Sonic boom six are getting there.

New Generation Superstars are supporting Motley Crue next week in the USA when they were @ Ringside last week...what a jump.

Roy Orbison played way back when.

Jim Davidson (Bulls Eye) used to do Stand up comedy...a llllllooooooooooonnnnnnnnnggggggg time ago.

Ill keep digging to find more.

Hi all have played the ringside Adie gave me chance great night and some real nice folk there hope to play there again some time have been to see other bands there and all ways a good night we need this venue to keep putting on the bands people around Hull should be suporting what gos on there always a good night Abbie xx

Advertising is a sore point for us unfortunately. Gigs are put on by outside promoters and not us, therefore it is their responsibility to promote their gig in order to gain money to pay their bands, we try to help as much as we can with things like Myspace and here.

We would advertise in the local rag but for the amount of our general gig audience who read the small bits in the paper, its pointless (and costs a fortune!). Weve also tried to get our regular and gig listings into the free bit in the paper many times but for some unknown reason its either printed wrong or never appears????

Tried Sandman and TenFootCity but if you dont regularly pay for advertising with them, they seem to forget about featuring you for anything (again this included the free listings bit).

Id absolutely love to have the time to spend driving an old banger of a van round Hull with a rusty advertising trailer but I sadly have to work on the bar (and I cant drive either!).

Id love to be able to promote our venue better but for our gig audience it seems like flyers in the appropriate shops and Myspace are the best options, all other suggestions would be welcomed though!

I have to disagree. WC/LB may have assisted but it was a joint effort from many promoters, many bands, fantastic audiences and a liberal venue.

In fact, being the major authority of Rindside (not by status but by knowledge having worked there for 10 years) i have seen the transition from a sports pub (having snooker tables upstairs then a boxing ring) to a function venue/regulars pub. Then to a Las Vagas themed venue then to a multi-diverse venue. I have been at Ringside longer than anyone. I have seen 4 different landlords (excluding myself). I have seen the good and the bad. I have seen many staff members/promoters/DJs/Bands over the years...and yes, i am only 28.

There is only one thing that is really certain, evolution has and will happen. But no one person is able to take credit or blame.

clearly on about benny from life burns records here anna
but yet you let him put on a gig last night

so why dont you stop slaggin off the promoters that help keep ringside a float

i heard it was a pretty good turnout for a tuesday night, so maybe give him some praise instead of been two faced!
as your happy enough to let him use your venue but your the first one to jump and slag him off

Now, back to the bands that you can recall seeing at Ringside.

Kunt and the Gang...(fantastic if i dont say so myself)

NO BODY PLAYS OR AT LEAST LIKES TO PLAY RINGSIDE CAUSE ITS A SHIT HOLE, ALWAYS FULL OF UNDERAGE DRINKERS, AND MOST OF ALL THE SOUND IS SOOO BAD ITS UNBELIEVABLE! IF U REALLY WANTED TO BE RESPECTED ON THE MUSIC SCENE U SHOULD THINK OF GETTING A DECENT SOUND SYSTEM CAUSE THE ONE U HAVE IS NON EXSISTANT! ALL YOUR MIKES ARE FUKED, THE DRUMS NEVER GET FULLY MIKED UP AND THE STAGE IS TINY!

PUT SOME INVESTMENT INTO YOUR VENUE AND SHOW THE KIDS OF THE SCENE THAT U CARE ABOUT THEM BY PUSHING SOME OF THERE HARD SPENT MONEY ON A RE-VAMP AND A DECENT SOUND SYSTEM THEN MAYBE BANDS WOULD CONSIDER PLAYING IT MORE,

Could we have a moderator to remove the content of this site that does not relate to the topic at hand.

Whether sent by me, Anna or any other.

Adelphi is an institution in its own right. We are not in competition with them.

All promoters pay to use Ringside is £50 directly to the sound man as he is there usually from 4/5pm til around midnight. The venue received nothing.

So, how much is it to book Adelphi...i would not know because i dont compete with them...and would not want too as they are too far away from me to worry. I think they are as close to me as linnet...and we are not in competition.

We have been assured by the promoters for tuesday that Benny is an employee. I am happy with their assurances.

Also, your comment about "It being down to the promoters and the band and no one else"...what about things such as...word of mouth, my efforts to push nights, Ringsides cheap beer prices etc. They all count.

This thread was not a "Slag off Ringside" thread, it was to see who we have had here playing...for nostalgia rather than anything else.

I think this is being taken well out of context.

If a certain label being life burns destroyed bands from coming to hull then thats just abit of a shitty reason. After what has happened in the past there is still bands wanting to be booked, their is just a lack of promoters willing to put up the cash for them. For example most bands people want to see these days in the metal genre are £350, however hardly no promoters will take this risk in hull as you would need 100+ people to make your cash back before venue charges unless you have the money in your pocket to put on the show.

As its been stated many times i have never been in it to make money off any shows, plus whatever money i do make normally ends up being spend on drinks, i put the shows on because people in hull deserve a good time, and hopefully they come to the shows to see the bands regardless of who puts them on.

Yes i was with Live Agency on Tuesday night and i did my best not to work on the door, I was there with "The Dead Lay Waiting" a Band i personally manage who was playing the show, and later towards the end i was with "Abby Lammas" an acoustic artist who i also repersent. I only went on the door at the start because of the fact if im repersenting a company im not going to let some1 i dont know look after all the cash. Once its started then i moved off the door and was found many times either outside smoking or with my bands preparing them for the night.

I certainly have no problem using Ringside, Adelphi or Lamp for any future show, i know people will come to my shows and i think the venues over see this, they think because one major thing went wrong then its the end of the world, yes everyone in the bands and people alike knew i would be there on tuesday but it never stopped them from coming to the show. I do think ive done alot to help hulls music scene and i will continue to do so, i just wish i would have backing for a venue so i can make them some money on the bar sales.

For the Record:

Ringside - £50
Adelphi - £30
Lamp - FREE ON A WEDNESDAY(When most metal gigs are put on)
Tigers Lair - Free
Welly Club - £450 (maybe more now)

- Hope that clears most of it up

Benny