I'm with you Macca, i would be very much "irked" if the bar closed on me shortly after arriving.
An example is my local soul night which isn't my usual venue of choice, does sometimes "fill a corner" as it were when i'm at a loose end -as I know a few faces there so can just turn up on my own.
However, I may not bother with it in future as they have made last orders earlier than ever- the bar closes shortly after 11.30 which I'm sure is about the earliest last orders at any soul night. And that's before I mention the music policy which is pretty God damn awful. but that's beside the point of this thread :-)
It's nice to have the choice I think, a lot of us work very hard and it's nice to be able to relax with a few beverages when you get the chance-my worse crime after having a few too many is nodding off in the ladies (as a few of you on here can probably confirm... :-) )