Rehearsal space

[Spooner]

Anyone know of any rehearsal space going in or around Stafford? Currently the band I am in are jamming in a farm outbuilding which is getting a tad chilly now. Any serious suggestions gratefully received. Cheers.

 

[halfmanhalfbrisket]

Try some of the community centres.. I used to use the Wildwood one, the Acton Trussell one and the church by Walton.. hardly world class but its cheap and available.. apart from that maybe the Uni/College could help?

 

[Wormella]

.44pistol & The Portables both use the function room of the Prince of Wales on weston rd. for free, in return for doing some gigs during the year - I think the WestWay on Highfields had a similar offer going..

Other then that I think there's rehearsal space in Stone but Goldilox would know more about that..

 

[dangerousdave]

there is tower studios in stone, or there are a number of lock ups (where you can leave all of your gear) in wolverhampton right by the train station. you'll probably pay about 20 a night for one of those

 

[Jenksie]

Mate of mine has used the one accross from Tower in Stone - what was once a factory lodge.

Says it is much better - ground level in if you have big gear. I'll try and find the name and number.

 

[Jenksie]

www.inspire-music.co.uk/rehearsal-room-staffordshire

 

[KencoPlenco]

Try the guys at Phoenix Music they have a decent size rehearsal room

 

[Spooner]

Cheers people, all suggestions considered.

 

[grumpystaffordguy]

Holmcroft road community centre is cheap to hire out. Its only a few pounds per hour (like £4 or something daft like that).

 

[Graestrummer62]

I was just searching on rehearsal rooms and found this thread. Thanks to contributors; useful info here. Peace.

 

[Withnail]

Possibly worth mentioning, now that the Bird in Hand is back on the circuit, that the upstairs there was once used as a rehearsal room.

Worth enquiring?

 

[John Marwood]

Possibly worth mentioning, now that the Bird in Hand is back on the circuit, that the upstairs there was once used as a rehearsal room.

Worth enquiring?

Upstairs at Royal Oak, Ecce, is a functioning function room

 

[Spooner]

Will have a look into Bird in hand and Royal Oak, may have a pint while I am there, blonde or pale?
Muchos gracias.

 

[John Marwood]

Two blondes and the world seems shiny again

 

[Spooner]

The Bird in hand room is available at £5 a head for a decent rehearsal session, not bad, he may be a tad twitchy a letting it out on Fri/Sat nights but otherwise seems generally flexible on times.

 

[Midianthia]

Hi guys,

I'm currently in the process of potentially opening up a set of rehearsal rooms in Stafford centre as I know rehearsal space is pretty sparse round here.

Obviously it will take funding and if you want to call this a bit of market research to back up my need for money then so be it.

Just really wanted to gauge how many people would be interested in using a rehearsal space (kitted out, sound proofed and under £10 per hour)

And also how many people think that it is a viable idea (regardless of whether they would indeed use the space)

Any feedback would be great guys.

Thanks in advance

 

[Goldilox]

In all honesty, as long as I can continue to find pubs willing to let us rehearse in exchange for some gig time, I don't think I'd go back to using a paid-for practice space.

As a small-time working band the amounts you have coming in are fairly pitiful and to be handing over £30+ a week eats onto it considerably. The convenience of having a PA, a sofa and a vending machine are nice, but it's not really a great hassle to throw a powered monitor in the car, especially when you're moving amps anyway, and having a pub downstairs usually means refreshments aren't a problem.

Obviously mileage varies and this is just me, I know some musicians who've never made a penny who wouldn't dream of doing without a proper rehearsal room.

 

[Phoenix Music Studio]

Try out phoenix music studios "try before you buy" deal on their rehearsal facilities. heres their website - http://phoenixmusicstudio.moonfruit.com/rehearsals/4579999343

 

[Ronseal]

Hello All,

Apologies for resurrecting this old chestnut of a thread. With Staffordshire Music Centre closing shortly does anyone have any tips on venues for rehearsal in Stafford? The "free praccy in return for free gigs" deal sounds attractive - is there anyone still doing this? We're ok with driving out of town so it doesn't have to be in ST16/17.

Thanks in advance - any info would be gratefully received!

 

[Gramaisc]

There is a large room upstairs at the Prince of Wales that used to get used a lot at one time - not sure what goes on now, but it might be worth asking.