Stereo is probably my favourite club in the world, but one thing that they need to improve upon is their communication of upcoming events. As someone coming from Toronto, it is extremely hard to plan a weekend given how late Stereo generally announces events. This has been happening ever since they removed their policy of not announcing the line-up. Example: nothing is announced for October, and it's only 2 weeks away.

Although the current slow announcements are better than that previous policy, it would be nice to be able to book train tickets/flights and a hotel before it gets needlessly expensive.

Is there any explanation behind this?

My friends and I would surely come to Montreal and Stereo more often if this was improved.

FUCKING AGREE !!

Been wanting to see Slam for years now, can't go since i've heard about it two weeks ahead of time ...

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Stereo has always been notoriously bad about communicating with the public.

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Originally posted by WittyHandle Stereo has always been notoriously bad about communicating with the public.

yeah, even before their "no announcement" policy.

How hard is it to have a facebook page and keep it updated?

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Originally posted by The Highroller Stereo is probably my favourite club in the world, but one thing that they need to improve upon is their communication of upcoming events. As someone coming from Toronto, it is extremely hard to plan a weekend given how late Stereo generally announces events. This has been happening ever since they removed their policy of not announcing the line-up. Example: nothing is announced for October, and it's only 2 weeks away. Although the current slow announcements are better than that previous policy, it would be nice to be able to book train tickets/flights and a hotel before it gets needlessly expensive.

agreed

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Originally posted by malek yeah, even before their "no announcement" policy. How hard is it to have a facebook page and keep it updated?

It's so obviously lacking that I've often wondered if the lack of an appointed PR person might be intentional, maybe to procure a sense of mystery. Francis does a great job for Circus, and his value is readily apparent, which only highlights Stereo's lacking of someone in the same position. There was a time when they were doing so badly that they couldn't pay the staff, so I understand it may not have been an option then, but now I don't see that as being an issue. That leaves only the explanation I mentioned before, bad management, or a complete lack of awareness of how they are perceived by their patrons. At least as far as I can see it.

Edit: I guess I'm looking beyond just the announcement of gigs here, but that is also a major issue for them. I really doubt their bookings are being done a month in advance, which means they should have artists under contract well before, and ready to announce so that people can plan accordingly.

totally agree with this thread ... i'm not travelling from TO like some of these peeps, but even from Ottawa, it would be nice to do some planning ...

for instance ...lots of people coming to Mtl for Black and Blue ... as of right now, I'm planning on just driving up Sunday for the big party. If Stereo had announced their thanksgiving weekend lineup, I probably would have gotten a hotel, etc, and tried to do friday or saturday. Now, its too late in the game

Also, i know Fridays can be hit or miss at Stereo these days ... maybe having the bookings out earlier might entice some people to plan for some more Stereo fridays ...

November is also fast approaching and being their anniversary month and probably have some big names booked already, why not release the names and start building some hype for these nights

Announcing dates in advance is a "couteau à deux tranchants" ... don't know how to say it in english but I mean that it has good and bad sides


1- People are interested in the big parties coming up and if you linked them properly with your smaller lineups online, people check out what else is going on and might be interested in these aswell

2- People get so excited for big names, that they buy tickets in advance and forget about the rest of your lineup because they planned everything in advance for that one big night with their friends etc


Also, most bookings are done in advance yes .... but change of plans occure a lot in this business. It ain't that easy. Sometimes you have a date locked in ... and because a promoter in Vancouver didnt come up with the money or cancelled last minute, your date is fucked because the artist won't come to your gig alone. Tricky stuff happen all the time .... and I mean ALL the time hehe

I'm not saying Stereo is doing a good or bad job ... I'm neutral now

I'm saying that indeed they could improve on some points, but other sides won't change, it's not an easy task to book talent even locals

I agree. Maybe they wanna keep an underground vibe? I dunno.

LOUIS POSTED IN A STEREO THREAD THE CLUB WARS ARE BACK ON AND STRONGER THAN EVER!!!

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Originally posted by FunKenLouis I'm saying that indeed they could improve on some points, but other sides won't change, it's not an easy task to book talent even locals

So M.A. IS a diva

jk

probably all those variables (post from Marcus included) plus Oct may be a bit tricky now with that Black and Blue lineup, it looks like a Stereo quality lineup. We can only spend so much on events, and man were there lots of choices this summer, so these guys have to do something to create a little more interest in Oct, I figure.

Halloween wknd should be a slam dunk and probably the wknd after Black and Blue when many still have that buzz. And maybe the Fri on the Blacn and Blue wknd. The other three wkns and the Sat before B&B may be bit more challenging.

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