Venue Information
The Crimea
Castleford
 
 
Venue Name: The Crimea
Opening Times: 21:30:00 to 23:30:00
Address: 2, Saville Road, Castleford, W. Yorks, United Kingdom, WF10 1PE
Directions: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=WF10 1PE
Comments: Tiny venue, smoky as hell, fantastic atmosphere, landlord has to be one of the best there is. Brill gig!!!! (bugger of a stage to get your gear on though!). Live music Fridays, Saturdays, Sunday afternoons
Rating: ****
Capacity: 50
Landlord: Jim Duggan
Telephone: 01977 730706
Website: http://www.crimeatavern.co.uk/
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Live: Yes - Time stamp 1/9/08
Stage: Yes - Probably the highest stage you'll ever see in a pub. Stairs at one side. Take a shoehorn, and a plan of what needs to go where first!
Carpet: Yes - Carpetted stage area
Changing rooms: No
Stairs: No
In house PA: Yes - Peavey HiSys tops, a set of bins, monitors, multicore, a 16-channel StudioMaster Gold desk, about 2k of amps
Lights: No - Two banks of Par 56s. These are left permanently on during a gig
Engineer provided: No - An engineer can be provided if you want one. The desk is at the back of the room.
Points: 2 RCD sockets at the back left of stage
Layout: Small oblong room approx 11m × 6m. There's also a pool room over to the right. Most people stay in the main room though.