The Moorings Bar

Established in 1965 The Moorings Bar was Aberdeen's original rock bar venue, and the first place in Aberdeen to feature a jukebox.
The Moorings Bar
Quadruple Winner Best Venue
Fudge Music Awards 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009!
Aberdeen has a population of 218,000. Gigs typically draw crowds of <200 (unless they involve a household name).
The Moorings Bar is the ultimate venue in which to host gigs of this scale - it's specification is second to none. We aim to provide bands with a relaxing, enjoyable, stress free experience. In addition to arguably the finest sound system for any venue our size, we also benefit from a stunning light show, free band accomodation, sophisticated live recording facilities, and a high quality photographic record of the show.
Here are the specs:
Room
Capacity: ~200
Entry point with ticket hatch
100% visibility and audibility of stage
Dance floor positioned immediately in front of stage
Stage
Raised to 24" with drum riser at 38"
Auralex acoustic foam wedges on ceiling
Thick serge curtains round perimeter
Full carpeted and under laid
16 power points
Front of House
2 x Funktion One Resolution 4
2 x Funktion One F218 double bass bins
6 x Funktion One F88 wide dispersion delay speakers
Powered by 8 x MC2 T Series dual mono amplifiers
Stage Monitors
6 x Funktion One Resolution 1
1 x Function One Microbass
Powered by 4 x MC2 T Series dual mono amplifiers
Mixer, EQ, FX, and Loudspeaker Control
Yamaha DSP5D 48 channel Pro digital desk
2 x XTA DP428 digital 8 way crossovers
Microphones
Shure SM57, Beta 58a, SM58, Beta 56a, AKG D112, C1000S, Sennheiser e604, Audix D6
Recording
Sydec Soundscape R24, 24 track digitial recorder
Audient ASP008 8 channel digitial pre-amp
Drum Kit
Premier Artist Maple 6 piece kit with 10", 12", 14", 16" toms, 22" kick, 14" snare
Zildjian, and Sabian AAx cymbals, Sabian hats
Pearl hardware including 4 cymbal stands
Double kick pedal
Backline
Ampeg SVT2 Pro with 4x10 Ampeg cabinet
Engel Powerball 100W head with 4x12 Marshall cabinet
Marshall DSL100 JCM 2000 head with 4x12 Marshall cabinet
HIWATT DG103 100W head
3xMarshall Powerbrakes
House Engineer
Mark Thomas of Mark Thomas Audio, ex-Sawmills Studio
DMX Controlled Lighting Rig
4 x Colour changing robots with gobos
4 x Colour changing spots with gobos
28 x 120W PAR cans
2 x fast colour changing fluorescent tube units with 4 tubes
2 x UV tubes
Martin Hazer
Bar
Sited in the main room (there is only the one room)
Long bar with easy access
Unrivaled drinks selection and quality
Extremely competitive drinks prices
Performers benefit from huge discounts on all drinks
Band Accommodation (free of charge!)
3 Bedroom flat located above the bar with electric shower, fully fitted kitchen including washing machine, tumble dryer, TV, HiFi, and even a PS2! Comfortably sleeps 6 people.
Important Notes
Each of these points are open to negotiation, but consent/agreement must be sought/reached no later than 24 hours before to the gig. Please contact Flash to discuss.
1) Bands expected to use the house speaker cabinets.
2) Bands expected to use the house bass amp head.
3) Bands expected to use basic components of house drumkit.
2) The venue does not generally provide a soundcheck (we don't need one), there is however a line & level check immediately prior to playing.
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Ahem! Like we said... each of these points are open to negotiation, but consent/agreement must be sought/reached no later than 24 hours before the gig. So please contact Flash to discuss ;)