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After hours is the past guys. Footwork is perfect the way it is...

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Originally posted by activate legal is less, club can fit more than 320 though. there have been nights when over 500 have come through the doors.

500 is still far less than the what 1300 of the boa space?

Granted, I loved what they did with that space in the old days, and I'd love to see an underground venue back at that location, I just don't see it happening.

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Originally posted by Big Boss After hours is the past guys. Footwork is perfect the way it is...

I tend to (mostly) agree.

best thing i like about footwork is the vibe. club is full but not demented crowded, so vibe is good

move footwork to bigger place and don't get the place full, i dunno if the same vibe will be there.

plus moving to a new space is not quite as same as the old place

if it works, then don't try to fix it

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Originally posted by activate and footwork is perfect right where it is!

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Originally posted by Yohan move footwork to bigger place and don't get the place full, i dunno if the same vibe will be there.

Thats what I am thinking.... that was one of the main reasons I had only a 'so-so' time at the Platform halloween techno party was because the place was so empty... if it woulda been at FW it woulda been a different story for sure.

Boa/Sonic is too big of a space for Footwork. When you have a spot as big as Boa, but can only pull in 320 on your "rammed" nights - the club still feels empty and hampers the vibe.

I like that Footwork can bring in great DJs that might not be able to pull 500-600+ in Toronto, and still have a vibe that feels off the hook - when in a bigger place, it'd feel a bit flat and under attended.

As much as I like say, Chris Leibing - he has a big enough draw to reasonably fill footwork, but would leave a space as big as Boa feeling a bit barren.

I'm with everyone else who says Footwork is great how it is.

It's the perfect size for the DJs they bring in. A bigger club would require bigger-name DJs, who often disappoint, leading to:

The DJs they bring in are often-times BETTER than most of the big-name draws the bigger clubs are forced to bring in.

The crowd is small so it doesn't take long to get to recognize and meet the weekly and bi-weekly regulars.

I love that it's 'hidden' in an alley, that alone adds to the vibe.

It seems to be a club that's for people who are 'in the know' and that's the way I like it. People go for the music and a good time, they don't go to bump K and hump the bass speaker while sketchin out to the sik-lazars!!!

Long live Footwork!

Footwork's intimate atmosphere is perfect for most of it's bookings; techno and deep progressive suits the place well. With that being said, I can't imagine the footwork crowd and sound in the Sonic/Boa space. I can only imagine that big space being used for tribal and prog. It just doesn't make sense to me.

"sikkkkk !"

First time I heard Tony Rohr was at Boa, I think that was his first time in Toronto - killer night musically, but the 'vibe' wasn't there. Still danced my ass off though, and found that back then he played a bit on the harder/chunkier side of things then what he does now. Mmm, good night

i'd love to see it happen but i don't think some of the smaller bookings would bring out a large crowd to sonic

sonic/boa imo is quite big and to fill it up you'd have to bring bigger djs, then again mod club is a bit smaller but the same type of space and it's doing quite well right now i guess..

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Originally posted by kaniz First time I heard Tony Rohr was at Boa, I think that was his first time in Toronto - killer night musically, but the 'vibe' wasn't there. Still danced my ass off though, and found that back then he played a bit on the harder/chunkier side of things then what he does now. Mmm, good night

That was a completely ridiculous set.

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Originally posted by Intangible Nothing about footwork should change

I agree its the perfect size, like when i'm in the mood for a night were i'm not sourounded by tweaked asians from the guy footy is the perfect escape and they bring in a great diversity of acts.

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Originally posted by Djsketchbag ...they bring in a great diversity of acts.

I think this is the key here. Their size lets them bring in lesser known acts, because their costs for the actual venue are not that much higher, so they are not forced to book 'guaranteed' DJ's, with a huge established base.

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Originally posted by Orko I think this is the key here. Their size lets them bring in lesser known acts, because their costs for the actual venue are not that much higher, so they are not forced to book 'guaranteed' DJ's, with a huge established base.

And i think this is great bc it brings a lot of dj's who would not get booked at say GUV or Circa to Toronot.

I love Footwork the way it is.

I've tried to always live by the "Don't Try and Fix what Isn't Broken" philosophy... And I would say that in reference to the idea of moving Footwork.

I always love walking in the doors of that club. I had some great times at Sonic, and I do miss the club... But Footwork has been pulling in amazing parties since I've been going.

The vibe is unbeatable in my opinion.

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Originally posted by SuperJimbo I can think of bunch, but noise complaints might be one. There are a lot more high end condos in the King West area, and "sound containment" has always been an issue, I believe. Not sure if it is an issue anymore. Isn't it also the reason that FW closes at 5am, whereas Boa/Sonic always seemed to go much later/earlier....

stand outside Footwork.

sound is not an issue

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Originally posted by Anas Attia also, they are successful cause they seem to be the perfect size for their format.

agreed.

if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

just because not enough people said it... i'd love if such a thing happened!

not to take anything away from Footwork as-is though, it has always been good times.

/not usually a fan of small clubs.
//Footwork is about as much a "mid-sized" club as a VW Golf is a "mid-sized" car.
///Not that there's anything wrong with that

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Originally posted by MarkT stand outside Footwork. sound is not an issue

Footwork gets a lot of complaints re. sound/vibrations.

it would close within 6 months.

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Originally posted by dEsidEL vermin infestation may also be a concern there

that's no way to talk about the gay community.

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Originally posted by Skipper Footwork gets a lot of complaints re. sound/vibrations.

really?

do they get complaints on any given night or do they just have it turned up too high sometimes?

walking by one night, it didn't seem overly intrusive at all.

Boa/Sonic should just open up for one-offs.

If Footwork moved to 270 Spadina it would shut down within a year

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