Just catching up on thread so no "personal attacks" meant.... just answering selected posts "on topic"
Totally agree with you Andy on this .... especially at a "niter" venue.... something on offer for all us "nocturnals" .... personally think "soul nites" are a different thing.... hence reply to next post....
As said for "niters" I'd agree.... presume your on about niters.... but have to disagree here though Andy if meaning "soul nites" as well, and I don't really think you are but it's got me thinking.... "local" soul nite "one roomed" events have to cater for "everyone" at the end of the day otherwise people wouldn't come back.... our nite is a "one roomed" event and we put "accross the board" on our flyers to indicate it ain't just "the same old same old", an excuse "to cover our backs" or "to apologise for what you might hear".... but neither are we adverse to "playing" what the "punters" ask for if the DJ's got it and is asked for it and it fits in with how the night is running then it's a goer in my view.... sometimes a soul nite can be "too many oldies" to some, "too much crossover" to others, "one to many modern" to some, "more underplayed" to others and of course the old chestnut of "not enough of ~~~~ (put what you like here) to anyone else.... we've been going 5 years and I "still" get these comments.... usually from the same people and their mates.... but I've learnt to think "f*** it".... as these people still come month after month.... prety much the "you can't do right for doing wrong" aspect of things IMHO.... when you've only got one room for the nite with a multitude of ideas of what "should" be played then you do what the nite appears to be demanding.... we've had successful nites of the non traditional stuff.... also more traditional stuff.... depends on "the floor" on any particular night....
Tottally agree on this where "soul nites" are concerned.... not neccessarily "niters" if they have the rooms as said in last bit.... but then again I'm easily pleased and brought up (dragged up ) on a "one roomed" niter that was Clifton Hall after my first few Wigan and other places visits....
What really pisses me off is when a niter/soul nite has say 2 rooms, northern and modern, and a guest DJ booked for both does his "modern room" spot THEN comes downstairs/moves rooms/whatever and proceeds to "carry on" playing his/her "older modern" in the "northern" room thinking it's what "we" want and carries on for a few even when the floor empties.... and I've seen/heard a few "big names" do this....
As said.... niter NO cause people travel to hear what they believe is being advertised.... "soul nite" YES cause of the "wider" sprectrum of visitors/punters likely to be present cause at the end of the day everyone "wants" to hear something they wanted/hoped they would hear.... horses for courses and one man's poison is anothers pleasure and all that....
Just an opinion and all that.... like an arsehole we've all got one .... now I need a beer ....