Metalbrew in Birmingham in the future and Jamie would be the first person I would call on this instance.

Povey wrote:Cause London is spoilt way enough for gigs as it is

Nah Dave we already do the Nocturnal,Enforcer or FKU gigs would'nt of happened without the other party at all.

DIY ethics FTW!

I would however like to do something like Metalbrew in Birmingham in the future and Jamie would be the first person I would call on this instance.

Followed by Virus inregards to playing hehe

Are there really no venues in Birmingham? The pub place we played was okay I guess, the Reanimator night was pretty good, but it was a weird place.

Surely there must be some clubs there you can hire out?

I dont want to pay a venue £300-400 for the privledge of bringing them customers. When they do a dick job of promoting shows themselves.

When we put on Thrash Metal Massacre I enquired about putting on it at the Barfly and was quoted £100 p/h and laughed down the phone as it was a waste of his time. We ended up having 300 people at the show when a couple of months before Onslaught played in front of 10 people.

You have no idea how backwards and difficult Birmingham is when it comes to putting on gigs

Povey wrote:I dont want to pay a venue £300-400 for the privledge of bringing them customers. When they do a dick job of promoting shows themselves.

When we put on Thrash Metal Massacre I enquired about putting on it at the Barfly and was quoted £100 p/h and laughed down the phone as it was a waste of his time. We ended up having 300 people at the show when a couple of months before Onslaught played in front of 10 people.

You have no idea how backwards and difficult Birmingham is when it comes to putting on gigs

So how do promoters work with them? That seems insane but I have no idea how promoting really works, I've always just turned up and played when asked.

Should probably get a little more knowledge about it.

Holy Crap! Lions! wrote:

Povey wrote:I dont want to pay a venue £300-400 for the privledge of bringing them customers. When they do a dick job of promoting shows themselves.

When we put on Thrash Metal Massacre I enquired about putting on it at the Barfly and was quoted £100 p/h and laughed down the phone as it was a waste of his time. We ended up having 300 people at the show when a couple of months before Onslaught played in front of 10 people.

You have no idea how backwards and difficult Birmingham is when it comes to putting on gigs

So how do promoters work with them? That seems insane but I have no idea how promoting really works, I've always just turned up and played when asked.

Should probably get a little more knowledge about it.

Who do you play for?

I imagine the promoter books the venue and bands, actually promotes the event, collects the money at the door, pays the bands and then uses any profit to start the cycle once more.

Yeah pretty much, how we have run Reanimator for years

Venue owners putting on there own gigs dont have to worry about anything apart from taking money from there overpriced bar at the bar and a nice £300 from a promoter helps to

If I could lease my own warehouse in Birmingham I would. I just dont know where to begin

terrorizer wrote:I imagine the promoter books the venue and bands, actually promotes the event, collects the money at the door, pays the bands and then uses any profit to start the cycle once more.

Pretty much that but in most cases remove the word profit.

VirusDave wrote:

Holy Crap! Lions! wrote:

Povey wrote:I dont want to pay a venue £300-400 for the privledge of bringing them customers. When they do a dick job of promoting shows themselves.

When we put on Thrash Metal Massacre I enquired about putting on it at the Barfly and was quoted £100 p/h and laughed down the phone as it was a waste of his time. We ended up having 300 people at the show when a couple of months before Onslaught played in front of 10 people.

You have no idea how backwards and difficult Birmingham is when it comes to putting on gigs

So how do promoters work with them? That seems insane but I have no idea how promoting really works, I've always just turned up and played when asked.

Should probably get a little more knowledge about it.

Who do you play for?

www.myspace.com/sekhmetuk

I never really handled anything with them other than playing side, not that I would have been particularly useful doing anything but playing as a fresh faced 16 year old. We're half a band down now so I'm having to pick up where Dave left off.

terrorizer wrote:I imagine the promoter books the venue and bands, actually promotes the event, collects the money at the door, pays the bands and then uses any profit to start the cycle once more.

Povey wrote:Yeah pretty much, how we have run Reanimator for years

Venue owners putting on there own gigs dont have to worry about anything apart from taking money from there overpriced bar at the bar and a nice £300 from a promoter helps to

If I could lease my own warehouse in Birmingham I would. I just dont know where to begin

I thought about as much. A hundred per hour, is that usual?

A to tha K Akabusi here -

I can see why you'd think it is slowing but relax bruv its only a momentary relapse the big explosion is comin. As long as people keep it alive, keep coming to the gigs its getting better all the time, the quality of bands is rising bruv.

Bitch Akabusi is gonna Nut on your Butt
Who cares of you like it or not,
My penis is 10 inches cut
and you're gonna pleasure it slut.