MC Music Venues

[Bayo]

I go to a fair few gigs and have been testing the waters for MC use.

Please share your experience and I’ll update this list. Feel free to add more info and I can edit etc. I’ll add the type of medication I had when visiting.

Friendly:
Roundhouse Camden (Flower, Solo2)
02 Brixton ( Curaleaf Cart)

Unfriendly:

 

[Bayo]

Adding to post above, I went to see Soulwax at O2 Brixton last night with my buddy and went in with just my vape and car key. The security guard smelt my vape then went to take it to his supervisor. I took it back off him, told him it was MC at which point his supervisor came over.

He couldn’t have been more polite. I showed him the box for the vape and my driving license and he was perfectly happy to let me in. He asked that I use the smoking area when it opened but it was ok inside. Also he said if I get any problems tell them to speak to front of house security.

Brilliant!

 

[trebor]

Adding to post above, I went to see Soulwax at O2 Brixton last night with my buddy and went in with just my vape and car key. The security guard smelt my vape then went to take it to his supervisor. I took it back off him, told him it was MC at which point his supervisor came over.

He couldn’t have been more polite. I showed him the box for the vape and my driving license and he was perfectly happy to let me in. He asked that I use the smoking area when it opened but it was ok inside. Also he said if I get any problems tell them to speak to front of house security.

Brilliant!

Im old and dont get to live music anymore,used to go 2 3 4 times a week for many years always got oiled prior to entry,my question is" smoking areas inside," ooh is this right,any other venues smoking allowed.Be nice to have a list of smoking allowed uk venues.

 

[GM11]

I worked until recently in the Drug & Alcohol recovery space (Operations Director for a Recovery org), every year we have a mass meet up in Scotland, known as the recovery walk, loads live bands etc, around 5 to 6K turn up each year.
Loads of police, who are actually there to stop anyone giving us hassle, they keep a respectful distance and have been great the last few years. Air was thick with smoke (outside!), not a single copper batted a eyelid! A few even remarked they wish all events were so well behaved.

Security were a bit uptight, but nobody paid any attention to them

 

[Bayo]

Add the Albert Hall to the friendly list.

The security said they’d prefer it if I used it outside but in the middle of the dance floor no one batted an eyelid.

Thanks Queen Vic!

 

[LostInANewWorld]

Since I started MC in June last year, I've taken vapes, with extra carts, prescriptions, etc., into:

The O2 Arena
Electric Ballroom Camden
The New Cross Inn
Wembley Arena
The 100 Club
Here at Outernet
Scala
Camden Underworld
Rough Trade East
O2 Academy Islington
O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire
Alexandra Palace
Bush Hall
The Finsbury
The Hawley Arms
O2 Academy Brixton and
The Spice of Life

Most of these have been on multiple occasions, and I've never had an issue. I'm probably forgetting a couple to be honest. Brixton even let me use the medical room because the queue was too long to get into the vaping area.

I know that Crystal Palace Park is cool with it too, because they have an MC section in their accessibility FAQs.

I've been to plenty of comedy spaces and theatres too, if anyone wants a list of those.