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The Local Music Scene in Horsham, West Sussex*

Horsham, West Sussex Record Shops and Venues

Record Shops

• Music zone aint to good but there will be a HMV in horsham soon.
• Music zone, formerly music zone has a selection, however not for either my wife or me, both uncatered for
• Music zone where mvc used to be. cheap
• Again, go to brighton, or bolton. both amazing. I think even mvc in horsham is going now! No music! argh.
• there happens to only be one shop which sells anyform of music and thats mvc theres (once again) a nice big hmv in crawley but beware in crawley for teengage.. ehh no actually the whole popualatiion of crawley.. CHAVS.
• Theres nothing really worth a mention here, MVC are near Mc Donalds, Horsham Music sell instruments and sheet music, but no independant record stores.
• Some good stalls on market day.
• None at all. i'm a DJ and i used to go to Heartbeat, then they closed, then i went to Crawley for records then Notorious Vinyl closed down, so now i go to brighton if feeling flush (have to buy a lot of records to justify the journey and £17.53 an hour parking!) I really am considering opening a decent record shop but not sure if it could ever be profitable....
• MVC is quite good near to the shelly fountain and ourprice inside near stationary box is crap
• brighton - best vinyl outing outside of soho / camden / berwick street
• There are illegal bootleggers selling their wares in the town hall twice a month. I suppose this is legally sanctioned by the council, but as an interfearing old biddy I suggest the police and Mr Jack Straw should investigate immedietly!
• Only the usual outlets. I buy all the stuff I want on the web. You can hire cd's from the library and copy 'em (not that I would).
• The selection of record shops in Horsham is pretty lame, you have to go quite far for specialist stuff, like Brighton or London. There's an excellent second hand record store in Croydon called Beanos, it's the biggest second hand record store in europe and boasts four floors of Vinyl, CD's Cassettes etc...
• i find 'mvc' a good shop. my dad swears by it but says it could improve.
• If good music is what u require go to MVC and ask for Gus he'll set u straight
• What the hell happened to Heartbeat, ya know that little record shop next to Handyman on Brighton Road. That was a cracking little store!!! Best go to Brighton for vinyl these days...!
• the usual dross mvc our price ect.
• Absolutely bugger all. used to be a cool little shop down queen street but got replaced by a fishing shop. typical.
• Heartbeat, quality. Shame it shut, to make way for yet another antique shop in Horsham!
• Horsham has more old people than records and our price is about the limit.
• MVC, Our Price, WH Smith, Sainsburys... nothing special in Horsham
• Poor, but you can order rare stuff from MVC
• Bring back Heartbeat (my sister once went out with Gary)
• MVCdid you have that there, i forgot to look!
• Our Price & MVC are the only record shops in Horsham.
• Our Price, WH Smiths and Music and Video are the only music shops in Horsham. You are stuck if you want a past single or some vinyl.
• Horsham is crap for music. Our PRice, Music and Video or WH Smiths.
• They seem to have closed all of the best in true band culture, but the Town Hall has a good record fair every so often.
• Vinyl is no longer an issue in this 'progressive' town
• No specialist shops. Go to London or Brighton.
• Heartbeat has closed, its now an Antique Shop.
• Hearbeat: a must for HipHop and ravers. Cheap, always a cool spot.

Clubs (Dance Music) and Music Bars

• shelleys. shit 'n' small but all we got
• There is one club. Shelley's. And that's not even a club, it's a late night bar. Go to Brighton if u wish but NOT Crawley, it's almost as bad except u may die in Crawley.
• wat can i say about sheelleys u cue up 4 ages wen u finally get to the door u r greeted by a couple of bouncers who r on the biggest power trips of there life two stupid to join the old bill to scared to join the army and i guess they were bullied at school more than likely by girls
• nothing in horsham excep tthe unbelievably tragic shelleys whihc is not a night club as the poeple of horsham didnt want one of those it is a 'late night bar' whihc plays tragic pop music. would suggest avoiding crawley too but brighton isnt too far and worth the effort.. clubs along marine parade by the sea big yes
• Recently went to the new and improved Shelleys night club the other day! WOW! what a transformation that place has undergone since the last time I went in there! The DJs are excellent, the entertainment is superb and the drinks only seemed to cost me around £2.50! Well done to the new managing team there cos you have really turned it around! I even went in there last Thursday and they've got live DJs playing back to back in thier feeder bar Colours.
• Pleanty of golf clubs, there is Shelleys with 'old skool cheese' on a Thursday night with entry and drinks @ £2.50, friday its free entry before half 10 too. For 13-16 Year olds bi-monthly SNAP discos at the drill hall (call Horsham District council on 01403 215100)
• theres only one - Shellys - but you'd have to be pretty desperate - only any good as an after hours drinking den
• Shellys is a great club if you like 45 year old single mothers and don't mind paying up to 8 pounds for a drink, and it helps if you are deaf. The Extra time bar has been shut down, probably something to do with the fascist local council. The Best thing about horsham, is that you can leave and go to Brighton.
• local ones are'nt worth bothering - get on the train to london or brighton - concorde 2 does some quality but invariably expensive nights e.g. boutique - and acts & bands e.g dreadzone, lemon jelly - good for mad nights away. dont bother with taxis - doss in the local YHA for 7-8 quid a night
• Shellys is the worst hole in the entire world. When I have been there I anted nothing more then to be dead and rotting in a godless universe.
• You're better off going to Piries Bar on music nights (Thursday & Sunday) where you are free to tap your feed to your hearts content.
• only shelleys but the staff in there are shit they are abusive and most quit or get sacked like Tanveer Bhatti.
• Wow! What a choice to be had! Now let me see... Hmmmmmm...... Oh yes! Shellys!!! Now that's money well spent!
• 'icon' in crawley. evry1 at skool goes there.
• CRAWLEY with the dumd townies!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Roffey Social & Sports Club, in last few months they have had great tribute bands , including Status Clone, Madonna (Absolutley brilliant) and Arrival the best ABBA tribute you will ever see. Its cheap to join and the beers not dear. Coming soon The Rockin Berries & Boogie Wonderland & through the grapevine i heard that soon to appear a Queen tribute. This club is well worth a look.
• Shelleys, or a shed??? hmmm, I would pick the shed any time of the week and twice on Sunday. Avoid big time, its a dump!!!
• None (shelleys aint a club you twats)
• Shelleys, well what can i say? small, dingy, small, same old people, small, smaller
• Who remembers Champagnes? What a club used to be behind Piries (think B52's is near the location) I started drinking there when I was 15. Owner went to Worthing and started Rutherfords. Or even Cromwells small niteclub, much more atmos than the hole that is shellys which for £5 guarentees you to see a fight, never know you might be in it!
• I can not believe that people still go to shelley's. Having said that, look at the people that do go there, the sad twats. Oh, and to the bouncers - you work in a poxy late night bar in a tiny little town that hardly anyone's heard of, not a top London nightclub like you all think. So do yourselves and everyone else a favour and lose the 'big man' attitude.
• Shelley's is the only nightclub in Horsham. Open till 2 apparently, which is a rarity in Horsham! Its underneath the bowling alley in the park.
• Crap, Shelleys is like dancing to bad music in a sweaty shoe box
• There are no clubs. Shellys is probably the closest you could get but you might be better off throwing the ash tray contents on your bedroom floor and turning up your stereo. To be fair though I suspect it was the best that could be done in view of tight arse council rules and regulations, so points for trying.
• Shelleys is the only one the authorities will allow. There was nearly one on an industrial estate a few years back, perfect place, miles from any houses but the churches put a stop to it.
• 8 of or ace of?
• Cheap beer at Roffey Rugby Club but you have to be a member. Nice folk though.
• Small club called Shellys where the park rec used to be. Minute dance floor. Fits about 50 people. Go to Ikon/Diva in Crawley or Worthing or Brighton.
• Ho, lordy lordy, a club in Horsham - best advice is go to Crawley or Brighton.
• Shellys. OPen Friday & Saturday. Smart shoes only policy. Mainstream dance music. THe only club Horsham is ever likely to get. Will never dare to be different. Pity those without transport out of this dump.
• Shelley's in the old Park recreation centre - open 'till 2 a.m. (rare in Horsham)
• Crooks Dungeon. Late night wild music, visted by local celebrities for good night out, chill out room for mind blowing conversation and evan the odd game of chess. Resdient DJ's Ceefax,George and of cource Sump-Pump. It's all in the signs!!
• The new night club is now open in the old Park Recreation Centre, it also houses the new bowling complex
• Archers Youth Club: quite rad, cheap food and fresh women. Mon, Wed, Thur 8-11.

Live Music Venues

• The Bridge, Copsale
• I've seen some pretty good bands on the band stand in the carfax
• quite a few of the pubs in the town now have a band play once a week, piries bar is a good one to visit
• Littlehampton hosts Delirious? etc, and Horsham has the good old Green Dragon with live bands and party nights.
• oooo broadbrige heath leisure centre on a friday , drill hall occasionally thats it
• Extra Time Bar - 2-3 times a month lots of local bands with the occassional out of town band playing (see our website at www.highgainlive.co.uk). Well worth a look, if your under 18 though you need to call up to get a card. The Drill Hall - This plays host to battle of the bands as well as other gigs throught the year. See www.hdlma.co.uk for info.
• extra time bar, drill hall, carfax, loads if u kno where to look, go on www.hdlma.co.uk and u can find some decent gigs going on
• Costa's coffee bar has 'Fusion nites' every month on a friday evening with a live Jazz band. Great music and atmosphere, needs to happen more often!
• saw fun lovin criminals at the crawley leisure centre last year oddly enough, as above - brighton or london, or glastonbury
• the coot pub in merry field drive has live music often great venue good atmosphere
• Piries is good for live bands but watch out for the fool who calls himself batman and claimes to be a dolphin trainer. He's tried it on with every Doris in Horsham.
• Piries is the best place to hear music. The bands are of a high standard. The beer is nice, the bar staff friendly. However an out of touch Rolling Stones fanatic with an unusual quiff insists on approaching women to tell them he is Batman.
• Piries Bar. Brilliant for rock 'n' roll gigs and a more than decent pint of guinness. The Coot, despite being under new management, still has music nights.
• The Extra Time Bar, Broadbridge Heath Leisure Centre, near Tescos. Friday nights Rock Asylum club puts on tribute bands. Sunday nights in September and October it hosts the Battle of the Bands heats. Occasional local bands nights playing original music throughout the year. Under 18's are allowed in to see the gigs provided they have a "privilege card". Also there's The Coot off Merryfield Drive which has regular live music.
• The Extra Time Bar at the Braodbridge Heath sports center has many live bands playing, they're usualy well advertised around town and in the local rag. Worth keeping an eye out for to see some local talent and enjoy a beer without bumping into Stella guzzling townies who are somewhat lacking in the brain department
• guildford is great for music concerts. i now a band (actually my mums in it) and if u where into that kind of music im sure ud like it (irish music- play in pubs and at weddings). theyre called 'the flying toads'.
• Roffey Social & Sports Club, in last few months they have had great tribute bands , including Status Clone, Madonna (Absolutley brilliant) and Arrival the best ABBA tribute you will ever see. Its cheap to join and the beers not dear. Coming soon The Rockin Berries & Boogie Wonderland & through the grapevine i heard that soon to appear a Queen tribute. This club is well worth a look.
• Again....you have to be kidding. There's always Piries but there isn't enough room to swing a cat in there, though it is quite funny to try. Broadbridge Heath Leisure centre but the jocks don't like the metallers stinking the place up and vice versa.
• Broadbridge Heath have many tribute bands, very good.
• Pirie's Bar, down the little alley off the Carfax. Tursdays and Sundays 9pm - end
• B52's - I could not find any mention of B52's on your site. Please mention it and ideally put a link to B52's own site. Look at http://www.b52s.co.uk/b52s_Links4.htm for instructions (with examples) on how to link. Contact me (b52s webmaster) if you want a link to your site.
• The Coot, formally The Merry Monk has an excellent accoustic session every monday night. The landlord, Brian plays guitar and there are regular visits from local musicans which makes for a very good session. The coot also has live bands a couple of times a month.
• used to be archers, but some idiot put houses outside, and suprise suprise they complained. Broadbridge Heath ain't bad.
• Piries Wine Bar and Broadbridge Heath sports centre aren't bad. Go and see Goat Boy at Piries and hear them do their cover of "What would Brian Boitano do?"!
• Piries has a live act once a week, but they are normally dwarves cos thats the only way they can fit the the band in.
• Time out bar in the Broadbridge Heath leasure centre has quite a few live acts. Be warned some are very good and some are appauling!!!!
• Broadbridge Heath sports centre has bands most weekends.
• just get ur arses to london instead, its so much better
• Battle of the bands in the Carfax once a year. If you're lucky, you might catch the Salvation Army band on a Saturday lunchtime.
• The Queens Head up the Brighton Road always used to back good local bands, so did Piries Wine Bar -> but that was some time ago, now you are stuck with the Tut-n-shive (used to be Horse & Groom).
• Piries bar. Sometimes you can be pleasantly surprised.
• Many pubs. Especially, look out for the Falloons - a local legend the son, Jason has played on tour with Roger taylor of Queen and on two of his albums.
• There is a pagado in the centre of town (the Carfax) where you get the odd brass band playing from time to time, sometimes there are even rock bands, although these tend to use religion as an excuse to vent the musical passion.

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