Finding a venue isn't easy, it was my first event and it was an experimental event never done before making it hard for myself to find a venue. Many clubs and bars put on house and RnB (yawn) nights because they know it will work and always attract lots of people wanting to get drunk. It was very easy for clubs to dismiss our idea and Bar 138 were completely open to our idea and gave us lots of support and really put their faith in us. They have asked us to come back even though they admitted we weren't their most profitable event, although they know we will do better next time. We've seen clubs such as the rave club Rise close down and the goth club Sin kicked off their long term venue recently, for financial reasons, the fact a place like Bar 138 exists is becoming a rarity these days which just lets us put events on for the sake of it is great.
The venue had a laidback atmosphere both inside and outside. I don't know how comfortable people are walking around the main clubbing district Northbridge at night but I felt a pretty horrible drunken and aggressive atmosphere in there (I'm not even running around in cosplay either!). The fact Bar 138 was outside this area was not a coincidence and we eliminated all clubs in Northbridge out of the equation to begin with. Plus it was easy to get too, I've been surprised many times how close the place really is to the train station.I really would like to stress the laidback atmosphere as well, I've had many clubs question my appearance, arguing about platform shoes, flared pants, shorts, some slightly questionable shirts (people don't get tentacle sex jokes) and it's been a battle for me to get into clubs in what I feel isn't too different. I warned Bar 138 about what people may have worn and they didn't bat an eyelid, they didn't mind cosplay, they didn't mind guys in shorts (seriously, so many bars will turn you away), a few people stripped down a bit and some people had their faces covered the whole night and this venue was completely fine about it.
Bar 138 has proven to be highly negotiable as well, not just in dress sense but overall. They didn't mind I was playing J-Core (a genre, nobody has ever played in Perth), they didn't mind a lot of the messing around with the audio equipment and they were open to Sake and they're likely to be open to a lot more newer ideas we have planned.
People may argue that it's not the best venue but the reality is right now, it is by far the most suitable venue there is for our event. We will keep you up to date when we can confirm the next event in Perth (and also in Adelaide). <3
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