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The Local Music Scene in Minehead, Somerset*

Minehead, Somerset Record Shops and Venues

Record Shops

• absolutly no decent cd's to be found in minehead or the close surrounding area. 28 miles down the road in taunton is the nearest good cd shop.
• There are no record shops in minehead the nearest place is taunton!
• Dismal. Teenagers are the largest buyers of popular music. There should be a place where they can listen to the latest chart toppers or whatever, meet their mates and generally be amused without having to drink and gamble.
• Nowhere specialist, the only place you can get your music from is Wollies in town.
• Hmmm... not much in the way of decent shops. Woolworths holds the current single and album charts but other than that you're best bet is to pop into Virgin records in Taunton, just hop on the bus from Butlins main gate.
• well we've got woolworths and w. h. smiths, but if its not in the chart we dont stock it.( catch 22 or what)
• The Carousel Gift shop is wicked! It is located right next to the K's arcade, next to the burger shop and by the sea so I think its ace.
• Nope :o) - Just Woolies I'm afraid!
• Vennlands - Car boot sale every Sunday, L.P.s' C.D.s',Videos'...

Clubs (Dance Music) and Music Bars

• life has gone downhill since B's aka The attic aka Cheeky's was voted the worst nightclub in the country by FHM 3 years running and the wellie hasnt done a very good job of trying to keep people wanting to go out, by playing ultra crap music charging stupid prices for enrty and drinks and employing bar staff old enough to be our grandparents which is not a pretty sight even when you are completely wasted.
• WELLY,Is bent as fock, but everyone goes every saturday as what else is their to do....
• There are no proper night clubs in Minehead and probably never will be. The only place to dance is the welly and that is tiny and dead crap, most of the people who work behind the bar are on drugs, the dance floor is tiny and its full of underage kids just looking for a fight!!! other than that there is kareoke night at the queens hall on a sat night whoopy doo. or jaks in butlins (if u can get in) but thats only if your desperate because anyone who lives in mimehead only goes to butlins when they are desperate!!! So i'd say the nearest half decent night out is Taunton(26 miles away!)!
• I wouldnt waste time going to any other than the good old ruggers club for a few cheap beverages and great local entertainment!! before heading to the Brit on a sat nite!Enough said!
• The Wellington Hotel night spot has now opened and the new resident is DJ Spanky (female dj). (with her mentor brother Independence, as cover). Spanky is a top class dj and her brothers music influences have brought her to a status of "superstar" dj. She likes to drink pints of bitter, play club orientated music and basically have a laugh... Her brother is the pioneer for disco vocal house in the South West. His knowledge of all genres of music is not surpassed by anyone we know. Next gig is the 6th of December and the next one is sometime in january 2004. Long live spanky, lets do a petition for a permanent residency!! Fred in Weston Super Mare
• full of suit wearing rugby pricks!
• Cheeky's now called Bz is shite! new owners are crap! dont do it!
• Well.... there's The Attic, if you are into a dingy shed for clubs. There's Madisons, previously New York, New York, which is about the size of an apple. There's Jaks on Butlins, which is ok if u like cheesy pop bands and the YMCA. The nearest you'll get to a half-decent club/pub in Minehead, is The Welly, which opens till 3 on Friday and Saturdays, and serves a free brekkie at 2 o'clock!
• The welly has changed its looks its now hip and funky Barry richards is also planning to open a nightclub round the back of the welly! He is going to own the whole of minehead one day!!! B's is now called The attic still tacky and most of the people that go there are under 18 its like a youth hostel that sells alcohol
• It pays to be drunk at nightclubs because mistakes can be blamed on that.
• 'Jak's' in Butlins is a meat market. You have to either be staff of on holiday there tho to get in with a pass. Its cheesy but good nites had by all.
• Tha ATTIC aka CHEEKYS aka BJ's NITESPOT is the only place to find young looking drinkers and old dad style dancers
• No clubs really, if you're in Butlins go to Jaks, its cheesy and small and blaintantly crap, get boozed up, walk around mindlessly and i assure you you'll meet about half of the staff making fools of themselves on the stage. A good laugh if you're in that kinda mood.
• Cheeky's is like a youth club who ever wrote that New York New York is a like a youth club they have got it wrong it's the other way around, don't bother going there because it's a load of crap, stay in the welly if you get in there before 10.30 it's free but after that it's £2.50 plus you get a free cooked breakfast afterwards, Cheeky's is a fiver to get in and if you want a crap night that's the best place to go because it doesn't get any better trust me i know.
• I would like to say hi to Rory who works in Jumpin Jaks who threw ice down my top on Saturday night(remember me the one with the red top on in Jumpin Jaks)
• B's, Saturday nights = a top night out,the music believe me much better nowadays still some dodgy tracks but later on >:O) !! bloody good nights can be had, avoid the much less than full NYNY unless u r past it!
• See Rugby Club This is Where it is at
• B's or New York, New York B's for under 16's NYNY for over 40's
• The Horrendous B.J's Nitespot, This is tiny and expensive, New York, New York was kind of good when it opened but now is more like a youth club!
• Minehead has two night clubs. One is a over 18's called Cheeky's, the other is over 21's called New York New York.
• The York , BLOODY good bands in there mate!

Live Music Venues

• The York..
• The York House Inn is now open until one'O'clock on Friday & Saturday nights with live music. Don't miss out on Thursday night with a quiz with cash jackpots up to 500 quid. Fun night too with music.
• 'The hobby horse' on the sea front, got different bands there most weeks.
• The York House Inn in the main street is by far the best for live gigs. Bands every Fri and Sat. Good atmosphere, beer and food. Nocharge on the door. Closes at Midnight Thurs/Fri/Sat. Thursday night quiz with a difference. Good cash prize. Fun night.
• Butlin's Once again I'm afraid - again, corny Hi-de-Hi stuff but they do have excellent weekend breaks and do have some top names there once in a while
• See above (ie.The York)

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