Retro @ Ascension in Manchester Saturday 05/04/03
Under the mis-impression that Club Retro from Tall Trees, Yarm played retro tunes, me n Gaz went to Ascension in Manchester where Paul Taylor, Nick Hussey, Oliver Lang, Ben Burgess co were djing. (Retro dj's)
The staff took ages to let us in, sying Gaz's t-shirt was not smart enough, cos it had a line across it. :$
I explained we had been on the net and heard reviews about people being refused if they were too smart, heres some of the reviews from manchester.com club reviews, which give you an insight into the club before I have a rant:
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Are reviews that are at all negative about Ascension allowed? They appear to have been deleted. Anyway, given all the hype Ascension is fairly ordinary. It is still early days and I`m sure there will be changes in 2003 but the first month was a fiasco. Still no idea what the door policy. And I have personally seen many people being turned away without a reason given. I would add that they didn`t appear drunk or likely to start a fight or any of the usual reasons for preventing people from entering. As for the club it`s nowhere near as good as Sankeys at the moment but perhaps that`s not their intended market. Very well lit for a club so dress to impress; probably more for people wanting to be seen than those who wish to dance. These things change so fast that by easter it will probably be totally different.
Rating: 2/5
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Bad location well over hyped! the door staff had were pricks, appartently you have to wear trainers and faded jeans to get in, shirts and trousers are to smart according to the door staff? dont waste your time Asension is crap.
Rating: 1/5
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Managed to get in after the bouncers were turning people away left, right and centre for being too well dressed. Told me they wouldn't usually let me in becuase my hair wasn't funky enough and they liked un-ironed funky shirts?!?!? Inside looked the part although it was dead, doesn't touch North, Sankeys,
Rating: 1/5
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£1.5million obviously doesn't get you much these days! Looks about five years old already. Very average .
Rating: 3/5
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absolutely awful. - love the club dont get me wrong but all the people were interested in looking good and not the music (which was bad funky house). Bouncers *always* make ppl w8 at the door to make the club look good and it took an hour to get in and put me coat in - disgraceful
Rating: 1/5
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So we were eventually let in,....although perhaps it would have been best if we had been refused.
Its in the middle of no where, a very strange location for a club, though this should not matter ie the Cricketer is in the middle of no-where, and Ive had a couple of good nights there.
Its supposed to be the best / hyped club in Manchester.
Although the mixed toilets (ally mcbeal style) were a novelty, it was just a plain club, and its not even that big. By comparision, MR Smiths in Warrington (although being a shit club music wise) is a far superior club for size and style.
A bottle of cheap beer was £3.00, and Gaz went and got a round in, 2 spirits, and 2 beers and it was over £17
NOW,...onto the music.
Perhaps we had misunderstood what sort of music it was going to be, but i had seen various adverts:
http://www.club4it.com/clublife/AscensionListings.htm says
Main Room:
A celebration of house classics 1988 –2000
DJs: Paul Taylor, Nick Hussey;
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http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/entertainment/music/urban/stories/Detail_LinkStory=50636.html
Retro at Ascension. Hugely popular house music classics night takes on another northern residency. Retro DJs will be playing all the dance/rave hits of yesteryear every month at Ascension from now on. 10pm-2am. £10/£8 advance.
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We stayed no more than 2 hours, as we could bear no more. I assume by classics and retro they meant shit hard house from 1999 - 2002.
What a waste of time and money, and we sacked off going to Back to the Old Skool, the week earlier to try this place. (roll on the next Back to the Old Skool in Wigan) :$
This is a tacky club, the music was crap, the door staff were daft about dress code, the drinks were over priced, and if this is what manchester has to offer, then Gary Hypnotic must be rubbing his hands together in glee, cos Wigan is where its at.
Right Im off to set fire to £60, as it will be money well spent compared to last night.
Under the mis-impression that Club Retro from Tall Trees, Yarm played retro tunes, me n Gaz went to Ascension in Manchester where Paul Taylor, Nick Hussey, Oliver Lang, Ben Burgess co were djing. (Retro dj's)
The staff took ages to let us in, sying Gaz's t-shirt was not smart enough, cos it had a line across it. :$
I explained we had been on the net and heard reviews about people being refused if they were too smart, heres some of the reviews from manchester.com club reviews, which give you an insight into the club before I have a rant:
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Are reviews that are at all negative about Ascension allowed? They appear to have been deleted. Anyway, given all the hype Ascension is fairly ordinary. It is still early days and I`m sure there will be changes in 2003 but the first month was a fiasco. Still no idea what the door policy. And I have personally seen many people being turned away without a reason given. I would add that they didn`t appear drunk or likely to start a fight or any of the usual reasons for preventing people from entering. As for the club it`s nowhere near as good as Sankeys at the moment but perhaps that`s not their intended market. Very well lit for a club so dress to impress; probably more for people wanting to be seen than those who wish to dance. These things change so fast that by easter it will probably be totally different.
Rating: 2/5
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Bad location well over hyped! the door staff had were pricks, appartently you have to wear trainers and faded jeans to get in, shirts and trousers are to smart according to the door staff? dont waste your time Asension is crap.
Rating: 1/5
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Managed to get in after the bouncers were turning people away left, right and centre for being too well dressed. Told me they wouldn't usually let me in becuase my hair wasn't funky enough and they liked un-ironed funky shirts?!?!? Inside looked the part although it was dead, doesn't touch North, Sankeys,
Rating: 1/5
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£1.5million obviously doesn't get you much these days! Looks about five years old already. Very average .
Rating: 3/5
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absolutely awful. - love the club dont get me wrong but all the people were interested in looking good and not the music (which was bad funky house). Bouncers *always* make ppl w8 at the door to make the club look good and it took an hour to get in and put me coat in - disgraceful
Rating: 1/5
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So we were eventually let in,....although perhaps it would have been best if we had been refused.
Its in the middle of no where, a very strange location for a club, though this should not matter ie the Cricketer is in the middle of no-where, and Ive had a couple of good nights there.
Its supposed to be the best / hyped club in Manchester.
Although the mixed toilets (ally mcbeal style) were a novelty, it was just a plain club, and its not even that big. By comparision, MR Smiths in Warrington (although being a shit club music wise) is a far superior club for size and style.
A bottle of cheap beer was £3.00, and Gaz went and got a round in, 2 spirits, and 2 beers and it was over £17
NOW,...onto the music.
Perhaps we had misunderstood what sort of music it was going to be, but i had seen various adverts:
http://www.club4it.com/clublife/AscensionListings.htm says
Main Room:
A celebration of house classics 1988 –2000
DJs: Paul Taylor, Nick Hussey;
----------------------------
http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/entertainment/music/urban/stories/Detail_LinkStory=50636.html
Retro at Ascension. Hugely popular house music classics night takes on another northern residency. Retro DJs will be playing all the dance/rave hits of yesteryear every month at Ascension from now on. 10pm-2am. £10/£8 advance.
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We stayed no more than 2 hours, as we could bear no more. I assume by classics and retro they meant shit hard house from 1999 - 2002.
What a waste of time and money, and we sacked off going to Back to the Old Skool, the week earlier to try this place. (roll on the next Back to the Old Skool in Wigan) :$
This is a tacky club, the music was crap, the door staff were daft about dress code, the drinks were over priced, and if this is what manchester has to offer, then Gary Hypnotic must be rubbing his hands together in glee, cos Wigan is where its at.
Right Im off to set fire to £60, as it will be money well spent compared to last night.
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