One room would kill things a lot quicker than specialist clubs
As somebody mentioned we all have our preferences
Take an RnB night, a lot of people liken some of the tunes played as RnR (me included) but to the people who are into that scene what do they care of what others think. They go to that club because that is their preference.
Take the modern scene (somebody please take it) "some" people on that scene have no time for Northern which is why they go to modern clubs.
& the same can be said for Northern clubs against Modern. I have no interest in listening to modern soul music, if that makes me any less of a soul fan who cares ? I like 60s & I choose to attend clubs that reflect that attitude !!!
Of course there are many people who like to hear a bit of everything & so will go to the clubs that have an across the board policy but you are never going to please everyone.
At Prestatyn this year apart from the "big names" the music was awful in the main room
Right Track,Because of you, One wonderful Moment, Personally (Bobby Paris) etc etc etc & it has been explained to me that the reason these sort of records are played is because you have to appeal to the majority. Well I don't travel to bloody Prestatyn or anywhere else to listen to records like that.
If you're going to have all sorts of genres in a one room venue the same kind of attitude will emerge. Play the obvious music that will fill the floor ......Oh & drop the 50s RnB because it isn't soul music so shouldn't be played at a soul venue & most people don't like it anyway cause it's really RnR zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz