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Wasn't this murky atmosphere a signal to club owners that conditions had to change to keep up with the revolution in popular music?Epstein first visited the cellar full of noise on 9 September 1961 This is the Nineties We have air-conditioning. "This was quite a new world, really, for me," Epstein told an interviewer. "I was amazed by this dark, smoky, dank atmosphere."But the Cavern was a jazz and folk club, never intended for the crowds the Beatles drew. Is it a fair exchange? I think so, but not one that will appeal to the greed of pop promoters, the callous arrogance of pop musicians, or the ludicrous, archaic mythology that decrees that any gig whose conditions do not expedite the catching of at least five diseases is not an authentic rock'n'roll experience at all.Rock tradition being as inflexibly hallowed as it is, nothing has changed since the Beatles' manager-to-be, Brian Epstein, first glimpsed them in the Cavern Club.

Fewer people will be able to see their favourite band, but more people will enjoy themselves. Oh, and "The Management Accepts No Responsibility for the Loss or Damage of Any Items". Why not? I'm paying you to look after my coat - is it too much to expect you not to tread on it and go through my pockets?Until proprietors are willing to undertake some structural readjustment with a crane and a wrecking-ball, the answer is to admit fewer people. No reason why we should emerge from a febrile club and into the night air - having queued for an hour at that cloakroom so lacking in responsibility - so damp that the temperature drop will freeze us in our tracks. No reason why, when we awake the next morning, our throats should sting, our ears hum like a faulty fridge, our clothes stink of smoke and lager, and be ventilated with cigarette burns.On the other hand, maybe it's lucky we've these mementos, because the programme we paid a fiver for will be a crumpled, pulpy mess.barn to throw bottled water over the frying crowd? How come tough, hard-bitten Liam Gallagher had to ask the crowd at Oasis' Earls Court gigs to move back and alleviate the ferment at the front? These are not measures that should be left to a few responsible stars.So, what are the management doing to enhance our evenings? If you're lucky there may be a cloakroom If you're luckier it will charge only pounds 1 pounds 1 PER ITEM a sign will add, testily. "I was amazed by this dark, smoky, dank atmosphere."But the Cavern was a jazz and folk club, never intended for the crowds the Beatles drew. Wasn't this murky atmosphere a signal to club owners that conditions had to change to keep up with the revolution in popular music?Epstein first visited the cellar full of noise on 9 September 1961 This is the Nineties We have air-conditioning.

We have an extra 30 years' experience of what a rock venue should be.There's no reason why a gig should be indistinguishable from an attempt at the world record for Most Clothed People In A Sauna At Once. "This was quite a new world, really, for me," Epstein told an interviewer. Is it a fair exchange? I think so, but not one that will appeal to the greed of pop promoters, the callous arrogance of pop musicians, or the ludicrous, archaic mythology that decrees that any gig whose conditions do not expedite the catching of at least five diseases is not an authentic rock'n'roll experience at all.Rock tradition being as inflexibly hallowed as it is, nothing has changed since the Beatles' manager-to-be, Brian Epstein, first glimpsed them in the Cavern Club. Fewer people will be able to see their favourite band, but more people will enjoy themselves. Oh, and "The Management Accepts No Responsibility for the Loss or Damage of Any Items".