SallieJane

If you remember Leon we were gonna do an allnighter at The Railway Club to celebrate Rod's 50th. It never got off the ground because of various issues at the Club..... and it went on to close down, which was a pity as it was a good local venue. One of the co-founders of the Railway Club, Tim Smithers, is now one of our djs and we are really pleased to have him on board. However, where we go from here remains to be seen. Will let you know when we've had a chance to reflect on things.

Wasn't gonna say anymore....but don't like where this is going !!! We've always attended local nights, where possible, and do not have a problem with any promoter, they do their thing and attract their own crowds, and we have respect for that. I think Rich just wondered why the promoters and their followers did not attend a local Allnighter. We would like to thank those from Bournemouth and the surrounding area that did make the effort to come on Friday. It is just sad that others didn't want to show their support so that we could get a regular eg 4 times a year allnighter established on the South Coast.

Thanks Des for your words of encouragement, and to all the others that have voiced their support. As those who know us can verify, we are passionate about the music and the scene, and will not compromise on those beliefs by putting on a totally commercial allnighter. Think we both need time now to reflect and see where we go from here. In the meantime though, I want to enjoy the scene and get out and hear the tunes that I love. See you in ToD room at Gloucester. All the best Sallie

We've got a number of clubs like that in Bournemouth, that stay open til 6am. But as you said they cater to students and hen/stag parties. In fact they have all ripped up their dance floors and replaced them with concrete !!! Totally unsuitable venues for a proper nighter even if they would play ball !!!

Very true Steve. It's so sad to think that people don't want to move the scene on and would prefer to stay on a nostalgia trip. There's nothing wrong with oldies, the class oldies that is, and indeed most "rare and underplayed" djs include them in their sets anyway. This was done very successfully at our allnighter, but I just guess the words rare and underplayed just frighten people off. Crazy. But surely that is what the whole scene has always been about, djs wanting to discover new records. It certainly was the case at Wigan, Stafford, Yate etc and some great tunes were discovered, which would probably be classified as oldies or underplayed now. Why has this culture changed so much? Or is it just an age thing and people don't want to step outside their comfort zone. For me if the scene stagnated I would hang up my dancing shoes !!!

Leon it took you nearly three hours cos you came via Salisbury lol.....Great to see you here tho....

Must be my body odour that put them off then Tim lol

We thought it would be well attended by the locals too Karen !!! But perhaps because there was a more traditional allnighter on down the road in Brighton the next day they all went there instead!!!

Some very valid points Bearsy. Be good to see what people really want, although I think I may be able to guess!!! As you mentioned, our first allnighter at Bumbles was a great success, with over 250 soulies in attendance, a good mix of travellers and locals. This led us to believe there was demand for a more progressive allnighter on the South Coast. Unfortunately Bumbles closed due to financial problems so we looked around for another venue and thought we had found one at The Spyre, but this was not the case. It is becoming increasingly difficult to find a suitable venue to host an allnighter, particularly in Bournemouth where wooden floors are being ripped up to be replaced by concrete and "happy hour" mentalities. What we have discovered is that aside from the venue, it is vital to chose a venue with management that understands and appreciates the music and the scene, without this there will always be hassles. We are both passionate about the music and the scene and travel all over the country to the more progressive allnighters. Were we wrong in trying to put on something different in Bournemouth a few times a year? The 70+ travellers obviously didn't think so, but with only 10% local support is it sustainable. Probably not !!!

It is true to say we were very disappointed with the level of local support, but the 70+ travellers, all serious allnighter regulars, made the night for us. As Richard said, there were loads of people in the south who regularly used to travel to allnighters, perhaps they have just all hung up their dancing shoes and called it a day!!! But there are people down here who "profess to be into the scene", maybe some of them are just not up for an allnighter. What we have found though is that there are some who want to embrace the allnighter culture and hear the records that they don't usually hear at the existing soul nites. It's the easy option to go for an oldies allnighter which would pull in the masses. But that has never been our aim. We have always strived to create something different on the south coast. But at the end of the day, there were 90% travellers and 10% local. Where do we go from here? Who knows.

Just got back from the most amazing night at Burnley, brilliant music, fantastic venue and great people. Well done Sean and Karl for putting on this brilliant allnighter. It was well worth the 300 mile trip up from Bournemouth, we'll be back! Very best wishes Sallie & Rod

Hi Sean and Karl...really wish you both all the very best with this allniter...sure it will be a great sucess .... really hope I can make it. Great dj line up..will be a brill nite. Love to you both...x