Tiga @ Apple. Bullsh*t

When I saw all the names Apple were bringing over I was a little impressed, with Leger, Plump DJs etc not many people in Adelaide outside of festivals bringing names like this over. I was most impressed by Tiga tho so while I was back in town over Xmas I decided to go. Especially because he isn't doing a club show in Melbourne. However the crumminess of Apple shown thru when after reaching the front of the queue after waiting for an hour we were told it was uni students only, which is bullshit, the flyer and facebook page mention nothing of the sort. After informing him we were students he said we were a bit old for the night.

Now I'm 27 was dressed well and sober so I can only come to one conclusion. Avoid Apple. It's one thing to bring over the artists, another to not let in fans. Wankers. :what:

Steve Jobs, Kim Jong Il and Tiga. Together forever

I also don't know why Apple waste money on internationals when the only people they let in are teens who couldn't care less who they are. Oh well, it's their money to waste.

The reality is if Apple didn't pick them up no one else in Adelaide would- if they haven't mixed an MOS compilation HQ wouldn't bother. So either way you miss out- one of the realities of living in a small town.

The first time I tried to get in there they would not let me in. Hence I have never been back.

What a fucking shambles!!!!

I wont be heading to the show at Apple this month that i was planning to visit after reading this thread. I already had a gut feeling that I'd most likely get turned away on the night from reading other ITMer's experiences under the same circumstances.

Hey, I probably would have thrown a good 150-200 bucks over the bar too. Goan' fark yourselves Apple.

At the end of the day, you can't polish a turd. The premise is a shit hole. A good sound system would probably make the place crumble. I feel sorry for the internationals that have to play there.

i've never had the intention of ever going to apple and the internationals they have been booking are not really to my taste, but way to fucking go! i hope the promoter is reading this thread and realising that you're not doing anything positive for adelaide's club scene. teenagers and 1st year uni students don't even care or realise who they are listening to, yet you don't let in actual fans who want to see the dj. some weird backward logic there :rainman:

i've never had the intention of ever going to apple and the internationals they have been booking are not really to my taste, but way to fucking go! i hope the promoter is reading this thread and realising that you're not doing anything positive for adelaide's club scene. teenagers and 1st year uni students don't even care or realise who they are listening to, yet you don't let in actual fans who want to see the dj. some weird backward logic there :rainman:

Unfortunately I really don't think they would give a crap about what people on here think. I've never been to the venue so can't really say but from what I can gather they are happy with their clueless drunk uni patronage whilst still feeling slightly credible musically by occasionally having random intls in the same way EC did.

I was certainly extremely surprised to see Sebastien Leger play a Uni night in Adelaide!

Unless they ticket their intl events (which would be an easy solution) I can't see this situation changing.

Unfortunately I really don't think they would give a crap about what people on here think

yeah i know, just felt like a rant. doesn't affect me either way as I'm never going to go there

http://www.inthemix.com.au/gallery/34897/inthemix_pres_Sinden/photo#21

Here are some Uni students enjoying a night out at Apple. :whyioughtta:

base ball caps, surf wear, vaginal sized ear piercings entry prerequisite for males?

A friend of mine that was with us posted on Apples Facebook only to have the post promptly deleted. They don't give a shit unsurprisingly.

fuck off, Roy

http://www.inthemix.com.au/gallery/34897/inthemix_pres_Sinden/photo#21

Here are some Uni students enjoying a night out at Apple. :whyioughtta:

HEY HEY! :rock:

http://ic.i.tsatic-cdn.net/1451/276_416/f8e85_1451691.jpg

see here also shredder...

http://www.inthemix.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=298686

see here also shredder...

http://www.inthemix.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=298686


I actually was thinking of your post when we were lining up.

Turns out they have offered my friend who complained a double pass & drink tab for Laidback Luke. Surely it'd be easier for them to just let people in on the night and that way actually make money instead of turning paying customers away only to end up giving them free entry and drinks on a different night. Weird policy.

They are doing pre-sales now for internationals. Maybe they learnt.

Or maybe they are lurkers on ITM?

Quoted from a wall post reply from the Plump DJs Facebook page:

J_____ K____ Ok, just got back from seeing the Plump DJ's at Apple...

Some background, I'm 37, I've been going out for over 20 years to see bands and DJ's, I've seen everyone from Fear Factory to Primus to Carl Cox, Derrick May, The Chemical Brothers... I LOVE MUSIC!!! All kinds of music. I used to go to the Synagogue to see bands, the venue is awesome and holds some really great memories for me.

Apple is like a turd in the punch bowl, if you can't remember what your high school formal was like, head down to Apple and you'll soon be reminded. Granted they've done some great work with the interior but that's where it ends. If my favorite band/DJ were playing there tomorrow I wouldn't go! I met ONE other person that even knew who the Plump DJ's were!! The rest of the crowd was too busy pashing or spilling their drink, to say the floor is sticky is a total understatement!!

This review is for people who love music not for try hard wankers and slappers that want to know where to go to be seen. If you love music do not go to this place!!! The Plump DJ's are a great act, it was the first stop in their Oz tour and they played for 1.5 hours WTF!!!!???? The crowd could have been listening to goats having sex, they wouldn't have cared, it was a really, really, sad show. Whoever booked the Plump DJ's for Apple should be fired... from a cannon into the sun! And if you're reading this congratulations on your abortion that was the Plump DJ's at Apple.... I'm heading to Melbourne next Friday to see them do a 3 hour set at Brown Alley but I feel really sorry for the one other person tonight that came and braved the wankers and slappers for a 1.5 set.

Glad I didn't go. Although a 37 y.o being let through their doors? Maybe there is some lurking going on ey Spark...?

Still: Goan' fark yourselves Apple

I remember when we were lining up for Tiga one of my friends asked the people around them if they were here to see Tiga. All they got in reply was who the fuck is that. An educated crowd they are certainly not. Mind you it's Tiga and Plump DJs we're talking about here, not exactly underground sounds. :crazy:

I wonder if it's the same promoter/s who booked Meat Katie at the east end Exchange a couple of years ago...

Unlikely. I know the dudes that used to run the Exchange, plus that place was never in the same ballpark as Apple, at least not in the last 5 years. Shit I was the Friday night DJ there.. and I liked to think I was never TOO cheesey.

haha i know, i was just implying *promoter idiot factor

Oh good. The Exchange/Electric Light/Producers/The Old Exchange had a real mix of shit... But the same terrible sound that Apple apparently has. I remember seeing Derrick May there. :stroke:

I wonder if it's the same promoter/s who booked Meat Katie at the east end Exchange a couple of years ago...

No its not the same promoters.
But in any case can you blame the promoter? They book an act and get the punters in. If they have an uneducated crowd that's hardly the fault of the promoters. I would be looking towards Fresh FM. How often do they play Plump DJ's? If you exclude specialist shows that are on late at night probably not much at all.
You can't really expect people to be educated if there is no content for them to learn from.

Yes true of course...

I was saying the exact same thing to one of my mates on the weekend. Had Kiss FM streaming on my smart TV through VTuner around lunchtime, some nice deep house. He says - 'wtf is this crap... nobody listens to this shit'... And I pointed at Fresh FM and explained. Point fairly taken.

On the promoter topic;

General: Yes, lets book an act for the interest of punters, lure patronage to the venue. Patronage? Good times? Positive cred for the venue? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$Profit. And do it all over+over again!

Apple: Yes, lets book the act in interest. Lets not let in patrons interested in seeing the act. Entry restriction to pre-20-Y.O's, cheap sugar slap energy beverages laced with vodka drink special, allow the so-called patrons to decorate the dancefloor and indoor architecture with it.
err Venue cred? Profit? Come on, the promoter should know very well how the venue operates. What impression would the artist/act be left with after that kind of bullshit?!


PS -if you or whoever booked Meat Katie that time, I'm sure he'll forgive you :P

Of course the promoters know how the venue operates and they should never be turning away people who are there to see the act. But its the security on the door that make those decisions. I have been turned away from Distill more times that any other venue in this city and most of the time I am only going there as my friends are DJing there.

I know who booked Meat Katie and i too was also booked to play as a support act and was also turned away without being paid. Fortunately that person is not really running a venue anymore!

Wow.. cry some more you old farts!