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| Music | 6/10  |
|---|---|
| Location | 4/10 |
| Value for Money | 4/10 |
| Overall rating | 0/10 |
Full review by
djeva1
on 21st Jan 2007
User Rating : 0
Respect :
-2
Good Points: Good place for dancing and spaceous
Bad Points: Unsuitable for live acts, unplesant bouncers and full of patrons that seemed very young to us. Lack of atmosphere.
General comments: My husband and I sometimes used to go into Brannigans for an occasional drink whenever the place was quiet. Another day when my husband was walking past the place, he spotted an advertisment outside for tickets to see the 'Dirty Sanhez'. My husband then went home and told me about it so we decided to go into Brannigans and purchase 2 tickets for the show which was about 1 month later. On the night of the show, the place started to get packed, the show was due to start at around 10 pm. By this time, everyone was waiting, but the show did not start until 12 am and when it did start, it was a huge disappointment because a lot of people, including myself, could not see the show due to a)the stage not being high enough and b) too many taller people blocking others view so therefore I had no other choice but to stand on one of the tables just to see properly. A short while later, as I was still watching the show, out of the blue, one of the bouncers stormed up and slapped the back of my knee quite hard (I could have fallen and hurt myself), but luckily, I didn't. I was just stunned. The bouncer never had the decency to come up and politely ask me not to stand on the table. Also, I was not the only person standing on one of the tables, therefore, my guess was that the bouncer did not like the look of me and my husband which was absolutely no excuse whatsoever to single us out. After the slap on the back of my knee, my husband had a good go at that bouncer by pushing him over the railed barrier next to a table, then suddenly, about 4 or 5 other bouncers came over and restrained my husband in a very forceful manner outside the main entrance. Then the manager came over and told my husband that he was barred and we ended up missing most of the show. I feel really disgusted with Brannigans by the way they treated us and even if my husband was allowed back in, we would never ever go back in there in a million years not even if we were paid to! I understand that these venues do need security staff to keep the peace, but sometimes it is these people who actually fuel trouble, they need to do some training on courtesy, politeness and thinking instead of steaming in feet first wrongly picking on customers. Going back to the 'Dirty Sancez' show, I was told by this guy from work who went to the show that evening that it was a complete and utter flop because they did not do many stunts, but instead made people get up on stage and do air guitar which was boring, therefore, everybody started to walk out, feeling very disappointed. The bar actually had TV screens viewing the show, but what is the point of going to a live show just to see it there on the screen? It is just like watching the DVD at home.
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