Anyone live in Basingstoke??
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Hi I am heading to Basingstoke tonight to see Dave pearce in Liquid
, but we want to do some drinking around basingstoke first, can anyone recomend anywhere good to go, and what are the prices like??
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cool thanks Ian, only thing I have never been to Basingstoke before so I don't know where that is. Or where we are going to park, or even where Liquid is. Should be a fun night
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I lived there for a whole year one month. There were only two 'bars' in the town centre and one of those closed at 9:30pm! (inexplicably there were 54 roundabouts though, in a town the size of Rotherham) The place was like a ghost-town after 6pm (apart from the train station): I can understand why the f*ckers were trying to leave though. What a toilet.
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Originally Posted by cheesey_555
cool thanks Ian, only thing I have never been to Basingstoke before so I don't know where that is. Or where we are going to park, or even where Liquid is. Should be a fun night
John
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Allegedly, the best bar by miles is the Rhu bar situated at the top of town, 2 floors and guest DJs on Fri & Sat, lots of old school retro music and no chavs in sight! In fact the bird who sits next to me at work is going there tonight! There are loads of nice restaurants outside Festival place, the big shopping centre where there is also a secure car park (pay on exit).
Liquid is just off the main drag of restaurants and will be heaving tonight (according to her!)...she's going there with 6 of her mates too! All fit birds apparently! Hope that helps.
Liquid is just off the main drag of restaurants and will be heaving tonight (according to her!)...she's going there with 6 of her mates too! All fit birds apparently! Hope that helps.
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Originally Posted by P1-Brad
Allegedly, the best bar by miles is the Rhu bar situated at the top of town, 2 floors and guest DJs on Fri & Sat, lots of old school retro music and no chavs in sight!.
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Originally Posted by P1-Brad
Allegedly, the best bar by miles is the Rhu bar situated at the top of town, 2 floors and guest DJs on Fri & Sat, lots of old school retro music and no chavs in sight! In fact the bird who sits next to me at work is going there tonight! There are loads of nice restaurants outside Festival place, the big shopping centre where there is also a secure car park (pay on exit).
Liquid is just off the main drag of restaurants and will be heaving tonight (according to her!)...she's going there with 6 of her mates too! All fit birds apparently! Hope that helps.
Liquid is just off the main drag of restaurants and will be heaving tonight (according to her!)...she's going there with 6 of her mates too! All fit birds apparently! Hope that helps.
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Hate to chip in negatively, but I worked in Basingstoke whilst living in London and hated it, very ugly, grey looking place, and the contact I had with locals was always negative. Would not return there out of choice.......
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Oh sounds like a scary place
But There is nothing wrong with Dave pearce, have seen him live in Ibiza and listen to Dance Anthems weekly and have no complaints what-so-ever. But everyone has the right their own opinion.
Thank you P1-Brad, will def try Ru-bar sounds funky
and will look out for the car park, do you know if it open all night??
As for Comments about Chavs and under age drinkers, they are everywhere, I go out in Windsor all the time and they are there, so I know i can't escape them, just going somewhere different to look at new ones.
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But There is nothing wrong with Dave pearce, have seen him live in Ibiza and listen to Dance Anthems weekly and have no complaints what-so-ever. But everyone has the right their own opinion.
Thank you P1-Brad, will def try Ru-bar sounds funky
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As for Comments about Chavs and under age drinkers, they are everywhere, I go out in Windsor all the time and they are there, so I know i can't escape them, just going somewhere different to look at new ones.
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14 year old lasses wearing their mums clothes trying to look 18. Be careful what you try and poke.
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Originally Posted by cheesey_555
Oh sounds like a scary place
But There is nothing wrong with Dave pearce, have seen him live in Ibiza and listen to Dance Anthems weekly and have no complaints what-so-ever. But everyone has the right their own opinion.
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But There is nothing wrong with Dave pearce, have seen him live in Ibiza and listen to Dance Anthems weekly and have no complaints what-so-ever. But everyone has the right their own opinion.
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
I'm sure you see the light on the Dave Pearce thing as well some day....
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So near enough everyone hates basingstoke, well I'm off to find out first hand, I feel almost like a reporter going to the front line in Iraq, especially after the descriptions some have given. But I will report my findings tomorrow, probably not in the morning, as I'm already on my 4th pint of Guinness and going back to the fridge for more.
Until tomorrow.......
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Yeah one day, probably the same day i get my bus pass. ![Hjtwofinger](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/hjtwofinger.gif)
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He is not the best DJ in the world, and I totally agree, someone who can't mix without using CD's is not really a DJ, I know, I was brought up with vinyl and using a sampler built into your mixer was classed as cheating. But he plays the music I want to hear!! classics, and the new stuff, and in a culture where you can't go anywhere to hear dance/ trance without it being mixed out and commercial RnB being played, u have to choose your venue based on what you are going to hear.
Plus its cheaper than going to a big venue London based club, which I haven't got the money for at the mo.
And it's part of the dance anthems tour so there should be a couple of live acts which usually are good.
So what I'm saying is I know what he is going to play and I know I will love it and I can't wait.
Plus its cheaper than going to a big venue London based club, which I haven't got the money for at the mo.
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And it's part of the dance anthems tour so there should be a couple of live acts which usually are good.
So what I'm saying is I know what he is going to play and I know I will love it and I can't wait.
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Originally Posted by cheesey_555
He is not the best DJ in the world, and I totally agree, someone who can't mix without using CD's is not really a DJ, I know, I was brought up with vinyl and using a sampler built into your mixer was classed as cheating. But he plays the music I want to hear!! classics, and the new stuff, and in a culture where you can't go anywhere to hear dance/ trance without it being mixed out and commercial RnB being played, u have to choose your venue based on what you are going to hear.
Plus its cheaper than going to a big venue London based club, which I haven't got the money for at the mo.
And it's part of the dance anthems tour so there should be a couple of live acts which usually are good.
So what I'm saying is I know what he is going to play and I know I will love it and I can't wait.![Thumb](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif)
Plus its cheaper than going to a big venue London based club, which I haven't got the money for at the mo.
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And it's part of the dance anthems tour so there should be a couple of live acts which usually are good.
So what I'm saying is I know what he is going to play and I know I will love it and I can't wait.
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Originally Posted by STi wanna Subaru
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I just hope I don't have to come back with my tail between my legs tomorrow and listen to "I told you so's"
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Originally Posted by cheesey_555
He is not the best DJ in the world, and I totally agree, someone who can't mix without using CD's is not really a DJ, I know, I was brought up with vinyl and using a sampler built into your mixer was classed as cheating. But he plays the music I want to hear!! classics, and the new stuff, and in a culture where you can't go anywhere to hear dance/ trance without it being mixed out and commercial RnB being played, u have to choose your venue based on what you are going to hear.
Plus its cheaper than going to a big venue London based club, which I haven't got the money for at the mo.
And it's part of the dance anthems tour so there should be a couple of live acts which usually are good.
So what I'm saying is I know what he is going to play and I know I will love it and I can't wait.![Thumb](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/thumb.gif)
Plus its cheaper than going to a big venue London based club, which I haven't got the money for at the mo.
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And it's part of the dance anthems tour so there should be a couple of live acts which usually are good.
So what I'm saying is I know what he is going to play and I know I will love it and I can't wait.
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I live in basingstoke, never been to liquids though so can't comment on that.. although ive heard its pretty expensive.
basingstoke isnt that bad, infact its a lot better then hatfield which is where i stay during the week..
basingstoke isnt that bad, infact its a lot better then hatfield which is where i stay during the week..
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basingstoke isnt that bad, infact its a lot better then hatfield which is where i stay during the week..
Neither are number one tourist spots
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My in-laws live in Basingstoke and I very nearly moved there!!!!
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