Quote Originally Posted by The Dunster View Post
Name a licenced venue in Newcastle where new bands regularly get a chance to play original material in front of an audience for money.

It used to be a case that if you wanted to play somewhere you could - now it's near impossible to get a gig anywhere decent - to be able to actually run a 100w Plexi or a 59 Bassman and so on - forget it - venues just don't allow that type of thing anymore.
The entire conversation was that Premy and I thought the scene was thriving and you thought it was dying. Newcastle having no night life hasn't affected the ability for new bands to come through. They have found different ways to build a following and are playing gigs in Melbourne or Sydney. So I'll admit that Newcastle has a terrible live scene, but the band's are still coming through ok.