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  9. Gig Venues In Aberdeen.

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    Tunnels seems like an obvious choice for 14+ gigs midweek.

    It's been said a few times on here recently that people have gone to Tunnels and it's not been busy.

    Like you say, young bands do take their mates to gigs etc etc. Tunnels is down there by itself with seemingly not many folk going.

    Now, obviously, the venue won't make much money if it does that on a hire basis, because the 60 to hire the venue, must nearly all go to the sound engineer, and they have to make sure it's staffed properly - barmen, security etc, plus the running costs. How many cans of coke do you have to sell to under 18s to cover all those costs? Quite a few I'd imagine.

    So - that means, for that to work in the venue's favour, they need to be putting those gigs on themselves - like Paul used to do at Kef. Nobody liked Paul's ticket-selling thing for the local bands and I don't think you really need that here. If Hen (or someone else putting on gigs at Tunnels - not sure if it's exclusively Hen?) got some new local bands to come in and play during the week, and tell them to bring their friends along - make it 14+, give the bands some of the door money, and scope out how good these bands are for future support slots for the likes of the AGP gigs etc. it could work.

    But all that said - 100 folk through the door at 3 a go, is still just 300, and when none (or hardly any) of the punters are old enough to drink, the bar isn't going to make much money, so if the venue is looking to make money midweek, it may prefer the option of 18+ gig with fewer people because people who are drinking tend to have at least a few beers.

    It's a tricky one.

    New over 18s bands can make the venue a bit of cash. I remember our first gig at the Tunnels - there was probably about 120 through the door or so, and Hen just gave us the door money to split between the 4 bands, so their bar takings must have been pretty good - I was a student with loads of student mates all getting pissed on a Tuesday night...

    Maybe pulling in some higher profile bands to the Tunnels could work?

    I dunno.

    Indeed that is the plan - we aim to have quality touring bands in more nights than not in the near future in Tunnels and Drummonds, which in turn will allow younger bands and locals in general to get decent support slots etc. As well as Hen, I am now booking in house too, Aaron is on board and James Bruce is also doing a lot of work on shows for us. That coupled with AGP stuff I do, the brilliant bands Interesting Music/Vocoustics etc get up, Im quite excited about the future.

    Its early days but already we have Emma Pollock, The Low Anthem, The Second Hand Marching Band, Elliot Minor, Oceansize, Mark Morriss, The Wedding Present, Esperi, Electric Eel Shock, Delays, Mudhoney, Mt Desolation, The Joy Formidable, Chapel Club, Flashguns, General Fiasco, The Birthday Massacre, Polar Bear, Sky Larkin, Succioperro, Healthy Minds Collapse, Copy Haho, Young Rebel Set, 6 Day Riot, Cancer Bats and heaps more (as Im modest and wont mention my AGP shows) all before the end of the year.

  10. Gig Venues In Aberdeen.

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    Is this right?

    There is no longer a medium-sized venue in Aberdeen that will put on over 14s shows?

    Its not that Tunnels and Drummonds wont put on 14+ shows at all. Most touring shows we put on are 14+.

    The issue is some promoters end up fillinmg the venue with 200 + under 18s meaning it costs us a shit load to even open the doors to cover staff and security, engineer costs and all the usual costs that bore you such as power etc.

    Gigs with a mix of Unders and over 18s are totally fine but we are a business, not a community centre and whereas we do our best to support younger bands we cant justify a full venue but making no money on the bar.

    We will still be doing specific nights for under 18 bands and crowds as we know this age group is imporrtant but all we are asking is that promoters clear line ups with us beforehand.

    As the hire fee is only 60 we rely on the bar take. Venues elsewhere charge loads more for 14+ shows - ie Cab Voltaire in Edinburgh is 200 hire for 18+ but 450 ish for 14+ so they know they will cover costs.

    So basically to clear up 14+ is still generally fine for reputable promoters.

  13. AGP: Full up to date line ups August - December 2010

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    As there's loads and loads going on just now, here is a quick and simple round up of all upcoming AGP shows

    MySpace - AGP(Lions.Chase.Tigers SAT 21ST AUG) - 28 - Male - UK - myspace.com/aberdeengigpromotions

    ABERDEEN GIG PROMOTIONS - Home

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    SAT 21 AUG

    LIONS.CHASE.TIGERS + Turning 13 + He Slept on 57

    Tunnels 7.30pm - 14+ - 5

    WED 1 SEPT

    LIGHTGUIDES + The Winter Tradition (formerly The Void) + Duke

    Tunnels 7.30pm - 14+ - 5

    FRI 10 SEPT

    ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK + Semperfi + Eternal Idol

    Cafe Drummonds 8pm - 14+ - 10

    SAT 11 SEPT

    TALK TO ANGELS (ft Mickey Dale Embrace) + Cant Kill The Heat + Meet Me In Vegas

    Tunnels - 7.30pm - 14+ - 5

    SUN 12 SEPT

    ANGRY vs THE BEAR + THE FIRE & I + In Atlanta + Minature Dinosaurs

    Tunnels - 7.30pm - 14+ - 5

    WED 15 SEPT

    MAKE SPARKS + Three Knots + Farewell Singapore + Headlight

    Tunnels - 7.30pm - 14+ - 5

    FRi 17 SEPT

    CURATORS + Turning 13 + Smugglers Run + Marionettes

    Tunnels - 7.30pm - 14+ - 5

    TUE 21 SEPT

    TRAPPED IN KANSAS + Cast of The Capital + Min Diesel

    Cafe Drummonds - 8pm - 14+ - 5

    THU 7 OCT

    THE LAUREL COLLECTIVE + Belgrade + support

    Tunnels - 7.30pm - 14+ - 5

    SAT 9 OCT

    A GENUINE FREAKSHOW + The Deportees + Crayons + Headlight

    Tunnels - 7pm - 14+ - 5

    THU 14 OCT

    THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE + Raggedy Angry + support

    Tunnels - 7.30pm - 14+ - 12 advance/15 door

    SAT 16 OCT

    THE WOE BETIDES + Lost City Lights + The Side

    Tunnels - 7.30pm - 14+ - 5

    SUN 17 OCT

    WOODENBOX WITH A FISTFIL OF FIVERS + Kitty The Lion + Tungsten & Bullhelm

    Cafe Drummonds - 8pm - 14+ - 6

    FRI 5 NOV

    PENGUINS KILL POLAR BEARS + Turning 13 + support

    Cafe Drummonds - 8pm - 14+ - 5

    WED 1 DEC

    THE WEDDING PRESENT + support

    Tunnels - 7.30pm - 14+ 13 advance/15 door

    Full info at the websites etc. All tix on sale now at One Up, belmont St and Welcome to TicketWeb!

    Thanks

    Ross

  14. AGP: LIONS.CHASE.TIGERS + Turning 13 + He Slept on 57 - Sat 21 Aug @ Tunnels

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    Yeah sad times indeed. Had known about this but see its up on their website now. Shame - great band! Like the above comment I really hope people make the effort to come down to see these guys play their last show. I've put them on with AGP three times and each time they have sounded better and better. Will be a sadly missed band! Lets make Saturday massive for them! :)

  17. AGP: THE WOE BETIDES + LOST CITY LIGHTS + THE SIDE + support - Sat 16 Oct - Tunnels

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    AGP presents

    THE WOE BETIDES

    LOST CITY LIGHTS

    THE SIDE

    + support

    Tunnels

    Saturday 16 October - 7pm

    14+ show

    Tickets 5 from One Up, Belmont St and Welcome to TicketWeb!

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    THE WOE BETIDES

    It began on a dark night in the dimly lit upstairs of a London pub. Grundy le Zimbra and Simon Mastrantone gave an impromptu performance at the infamous Songs in the Dark night using merely handclaps and harmonies. Later, there would be fuzzy guitars, dirty bass and organically farmed beats. But on that first night, the room was filled with the simple sounds of man, melody and uneasy applause.

    From the echoes of that sinister evening a band was born, and they stomped and clapped their way around the country, creating as much noise as two boys can. In 2009 The Woe Betides released their limited-edition debut EP Play Dead, a collection of four ramshackle tidbits showcasing their trademark blend of lo-fi experimentalism and pop sensibility. To fill the gaps in their live set they eventually enlisted the help of a mysterious iconoclast calling himself The Colonel and the band took to the road, unleashing an instrument-swapping, energy-soaked mixture of grunge, pop and electronica at whichever haunted house they arrived.

    "Enthralling... deft puppet masters of indie." (NME)

    "'Sylvia' sounds like prime Rivers Cuomo output... and promptly embeds itself within your psyche" (Artrocker)

    "'Sylvia' is English pop with a strange Eno-esque sensibility: subversive surburban you might say." (SoundsXP)

    "The arch guitar glam of Subcircus, a pinch of Pavements wayward wonkiness and the power pop chops of Fountains Of Wayne" (Subba-Cultcha)

    "Theres something curiously compelling about this melange of fat bass-driven melody and overlaid vocal harmonies" (Tasty Fanzine)

    "Some of the most colourful names in pop" (The 405)

    "Agreeably grungey and off-kilter... suggesting both Simon & Garfunkel and Josh Homme's Desert Sessions." (Time Out)

    "Four ramshackle tidbits of skronky guitar pop. Resolutely lo-fi, DIY, rough around the edges and all the better for it" (Artrocker)

    "Left field English alt/folk flavoured pop... Songs that touch on the social commentary and craft of The Kinks... Songs of heart. Strong songs." (Organ Magazine)

    "The Woe Betides spin wonderfully blister like crooked melodies that hush, stir and pounce into animation without warning, lush with 60s accents and drizzled with noir phraseology." (Losing Today Magazine)

    "Blitzing folk grunge. These voices were made for those guitars, those melodies and those handclaps... Woe betide anyone who doesn't play dead." (CMU Music Network)

    "Imagine The Earlies trying to cover Queens Of The Stone Age... crunching riffs and supremely arrogant vocals. Woe betide how dark their next EP can end up." (Room Thirteen)

    "There's something dark and brooding about The Woe Betides... sweet, fast-paced chorus, heavy guitars and almost New Romantic-esque vocals. Not too shabby at all." (Stool Pigeon)

    "A strong sense of drama... asymmetrical folk-pop with unexpected structures and complex arrangements... Boredom is the Killer is a fine piece of Brian Eno-style artrock" (SoundsXP)

    "A more countrified take on Shadow Puppets' '60s romanticism. They have mischief too... (7/10)" (Teletext)

    "Razor sharp Smiths style wit... try your utmost to check them out next time they come to your town" (Mad Dog Magazine)

    "...highly intelligent, experimental... littered with dark lyrics, aggressive down-tuned guitars and a periphery of strings and electronica." (Fuse Magazine)

    "Sounds like the Beatles and Radiohead are in one band and touring in 1987. Original yet familiar." (theknowbodies.com)

    "You'll love their irreverent lo-fi scuzz alt-folk assault." (eARmusic)

    "Novel time signatures... great harmonies... I was converted." (Subba-Cultcha)

    "The Everly Brothers doing grunge." (Blair Jollands)

    LOST CITY LIGHTS

    Lost City Lights are an alternative rock band based in Glasgow, Scotland formed in mid-2009. After completing their second U.K. tour and releasing singles digitally worldwide; Fading With the Memories and Radio Superman they are looking to take their explosive live performance to the next level.

    Having supported Funeral for a Friend, Twin Atlantic, Tommy Reilly and Sky Larkin in the last 6 months the band have gained an astounding reputation on the live scene in both their hometown and around the U.K.

    THE SIDE

    The Side have made giant leaps recently. From support slots at the O2 Arena in London to gracing the stage at Rockness and Belladrum festivals. Their song inspired by Ross Countys giant killing feat against Celtic was played at the Scottish Cup Final and gained the band a much wider fanbase. Ones to watch.

    "I love them" Janice Long, Radio 2

    "A GREAT band from the Highlands who all at once seem to be baggy, Britpop and Ben Folds Five wrapped up in pop melodies." Daily Record

    "Certainly one's to keep an eye on" Jim Gellatly, XFM

    "Flawless songwriting and A+ presentation of songs" Highland News

  18. AGP: PENGUINS KILL POLAR BEARS + TURNING 13 + Support - Drummonds - Fri 5 Nov

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    AGP proudly presents

    PENGUINS KILL POLAR BEARS

    TURNING 13

    + guests tbc

    Friday 5 November - Cafe Drummonds

    8pm

    14+ show

    Tickets 5 from One Up, Belmont Street and Welcome to TicketWeb!

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    Penguins Kill Polar Bears on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

    Formed in the winter of 2008 Penguins Kill Polar Bears play their hope-drenched post-rock to anyone who cares to listen. The band were born from a mutual love of good music, including bands such as Aereogramme, Silverchair, Appleseed Cast and The Smashing Pumpkins.

    Their sound is that of a band as unafraid of pop as they are grunge and heavy rock catchy but completely uncompromising in their crescendos and massive drum beats. With loud and soft dynamics and live performances which are honest and powerful with equal measures of restraint and excess, Penguins Kill Polar Bears performance will never translate into words without losing some of its energy and vibrance.

    Notable gigs playing with such bands as Nine Black Alps, The Xcerts, And So I Watch You From Afar, Tubelord, and Anathallo have been the springboard to a rapidly growing fan base from Scotland and beyond. With various sold out headline gigs themselves, Penguins Kill Polar Bears are, in their own right, an act not to be missed.

  19. AGP:Talk To Angels(ft Mickey Dale Embrace)+Cant Kill The Heat+Meet Me In Vegas-Sept11

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    AGP presents

    TALK TO ANGELS

    CANT KILL THE HEAT

    MEET ME IN VEGAS

    Tunnels

    SAT 11 SEPT - 7.30PM

    14+

    Tickets on sale 5 from One Up, Belmont Street and Welcome to TicketWeb!

    TALK TO ANGELS TOUR DATES NOW UP! on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

    Cant Kill The Heat on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

    Meet Me In Vegas on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

    TALK TO ANGELS

    Featurning Mickey Dale from Embarce, this new project are about to release their debut album "The Broken Home". The band are causing quite a stir just now with their keyboard laden indie pop. Fresh from impressing at SXSW this year, the band now embark on a full UK tour. Catch them in a small venue while you can.

    MEET ME IN VEGAS

    The Leeds band describe themselves as "splash pop" - Fuck knows what that means but it definetely means good things! Fronted by the charismatic Christine Reeday they combine catchy riffs, strong basslines and mental synth effects to produce a unique mix of rock and retro that will instantly get you hooked.

    CANT KILL THE HEAT

    Cant Kill The Heat are a new electro-rock indie three piece band from Eastburn near Leeds in the Yorkshire dales. Members of Cant Kill the Heat have been involved in the music scene for many years as members of Boys with Beaks (Small Town Records) and Every Second of Everyday. Another great band we cant wait to have on this show!

  20. AGP: TRAPPED IN KANSAS + CAST OF THE CAPITAL + MIN DIESEL - Tue 21 Sept - Drummonds

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    AGP is delighted to announce this Freshers Week beauty!

    TRAPPED IN KANSAS

    CAST OF THE CAPITAL

    MIN DIESEL

    & guests

    Cafe Drummonds

    Tuesday 21 September

    8pm

    14+ show

    Tickets 5 from One Up, Belmont Street and Welcome to TicketWeb!

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    Trapped in Kansas on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

    CAST OF THE CAPITAL on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

    Min Diesel on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

    MySpace - AGP(Lions.Chase.Tigers SAT 21ST AUG) - 28 - Male - UK - myspace.com/aberdeengigpromotions

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