Pig Destroyer Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shit3hawk Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 ??? how can it be Open as it was it NOT the 'Last Nite' of the Basement Bar on the 10th of Jan??? In all fairness I really dont think Julie is Bothered in running the Bar anymore, that the feeling i get anyhow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 In all fairness I really dont think Julie is Bothered in running the Bar anymore, that the feeling i get anyhow I don't think that is the case at all. I see her getting tittzed off about the poor level of support, but doing something about that support - better advertising, building a regular clientele etc. - is obviously proving difficult. She needs to improve her marketing IMO i.e. get posters up at IOM college, more info out on Manxbands and elsewhere if not already doing it etc. etc. etc. She operates separately from Bushy's as far as I know so I don't think she can even advertise in there, other than people seeing the blackboard outside down the lane. It really needs marketing properly, as even Manxbands only seem to get around 40 views on their website when people are looking at various gigs on there so it's obviously not effective. Surely people want to go to, and look for, live music here? Maybe if she got a few of the better more popular bands down there (e.g. Brazen etc.) to support live music on the island it would be better - personally I don't know who half these other bands are. I do know that the best thing to discourage 20 plus people from a venue is to open it up to spotty 16 years olds IMO - that should be kept to a weekday night, and encouraging the 18+ drinkers in on Fri/Sats. There are many ways of marketing/advertising on the cheap/freely - and she needs to get her thinking hat on, as do all supporters of live music on the island, before live music dies a death along with the majority of pubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 How can it claim to even be a venue? Once a half decent band have set their kit up in there, there's hardly any room left for an audience. My living room is bigger than any of the rooms down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 How can it claim to even be a venue? Once a half decent band have set their kit up in there, there's hardly any room left for an audience. My living room is bigger than any of the rooms down there. Anywhere can be a 'venue'. When you reach 60 and celebrate all you've achieved in life, along with all the friends and admirers you have built up over the years - even that phone box will still be classed as a 'venue'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyboarder Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Oh. Well, it's not a very good venue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 And some of the bands should be doing their own promotion as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Facebook / myspace? Both good tools for promotion of this type (and for feedback too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Facebook / myspace? Both good tools for promotion of this type (and for feedback too). Don't know much about facebook and all that...but is it feasible for someone/a couple of people, to run a stand-alone 'what's on' type of page/profile so that people can 'sign it up as a friend' or whatever, so it can become a link on numerous other profiles/groups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Facebook / myspace? It's on facebook. I don't understand why it's run separately from the rest of the rovers. Surely it'd be better to run it as part of the upstairs bit, and just open it at weekends for bands. Best of both then, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 but is it feasible for someone/a couple of people, to run a stand-alone 'what's on' type of page/profile so that people can 'sign it up as a friend' or whatever, so it can become a link on numerous other profiles/groups? Not sure about all of the above. You can set up a Facebook group, invite people to join etc. You can then post events on there and message all of the group members. I'm not too sure if you can link it to other groups but I do seem to remember seeing 'related groups' or something similiar on there before when I've been viewing something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 Not sure about all of the above. You can set up a Facebook group, invite people to join etc. You can then post events on there and message all of the group members. I'm not too sure if you can link it to other groups but I do seem to remember seeing 'related groups' or something similiar on there before when I've been viewing something. Not sure why, but the BBB is set up as a user on facebook rather than a group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Destroyer Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 This is being advertised on Facebook, unfortunately I must not be friends with any of you, as I have invited everyone I know, as have a few other people. There is a user profile for BBB, as well as a group, and this, set up as an event.. You've just got to look for it. It's also been advertised in the papers, and on the radio. We're promoting this just fine, I'd say. Based on the amount of people who have confirmed over Facebook, it'll probably reach capacity pretty fast. Advertising on MySpace, well, you need to be friends with the bands involved, as they are the only ones advertising through MySpace... It's all there, you just aren't looking in the right place, it would seem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Destroyer Posted January 20, 2009 Author Share Posted January 20, 2009 How can it claim to even be a venue? Once a half decent band have set their kit up in there, there's hardly any room left for an audience. My living room is bigger than any of the rooms down there. Sorry, I know what you are and everything, but no, thats completely wrong. It would be better if that wall was knocked down so it would be stage on one end, bar on the other, but it's a basement, it'd require more thought than that, structually etc. And some of the bands should be doing their own promotion as well. How do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alias Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 tbms and seconds later not played together for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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