Party Vibe

the undeclared civil war of nimbys vs chavs vs cops has taken its toll in collateral damage on the streets of Reading with many late night venues getting closed / restricted / nannied by bouncers….

but one place has bounced back – the Boxing Club in Chatham street, the first (and only?) underground venue in Reading to get a 6am license (apart from the short-lived raves at Rivermead; wrecked by London gang violence)

Boxing Club is back with decent crews, friendly but firm security and a wide range of events…

expect events from

KSS
Void
Kraked TV

and others

hopefully its gonna be like old times again but even better

all it needs now is a sound crowd of ravers and its success depends on you the raver as well – like it or not the cops and nimbys are gonna be watching closely so ppl have got to behave reasonably if this place is gonna keep its late licence..

if you go to one of the events here try and respect the surroundngs when you arrive or leave, and leave your beef at home – if you wanna fight, go there during the week and sign up for the venues “normal” daytime use instead of bringing it on top for raves..

that way we can rave again in the city..

I have edited my original post to clarify this… I had originally been told that Fushion may also be contributing kit to events at the Boxing club although I also saw the Plug and Play nights…

TBH I think its a bit premature to worry about the new Boxing Club becoming too packed or uncomfortable (I would hope promoters learn from their mistakes, and if they do not I am sure it will be discussed here…)

As far as this board in concerned and the city I live in I remain impartial as far as which events or venues will be “best”, particularly as I know pretty much everyone involved in putting on there events!

IMO the priority here is working together to keep the underground scene alive in Reading – and to provide as much positive urban music as possible to those who wish to hear it… we so need something more positive than grime, crime and binge-drinking in the city..

TBH I don’t think its really a case of the Council or TVP “backing the events” – merely the law has changed so that provided that they cannot think up any serious objections that would stand up to challenge in Court there is a de facto granting of the late license…

But any granting of late licenses definitely is due to the previous work that Dan has done and people like Julz and others hosting events that create far less of a burden on the public services (such as cops/Berks Ambulance dealing with major casualties) than the “vertical drinking” venues elsewhere in the city (which usually end up with “horizontal casualties”!)

Its still up to ravers to behave sensibly at Reading events and not bring things on top; theres also a danger TVP may “crash the party” with sniffer dogs if they suspect dealing or major drug use (they are now regularly going through all Thames Valley entertainment areas with these hounds), The Central Club was raided midweek for drugs, although it does strike me as rather daft to deal from a council-funded venue; someone is bound to grass these people up!

OTOH cops and the rest of society simply have to accept there is a demand for urban music events, and that by and large (and given the right music genre and community of people) they are far less problematic than many other activities people take part in at the weekend!