Flash@TMB Posted April 20, 2004 Report Share Posted April 20, 2004 The Moorings Bar is Aberdeen's original alternative venue dating back to the mid 1960s in it's current form. It's famous for an extensive range of high quality alcohol from around the world, and has a reputation for keeping it all in good condition... unfortunately the same does not apply to the punters. There is a 10% student discount on ALL drinks, ALL day, EVERY day (we were students once too).Want to see what the bar looks like?The Moorings Bar - Galleries...and you thought it would be 15 drunk Russian sailors chatting up an ageing hooker, while a junkie lurks in a shadowy corner with a needle hanging out of it's arm, and some old git plays 'Amazing Grace' on the accordian. Heh heh... WRONG!Saturday we have live bands with the emphasis on original material.Look here for current details:aberdeen-musicAdmission varies. 18 years and over welcome.Wednesdays - alt.karaoke from 8pm - lateHosted by The Right Reverend Lucifer and Colonel Lingus.FREE admission, 18 years and over welcome.Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday we have Jukebox & Alcohol - a unique themed night NOT available elsewhereThis consists of drinking really good alcohol while the jukebox plays your favourite tunes through an incredibly good sound system. Feel free to dance if you're up to it.So if you're sick of pub quizes, stand up comedy, karaoke, BIG SCREEN sport, speed dating, RPG, DJs, need a break from live music, or just want a decent drink, then this should be right up your street BE WARNED... we also screen a movies on Sunday afternoons, just to get a break from the jukebox, though life in the bar otherwise continues as normal.If you like to sample the good shit then check out this link:Wednesday Special Promotions - aberdeen-musicFridays...1st Friday each month-------------------------The Wreckin' Ball with DJ Cee Jay from 8pm - 1am.The focus is on metal, goth, and punk. In roughly that order.Admission Free.2nd Friday each month--------------------------RELEASE YOUR KRAKEN with B and C Fudge from 8pm - 1am.They play anything they like, country, punk, rock, metal, dance, (good) funk, anything really...Admission Free.3rd Friday each month--------------------------Supernaut with DJ Jaymz Elizium from 8pm -1amTrad goth, new romantic, electronica, industrial, and metal. Seriously!Admission Free.Please note a happy hour preceeds this from 5pm - 8pm so no need to get wrecked at home!4th Friday each month--------------------------Bjorn Lippy with DJ Wooly Jooly from 8pm -1amPunk, ska, funk, and disco! (plus a light sprinkling of rock 'n roll from Flash).Admission Free.5th Friday each month (when it occurs approx 4x per year)--------------------------The Double Deuce with DJ Flash and special guests from 8pm - 1am.Rock 'n roll, disco, and fuck knows what else. Abba anyone?Admission Free.Phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted May 2, 2004 Report Share Posted May 2, 2004 open mic sounds ace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Originally posted by bryn:open mic sounds ace open mic is ace!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott 5FD Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 if the Five Finger Discount lads were to go to the open mic night, would we be able to try out our songs?we kinda lack any kind of stage experience, me especially, so to get abit of a feel for it before July 22nd (at Drakes with The No Pints, Pocket Billiards, The Dangerfields and W.O.R.M) would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkt Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 the lads? i thought you had a lass in the band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott 5FD Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 we do, i just some times forget she's a girl lol.Dee's gonna hit me if she reads this haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted June 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Sureif the Five Finger Discount lads were to go to the open mic night' date=' would we be able to try out our songs?we kinda lack any kind of stage experience, me especially, so to get abit of a feel for it before July 22nd (at Drakes with The No Pints, Pocket Billiards, The Dangerfields and W.O.R.M) would be good.[/quote']Some bands are already using the Open Mic Night as a sort of final rehersal room. Bearing in mind that it's a jam, so most things performed there have a few err rough edges anyway there is no problem with rehearsing stuff. What you can't really do though it reiterate the same tune over and over...Thinking about it, the bar is almost the ideal rehersal room for final pre-gig practice:A) Your on a stage in front of a small number of people that haven't paid to get in and don't give a shit if you screw up.B) There is access to cheap drink (jammers drink at cost price)C) You get a good sound, and a free sound engineer.D) There's no charge.I guess the only bad news is that with only 6 hours a week it may get a little crowded as these concepts start to register in the minds of every band and there dog...So yes - go for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Scott 5FD Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 ok cool, i think we're going to try get down two weeks today.how much songs would be allowed to play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Tourist Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 ok cool' date=' i think we're going to try get down two weeks today.how much songs would be allowed to play?[/quote']As many as you can before the crowds start rebelling and demand the Harry Dalgarnos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ewan SSR Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Harry D! Harry D! Harry D! Harry D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinitynscotland Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 IDENTITY, 5th March 2005 Time to rock.And of course IDENTITY are playing on Sat, 5th March......so be there for some antics (as usual), rock n roll and of course anything else that takes your fancy. Take care, BobbieManagerIDENTITYhttp://myidentity.moonfruit.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 I'm a bit gutted that I'm missing SAZ play in the Moorings tonight as I thought they were fantastic last time they were up. (I'm offshore again.)I would console myself by playing some of their tracks on my MP3 player but I left it at home as I'm crap at packing my offshore bag. I'm sure Lisa will be up dancing about anyway.... especially around 10 ish, when the Cider and Jagers kick in. Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PERCY Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 Yes Sue ,I was there, it was a wierd night. I really enyoyed the band even although I was surrounded by puppetets. I was thee only one rockin, come home soon.PERCY X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue Denim.. Posted July 2, 2005 Report Share Posted July 2, 2005 Yes Sue ' date='I was there, it was a wierd night. I really enyoyed the band even although I was surrounded by puppetets. I was thee only one rockin, come home soon.PERCY X[/quote']I heard all about your Absinthe fuelled session from Barrie who's out here with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted July 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2005 I heard all about your Absinthe fuelled session from Barrie who's out here with me. FUCKING HELL... you smuggled him onto an oil rig??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sazrock Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Carnage of Rock/Metalhttp://www.aberdeen-music.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28510www.officialsaz.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted March 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Updated the contents of this thread. Bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmins Tom Posted March 25, 2007 Report Share Posted March 25, 2007 Great Photo'sGreat Photo's Flash of the old Moorings Bar, making me a little homesick looking at them for Canada has nothing like that. Timmins where I live now is not even 100 years old yet... But the Moorings has been serving since the 1600's and that is a long long time back in the days of Sail when the Ships were made of Wood and the Men of Iron.... Oh err.I do not miss the Offshore Oil in the North Sea one bit and are much better off back sailing deep sea with the BP Tanker Fleet. If anyone can remember when the Moorings had a Pinball machine, I was the Guy who owned and serviced it. Also had machines sited in Back Wynd, Fithy McNasties and the Northern Hotel in Aberdeen in addtion to the Butchers Arms in Inverurie.. Ah those were the days.I may find an excuse to get back to Aberdeen one day soon and shock the heck out of you all by calling in past for a pint of decent Beer. The Beer in Canada is all Lager and total CRAP with 2 major brewers messing everything up big time (Molison and Labatt)Did get a week in Glasgow last November but sadly was on standby for a gig in Egypt and did not get to come to Aberdeen that trip.We have a great live music scene here though, as you would expect for a country who have exported so many major pop and rock stars... Where I live produced Shania Twain and quite a few major hockey players and Niel Young played here way back when.I used to play the Old Royal Hotel in Bath Street back in 1970 to 1973 as well as the Lunar 7 Bar - Shiprow and other dives back then along with former Northsound Radio DJ Bruce Kennedy and Fegus Watt of Purple Helix Discos (Sadly both now have passed away) under the TW Discotheque banner and still DJ to this very day playing an oldies based Video and Karaoke show in Gibby's Tavern here in Timmins at the Weekends.I use OtsDJ software, one of the best in the World go here for the demo OtsDJ: DJ software and TV / radio automation - Video, CD+G, MP3 mixing and be amazed!!!In 1970 the Royal Hotel was Aberdeens very first youth targeted Discotheque Venue and we packed the house 7 days a week. You had to move about a bit then or your feet stuck to the chewing gum covered carpet.The 'best' show I was supposed to have done was one hot summers night when I had the bay widows wide open, rocking back and forward on the Beer crate stage, the rear legs of my chair went clean through the Beer boxes and propelled me out of the Bar into Bath Street.I was still connected to the Discotheque by my headphone lead, and a half second later the decks landed on top of me to huge cheers of again, again... more... You get the Picture I am sure. The show went on, the only damage apart from my feelings were the headphones, who did not survive that night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Of Fudge Posted March 26, 2007 Report Share Posted March 26, 2007 CORRECTION!Fridays... 2nd Friday each month--------------------------Crashbreaker with DJs Psydoll and Screaming Zombie Hell from 8pm -1amBroad spectrum alt.rock night slanted towards newer bands, punk, and hardcore.Also incorporating a premier local band from 9pm - 10pm.Admission Free.Please note a happy hour preceeds this from 5pm - 8pm so no need to get wrecked at home!Phew!2nd FRIDAY EVERY MONTHRELEASE YOUR KRAKEN with B and C Fudge from 8pm - 1am.we'll play anything we like, country, punk, rock, metal, dance, (good) funk, anything really...admission free! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash@TMB Posted March 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2007 CORRECTION!2nd FRIDAY EVERY MONTHRELEASE YOUR KRAKEN with B and C Fudge from 8pm - 1am.we'll play anything we like, country, punk, rock, metal, dance, (good) funk, anything really...admission free!Oops that was about 2 years out of date. Sorted now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 I have been told that theres 10% extra discount if you come dressed as a pirate. Clarification please? =)x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 ...And an extra 10% if you are a student. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 So if im a student pirate, i get 20% off? =Px Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scootray Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Yep. As far as I remember. Although a parrot on your shoulder, an eye patch and shit hat may not cut the mustard for eligibility. Effort on your part will be required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizen Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 Bangin! Then again... If I'm already drunk enough to go out dressed as a pirate, i think 20% off drinks is probably the last thing i need...x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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