For me Hammersmith can be a very mixed bag - I generally only go when there are 2 rooms.
Saturday night the music wasn't so much to my taste - far to much clubby type music - even for a ceroc type night
The venue is fine, the floor is nice - not a fan of the trek downstairs to the ladies but on the upside no cue. Given that the Bar isn't a full bar, the prices seem a little steep but such is life.
So overall it was the people that made it for me on Saturday night - starting with the wonderful surprize of Dizzy!!!!!!
I went to the Hammersmith re-opening and loved it.
I know that it's not everyones cup, but I've always been a fan of Hammersmith. The buzz / atmosphere of the place is unique to Hammersmith as it is the only regular freestyle of it's size in the country. So it really does stand out for me.
Anyway the main reason for posting is that through chatting with people in the know, I understand that one of the improvements made whilst the venue has been closed is the installation of Air-conditioning. For those of you who know how hot it gets in there during the summer months, you will appreciate what a bonus that is!!!
Will
P.S. I've not read the whole thread, so apologies if this information has already been posted.
No, you're the first one in the 'know' to tell us.
It should be great.
The only problem with AC is
1 It's tempramental
2. venue managers seem to hate turning it up high enough ( are they charged more for the electricity?)
3. If a venue relies soley on AC and it breaks down, then their is no ventilation.
quick bit of info
hammersmith does not have A/C
it has a air movement which removes the hot air out of the room as hot air rises it gets taken out fron the celing.
as hammersmith gets really hot this has helped a lot (well this doesn't help the room downstairs)
The one thing that I hate most at dances is overcrowding, very occasionally the music can be so bad that I'll really hate an evening because of it, but normally there are some redeeming tracks, and if there's space to play, then it can be possible to find something interesting in otherwise tedious tracks.
So, as far as London (& nearby) is concerned, the venues that I've never enjoyed because of the crowds are -
Hammersmith
Chiswick
Ashtons
Fulham
HMS President
Woking
That really leaves just two that I have always enjoyed - Greenwich, where I know some events have had limited numbers. A shame that the journey is a pain, and that it rarely seems ot be on when I can get there. The second is Utopia at Twickenham, I've not been able to make that for a while, but hope the numbers still have that restriction.
Yes it is frustrating when I've had a night in, and hear from a friend "Hammersmith was empty last night, it was great!" but it's never been like that when I've been there.
So if everyone could decide not to go to Hammersmith sometime, let me know, and I'll go along...
Alternatively, if organisers would take the financial pain (why should they?) and restrict numbers at a sensible level, then I'm sure I'd go along far more often.
There is one event like this that I try to get to every month, but it is run for charity, I can't see Ceroc becoming a charity anytime soon.
Greg
Oh and I forgot ICE (was that Cheshunt?) I went last year, fabulous music, good floor, great dancers, but the most crowded event I've ever been to, a complete waste of time for dancing
Yes, that episode was a bit annoying and slightly bewildering. Almost felt like we were being chased towards the front during that dance!
I queued once for about 90 seconds - and that was a longish queue. Tend to go for the plastic cups myself. Bottles cost more and i always seem to end up putting it down somewhere and forgetting about it, which one it was, etc. Much prefer to just take a short break and finish the cup off in one.
Havent really got much to compare it to myself but i will continue going
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