Life@bowlers Reunion

[Az@life]

Ah roight!

You're probably best trying to sort something out with a sports complex, a bit like Longton Leisure Bowl held Club Kinetic in Stoke.

Hang on, the Commonwealth Games village...

....weren't a happy hardcore promoter trying to get that?

I vaguely remember hearing this somewhere, maybe look into that....if it's still there that is...:$

Thanks for the idea will look into that.

 

[Davey T]

Loved Bowlers - would be well up for a re-union

 

[Dj Ben Fisher]

Im not one for being a party pooper but IMO . . the idea is good BUT its NEVER EVER gonna happen , no matter what is said . . . . . .

For one Bowlers is NEVER gonna be used for another event ever FACT !! , no matter how much you think its possible ( even if you had all the money in the world they still would not let you ) . . . . i Know this for many reasons ,

one being i have tried to secure the thing myself in the past , as i too wanted to relight the good old days in some way ( this also lead to me holding a hugely successfull LIFE reunion in 2002 @ the cornmill cos i couldnt get bowlers , a venue which as many of the tops ones has now shut down . . . . . over 1500 ppl attended this event from all over the country many being the old life crew

I personally dont think I could ever do another event to match that one again as there just isnt the venues available or many of the djs dont play anymore . . ( not the ones id want to make the reunion a proper one anyway . . . )

And another thing that you have to take into consideration and is also fact !! , Old skool house is never and will never be what it was back then . . . . there just isnt the interest in it to ever think about recreating the old days or vibe as you put it , its easy enough nowadays to fill a club with between 200 - 600 old skool lovers ( been doin it for 6 years now with Goodtimes ) , but on a larger scale ie bowlers > its never gonna happen IMO ( only the huge hardcore events can pull crowds like that nowadays . . . . )

if there was a chance , belive me id be doin it or at least tryin

Good luck to you tho if you do attempt it

 

[S-J]

How about the warehouse that they used for the filming of 24 hour party people, I went to that and it was mint inside

Ste I may be making it up but I think that the Leisure Bowl got sqwished chick because its foundations were Fooooked! Kinetic Ahhhhhh they were the days!

S-J x

 

[Az@life]

Im not one for being a party pooper but IMO . . the idea is good BUT its NEVER EVER gonna happen , no matter what is said . . . . . .

For one Bowlers is NEVER gonna be used for another event ever FACT !! , no matter how much you think its possible ( even if you had all the money in the world they still would not let you ) . . . . i Know this for many reasons ,

one being i have tried to secure the thing myself in the past , as i too wanted to relight the good old days in some way ( this also lead to me holding a hugely successfull LIFE reunion in 2002 @ the cornmill cos i couldnt get bowlers , a venue which as many of the tops ones has now shut down . . . . . over 1500 ppl attended this event from all over the country many being the old life crew

I personally dont think I could ever do another event to match that one again as there just isnt the venues available or many of the djs dont play anymore . . ( not the ones id want to make the reunion a proper one anyway . . . )

And another thing that you have to take into consideration and is also fact !! , Old skool house is never and will never be what it was back then . . . . there just isnt the interest in it to ever think about recreating the old days or vibe as you put it , its easy enough nowadays to fill a club with between 200 - 600 old skool lovers ( been doin it for 6 years now with Goodtimes ) , but on a larger scale ie bowlers > its never gonna happen IMO ( only the huge hardcore events can pull crowds like that nowadays . . . . )

if there was a chance , belive me id be doin it or at least tryin

Good luck to you tho if you do attempt it

I do see what your saying ben. But i disagree about the intrest. many older ppl cannot be botherd with the small clubs because of the young muppets they attract.I can not say about your night as not yet been. But when i visted timeless on the 2nd b/day the young gold chain brigade were about pissing every one off. spoiled the night for me an ex loved up lifer.There has to be some way of pulling off a large oldskool house/hardcore night on a big scale esp fro summer.

 

[Az@life]

How about the warehouse that they used for the filming of 24 hour party people, I went to that and it was mint inside

Ste I may be making it up but I think that the Leisure Bowl got sqwished chick because its foundations were Fooooked! Kinetic Ahhhhhh they were the days!

S-J x

Nice one chick. You would be up for a warehouse party(rave) wouldnt ya? Spread the word chick.

 

[Dj Ben Fisher]

I do see what your saying ben. But i disagree about the intrest. many older ppl cannot be botherd with the small clubs because of the young muppets they attract.I can not say about your night as not yet been. But when i visted timeless on the 2nd b/day the young gold chain brigade were about pissing every one off. spoiled the night for me an ex loved up lifer.There has to be some way of pulling off a large oldskool house/hardcore night on a big scale esp fro summer.

Well im goin off 6 years experience promotin old skool events ( and before that being prolly LIFE @ bowlers number one fan . . lol i went EVERY wkd from the start of 96 right thro till it changed many times up till 2002 ) . . . and from what ive have learnt and seen over the years , the interest in this type of music has dwindled rapidly ( yeah the younger ones may enjoy it while out/hearing it . . but the diff is most dont have any respect for it which is why imo the vibe inside OS of today is totally diff or no wear near what it used to be like )

IMO the days of Old skool events playin the bowlers sounds with 3000+ ppl over many rooms are gone forever . . . .

As for your comment bout older folk not goin to small events due to wankers etc this happens now even at your larger events , ( if anything its easier to stamp out at your smaller events . . . cos youve less ppl to control . . its all about havin the right bouncers etc and door policys to ensure your punters feel safe as houses when walkin thro yr doors that will help create a nice safe clubbin atmosphere wen every one is in there , which is one thing GT has managed to do very well over the years ) . . .

 

[sy69]

it aint going to happen imo bowlers is just a big market with 400+stalls in it,i also believe it lost its license and would never get another due to to many compliants from locals about the noise.you will probably find most of the peeps who used to go have moved on apart from the ones on here and its probably been to long now to get people interested.i would certainly be up for reunion though as lived many years of saturday nights there and wednesday nights to.

 

[Az@life]

Well im goin off 6 years experience promotin old skool events ( and before that being prolly LIFE @ bowlers number one fan . . lol i went EVERY wkd from the start of 96 right thro till it changed many times up till 2002 ) . . . and from what ive have learnt and seen over the years , the interest in this type of music has dwindled rapidly ( yeah the younger ones may enjoy it while out/hearing it . . but the diff is most dont have any respect for it which is why imo the vibe inside OS of today is totally diff or no wear near what it used to be like )

IMO the days of Old skool events playin the bowlers sounds with 3000+ ppl over many rooms are gone forever . . . .

As for your comment bout older folk not goin to small events due to wankers etc this happens now even at your larger events , ( if anything its easier to stamp out at your smaller events . . . cos youve less ppl to control . . its all about havin the right bouncers etc and door policys to ensure your punters feel safe as houses when walkin thro yr doors that will help create a nice safe clubbin atmosphere wen every one is in there , which is one thing GT has managed to do very well over the years ) . . .

I agree maybee week in week out this may not be possible. but perhaps a few events a yr or a few during summer would be poss. Come on wheres your spirt mucker.

 

[marc@risky]

As Ben fisher said this event would never never happen!!! not for trying but purely because the venue itself would never allow it, for various reasons, this is why people such as myself have decided to go and do events such as these in other clubs etc, otherwise i would have been there and done it by now, and im sure Ben would have as well...
There are many cheap one of's trying to cash in on what was said to have been the biggest bussiest and most succesfull weekly event ever to be held in the north of england...
I was very lucky to be one of the people whom actually played at bowlers and belive me there would be no other venue to match this now, its been done, its over..
Ben did manage to pull of a Bowlers reunion a couple of years ago now, and might add was a success, and was promoted very well, by having the right djs and varied selection of hard core, oldskool etc, but since then nobody in my opinion has managed to do the same.

hope you manage to find a venue and wish you every success, but you'll have a mamoth task ahead fella.

 

[Dj Ben Fisher]

Ben did manage to pull of a Bowlers reunion a couple of years ago now, and might add was a success, and was promoted very well, by having the right djs and varied selection of hard core, oldskool etc, but since then nobody in my opinion has managed to do the same.

Cheers marc for the above comments tis good to know ive been the only person to actuallly pull a proper bowlers reunion off , not like half the nights that try to cash in on it hopin to pull the old ppl out of the woodwork ( avin the djs at the end of the night that played even say id done the bowlers era proud , was summat that made it even more spec for me think the reveiews of the night will still be on this board if you check the early pages from 2002 )

But personally i dont think it could be done again , cos there aint the right venues about imo and times have changed and so has the clubin vibe in the last 3 or 4 years . . , its not that i dont have the spirit fella , cos anyone that knows me will know i deffo HAVE the spirit for the Oldskool . . and would love to see it rise once again to those levels , but in reality its not goin to happen . . .

 

[woody]

It would have to be no alcohol, as I'm sure Bowlers lost it's licence. Might be wrong though....

that would surely be a good thing keep out the piss head wankers, who cause the vast majority of trouble at oldskool events.

it aint going to happen imo bowlers is just a big market with 400+stalls in it,i also believe it lost its license and would never get another due to to many compliants from locals about the noise.you will probably find most of the peeps who used to go have moved on apart from the ones on here and its probably been to long now to get people interested.i would certainly be up for reunion though as lived many years of saturday nights there and wednesday nights to.

there arent any houses anywhere near it. the nearest would be eccles or stretford lol and it wasnt THAT loud hehe

as people have said bowlers lost its function licence and i'm sure trafford council have rejected any previous proposals to restart things coz i Carl who used to run vision, and then legacy looked into a big doo last summer to be held there and got knocked back.

Fair play though and good luck getting something organised. IMHO there is only one venue currently worthy of hosting a proper Life reunion, and that is sankeys.

 

[Dj Ben Fisher]

IMHO there is only one venue currently worthy of hosting a proper Life reunion, and that is sankeys.

why does it have 3+ rooms ????? for me any venue that was to be suitable for such an event would need 3 or 4 rooms , plus an outside room / area and a indoor chill out area. . cornmill was perfect as had all these but as many of the best venues , it got shut down . .

and i dont think theres a venue that has all of these qualitys about atm ???

 

[Dj Ben Fisher]

that would surely be a good thing keep out the piss head wankers, who cause the vast majority of trouble at oldskool events.

if you was to do an event which sold NO beer , the truth is youd have an empty event or very much so anyway . . . . bowlers selling beer was prolly the worst desicion they could have ever done as im sure many will agree . . . BUT was nesscessery for them to stay open long term and stay busy , if they hadnt im sure youd have found they'd have not stayed open for half as long as they did . . . . . . .

 

[woody]

why does it have 3+ rooms ????? for me any venue that was to be suitable for such an event would need 3 or 4 rooms , plus an outside room / area and a indoor chill out area. . cornmill was perfect as had all these but as many of the best venues , it got shut down . .

and i dont think theres a venue that has all of these qualitys about atm ???

you wouldnt necessarily HAVE to have 3 or mor erooms though! Oldskool Piano in the main room downstairs and whatever the fcuk u wanted with the smaller one upstairs. theres a courtyard outside that could be used if push came to shove but i doubt very much if you would need to. The room that people would be most interested in would be the main room and just coz it would be a reunion doesnt mean that everything has to be replicated as per bowlers. for me a reunion would be the original djs, playing the same type of tunes they did back in the day nothing more nothing less. what u said is like having a school reunion and insisting that everyone met up in a classroom lol

its never goin to happen anyway so its all hypothetical, and my comment about no beer was merely aimed at the piss head scallys who have ruined countless oldskool nites in the past. i'm not thick, and i am fully aware that a non alcohol'd night wouldnt pull in many people, as the majority of clubbers are not half as mental as us



edit : not saying the cornmill wasnt ace coz it was like with all the rooms n gyro etc.. just think that you wouldnt need to go the whole caboodle, just to have a reunion

 

[Dj Ben Fisher]

you wouldnt necessarily HAVE to have 3 or mor erooms though! Oldskool Piano in the main room downstairs and whatever the fcuk u wanted with the smaller one upstairs. theres a courtyard outside that could be used if push came to shove but i doubt very much if you would need to. The room that people would be most interested in would be the main room and just coz it would be a reunion doesnt mean that everything has to be replicated as per bowlers. for me a reunion would be the original djs, playing the same type of tunes they did back in the day nothing more nothing less. what u said is like having a school reunion and insisting that everyone met up in a classroom lol

i disagree mate . . if you was doin a Bowlers revival or reunion the whole thing about bowlers was the varity and choice you had thro out the night wen u was there , 3 rooms ,+ chill out room , rides , the odd outside chill bit when it was betty swallocks etc . . . that is what made bowlers imo . . and is the one reason why there wont be another night / club like it , our cornmill night had all these quualitys which is prolly why it did so well . . any night or club can claim to hold a bowlers reunion by puttin on a few djs and the same tunes etc . . and many have and everyone has failed miserably up to now . . cos for a huge majority of the ppl that were there in the day to turn up you have to put on a night that has all the old qualitys and choice etc . . . . .

and as for your last comment fella bout the school bit and meeting at school that isnt so daft as you make out . . . . i know of many school reunions (inc a few friends ) that ave been held at the schools they all attended . . brings back all those extra memories i guess and makes it more nostalgic or summat like that . . . .

some may think im talkin crap but i know the old bowlers crew will know exactly were im comin from

 

[kells&tots]

I agree ben. It would have to be a proper reunion. And as you have said getting on board bowa,j wad and kenny would be a task in its self. As for welly and virtigo we may have some luck there. Dont really want to add djs from after 94 as the music policy went a bit ruppert the bear pants.Stu allen would be a ok bet. If not a reunion ben. How about a revival. A monthly event at bowlers? A revival of the warehouse days and the era of life. This i think we may be able to pull off. Grab together some pa's from the times. Dream freq,49ers,k klass,etc. What you think ppl???

I think if this event was to happen in Manc it would end up in tears....too much trouble in Manchester these days. Im not sure at all it would work, If it was a one off it might have a chance....but still, their is alot of trouble makers in manchester who seem to target the oldskool events...would be good tho with the right DJ's etc...

 

[woody]

i disagree mate . . if you was doin a Bowlers revival or reunion the whole thing about bowlers was the varity and choice you had thro out the night wen u was there , 3 rooms ,+ chill out room , rides , the odd outside chill bit when it was betty swallocks etc . . . that is what made bowlers imo . . and is the one reason why there wont be another night / club like it , our cornmill night had all these quualitys which is prolly why it did so well . . any night or club can claim to hold a bowlers reunion by puttin on a few djs and the same tunes etc . . and many have and everyone has failed miserably up to now . . cos for a huge majority of the ppl that were there in the day to turn up you have to put on a night that has all the old qualitys and choice etc . . . . .

and as for your last comment fella bout the school bit and meeting at school that isnt so daft as you make out . . . . i know of many school reunions (inc a few friends ) that ave been held at the schools they all attended . . brings back all those extra memories i guess and makes it more nostalgic or summat like that . . . .

some may think im talkin crap but i know the old bowlers crew will know exactly were im comin from

fair point fella but as you said there isnt anywhere with 3 or 4 rooms like the cornmill, anymore and i doubt that the majority of people who attended a re-union would be overly arsed if there was a hardcore room or not. i know i certainly wouldnt, and none of my lot who came to the cornmill would either. we only used to go thru the hardcore room to either a get to the bar, b perv, or c laugh at people and so i reckon the best of the current venues certainly in manc, is sankeys handsdown.

ps me point was it isnt compulsary to have skool reunions at the old school, thereby u wouldnt HAVE to have it with 3 rooms n all that. that was all.

 

[Dj Ben Fisher]

i do agree with kells on that one that doin one in manc would deffo not work and would more than likly be ruined by the small maority that come out just to ruin other ppls nights . . .

one venue tho is phillips park hall , which has the multi room and outside bits , illusion are doin a night there on the 21st may ( im playin happy hardcore that night !! ha ha ) . . and they have labeled there old skool room a bowlers reunion night . . lol wen 75% of the djs on there never even played at Bowlers . lol im hopin this night doesnt get ruined by the manc trouble makers as most of em are . . .

 

[kells&tots]

fair point fella but as you said there isnt anywhere with 3 or 4 rooms like the cornmill, anymore and i doubt that the majority of people who attended a re-union would be overly arsed if there was a hardcore room or not. i know i certainly wouldnt, and none of my lot who came to the cornmill would either. we only used to go thru the hardcore room to either a get to the bar, b perv, or c laugh at people and so i reckon the best of the current venues certainly in manc, is sankeys handsdown.

ps me point was it isnt compulsary to have skool reunions at the old school, thereby u wouldnt HAVE to have it with 3 rooms n all that. that was all.

When i used to go to life @ Bowlers it only had the main room and a chill out room anyway so whats the prob...It just went down hill and ended up s**t when they put all the other rooms in, and the cornmill was no way anything like bowlers, decent venue but for a life reunion it really does need to be in manc for sure dont you all think???
In an ideal world it needs to be in the original venue, i know its prob not possible but to me thats a genuine reunion, thats what we do with joy-use the original venues to what ark did....