text: Voodoo Rooms a very cool name for a quite swish bar nnI came here for the Son of Dave gig last year and I was impressed Set on a rather dingy side street in New Town you walk up some stairs and enter the rather fancy bar The bartenders know their art and despite the slightly pricey drinks you are in New Town now it is good quality drinks The comfy booths make it great for company and privacy as wellnnOn with the music venue We walked in and there is a massive disco ball in the middle tick and fairy lights all over the walls double ticknHowever this was a dumb venue for this gig The stage if you can call it that is literally a step up from the floor Son of Dave beatboxes and messes about the stage a lot meaning only the three front rows of standing people can see what is going on If you are in the back good luck with that Also the musicians have to walk through the crowd to get to the stage Double awkward if they are trying to squeeze through a packed roomnnThe thing that did make a difference though compared to other gigs is that at the end there were no harsh lights switched on and angry security guards yelling at us to get out It was a lot more civilised and we were not rushed out of the room for the next event to start nnI will be coming back here in the near future hopefully and maybe my impression of it as a music venue changes In the mean time check out the bar it is a great place to start your night in New Town