Bjorn Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Ok, so went to Bristol last saturday for one of my close uni mates birthdays - 9 of us made the mission down (oh it was a mission after going out the previous night to 'off the rails' to see JOC, Tyas & Kuffdam!). We joined his jolly group of 15 or so mates out in Bristol where we proceeded to get battered around Bristol. Jules was playing 'Syndicate' that night which my mate had arranged for us all to go. We had 30 free VIP passes a mate of my mate had got hold of, so sweet we thought; free entry - although my mate told us the club was very 'chavvy'... We walked down to the club, and on the way loads of workers offered us free wristbands... bit desperate i thought.. Anyway, we got to the front of the queue, one of my mates was at the front & guess what....the bouncers wouldn't let a single one of us in with trainers, yes - TRAINERS on.. Im talking smart trainers here (not flip flops - lol), not as if we were scruffy - we were in our usual 'clubbing' attire, and as u can imagine & us lot go to a hell of a lot of places. They then didn't let any of the 25 or so of us in cos of trainers - haha, i just laughed in their faces - tbh im glad we didn't get in - the club will have been full of complete shirt & shoe chavs. We went to an ex bomb shelter-club instead & had a wicked night of tech-house! Just makes me cringe a little sometimes at the quality of club some DJ's will play these days, Jules will pretty much play anywhere - and its pretty sad to say the people who go to actually appreciate Jules for what he does best (wear rediculous clothes?) can't even get in the club! Rant over anyway, just thought one or two of you lot would find this funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 i hate clubs that dont let you in with trainers on. My normal attire is Adidas Superstars, a pair of G-Star jeans (my favourite jeans) and a nice t-shirt. I feel that in this attire i am dressed to go clubbing and i think it looks a damn sight better than a ben sherman shirt and trousers, with shoes. We had this problem when we went to Leeds in the summer for a night out (another friend of ours got into the police so we were out celebrating) and we didnt get into Oceana's because we were wearing trainers. Another odd thing in Leeds was, we got into a bar dressed as we were, we then went to try and get into oceanas, didnt get in and tried to get back into the bar from which we came. Only to be told we were not allowed in. The bouncers then got pretty arrogant and threatened to take my buddies police warrant badge after he was showing them ID. We are supposed to keep these badges on us all the time - i dont when i go out as i see it i am off duty - but my mates use theres as a wallett. The bouncer just looks at him as if to say piss off, and then says "you know, i can take that badge off you if i wanted to", to which my reply was what piece of law was he refferring to carry out such a confiscation...needless to say he didnt know and just started to push us away from the entrance in a "come one then" sort of manner. It pisses me off that you have to pay to get in and then have to be told what to wear. Paying should entitle you to wear (within reason i.e no tramps and birtday suit (well maybe the females)) what you want. Also, i'm a bit of a fashionista, i like to look good and buy decent clothes, i think the whole shirt, trousers and shoes thing looks absolutely horrible. I thought that fad went out in the mid 80's. I feel you're pain Bjorn, i really do. Thats why lately we've been hitting up some of the more indie nights around town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mayes Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 What the hell does it matter what any of u guy's had on ur feet weather it was trainer's shoes boot's ect... how's it gonna effect the bouncer's or the club what a pathetic excuse not 2 let u guy's in... And the point you's had 2 make a journey down 2 get there and this happens assholes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Kane Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 I've never been to a 'club' club (if you know what I mean) to see a DJ play only to be told to wear shoes, the shoes only come out if there's a big night planned where we accept we'll need relatively formal attire. Birmingham's Broad Street is the only place I really go that warrants shoes & even then wearing them with a nice pair of jeans & t-shirt is acceptable. I'd be extremely p*ssed off if I'd have been in your situation Bjorn, the journey coupled with everything else then being told by some tit that you can't get in is a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted November 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 i really didn't bother letting it get to me, i mean i've seen jules more than my fair share of times, i just laughed it off really - it doesn't half make me chuckle! All us lot need for a wicked night is all our mates together & sum decent music - which we got so it didn't matter at all! Just wanted to highlight that point about the whole reason for such Dj's playing clubs & the crowd of people who are actually targeted, all good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuro Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Although I myself am comfortable in either attire, I think it should be a question of practicality: For bar crawls, sometimes I think there's nothing better than wearing a proper quality shirt on a night out (no cheap chav shirts or short-sleeved ones!), maybe with some cool jeans and some conservative but funky footwear - hitting the bars, chatting to mates and maybe some females along the way. However, for clubbing, to be refused entry for an event such as that on grounds of footwear is plain silly - you're in trainers and T-shirt because you go to clubs for pure fun - to dance and for the music, and to have an awesome time with your mates - not to 'be seen' or chat up birds over a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberduck Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Thats an absolute joke. Back in the early 00's this happened at Gatecrasher if I remember rightly in that the bouncers developed a bit of an attitude. In my opinon the whole thing stems from the agencies that supply the bouncers (and the bouncers themselves) rather than the club promoters. How on earth can you be expected to dance all night long wearing a pair of loafers or similar? Your feet would be blistered and sore the next day. I think Bjorns spot in in that I wouldn't really want to go into somewhere thats full of chavs anyway. Leave them to fight amongst themselves! The recent Slinky at Liquid was a prime example of that. Rammed full of knobhead chavs kicking off with the bouncers outside. If I was going out for a few beers in a city centre then I just admit defeat and wear shoes anyway as by doing that you remove the potential for getting pissed off by arsehole bouncers. I don't actually own any shirts as I just don't like them. Smart T-sirts are as accepted by bouncers nowadays as shirts are. At the end of the day some bouncers are just going to be arseholes and know they have the power to stop a group of lads getting in so they will. As much as we hate it, there's jack we can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsteve Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 Total nonsense. I'm presuming this harps back to the days when it was the trouble makers in trainers. Now it is the chavs in their Saturday night uniform that are the trouble makers. Bjorn, you're right in what you say, you're better off for not getting in. I would have been full of tossers inside. Do you think Jules should start advertising Carpet Clubs in the same way that he advertises his House Set nights? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirddrive Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 This is a point I have argued with bouncers many a time in my home town. Surely my "threatening" brown tartan Converses are going to cause more trouble than a local in Ben Sherman and Kickers? Come off it. Trouble is, to enjoy a night out with friends when I go home, I have to wear my work shoes now, but at least they are a decent pair of Clarks so they are comfortable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberduck Posted November 8, 2007 Report Share Posted November 8, 2007 but at least they are a decent pair of Clarks so they are comfortable! Ahh, Clarks! I remember as a child being dragged to the Clarks to get school shoes. Some random old guy ramming your foot into that foot measuring device! Maybe they've gone uphill now but back in the day they used to be awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 If I think a club won't let me in in what I'd call smart-casual wear (nice t-shirt, jeans, reebok classics), then I won't go. I hate wearing shoes, trousers and a shirt - its smart wear for work where you have to look "professional". I don't want to look and feel "professional" when i'm clubbing - I want to relax, and the only way I can do that is by wearing relaxing clothes. I can't understand why, in this day and age, people can't wear smart-casual wear - especially when they've got advanced tickets. The whole idea of the smart wear thing a few years ago was to make them stand out. If people were in smart wear, it was obvious they'd been home to change, and hadn't been on a pub crawl all day. People in casual wear were regarded as coming off the streets after being out all day, and possibly looking for a fight. With clubbing prices as high as they are these days, many people buy advance tickets on the internet because they get a discounted price - so its blatantly obvious that they've planned that night out and aren't just "randomly dropping in from the streets to posisbly cause a fight". When you already hold a ticket, I don't see the need for smart dress. I must admit, i've not seen a fight in a club for a good few years now - I don't think things are as bad as they used to be? You only see trouble at the "buy 1 drink, get 1 free" type venues, where people are going out with the sole aim of getting drunk, and not the music. Most people go to the specialist clubs for the music, not the drink don't they surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 I must admit, i've not seen a fight in a club for a good few years now - I don't think things are as bad as they used to be? You only see trouble at the "buy 1 drink, get 1 free" type venues, where people are going out with the sole aim of getting drunk, and not the music.Most people go to the specialist clubs for the music, not the drink don't they surely? Peterborough has a handful of those types of place and guess what, when i'm on shift on a Saturday night thats my favorite place to be. One thing that tickled me though "Smart -Casual" define for me please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 One thing that tickled me though "Smart -Casual" define for me please! Smart-Casual is what i'd describe as nice looking jeans/t-shirts/footwear which are perhaps more expensive than your typical "doss about" jeans and t-shirts - the kind of thing you'd wear on a dress-down Friday at work where you've still got to look fairly smart, but haven't got to go in kitted out in a shirt and tie.. To me, a bog standard t-shirt and stonewash levi jeans are just everyday casual wear. I've got fancier jeans that I wear just for nights out, etc - I wouldn't wear those casually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quadrant Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Clearly the only reason Bjorn was barred from entry was because he and all of his posse turned up in flipflops. And I@m sorry, but I wouldnt let anyone into a club in flipflops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Clearly the only reason Bjorn was barred from entry was because he and all of his posse turned up in flipflops. And I@m sorry, but I wouldnt let anyone into a club in flipflops! Its a good job you don't own BCM in Majorca then - you'd go bust within a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted November 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Its a good job you don't own BCM in Majorca then - you'd go bust within a week or anywhere in ibiza for that matter...i wore flip flops almost every night i went out...in fact i wore them all day every day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonman Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 or anywhere in ibiza for that matter...i wore flip flops almost every night i went out...in fact i wore them all day every day! cor blimey. Have you not got any calluses/thickened/scaley skin on your feet? I'm quite funny about feet. I find them horrible so i try to make them looks as good as possible. That means a good going over with the pumice stone, plenty of moisturizing and ALWAYS let them breathe. There's noting worse in my book than an ingrown toenail or athletes foot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberduck Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Here we go into the flip flop debate again! I very rarely wear anything other than flip flops to be honest (even in the winter). I have to wear trainers/boots at work for health and safety reasons but I wouldn't if I could get away with it. It goes hand in hand with my lifestyle of watersport activities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducky Posted November 9, 2007 Report Share Posted November 9, 2007 Does my head in, you go to a club to dance, how can you do that comfortably in shoes, trousers and a shirt? in the old days back in 99 it used to really bug me as most clubs wouldnt let you in without shoes and trousers and when you got into the club there used to always be the few in trainers etc, but if you wore them you wouldnt get in! In my opinion you should be able to wear what you want, as long as its not rockports and a burberry cap! lol at the end of the day we are the people who are paying to get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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