SECC...NO THANKS!

For all the amazing gig venues that Glasgow has to offer, I cannot abide the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, especially when real live musicians play in it.  Fair play to the likes of the Pussy Cat Dolls or Girls Aloud but when artists like The Fratellis play in the SECC rather than other gig venues like the 02 Academy it’s just madness.

The venue has no atmosphere what so ever it’s just like a big steel cube. 

Yesterday I worked at the Katy Perry gig and the excitement of the fans was just immediately diminished the moment they walked into the arena.  The SECC offers no way to capture the excitement, like the 02 where everyone is shoulder to shoulder enjoying the gig or King Tuts where it is jammed packed and the excitement builds up in a tiny space.  Instead with the SECC you end up in a seat miles away from the stage where the artists look like tiny matchsticks on the massive stage.

I know in the end it all comes down to money, and that is why some bands choose to go that route even if it may not capture their amazing sound and stage presence.

RANT OVER! J