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Originally Posted by Gemz
Here is a run down of what i paid for my night at Lemon Tree...with 'local' nights like this i feel that the statement in the paper was a bit of a dissapointment...
£1000 for hire = VAT £1175
Just before the gig i found out that this price did not include the lightin technician OR the drum kit...SHOCKING!!!
I had been led to belive that the Lemon Tree would supply some crates of beers for the guys upstairs but i ended up doing that too...
I got a settlement cheque through last week actually (i was meant to get it within 14 days) for £44...thats how much i made...bearing in mind the bands didnt get paid either...
The Lemon Tree made all of the above plus however much was made from the 300 people drinking at the bar AND they added 2.50 onto the ticket prices at the door so people were paying 7.50 instead of a fiver...
I said to them please take the price down to a fiver but still take your 2.50 but nope...
Peacock Visual Arts does do music...
It HAS to reopen under private ownership...
Austin i also have a fiver!
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As good an advert as any to get a contract in writing before any money is handed over?
"Led to believe" and "just before the gig" ain't good enough, even if you assume the venue would be trustworthy.
Anyway, the Lemon Tree took it's own path. It was the best venue in Aberdeen by miles in the nineties, attracting loads of great acts and getting them in an intimate venue with rabid fans. Recent years saw the management turn it into a stop on the tribute and nostalgia circuit and no more than a stop gap for acts who wanted to avoid the livelier, trendier Tunnels & Moshulu or weren't big enough for the Music Hall. In addition, the beer was hideously overpriced and some of the ticket prices were beyond steep.
It's harsh, but they deserved what they got through their shite booking and through turning the place into an uninviting dingy dive. What happened to the Juice evenings and Pound Club nights of yesteryear? There was no effort by the management to advertise or try and freshen the place up with a new club night or by getting local acts to play (wow, look what Flash is doing right now and how much interest there's been - It's nae rocket science. Bands need somewhere to play and the Lemon Tree was such a great venue in the past for giving local supports.
What's going to happen to the hallowed amazing sound desk, I wonder?
I would love to see it made into a slick venue that could attract top acts and get some intimate gigs by medium - sized acts back on the go. With cheap booze on offer!
Sad day, but they had it coming.