A few years back..
A colleague of mine was working in 'The Crown and Cushion' pub on the precinct, he joked that it was nicknamed 'The Crown and Flickknife'

It was'nt until I got there, I realised why..

Rough is an understatement. The DJ stand was encased in perspex, there was no moveable furniture and people were drinking out of 'plastic glasses'

I'd heard off one of the barstaff that the main venue was called 'The Temple' - like an idiot, I decided to check the place out with said barstaff, upon my arrival, there was what appeared to be a 20-30 man/woman/girl brawl which even Millwall fans would have been proud of. Did'nt stop long to see the aftermath.

I did the opening night at Barracuda there too, that was alright, but then I was staying in the hotel next door, which was a mere 10 yards away - safe enough for me anyway.

The last time I ventured to Bolton, was to play at 'The Bar' - that was OK, but next to it, there were still the sounds of a major kick-off echoing from one of the alleyways near it as I was pulling out of the car park to return home..
(danniekavanagh did nothing constructive on, Sat 31 Oct 2009, 9:59, Reply)