Riverside, Newcastle

[GTG]

Anyone heard anything about this venue - obviously the name's familiar but I don't even know if it's in the same building. Got some very interesting stuff coming up - Villagers, Coral, Charlatans (acoustic) .....

http://www.riversidenewcastle.co.uk/index.cfm

[Harry Angstrom]

Definately not the same building.

is it not the place where Pravda was?

[tiptoad]

It's got nowt to do with the 'original' Riverside, which was on Melbourne Street, this one is half a mile away next to the Swing Bridge, in what was 'Sea' nightclub.

After the chain that owned Sea went bust, either the administrators or whoever has bought the company decided to aim it at the student/indie market and nicked a name they thought would be familiar to music fans throughout the north east.

I've not been, but apparently all they've done is stick a stage and a bigger sound system in the club. From what I hear the rebranding is not going well at all, with very poor crowds for most of the gigs they've put on there.

Incidentally, there's a book about the original Riverside coming out this October, with people's pics and recollections of favourite gigs there.

[JonMc]

The original Riverside punched so far above it's weight in the calliber of the bands it hosted, it was unreal.

[parm]

[Incidentally, there's a book about the original Riverside coming out this October, with people's pics and recollections of favourite gigs there.[/QUOTE]

now that will be a MUST purchase for me and plenty of others - always thought it would make a canny book

[tiptoad]

Originally Posted by parm

[Incidentally, there's a book about the original Riverside coming out this October, with people's pics and recollections of favourite gigs there.

now that will be a MUST purchase for me and plenty of others - always thought it would make a canny book[/QUOTE]

There's more details about halfway down this page.

[Carino]

that book sounds good... used to love the old place like... remember the last night there, some piss up that was

[parm]

Originally Posted by Carino

that book sounds good... used to love the old place like... remember the last night there, some piss up that was

was that the last night as the riverside for it became foundation? - what is the building used for now?

[tiptoad]

Originally Posted by parm

was that the last night as the riverside for it became foundation? - what is the building used for now?

It's a very smart office block. Completely empty though.

[parm]

Originally Posted by tiptoad

It's a very smart office block. Completely empty though.

the riverside a empty office block , the hacienda is yuppie flats - how tragic