Comments on: The Sands scheduled to open on 6th August http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/ Right-leaning Blackpool blog covering South Shore, North Shore, Marton, Bispham, Cleveleys and the rest of the Fylde discussing politics, local life, tourism, national issues and the rest of the world. Lively discussions encouraged! Tue, 22 May 2012 16:29:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Norman Tillis http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-12576 Norman Tillis Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:47:04 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-12576 This venue is absoloutely terrible - what a let down! The food was standard microwave fayre, service appalling, the glitter covered wall was incredibly tacky, the entertainment was average at best and the venue was halfd empty. This place is best turned into a decent club, not this tacky, unclassy, carbuncle that must be costing the owners a fortune. The outside looks like a multi-storey car park and the inside looks like it has been designed by liberace on acid - Definately one to avoid at £35 per person with no drink included! This venue is absoloutely terrible – what a let down!

The food was standard microwave fayre, service appalling, the glitter covered wall was incredibly tacky, the entertainment was average at best and the venue was halfd empty.

This place is best turned into a decent club, not this tacky, unclassy, carbuncle that must be costing the owners a fortune. The outside looks like a multi-storey car park and the inside looks like it has been designed by liberace on acid – Definately one to avoid at £35 per person with no drink included!

]]> By: SHOGGY http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-8618 SHOGGY Fri, 28 May 2010 18:18:19 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-8618 Should work well - good reports from Gainsborough from acts that have performed there. Same format as Jamm House Edinburgh/Birmingham - they are a great night out. Should work well – good reports from Gainsborough from acts that have performed there.

Same format as Jamm House Edinburgh/Birmingham – they are a great night out.

]]> By: Zim Flyer http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-8610 Zim Flyer Thu, 27 May 2010 22:51:55 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-8610 To be fair it's about the same price to pay to get in to Legends on the Central Pier and that is packed most nights. It will be interesting to see how it works but they are obviously doing something right at their Gainsborough site, so I'm pretty confident they know what they are doing. To be fair it’s about the same price to pay to get in to Legends on the Central Pier and that is packed most nights. It will be interesting to see how it works but they are obviously doing something right at their Gainsborough site, so I’m pretty confident they know what they are doing.

]]> By: Philtheone http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-8609 Philtheone Thu, 27 May 2010 18:22:14 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-8609 Ah right. Well perhaps I wont be going there then. I refuse to pay to be ripped off. Ah right. Well perhaps I wont be going there then. I refuse to pay to be ripped off.

]]> By: steve http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-8607 steve Thu, 27 May 2010 17:54:20 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-8607 looking at there website for their gaff in gainsborough most nights its 8 to 15 pound just to get in and thats without food,"local celeberities" whos that then frank carson and that muppet of "catchphrase" classy! bet the opening nite will be full of freeloading councillers looking at there website for their gaff in gainsborough most nights its 8 to 15 pound just to get in and thats without food,”local celeberities” whos that then frank carson and that muppet of “catchphrase” classy! bet the opening nite will be full of freeloading councillers

]]> By: True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-8604 True Blackpudlian Thu, 27 May 2010 16:49:36 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-8604 It does now you mention it, I am just hoping our Sands Venue will be a bit more modern. Bingo halls are so old school yet the pro-smoking brigade on the Gasjet are blaming the smoking ban yet again. Bingo halls are dying out because nobody goes to them anymore they are out of date. I don't know anyone young or old who goes to a bingo hall. It does now you mention it, I am just hoping our Sands Venue will be a bit more modern. Bingo halls are so old school yet the pro-smoking brigade on the Gasjet are blaming the smoking ban yet again. Bingo halls are dying out because nobody goes to them anymore they are out of date. I don’t know anyone young or old who goes to a bingo hall.

]]> By: Boney http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-8603 Boney Thu, 27 May 2010 14:43:09 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-8603 that pic looks like a fucking bingo hall that pic looks like a fucking bingo hall

]]> By: Philtheone http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-8601 Philtheone Thu, 27 May 2010 12:10:22 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-8601 Fair enough, I hope they do implement that. I hope there isn't an obscene door charge either, because you already know the drink prices will be stratospheric. Says on their site that the champagne bar will only be for local celebrities and "stars", so us mere mortals may never partake in free bottles of Krug. Fair enough, I hope they do implement that. I hope there isn’t an obscene door charge either, because you already know the drink prices will be stratospheric.

Says on their site that the champagne bar will only be for local celebrities and “stars”, so us mere mortals may never partake in free bottles of Krug.

]]> By: True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-8600 True Blackpudlian Thu, 27 May 2010 12:01:54 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-8600 Here it is from the original Gazette press release "A seated entertainment and restaurant area with space for between 240 and 300 people will replace the main dance area at the former superclub. There will be two smaller dance floors, a large bar and chill out lounge areas, along with a seafood bistro, champagne bar and a VIP area seating a further 150 guests. There will be also be space for standing tickets" Sounds great and best of all work is already underway, none of this opening 2015/2020 stuff we are so used to. Thanks to Blackpool Aloud for that excellent interview too. Here it is from the original Gazette press release

“A seated entertainment and restaurant area with space for between 240 and 300 people will replace the main dance area at the former superclub.

There will be two smaller dance floors, a large bar and chill out lounge areas, along with a seafood bistro, champagne bar and a VIP area seating a further 150 guests.

There will be also be space for standing tickets”

Sounds great and best of all work is already underway, none of this opening 2015/2020 stuff we are so used to. Thanks to Blackpool Aloud for that excellent interview too.

]]> By: True Blackpudlian http://philtheone.com/2010/05/the-sands-scheduled-to-open-on-6th-august/#comment-8599 True Blackpudlian Thu, 27 May 2010 11:56:45 +0000 http://philtheone.com/?p=2768#comment-8599 That's what I am hoping, when I read the original article about The Sands it said there will be a late-night fine dining restaurant and jazz club and there will be chill-out areas and a seafood bar. That’s what I am hoping, when I read the original article about The Sands it said there will be a late-night fine dining restaurant and jazz club and there will be chill-out areas and a seafood bar.

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