Timillustrator May 16, 20222 yr (edited) 1 of 1 member say helpful 1 / 1 member Good to see this one back after a protracted absence (the same venue was used a few months ago by another DJ for a charity do - that was OK but actually a rather odd night, I mean it was free so you can't really complain and whilst it was described as Northern Soul Against Cancer the flyer did say they'd be playing other stuff and there were about 3 hours of Northern Soul but I left that one about an hour before the end after the Jam, Billy Ocean, Bad Manners and just after Wham as Duran Duran came on), nice venue, local to me, perfect wood dancefloor, nice and dark, no disco lights - all massive plusses in my book. Interesting sets; by far the best was Scooby opening, although tragically (and I do mean tragically as I spent the rest of the night kicking myself mentally) I got out of the car to the sound of The International GTO's and walking as quickly as I could I didn't make it in time to dance to it 🥲 anyone who plays that and Don Gardner in the same set is automatically catapulted into the top league in my opinion. Other DJ's played pretty mixed sets from the inevitable (House For Sale having it's 1,000th outing this year) to the unexpected (Jesse Johnson, Vernon Garrett, Larry Hale and the Rhinos) to the slightly underplayed (Gene Latter, The Enchantments) to some not particularly predictable modern stuff; so overall something for everyone. Good reliable venue this, reasonable bar, big car park, just off the motorway and hopefully long may it continue. PS this is a pretty good review, I am only giving something 4 stars if it moves me nearly to tears, 5 stars to one or two events a year at most. 6 stars (I know it doesn't exist) reserved for Macabre Soul, if that ever happens again! Edited May 16, 20222 yr by Timillustrator
