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Thank you for coming to the website of The Met Lounge Peterborough ! - hopefully by pressing the right buttons above you'll go to where you wanna be - if its not working for you then send us an email with your questions and we'll try to answer ASAP!
History wise The Met Lounge opened 6 years ago and since then has strived to become an essential part of the live music scene across the country promoting bands of all genres - some succesfully,some not so succesfully! - we also run 2 club sessions each week along with regular one off events.
The gig listings has been updated with all the confirmed shows at the club being listed along with relevant ticket details etc.
Tickets for all the shows at The Met can be purchased during normal opening hours from the club (ie at night!)
For credit card bookings please call ICT on 01733 571616 - there's normally a 50p /tkt 'booking fee' to cover credit card commision and postage on the transcation and they take VISA/MASTERCARD/AMEX/DELTA & SOLO
Use the main navigation above to get to any of the main sections, or the buttons at the bottom of the page for a few little extras. New map and Band links recently added.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE KEPT UPTO DATE WITH FORTHCOMING EVENTS/GIGS AT THE CLUB Please send an email to info@metlounge.org.uk with the words ' MET LOUNGE UPDATES PLEASE' in the subject line and we'll do our best to keep you updated.If you require discounted entry tickets for any of our club sessions please send your requirements through - we can't promise anything but we'll try to make you an offer you can't refuse! Email: info@metlounge.org.uk f or any further information.
also- THE MET LOUNGE is looking to recruit its own team of 'Street teamers' who are willing to help out with the promotion of gigs at the club. We need people who are wiling to take flyers & posters around record/clothes shop OUT of Peterborough - people who are willing to stand in the centre of their town giving away flyers for shows to music fans - basically people who can get the details of gigs at The Met into places that we dont know /are not aware of!. As with all street teams the monies crap (ie Zilch!)but you'll get free tickets for the shows at The Met andchance to meet your favourite bands if they're playing here. - Interested?- please email through with details about yourself / where you live / where you think you could help out to info@metlounge.org.uk - putting 'Met Street Team' in the subject line
BANDS looking for shows at The Met Lounge should send email to s.jason@btinternet.com - direct us to your myspace account / band website etc etc . Please note that we do require unsigned bands to have an existing fan base that they can bring with them to a show. - for more information please email to us and we will gladly give you all the information you need with regards to getting a show at The Met.
GIGS - ADVANCE TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS AVAILABLE BY
CREDIT CARD TEL 01733 571616 OR IN PERSON FROM THE VENUE .
MOST NATIONAL TOURDATES BOOKABLE ON LINE AT www.seetickets.com. or from www.ticketweb.co.uk - unfortunately we don't have a City Centre shop you can pop into at the moment to buy tickets but we are working on it!
book online at www.ticketweb.co.uk or www.seetickets.com
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Tel / Fax 01733 566100 www.ticketweb.co.uk - www.metlounge.org.uk email info@metlounge.org.uk Advance tihckets for all shows are on sale now from The Met (during normal evening hours) Credit Cards 01733 571616 or from online booking agents www.ticketweb.co.uk & www.seetickets.com Important - AGE POLICY FOR ENTRANCE TO SHOWS please note that when a show is open to 14+ year olds it is a requirement that all persons under 16 must be accompanied by an adult/18+ One adult may enter with a maxium of 4 14-16 year olds - In addition ALL 16/17 year olds MUST be able to prove their age if asked. We accept driving licenses/portman/citizen prove it cards and passports as proo of age. Refunds are not given on tickets if the holder cannto satisfy the requirements to enter the club Notice to bands looking for shows at The Met - we're always on the lookout for new bands BUT to save you time please bear this in mind - we do require bands to have an existing fanbase that will travel to support them and watch the other bands on the bill. We don't have a magic crowd of people that will tuirn up out of nowhere to watch bands they've nver heard of (like 99.9% of the rest of the UK to be totally honest). So if you can look after your side of the deal we'll give you the best stage / PA and lighting system to play through in Peterborough. Email us at info@metlounge.org.uk with your band details / web sites etc and we'll go from there 2008 Thursday 24th April - Battle of the Bands 2008 Semi Final Heat 2 - 4 bands with 2 winners going through to grand final on 2nd May! Doors 7.30pm Adm £5.50 14+ show Friday 25th April - INTWINED + THE DEAD ACTORS - Doors 8.30pm Adv £4 / Doors £5 Sat 26th April AT XOO BAR - beneath The City Club in Priestgate Peterborough DBS presents The Gin Soldiers (featuring several ex members of Dirty Little Faces). Doors 8.30pm Adm £3.50 with flyer / £4 otherwise 18+ show with DBS DJ's afterwards until late Thurs 1st May sth presents HYPO PSYCHO / FLICK66 / ERROR404/ SOUTHVIEW £5 ADV. 7:30 DOORS Friday 2nd May - STH presents the Battle of The Bands final 2008 4 bands with only 1 winner! Doors 8pm Adv £5 / Doors £6. 14+ show Bank Holiday Sunday 4th May - Direct from the USA - The Eastern Conference Champions + Djune + Charlie Don't Surf. -www.myspace.com/easternconferencechampions www.myspace.com/djune mysapce.com/charliedontsurf. Doors 8pm 14+ show Adv £5 About Eastern Conference Champions - Two longtime friends and bandmates, Josh and Greg werent happy with the way their old band was going. So they left. They left behind good friends; they opted out of a major label record deal, they stopped going on cross-country excursions and missed out on gallons of free booze. It was a long, lonely summer for the two fancy lads. Basically, an average day for them would be to rise out of bed at 7 a.m., meet each other at a crummy landscaping job, say short-lived goodbyes at 5:30 and rendezvous at 8 for a two-man writing and recording session. This process was repeated over and over (and over) again for a solid four months. Luckily, the bastards recorded some good songs: ditties that portrayed their blue collar misery while reeking of liberation and lost love. Lets play live, they both agreed. The only problem was, they needed the right person to join them. Enter Vern. Equally disheveled as the other two and even more disgruntled with a former band; he was another voice of the working man and the best bass player the boys could ask for. I'll play with you fuckers, he happily declared as the three downed cold lagers and warm whiskey. At that exact moment in random parts of the world; a baby was conceived, a choir sang, a boy and girl shared their first kiss, a homeless man stumbled upon a bag of money, a power grid went out in a major metropolitan area, a winning touchdown was scored, an actor gave the best performance of his career, the moon became aligned with Jupiter, an angel earned her wings and the Eastern Conference Champions were born Friday 9th May - Direct from the USA - The Envy Corps - www.myspace.com/theenvycorps Doors 8.30pm Adv £6 14+ show Sunday 11th May ; The Met Lounge presents JACK SAVORETTI + Mesh 29 + Dawn Kinnard An evening if pure accoustic bliss! Jack Savoretti is building a huge buzz within the music business at the moment - chekc out www.myspace.com/jacksavoretti for more info. Peterboroughs Top 40 stars Mesh 29 are special guests - www.mysapce.com/mesh29 and tour suppor comes from Dawn Kinnard http://www.myspace.com/dawnkinnard Adv tickets are £7 Show is 14+ book online at www.ticketweb.co.uk Friday 16th May - Palladium + support - Palladium come to The Met after support shows with The Feeling and The Kooks! - check them at myspace.com/palladium Adv £7 14+ show - book online at www.ticketweb.co.uk Sunday, May 18 - Deaf By Stereo Promotions presents THE STRANGE DEATH OF LIBERAL ENGLAND/Wave Machines - The UK's answer to Arcade Fire visit Peterborough in their short UK tour. A fantastic live proposition - think British Sea Power. £6adv - 8pm - 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult). Call 01733 571616 for tickets. or visit www.ticketweb.co.uk . Bank Holiday Monday 26th May The Met presents THE SUBWAYS at THE CRESSET PETERBOROUGH. www.thesubways.net - new single Girls and Boys !! Adv £11.50 book online at www.ticketweb.co.uk Weds 28th May DBS presents South Central - very much in the DIOYY vein! Doors 8pm Friday 6th June - DBS presents The Runners + Golden Silvers + The Librarians £5adv from www.seetickets.com or Met Reception, 8pm, and 14+ (under 16s accompanied) Mark Saturday 7th June The Met Lounge presents ARMY OF FRESHMEN - coming back to The Met after supports with such bands as Bowling For Soup / Reel Big Fish - supports to be confirmed. Adv £7 from www.ticketweb.co.uk 14+ show Weds 12th June - The Met Lounge presents ZEBRAHEAD - special Download Warm up show! Support from Peterboroughs The Ruined + Flick 66. Doors 7.45pm Adv £8.50 14+ show book online at www.ticketweb.co.uk Sun 15th June sth presents - CHASE LONG BEACH / BRASSPHEMY / ERROR404 £5 ADV. 7:30 DOORS Friday 20th June - 10 Reasons To Live + The Aviators + Point 7 Pistol 16+ show Adv £6 Weds 23rd July - Deaf By Stereo Promotions presents OPERATOR PLEASE + support - The teenager Australian five-piece will demonstrate what all the hype is down-under at this half-term gig. They play Peterborough as a one-off headline show between their support dates with Lightspeed Champion. It follows supports MTV slots with Bloc Party, The Cribs and We Are Scientists. £6.50adv - 8pm - 14+ (under 16s must be accompanied by an adult). Book at www.seetickets.com or call 01733 571616 Friday 4th July sth presents - SONIC BOOM SIX £7 ADV. 8:00pm DOORS Sunday 3rd Aug sth presents - THE QUAKES £7 ADV 7:30 DOORS Friday 8th August - The Met presents THE SMYTHS - The uk's #1 tribute to THE SMITHS - if you've not seen the band before then shame on you! - becoming now an annual bi yearly event at The Met for Mozza and the boys! -if you were a fan of The Smiths and Morriseys solo work then this is an essential night out! Doors 8.30pm Adv £7 - book online at www.ticketweb.co.uk 16+ show. Club session afterwards until 2.30am Sun 10th August sth presents HEIDEROOSJES / THE RUINED / RED:THE RESISTENCE £5 ADV. 7:00 DOORS Mon 11th Aug sth presents AGNOSTIC FRONT / 1000 HERTZ / SANZEN £12 ADV. 7:30 DOORS Tues 12th Aug sth presents RANDOM HAND / BRASSPHEMY £5 ADV. 7:30 DOORS Sunday 21st Sept sth presents - THE DARLINGS / THE RUINED £6 ADV. 7:30 DOORS
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HIRE
If you want to hire somehere to celebrate your birthday etc etc the Metropolis
Lounge is yours!
Normally available for private hire Sunday thru to Thursday (possible hiring
on Friday with an 11pm finish)
Please call us on 01733 566100 to discuss your
ideas/ requirements. In house club PA / lights are included in basic hire
charge. In addition for bands wishing to hire the club we can provide our
own 6K TURBOSOUND FLOODLIGHT rig and
sound engineer or you are welcome to bring in your own PA if you wish..
For national promoters wishing to book the club the following might be useful
Stage size 22ft wide x 16 x 1.5 foot high. Full Mojo crowd control barrier across stage.
Allan and Heath GL2200 24 channel front of house mixing desk with 4 way monitor mix - 6 le400 wedges + drum fill. - graphics EQ on FOH and each monitor mix. Effects included 6 way Noisegate/ 2 x DBX gates/Compressors 3 x Beringer Compressors 2 x Yamaha spx 90 reverbs/delays.
FOH PA 4 x Turbosound 718 bassbins 4 x Turbosound 760H 3 way mid high cabs. System driven by 3 x Crest 8001 amps 1 x C-audio 4001 amo and 1 x Crown RA200 amp. BSS crossovers.
Lighting - on stage 8 x PAR 56 cans / facing stage 8 x PAR 64 cans + 4 martin robocolors 2+ 8 martin martin robocolor 1 from side of stage.
Drssing rooms - upstairs area at venue made available to bands with full kitchen faclities.
Cacacity of club is 200 people although for smaller events we can close off the balcony area to give more intimate feel for crowds of 50-120 people.
If you are a budding promoter and you want to create your own night then give
us a call and discuss your ideas!- one offs/ fortnightly/monthly events are
possible. The Metropolis Lounge is always open
to new ideas to enhance the Peterborough Nightlife.
- if your sort of music is not being catered for in the City then don't moan
about it - do something about it!
Call us on 01733 566100.
Special XMAS listings for Club nights at The Met below!
New New New - SATURDAY NIGHT WARM UP BAR FOR THE MET
At Xoo Bar (underneath The City Club Peterborough) - 300 metres from The Met Lounge. - from THe Met head towards WHSmiths and walk up Wentworth Street. The City Club is in front of you and Xoo Bar is on the corner). Doors open at 8pm Admission is free before 10.30pm / £3 after (redeemable against adm at The Met). Perfect meet up point for The Met.. Various drinks offers from 8pm. Al the usual Met doorstaff and bar staff behind the appropriate points!. Open until 1am
Every Saturday - The Sugar Club -
has been running now for nearly 15 years and still as strong as ever! Known throughout
the UK via the network of Students in Universities as 'The Alternative Club'
in Peterborough.
The playlist includes Rock//Indie/alternative/punk/pop and anything
else the DJ's decide to throw in!
Please don't come with an 'If they don't play my favourite record,I'm gonna
sit and sulk attitude'! - The Sugar Club is about socialising, meeting your
friends, dancing and generally having a good time (and a sore head on Sunday
mornings!)
The Sugar is NOT tied to one particular genre
of music and never has been - we're sure that over the course of the evening
you'll hear something you enjoy.
Doors open at 9.00pm until 3am every Saturday night and admission is £3.50
before 10.30pm/£4.50 afterwards.
STRICTLY over 18's - ID will be requested at door.
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