RIP Le bateau

[WaltonRed]

apparently the boat is no more.

 

I spent most of my Saturday nights in there, boss tunes, boss mates made, the odd goose, met a couple of exes in there too.

 

I'll miss the old place!

[Guest ShoePiss]

I used to frequent the place a lot in the mid to late 90's, had a good chat with Josh Wink there one time, well I recognised him and said hello Josh and he thanks me for coming. Good times at Voodoo.

 

The DJ booth used to be the front end of a Landrover, did it stay that way?

[Woo]

Yeah, just been confirmed on Facebook.

 

Fucking devo'd.

[PaulMcC]

Gutted. I was there last Saturday. Nearly always a good night. Met some good friends in there. Always brought people who visited me in Liverpool to The Boat and they always had a good night.

 

Where is there now that plays decent indie sort of music?

 

The Jac, The Masque and Le Bateau all shutting in under a year is fucking grim.

[Skidfingers McGonical]

Ah Le Bateau, the venue of many a discussion and debate about how it would have been an awesome place for a scene or a focal point in a gangster film. Spent many a stoned and hazy night listening to some cracking tunes and for various reasons I haven't been enough in the last 5 years. Were they putting gigs on as I have seen a few bands in there over the years?

 

All the decent venues are in Liverpool are shutting down.

 

There are only a few places left that are worth going play or put on live shows of decent styles, The Zanzibar and The Lomax to name two. The music scene in Liverpool is now really poor. There is a tendency to focus on looking you are part of a scene but your not, not get involved with other bands and create camaraderie so their is actually a music scene to boast about. There are some cracking bands out there, but because they don’t look like poster boys they don’t get the gigs and recognition they deserve.

 

And the Indie scene is extremely snobby towards other genres of music. And that sucks big fat hairy balls as music should be about creativity and a sense of togetherness and great fucking music.

 

I found this last night at SNUB Festival in the Lomax, 5 bands on, loads of younger people (students) who follow crap live bands who only want style over actual ability to play and create good music.

 

And if I see another band that thinks they are metal doing the Status Quo moves on stage, I think I am going to go postal.

 

*puts on old man's head*

 

I remember you used to be able to go out and watch a gig with about 5 bands supporting the headline act and all 5 bands would be great and actually write music that went with their particular scene rather than just have the look that went with it.

 

I did however get to observe an awesome band that go by the name of Damp Old Man last night. For those who like a good groove and heavy music look out for them.

[PaulMcC]

Loads of Art places closing too, like CUC.

 

The Met is still closed, no live music in MOJO, no live music at Static Gallery.

 

Town is looking shit these days.

 

Hopefully The Kazimier start putting things on a more regular basis now.

[Paulie Dangerously]

Where are people going to pull sluttily dressed, bladdered undera....achieving barstaff on their service now eh? Er....tra...

[Rush 346]

I used to frequent the place a lot in the mid to late 90's, had a good chat with Josh Wink there one time, well I recognised him and said hello Josh and he thanks me for coming. Good times at Voodoo.

 

The DJ booth used to be the front end of a Landrover, did it stay that way?

 

I also used to go in the 90's, someone got carried out past me one night, got told the following week they have died from taking E, was a very good club

[Mr. Beast]

someones just kicked me in the balls!

 

i think Ye Cracke is about the only place i go to when i'm back that's still standing. at least the Magnet is back again and lookin strong.

[Woo]

Liquidation, which was the best night in Le Bat, is now gonna be at the Magnet every Saturday.

 

About as much of a silver lining as you can hope for, really.