Live gigs to take place of lap dancing (From Daily Echo)
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No more topless dancers at city centre strip club in Southampton
8:58am Tuesday 14th April 2009 in News
Victoria Andrews, right, is changing the entertainment at Aqua Lounge.
A SOUTHAMPTON strip club is calling time on topless dancing in a bid to beat the recession.
Aqua Lounge in Above Bar, formerly known as Poletrixx, is to lose its lap dancers and focus more on events and live entertainment.
It comes after the Daily Echo revealed how a new club called Glamour is planned for Leisure World, sandwiched between two family restaurants in the current Brand bar.
But owner Victoria Andrews said the move has been planned for a while with the recession and proposed new laws which could result in people in the community having a say where lap dancing venues are allowed to operate.
“We have been here for around ten years now and I think that has almost been a miracle,” she said.
“With new legislation being proposed it seemed like the right time for a change. I only want to do this if I can control it and not be told what we can and can’t do.”
Victoria also said that takings had dropped in the independent city centre venue through the recession.
“We have still been getting the same number of people in but they just haven’t been spending as much money and it has been noticeable. And it was the closure of The Grapes, such an iconic pub for Southampton, that was a bit of a wake-up call.”
The bar was closed yesterday (Monday, April 13) for a refit with a relaunch planned for this Friday, April 17.
“We are still keeping it a friendly place to come, but instead will have live music, comedy and other events that we are looking at,” she added.
“We are also going to keep entry free and also offer some very competitive drinks prices so I think the new layout and bar will be a success.”
Comments(12)
goard
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10:28am Tue 14 Apr 09
goard
Georgem
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10:53am Tue 14 Apr 09
goard wrote:LOL no goard, no mac, no hat, no shifty eyes for me!
Georgem, you'r not one of those blokes with long grey macs, black hat and eyes darting left to right are you?
goard
Big Boy
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11:47am Tue 14 Apr 09
west_end_legend
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3:53pm Tue 14 Apr 09
west_end_legend
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3:55pm Tue 14 Apr 09
MangaFace
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4:11pm Tue 14 Apr 09
Martin Wellbourne
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4:21pm Tue 14 Apr 09
Soton's first BDSM venue?
Lone Ranger
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4:35pm Tue 14 Apr 09
Georgem wrote:As you seem to know so much Georgem youre not the one in the black dress are you ?
It's not big enough to be any good as a live venue. It's not really big enough to do anything other than just be a pub, to be honest
B. L.
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11:56pm Tue 14 Apr 09
west_end_legend wrote:Good grief, they should let her loose in the police "no go areas" in Southampton, that would see a reduction in late night/early morning crime. Seeing that would sober me up in a heartbeat. :o)
I wouldn't want the bird in black to do any kind of dancing for me - is that the best they can do? It's no wonder the punters aren't splashing out to get in there!!!
Georgem
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10:40am Wed 15 Apr 09
Lone Ranger wrote:Knowing what size the venue is doesn't really constitute "knowing so much", does it?
Georgem wrote:As you seem to know so much Georgem youre not the one in the black dress are you ?
It's not big enough to be any good as a live venue. It's not really big enough to do anything other than just be a pub, to be honest
Lone Ranger
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5:18pm Wed 15 Apr 09
Georgem wrote:Blimey Georgem loosen up, life is too short to take these comments seriously
Lone Ranger wrote:Knowing what size the venue is doesn't really constitute "knowing so much", does it?Georgem wrote: It's not big enough to be any good as a live venue. It's not really big enough to do anything other than just be a pub, to be honestAs you seem to know so much Georgem youre not the one in the black dress are you ?
Georgem says...
10:22am Tue 14 Apr 09