From: andrewc@spider.co.uk (Andrew Cannon)
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll,alt.rock-n-roll.metal,alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy,alt.thrash,alt.rock-n-roll.hard
Subject: Rock List
Date: 5 Nov 92 16:05:07 GMT
Organization: Spider Systems Limited, Edinburgh, UK.

THE GREAT ROCK PUB/CLUB DIRECTORY
UK

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Andy Cannon <andrewc@spider.co.uk>

Name:- The Wheatsheaf
Location:- Great Horton Rd, Bradford, England
Type of Place:- Pub.
Live Bands:- No
Brief Description:- Two bars, one closes at 11:00pm, the other opens from 11:00
		    till 1:00pm (Fridays and Saturdays only I think)
	            Spit and sawdust place, good Rock "Disco" on Fridays and
	            Saturdays, good juke box. Crap draft beer, Brown Ale OK !
Opening times:- English licsensing hours, bar extension till' 1:00pm on Friday
		and Saturday.

Name: Costermongers
Location:- By Virgin Megastore in Birmingham.
Type of Place:- Pub
Live bands:- No
Brief Description:- Underground pub, crap beer (all beers crap in Birmingham)
		   Good CD juke box, Rock disco on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays
		   and random times in between ! Very crowded on a weekend,
		   rock group posters all over the walls (better than wall paper
		   ) Couple of pin ball machines.
Opening times:- All day Saturday, English opening times.

Name: Edwards No. 8
Location: Birmingham 
Type of Place:- Nightclub.
Live Bands:- Yes, don't know the current night(s) for bands though.
Brief Description:- Very difficult to give cos' I've always been Very Drunk
		 when I've been there ! I think there's two (or three) different
		 bars. Good beer (not draft) Lots of loud music and people.
		 Don't hassle the bouncers, they bite.

Name:- XL's Nightclub. (Xposure)
Location:- Fiive Ways, Birmingham
Type of Place: Nightclub
Live bands:- No
Brief Description:- Friday/Saturday nights are rock night. Membership of C 'n'
		  D Promotions Rock Club gets you in cheap(er). Beer good (Stick
		  to cans, they're stronger) Very roomy nightclub, used to be
		  posh. Good sound system. (NB I hav'nt been there for over a
		  year, so it may have shut down for all I know !)

C 'n' D promotions also do rock nights at the following (again this info could
be out of date)

Thursdays: Electric Chair at Tressines, Birmingham
Thursdays: Xposure at the Point, Milton Keynes
Sundays: Elevator at Tressines, Birmingham

Name: Barrel Organ
Location: Digbeth, Birmingham
Type of Place: Pub
Live Bands: Yes.
Brief Description: Goth/Punk pub. Very busy, beer not bad (they sell Necastle
		 Brown..the British rocker/bikers staple drink).

Name: The Institute
Location: Digbeth, Birmingham
Type of Place: Nigtclub/rockclub
Live Bands: Yes, I saw UFO there.
Brief Description: Set up by a group of people who include Andy Taylor (ex
		  Duran Duran guitarist turned headbanger producer) I've 
		  never been on a rock night, only to gigs but the place is 
		  very impressive. Beer's expensive, music's loud.

From: Christopher Cannam <cannam@sc.zib-berlin.de>

Name:- Hatchetts
Location:- Corner of Quiet Street(!), Bath, England
Type of Place:- Pub
Live Bands:- No
Brief Description:- Two bars. Downstairs ordinary, upstairs good (by
		    Bath standards...) for rock 'n leathers types.
		    Fair jukebox, with quite a wide range of music;
		    reasonable ale (free house).  Only place in Bath
		    to serve a decent bottle of Brown
Opening times:- Usual English hours; top bar closes on Sundays.



Name:- The Angel
Location:- can't remember street name.  Behind North Road, above the
	   bus station, up the hill from Framwelgate Bridge, and
	   opposite The Elm Tree, Durham, England.  If I remember
	   the street name I'll send it.
Type of Place:- Pub
Live Bands:- Occasionally
Brief Description:- Loud and smoky at night, and surprisingly mellow
		    during the day.  Draws a fairly bikery crowd but
		    has (sadly) lost a bit of it with the relatively
		    recent addition of a CD jukebox.  Beer `garden'
		    out at the back, and average beer.  Not cheap.
Opening times:- Usual English hours with all day opening.


From: "M.J. Nellist" <M.J.Nellist@ncl.ac.uk>

Newcastle upon tyne. On Friday/Saturday nights the place to go is
'The Mayfair'. Gets some good bands as well...

Name:- NEWCASTLE MAYFAIR
Location:- Can't remember street name, but it's near Monument metro station.
           Newcastle-upon-tyne, ENGLAND.
Type of place:- Nightclub
Live Bands:- YES
Opening times:- Around 9pm. Best to go in at approx 10.45 though.
Brief Description:-
                   Fairly big place set underground. Upstairs balcony looking
                   down onto stage and dancefloor. Plenty seating, good bar                          (if expensive), music varies from soft rock to metal (or 
                   anything you want to ask for). Also has seperate suites 
                   which sometimes specialise in other music, e.g. punk etc.
                   Wide range of people, superb atmosphere, only drawback is
                   that entrance fee is between 3-5 pounds(cheaper before 11).

  Recent bands to have played there include Quireboys,Ugly Kid Joe, and Thunder.
  The Thunder gig was one of the best gigs for a while, it was their pre -
  Donnington show and it was a class performance.
  Definitely worth the entrance cost, it's a must if your in or around Newcastle.
  P.S. Look into a bar called Trillians beforehand. Another underground pub with
       a superb jukebox and good beer. 


email: david.gourley@att.com

Name:- Bierkeller
Location:- All Souls Street, Bristol
Type of Place:- Night Club
Live Bands:- Yes
Brief Description:- Medium sized (about 800) concert venue which has rock
discos as well one night a week.  I can't comment on the quality of the rock
discos 'cos I don't fancy going out clubbing with a 13-mile drive afterwards.
Loads of good rock/hm bands play there: eg I've seen Gillan, Mamas Boys, Fish
there.  Beer is very iffy - Brown Ale is your best bet.
Opening times:- English licensing hours

Name:- Huntsman (Cellar Bar)
Location:- North Parade, Bath
Type of Place: Pub
Live bands:- very occasionally
Brief description: Make sure you go downstairs!  The upstairs bar is very 
staid and middle-aged; Downstairs is completely different.  Excellent rock
juke-box, although they do have one or two crappy pop CDs on it, which can
get a bit embarrassing if someone puts a load of tracks on from them.  Good
beer (Eldridge Pope).
OPening times:- English licensing hours

From: Kirit Geir Saelensminde <kgs@doc.ic.ac.uk>

Frog and Bucket
On the road from Ide Hill to Edenbridge. (Nr Sevenoaks)
Live band every evening and sunday lunchtime. Free to get in.

Usually a large gathering of bikers there when the weather is good and a few
when it isn't. Makes a good run for us city types as there are plenty of 
fast A roads and twisty lanes.

They have lots of good bands tending to be rock and blues, but occasionally
other stuff as well.


From: Graeme Griffiths <graeme@abekrd.co.uk>

Name of Club/Pub/Bar:-	Warehouse
Location (Street, City, Country):- Leeds (Sorry I don't know the street),
ENGLAND
Type of Place (Nightclub, Bar, Pub, Private Club) Club
Live Bands ?:- Not often
Brief Description:- Saturday nights at t'Warehouse are Rock nights.
Organised by On XII promotions (my mates Guy and Tony) they provide a
seriously good selection of Rock/Metal tunes.
Beer is expensive and crap, it's a Rock Night not a rock club
Opening times:- Saturdays 9.30-2am


Name - Stairways
Loc - Oliver St., Birkenhead, Merseyside, ENGLAND
Type - Club
Live Bands - small/medium sized bands every Saturday
Description - Two floors, one just bar with video screens, pool table,
video games, the other is a bar with dance-floor and stage. Once great
now, well maybe I'm just tired of it, I sort of grew up in there.
Beer, pretty good by club standards.
Open : Fri and Sat 9ish - 2am


Name - Krazy House
Loc - Nr Central Station, Liverpool, England
Type - Club
Live Bands - small/medium/largish bands every Fri
Decription - Largish single bar, dance floor, pool tables, bar promo on
Saturdays (still running to my knowledge) 1 Pound a pint! 
Beer pretty good for a club
Open: Fri/Sat 9ish - 2am
Notes - Whole street has clubs/pubs of rocky nature up it. Try the Swan
at top for real-ale and work down thru Wilsons, Free-wheelers..... do try
and stay sober enough to actually make the Krazy house at the bottom.


Name - Tivoli Ballroom
Loc - Buckley, North Wales
Type - Early closing club
Live Bands - medium/large bands every Thursday.
Description - V. Large two floor club. Large stage and dance floor
downstairs, pool tables, video screen and smaller bar upstairs. Beer good.
Open - Thursday 8.30 - 12.30

Name - Agincourt
Loc - The main road thru' Camberley, England.
Type - Early closing club
Live Bands - No
Description - Wierd club. Strange mix of bikers, posers, thrashers and
alternative fans. Go if only to see the synchronised dance to Pop Will Eat
Itself's "Beaver Patrol".
Open - Fri (Rock/Thrash/Alternative) 8.30 - 12-30
       Sat (Rave/Alternative ish still a bit of Rock) 8.30 - 12.30


Name - The Bugle
Loc - Friar St. Reading, Berkshire, England.
Type - Pub
Live Bands - No
Description - Small biker pub with excellent juke box and fairly good beer.
Open - English (Sad) opening hours.


  lsh078@cck.cov.ac.uk

Sheffield
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Pubs: Wappentake Bar            Clubs/Nights: Rebels (rock club)
      The Yorkshireman                        Roxy's (rock nights)
                                              City Hall Ballroom (alt.night)

Coventry
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Pubs: Sir Colin Campbell       Clubs/Nights: Sir Colin Campbell
      THe Godiva                             Uni Rock Soc night


From: MICHAEL <bane@vtx.ma.man.ac.uk>

Name of Club/Pub/Bar: Rock World
Location (Street, City, Country): Oxford Street, Manchester, UK
Type of Place (Nightclub, Bar, Pub, Private Club) Nightclub
Live Bands ?: occasionally - often on Weds
Brief Description: 3 bars, 3 types of disco
Opening times: nights til 2am, open at least on weds, thurs, fri and sats

From: Richard Clements <richardc@kbss.bt.co.uk>

NOTTINGHAM
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Name:- Rock City
Location:- Near theatre royal, Nottingham.
Type of place:- Club.
Live Bands:- If it's rock, they've played Rock City.
Brief Description:- Numerous bars, two levels. Fridays good rock stuff, plus
                    speed thrash stuff downstairs 'till ~10:30. Downstairs plays
                    older rock after 10:30. Saturdays: Alternative/indie/goth/
                    industrial/hardcore. What more can I say? If you're reading                     this you've almost certainly heard of it.
Opening times:- 9 'till 2 Fri/Sat. Sometimes do all-nighters.

Name:- The Salutation Inn
Location:- Maid marrion way, Nottingham.
Type of place:- Pub.
Live Bands:- Yes. Usually local rock bands.
Brief Description:- Upstairs is exclusively a bikers bar, and unless you've got
                    long hair, are wearing a leather/rock teeshirt etc. (or are
                    a woman :->) you might not be let in. Best Friday and
                    Saturday nights, but Sat. afternoon good too. Good jukebox
                    and rock disco on Fri. night and Sat.
Historians note:- This pub is vying with `The Olde Trip to Jerusalem' for the
                  title of oldest pub in England!
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