Information pack for venues

BAR STAFF
Many people cont ribut ed t o BAND ON! t o m ake it t he cam paign it is
t oday.
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID?
Many bar st aff at live m usic venues are young people and regularly
st udent s, in creat ing BAND ON! t hose w ho w orked at venues
(14+/ 18+/ independent / academ y ow ned) raised several problem s t hat
t hey face at w ork. These included rush periods w here t he bar w ould be
busy and add pressure, not being able t o clearly see drinks passing
hands aft er being served, confront at ion w it h forgot t en ID or t hose
asked for it on num erous occasions, and dark light ing m aking it difficult
t o check ID. Many said t hat t hey'd benefit from a st andard and
underst ood syst em , and BAND ON! can quicken service and m ake t he
bar a m ore relaxed place.
OTHER VENUE OWNERS
All venue ow ners com m ent ed t hat t hey don't have a st andard ID syst em
in place ot her t han sim ply checking at t he bar. How ever, t hey have
not iced a reduced am ount of younger audiences, but t hen a decrease in
18+ event s w here t icket s are hold t o sell. Independent venue ow ners
have not ed t hat t heir regular guest s have grow n up, and t he new
audiences are yet t o find t heir w ay t o t he venue and inst ead it s usually
regular faces. BAND ON! is a w ay of connect ing young people w it h t heir
local venues.
YOUNG PEOPLE
In t he Midlands, and Leicest er part icularly, local council cut s m ean t hat
young people don't have anyw here t o go or any resources t o learn new
skills and have fun w it h creat ive hobbies. From Dusk 2 Daw n and The
Jit t y have been affect ed by t he cut s, so BAND ON! gives a place t o build
a port folio and int eract w it h like-m inded people. Young people say t hat
using fake ID for pubs and clubs is t ypical behaviour, and m any adm it t o
doing t he sam e in m usic venues. If a young person how ever is engaged
w it h t he m usic, and know t hat t heir ID w ill be checked t horoughly
t hey'll be less likely t o be risky w it h behaviour.