LETS GET THE NORTH SHORE A VENUE

angsty, 2 April 2002 - 1:05am

On the North Shore of Auckland, there are plenty of band practising in their garage every sunday morning. This is great... except they get no where to play unless they pay $2000 to rent out a huge venue which they'll get enough people to make the money back.

So sign this online petition. We will then submitt all the names to the North Shore City Council Annual Plan along with peoples comments and a video.

http://www.petitionpetition.com/cgi/petition.cgi?id=3552

Or you can make a submission yourself if you feel the North Shore needs something like this.

http://www.nscc.govt.nz/annualplanform/submissions.asp

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Um... why don't they just play at the ...

Um... why don't they just play at the Masonic and the Brownzy like everyone else.

Or are you thinking All Ages gigs?

Cos its not just the Shore that needs an AA venue. Its the whole city.

martha, 2 April 2002 - 12:53pm

Absolutely Martha. And why don't ...

Absolutely Martha.
And why don't Shore people start going to gigs as well. I think bands are getting close to not playing the Shore any more because nobody goes to see them. Shore people should start going to gigs before another venue is thought about.

Jackson, 2 April 2002 - 3:10pm

Exactly. I've been to shore gigs ...

Exactly.

I've been to shore gigs and most of them are empty as. Even for major NZ bands numbers don't really break over 70 punters or so.

The only ones that really get the numbers seem to be punk gigs at the Masonic. And thats basically because people who go to these punk gigs go to every punk gig in town anyway, even if they're playing on the other side of the bridge the next night.

Punk is such a religion... why can't there be this devoted following for other genres as well?

martha, 2 April 2002 - 3:39pm

Ok maybe I can help you understand ...

Ok maybe I can help you understand where I am coming from.
I have organised quite a few gigs around Auckland, especially on the North Shore. Unforuntatly, half our audience haven't been able to come because there are only really bars to play in.

All ages events I have been involved in organising have had 200+ people.. so really, getting people to turn up at our events aren't a problem.

I was at a Betchadupa gig a couple of years a go when they played 3 gigs 3 nights in a row on the North Shore.. this was when they had just released their first ep. That's the only gig i've been to with poor attendance... can you expect to get a full house every night when you play in the same area three nights in a row?

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angsty, 2 April 2002 - 8:56pm

By the way martha.. i'm just trying to ...

By the way martha.. i'm just trying to do my bit. Of course the whole city needs an all ages venue but i'm doing as much as i can handle.

angsty, 2 April 2002 - 9:03pm

Yeah I know that angsty. I'm not ...

Yeah I know that angsty.

I'm not trying to put you down.

You just should have said it was for AA gigs.

If you need a hand, let me know.

martha, 2 April 2002 - 9:10pm

I think there definitely needs to be ...

I think there definitely needs to be more AA venues.
I dont turn 18 till later this year and im sick of missing out on good gigs cause the venue is lincensed.
grrrrrrr.

Tiffany, 12 January 2003 - 1:29am

GO THE MASONIC! :D heeehehe...

GO THE MASONIC! :D heeehehe

seven_eleven, 13 August 2004 - 3:26am

How did THIS make it into BOTB?...

How did THIS make it into BOTB?

martha, 4 April 2002 - 2:35pm

it's a good cause. more power to the ...

it's a good cause. more power to the live scene. we favour ambitious causes that need a hand...!

dust, 4 April 2002 - 2:37pm

Fair enough....

Fair enough.

martha, 4 April 2002 - 2:45pm

Say the council gave us funding to set ...

Say the council gave us funding to set something up.. how do suggest it was spent?

I'm thinking a place like the Temple but without the bar obviously.

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angsty, 4 April 2002 - 3:25pm

Would need to be bigger than the ...

Would need to be bigger than the Temple.

Set up as maybe a hangout for kids after school as well... might draw in more money.

Theres a place in Wellington thats a fine example... forgotten the name of it now. But yeah its a venue and afterschool hang out place too, with coffee and softdrinks etc.

martha, 7 April 2002 - 6:37pm

Yeah that would be cool. The place is ...

Yeah that would be cool. The place is called Zeal.. that place sounds awesome. They even have a recording studio!!!!!

Anyway yeah.. I would have loved to go to a place like that if Auckland had one when I was at school. But would it work in Auckland?

I think the best way to start would be to start off small and work up as the venue gains support from both teens and the rest of the community.

angsty, 7 April 2002 - 7:33pm

Yep i fully support an all ages venue ...

Yep i fully support an all ages venue on the shore :) (just thought id put my 2 cents worth in) have a good nite all :)

Soph_ie, 11 April 2002 - 10:50pm

i support it too,the northshore needs ...

i support it too,the northshore needs an all ages venue!

blindspott#1, 24 August 2002 - 4:19pm

Its funny cos in a couple of years ...

Its funny cos in a couple of years time, you'll be like 'No all ages gigs please'
It gets like that when you reach the ripe age.

lcajmo, 3 December 2003 - 8:41pm

i support this totally. im tired of ...

i support this totally. im tired of not being able to go to gigs (im 16 and hardly ever see bands play)

Moondog, 4 November 2002 - 8:23pm

there will be three big outdoor events ...

there will be three big outdoor events this summer on the shore... look foward to those. They're going to be good :D

angsty, 4 November 2002 - 9:11pm

yea, we need one, i'm a die hard ...

yea, we need one, i'm a die hard elemeno p fan and have only been able to see them once, and they came to the glenfield tavern about 3 mins walk from my place and i couldn;t go see them :(

elemenop, 30 November 2002 - 3:16pm

yea i reckon! the north shore need more ...

yea i reckon! the north shore need more gigs man! there r plenty of artists practising in their garages' every sunday night! bloody hell it aint that hard 2 hook up a few gigs 4 us aucklanders! we luv gud music
SO BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nzmusicROX!!, 16 January 2003 - 3:01am

Why do you need a venue? Don't you ...

Why do you need a venue? Don't you usually hang out at the local Caltex?

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tumblingdice, 4 April 2003 - 10:43pm

what are you talking about? Was that ...

what are you talking about?

Was that a joke?

Sorry, I'm just not sure what you're trying to get at. Why Caltex?

angsty, 5 April 2003 - 7:07am

haha caltex! good one!LOL yer bro! we ...

haha caltex!
good one!LOL yer bro! we so need a place 2 have bands @! cmon even if its small! WE NEED SOMEWHERE! dnt be stingeey auckland!

nzmusicROX!!, 25 April 2003 - 2:20am

At this stage I think it's one of the ...

At this stage I think it's one of the North Shore City Youth Council's priorities to try and get a youth venue. I'm suggesting rather than having one big venue that everyone comes to from all the suburbs of the North Shore, we have several smaller venues in each of the suburbs.

In Beach haven, you're going to want to have a youth venue that caters to the homies with djs and hip hop groups playing there, pool tables etc.

But then somewhere like Browns Bay you'd want maybe rock bands playing?

angsty, 25 April 2003 - 9:01pm