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[Sam L4]

Yeah the lunchtime gigs were weird. We played to about 15 folk eating lunch who left about halfway through. Felt really bad hitting the distortion pedal, felt like we were ruining their lunch haha. So yeah, dead gig, free to get in, we got £150. It never made sense.

[chilli]

Originally Posted by Sam L4

Yeah the lunchtime gigs were weird. We played to about 15 folk eating lunch who left about halfway through. Felt really bad hitting the distortion pedal, felt like we were ruining their lunch haha. So yeah, dead gig, free to get in, we got £150. It never made sense.

thursday & friday lunchtime events were sponsored by 3rd parties

[Herringboner]

[delurking]

Damn, that's harsh timing.

Whatever your opinions on the LT, the strength of feeling here sure does show how important its potential was to all of us. It's the willingness to take long views and short risks in programming that made the place so successful for so long, and long may that outlook continue in whoever fills the gig gaps.

Along with whichever twiglet-haired jangle merchant from Loreleiland posted upthread, I was at the opening gig too, and managed to work there for over 10 years (can you say Cherry 2000?). It was the most amazing place to be, and all the arguments here about business profit / subsidy / competing with other venues are thrashed out for great reason, precisely cos the place the LT occupied was one of injecting public money and talented people into an arts market that crossed all the boundaries traditionally dividing audiences of different genres, hopefully to create something that gave everyone more than they bargained for (sometimes even in a good way ) It was a real privilege being there at a time when this seemed to be working (no idea about recent years, left the LT 6 yrs ago or so and Aberdeen 2yrs).

All that's just my opinion of course, I was never party to any of that stuff, you just couldn't spend time there without soaking up the love...

My point I guess is we shouldn't loose focus on how Aberdeen, or any city, can benefit from this kind of outlook. And equally, take em to task over it mercilessly

Sic Transit Gloria Tuesday, I guess...

[Graeme]

Got the new brochure in the post today. I like the new simplified look. Lot's of good stuff coming up...fucking irony, don't you love it

[The Ghost Of Fudge]

Originally Posted by lepeep

The single launch (with "God's Army" coming on at the end) was a particular fave. Hair samples and all.

happy days! i still have those samples. i sometimes smell them at night.

[Mouse]

Really shitty news as Lemon Tree is one of my fav. venues and I've been going for years

[Sam the Eagle]

I heard some rumblings today about board members meetings. I think this could be a good thing, perhaps someone else might be taking over the running of the venue...

[Monk Rocker]

Although I no longer live in Aberdeen, I find this sad news. I feel for the people that work there that will have lost their jobs so close to Christmas

[Jim Stax]

On a side note. I wonder when the auction of the equipments will be?






Gutted for all losing jobs at any time but especially at this time of year.

[Elizabeth]

The Lemon Tree was so much CLEANER than Moshulu!
Yeah, they were both pretty much the same size, but The Lemon Tree was just so much nicer.
I do agree with the lack-of-promotion comments; the majority of gigs I went to in there I didn't see a poster for said event 'til I was actually there.

Here's hoping it picks itself up again, or someone else picks it up and makes it even more successful gig-wise.
I don't want to see Fopp AND The Lemon Tree both go in the space of a year.