If it's good, people will go, and bands will love playing there, and you will make money, which you can then reinvest and make the place even better.
True ! In theory. At the end of the day Wayne lost confidence in the scene, therefore making it very difficult to throw money at it.
One thing I can say about Wayne over the last 6 years is he is very loyal to those who show loyalty and respect to him.
"The Castle is not re-opening due to bad publicity from bands. This was our home for metal"
Pretty disappointing really.
It doesnt take a genius to figure out that the bands were the reason for the Castle SURVIVING, not going under.
No. Quite the opposite. I cant ever recall a music venue closing through lack of support. Wayne never really set out to make money, nor did he make any money from The Castle. His money is made through his other interests. He is not a typical profile publican, which wouldve jazzed the joint up ages ago into some wanky wine bar or something, or sold the place off to a hungry developer. Hes just a guy in the music industry wanting a place for bands to get out of the garage and hit the stage. I know it sounds wishy washy and no-ones perfect, thats Wayne or anyone else, but in a nutshell that was always the intention.
I should have clarified in the beginning that I was posting through Wayne, summarising a phone call in a paragraph.
The facebook page seems to be created and run by Beth Crookes, so the title line of the page is her interpretation of the announcement only.
So the Castle has closed it's doors because a few people made a few complaints on WF forum? If this is the case, the owner/manager must have been on here
No not true. Complaints on a WF forum is a very small detail in the bigger picture overall.
Its the same if someone complained and bitched about your band, you wouldnt quit the band.
Yes, he does read the threads, and does phone me about it on the odd occasion.
