Yep, opposite the Crucible. Massive ugly great monster of a place.

Saw The Hoosiers there a couple of weeks ago.

In between closing as the Roxy a few years ago and opening as the Carling Academy in April, it spent a while as St. Peter's church, which was a bit odd, considering the meat market that it was when it was the Roxy.

Posted By: Arizona Bay on October 24th 2008 at 15:38:19

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Just to add from the previous post - the most embarrassing gig I ever went to was......... (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 24, 15:05:30
- My two most cringeworthy were taking the missus to Boyzone and Five at Wembley Areana! (General Chat) - megson, Oct 24, 16:41:16
- OH MINE.........i forgot, took the "then" mrs chelt to.... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 15:25:11
  - One of their songs is a RA cover (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:46:52
    - ira cover?! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 16:03:48
  - ***WINNER*** (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 24, 15:27:44
- No Doubt for me....on gig I ever walked out of, they were shocking!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Superstar D J, Oct 24, 15:18:27
  - No Doubt were pretty good in Rotterdam. Their support band played a punk version of (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 24, 15:19:42
    - Embarrassingly bad. (General Chat) - Superstar D J, Oct 24, 15:21:15
- Mr Big at the Norwich Oval. Hairtatsic. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 24, 15:16:25
  - Ooh Baby Baby It's a Wahld Wurld (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 24, 15:17:37
    - That was Cat 'islam' stevens (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 24, 15:18:46
  - I feel slightly less like a twat now - although have to admit i did buy that single (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 24, 15:17:16
    - I saw Little Angels at the LCR. That was pretty shocking. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 24, 15:18:43
      - Yep, I saw that one too. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:20:38
        
        That was absolutely dreadful. Mind you, I was there with an absolute stunner so that (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 24, 15:21:26
        
        Was it that bird with the lazy eye, that was on Soccer AM in a norridge shirt? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:22:45
        
        No. She'd have been about 3 at the time. This one (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 24, 15:25:24
        
        Did you call her "Trill"? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:26:52
        
        LOL. She was 19 then of course, and not 34 like wot she is now. (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 24, 15:27:50
    - Glad to be of service. They had a fella who played guitar with a drill. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 24, 15:18:27
- It doesn't end there - got Johnny Deans autograph afterwards - what a fuckin sad little (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 24, 15:12:01
- the drummer from them does the music news on 6Music now (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 24, 15:09:46
  - says he was in montrose avenue too (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:12:53
- been to many embarressing........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 15:09:41
- d-d-d-d-d (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:08:42
  - ^^^ Really likes menwear (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:10:36
    - I was going to disown you then, but I remembered I bought your online friendship (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:14:04
    - to phrase pants - marvin'd (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 24, 15:13:19
      - I loved britpop me, absolutely loved it (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:14:28
        
        OASIS V BLUR - - who won?! (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 15:15:55
        
        I guess Blur really (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:19:07
        
        saw........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 15:27:16
        
        forgot about cast (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:31:19
        
        I love Echobelly (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 24, 15:25:09
        
        I saw Marion at the Leadmill. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:21:15
        
        They did a great single. Was it called untitled or unknown? (n/m) (General Chat) - Superstar D J, Oct 24, 15:22:30
        
        No idea. Can't remember the first thing about them. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:24:53
        
        Sleep (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:24:18
        
        loved them lots (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:22:21
        
        No idea. First year of university. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:25:41
        
        I only remember cos I was in Bradford the week before watching Longpigs (General Chat) - pants, Oct 24, 15:34:42
        
        Thought Sleeper had some success (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 24, 15:20:26
        
        great live....... (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 15:31:15
        
        Matthew Gibson (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Oct 24, 15:16:40
        
        Blur hands down (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 24, 15:16:27
        
        alway thought pulp held more street cred anyway. (n/m) (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 15:17:29
        
        I still rate Pulp. great band (n/m) (General Chat) - stringersrevenge, Oct 24, 15:30:48
        
        Sheffield (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:18:14
        
        yay! we agree!!!!........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 15:21:09
        
        Best venue in the world by a million miles. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:22:03
        
        always thought........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 15:23:22
        
        Sheffield has a carling academy now. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:28:39
        
        is that the one........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 15:33:35
        
        Yep, opposite the Crucible. Massive ugly great monster of a place. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 24, 15:38:19
        
        god yeah........ (General Chat) - Cheltenham_Canary, Oct 24, 16:06:44
        
        I would say Brixton Acadamy is my fav of the klarger venues... (General Chat) - Superstar D J, Oct 24, 15:25:01
        
        100 Club is one of my favourite venues (General Chat) - Brandonio, Oct 24, 15:29:39
- Most embarrassing gig ever ? Now, that wasn't even T'Pau. That would be (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 24, 15:08:28
  - And there was a worserer one, but that was at a company party so not my fault. These: (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 24, 15:13:14
- You mean menswe@r? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 24, 15:08:21

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