Thing is Stuart, Northerners whether folk like it or not always made up a large part of the crowd at 100 Club etc. Used to be loads of us meet in the services, on the way there and again on the way home
people don't travel now, from either the South or from the North except the hardcore. Too many venues up here as good or if not better musically. Places like Union, Lowton musically as good as any venue anywhere! Nothing IMHO can compete with Lifeline musically as an upfront venue, it's the only true upfront niter in the country. Soultown all-nighter is as good as any other venue musically.
Southerners hgave no real need to trqavel as they also have a venue nearby everyweek and often midweek too.