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Review of Radio Northwich presents

It was just to hot and the bar ran out of beer

Review of Radio Northwich presents

Brilliant from start to finish ☀️☀️☀️☀️⠘€ï¸

Review of Radio Northwich presents

Great representation of 80's and venue wasn't cramped (thank goodness!) considering in midst of Heetwave - really great evening in & wouldn't hesitate to return to the venue!!

Review of Radio Northwich presents

Really disappointed to arrive @19.30 hrs to the venue , then to find that the headline band (Heaven 17) were not on till 21.45 hrs and worst wait ever to have to wait over 2 hrs for Heaven 17 to come on stage and left prior !! Shame on you !!

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Fabulous music from very talented and entertaining musicians. Great mix of old and new. Would have preferred chairs to sit on, or a note about bringing own

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Great concert. Venue has potential! I would go again.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Fairport were amazing but the venue is the pits. There was no seating and given the average age of the audience this should have been clear on the promotion and tickets sales but of course not so many tickets would be sold. We tried to get tickets to see Fairport at the Liverpool Phil but it was sold old. Can’t imagine how Fairport felt playing in Northwich Plaza the day after Liverpool Phil. what an insult to them and a insult to the audience. Noticed on the Plaza’s website there was no pictures of aged people sitting on the floor, just chairs and tables which would have been more pleasurable and comfortable. The Plaza is simply a dreadful venue which we would not go to again.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Amazing venue ,you should get in touch with the Barsteward sons of Val Doonican!! One of your local bands ,youâ??d sell out very quickly ð??great evening ð??ð??ð??

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

The band were fantastic and granted hat their main hits were in the 60s and 70s, obviously the majority of fans at the concerts would be in their 70s plus. I understand that there were about 250 tickets sold and there were approximately 30 chairs at most. When you know the audience are mainly going to be pensioners. then obviously they will want to sit down at a concert lasting approx 3 hours.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

As a fan of Fairport I knew it would be good and as someone who was born and bred in Northwich I know the venue very well. It's good news that the old cinema now hosts music events of this calibre. A great friendly atmosphere as you'd expect at a Fairport gig. The tickets weren't cheap, especially with the added booking fee. I bought four tickets, I wanted to treat some friends and it cost me nearly £120. I heard on the night ticket prices had come down and I imagine it was possibly due to poor sales. I'm sure if the event had been better advertised the hall could have been full. No complaints from me though, myself and my mates thoroughly enjoyed the evening. Bar prices were a pleasant surprise to a lot of people.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Good gig but more seats might have helped.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Needs more seating and real ale on bar. Toilets need modernising, otherwise great venue

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Great venue, but we should have been told that it was mostly standing - in fact most people sat on the floor and some even brought their own picnic chairs! Chairs that were there were scattered randomly around the floor area - not a lot of organisation

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

fantastic

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

We enjoyed the concert, but we’re not happy that this was a standing event. We found nothing online telling us this. We would probably not have paid £26 plus booking fee to stand for 3.5 hours.
Can you please shed any light on this? Thank you.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Having seen Fairport many times I thought I knew what to expect, a roll out of old classics, played consummately and with a crowd singing along. This was true but only partially.
They arrived on stage and sat down ready to preform. The concert began and it was like rediscovering a favourite album that had been hidden at the back of the record library for years.
The music was fresh and vibrant and the selection a step away from the classic favourites selection, (which is often the mark of a Fairport concert) with old rarely played tracks being performed, in amongst new pieces. This felt like a fresh approach to the use of material long since buried under the 54 years of classics that the band can fall back on.
As the evening progressed some of the classics appeared and the end was the wonderfully predictable triumvirate of Sandy Denny's stunning yet heart rending Who Knows Where the Time Goes?, the singalong classic Matty Groves and the traditional finish of Meet on the Ledge.
This was a Fairport who had been given time to play with their back catalogue and produce a fresh set of classics to a hugely appreciative audience.
I did miss some of my favourites, Hiring Fair, Red and Gold but, hey, they will come round again and I will be there.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Venue a little on the basic side but nothing to deflect from a great evening. Fairport as ever excellent value drawing an incredible back catalogue along with new songs seamlessly.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Great music. Good venue though a few more seats would have been welcome. Pity there is no real ale at the bar.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Could do with some seats in the venue for the older folk. Music was great.

Review of An evening with Fairport Convention

Venue only had about 30 loose chairs, most people had to stand or sit on the floor, fortunately we got there early and got one, otherwise would have had to go home. Astonishing especially as the audience for this band is known to be mainly older age group. Limited bar menu eg no red wine or crisps etc.