LIVE @ THE ARCHES
ANNOUNCEMENT
DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES, LIVE @ THE ARCHES
ON FRIDAY 7TH MARCH HAS BEEN MOVED TO SE1
THE NEW VENUE, ‘SE1’ IS ONLY A 2 MIN WALK FROM THE ORIGINAL VENUE ‘THE ARCHES’ IN LONDON BRIDGE AND WE FEEL IS AN EVEN BETTER CLUB TO HOLD AN ALL NIGHT DRUM & BASS RAVE.
WE FEEL THAT WE NEED TO EXPLAIN WHY THE VENUE HAS CHANGED:
WE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE ARCHES 2 WEEKS AGO WHO INFORMED US THAT THE EVENT COULD NOT GO AHEAD DUE TO THE POLICE RISK ASSESSMENT COMING BACK NEGATIVE. WE CONTACTED THE POLICE WHO INFORMED US THAT THEY HAD PASSED THE EVENT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH IT HAPPENING. THE POLICE FELT AT THIS TIME THAT THE CLUB WAS TRYING TO USE THEM AS AN EXCUSE TO CANCEL US AS THEY HAD GOT COLD FEET.
AFTER MANY HOURS OF DRAINING PHONE CONVERSATIONS AND FREQUENT VISITS TO THE VENUE, WE HAVE TRIED OUR HARDEST TO KEEP THE EVENT @ THE ARCHES, EVEN OFFERING TO PAY FOR EXTRA SECURITY OR A HIGHER VENUE FEE FOR THE NIGHT. THIS WAS STILL NOT ENOUGH AND THE CLUB CALLED US A FEW DAYS AGO AND MADE THIS FOLLOWING STATEMENT.
QUOTE: “WE DO NOT WANT THE DRUM & BASS RAVERS IN OUR VENUE. THEY ARE THE SCUM OF THE EARTH AND THEY ARE ALL FROM COUNCIL ESTATES. THEY ARE URCHINS AND WE DON'T WANT THOSE SORTS OF PEOPLE WITH THEIR BAD ATTITUDES IN OUR VENUE. THEY DO NOT SPEND MONEY BEHIND THE BAR AND THEY CAUSE OUR STAFF PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ATTITUDES AND RUDENESS. SO FOR THIS REASON WE ARE CANCELLING THE EVENT. NO CLUBS IN THE UK WANT DRUM & BASS IN THEIR VENUES AND THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT"
SO WHY LET US BOOK, ORGANISE AND PROMOTE THIS EVENT FOR OVER 2 MONTHS AND NOW DROP SOMETHING LIKE THIS ON US JUST OVER 2 WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENT DATE? WE ARE CURRENTLY GETTING A LEGAL CASE TOGETHER AGAINST THEM AND WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED ON WHAT HAPPENS!
OBVIOUSLY, WE WERE TOTALLY SHOCKED AT THIS STATEMENT FROM THE VENUE BECAUSE AS FAR AS WE KNOW THEY HAVE NOT HAD A MAJOR DRUM & BASS NIGHT IN THEIR CLUB SO WERE NOT IN A POSITION TO MAKE A CLAIM LIKE THIS.
THE MANAGER AND OWNER OF THE CLUB WERE COMPLETELY RUDE AND UNPROFESSIONAL IN THE WAY THEY DEALT WITH US WHICH LEFT US WITH NO OPTION BUT TO MOVE VENUE.
LUCKILY THE FAMOUS SE1 WAS AVAILABLE ON THE SAME NIGHT SO WE SWIFTLY MOVED TO SECURE THE VENUE.
ALL TICKETS WILL BE VALID FOR THE NEW VENUE.
WE SINCERELY APOLOGISE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THAT THIS MAY CAUSE BUT HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO ENSURE THAT THE EVENT GOES AHEAD FOR THE PEOPLE WHO WERE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
THEY HAVE NOT LEFT US ENOUGH TIME TO REPRINT THE FLYERS BUT WE WILL DO OUR UPMOST TO INFORM AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN BETWEEN NOW AND THE EVENT DATE. ANY HELP TO SPREAD THE WORD WILL BE MUCH APPRECIATED.
WE WILL ALSO BE INSTALLING ADDITIONAL SOUND IN THE VENUE AND WILL NOT CHARGE MORE THAN £20 ENTRANCE ON THE NIGHT!
MUCH LOVE & REPECT TO YOU ALL FOR SUPPORTING THE SCENE LIKE YOU DO AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON THE 7TH.
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