NOISE: A gig by Dunedin band Six60 sparked noise complaints.
Christchurch venue The Bedford, MkII, has closed just weeks after opening raising questions about Shihad's gig.
Project manager Wendy Alfeld said yesterday that after noise complaints following Six60's gig at the venue on March 23 she had opted to move future gigs to the Christchurch Polytechnic Students' Association (CPSA) building.
"It was a really calm night and the noise just travelled. It was mostly the singer's voice. I was surprised at how far it travelled," she said.
"Because of those niggles with noise complaints, we had a meeting with people from noise control and liquor licensing and we decided to move future gigs before we were told to do so officially."
When the inner-city Bedford Row venue The Bedford was put out of action by the February earthquake, Alfeld started The Colombo, a 1500-capacity heated marquee in the car park of the coffee shop she managed, Three Six Three, in Sydenham.
Alfeld secured many touring acts and they proved so popular the concept led to her developing a similar venue, The Bedford, MkII, at 86 Moorhouse Ave. It opened on March 2.
The venue was to run for a trial period of six weeks.
The CPSA venue had worked well for Optimus Gryme's gig last week, Alfeld said, but would not be able to cater for larger audiences.
Gigs that have moved to the CPSA building because of the venue closure this week include British DJ Fresh on tonight and the Easter Weekender Tour on Saturday.
Alfeld could not confirm new venue details for Shihad's gig on April 13 yet.
- © Fairfax NZ News
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