On the week that a drunk man ended up helping the police on a search for a missing person – who turned out to be himself – I go through the records so you...
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The Saturday Recap – 2nd October 2021
So that’s another week over and done with. Welcome to the weekend! Your Six On Saturday column is coming up later, but let’s quickly recap some of what’s been on Amateur’s House during the...
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Boiler Room has been purchased by London-based, venture capitalist backed ticketing company Dice – but how much will founder Blaise Bellville stand to make from the sale?
Well, it’s looking like I might have to create a new picture for the blog whenever I write about Boiler Room. One with money in it. In a rare piece of decent journalism –...
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Whilst Playground Festival’s silence towards… well, everyone continues – this blog takes a closer look at organisers Brian Traynor and Richard Scoular
The organisers behind Playground Festival have obviously decided to take an extra long weekend – starting from Wednesday. I struggle to find any other explanation for the fact they’ve basically all disappeared. Since Optimo...
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Dance For Stevie reveal their set times for this weekend and lots of 30 minute sets are in there – so let’s just hope Booker T doesn’t cancel his appearance this time!
With there being no less than 52 acts currently billed to appear, a total of 11 hours between 2pm and 1am and 4 rooms available for use, no one can really feign surprise at...
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The British government’s furlough scheme has now ended – so can anyone explain how Northern Ireland nightclubs, which must legally remain closed, are meant to pay their bills? Because Stormont can’t explain it to this blog…
This week, I decided to send out a bunch of emails to government departments and ministers in Northern Ireland. Admittedly, this isn’t something I would normally choose to do – but I’m struggling to...
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Will there be cornflakes and toast available too? ADE moves its schedule to daytime hours in accordance with Dutch Covid rules – with some days starting as early as 6am!
Clubbers are traditionally late night people, it’s pretty safe to say. If the opposite was true, festivals wouldn’t be offering burgers, chips and pizzas to their customers. They’d be offering corn flakes, toast and...
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