TESTIMONIALS - SEE WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT THE MELTING POT:
"Wicked vibe - really enjoyed the night"
"Fantastic bands - really made a nice change"
"Great to see this kind of night back at The Jericho"
"Love the atmosphere - the place looks awesome"
"Thanks for the sweets - oh and the button badge!"
"As soon as I walked in, I thought, 'WOW' "
"Fantastic - had a great time! Loved the bands, and ZPF ROCKED! Definitely coming to see them again!"
"Soulswitch were really cool - I was dancing!"
"Quadrophobe were great fun - I didn't think I was gonna get into them - but they won me over!"
"I'll definitely be coming back!"
"I just wanted to congratulate you on another fantastic night.... totally amazing, the acts were fantastic! I thought that ZPF did themselves justice again, and I have their EP to add to my iPod and also I wanted to congratulate you on the choice of Theo, the guy is a genius!"
"...fantastic evening! I was so impressed and the venue was packed out! I loved The Council they rocked!"
(Re ZPF)"I think I experienced something special tonight"
"Absoloutly awesome night, loved it, some great music!!
I sooo want to hear skinboat again! /kudos!"
"You put on a fantastic night, it's just a shame there's not a few more like it!!!"
"Was at the gig on saturday & was most impressed. You had some brilliant bands on & i had fantastic night meeting some great people. I'm sure to be at the next Melting Pot night."
"thanks for putting on such a good show last saturday. It was an awesome night meeting ggggrreat bands and some really good people."
"What a quality night!!! 3 outstanding bands, good company & cider. What more could a bloke ask for. Well done guys, glad The Sirens Call got to play again. See you in two weeks."
"Another fantastic night at the melting pot!!!"
"Had an amazing night lastnight. So glad I came along, especially loved the sound of The Sirens Call."
"Can i congratulate you on yet another fantastic night of music! 3 brilliant bands, What a night!!! looking forward to the next one......"
"Hey, another great night @ The Melting Pot!!... Great to see the wonderful Parker boys in a wkd venue. I shall now go put all twenty odd badges I chose to bring home on my coats hahaha xx "
"the atmosphere was great and we had loads of fun. Top night all round."
"Hi, i went to the melting pot last night for the 1st time and omg!!! i wish i knew about this place year's ago. such a laid back, chilled out atmosphere and the bands were great! really rocking and a right laugh too! i will defo go back there. c u guy's soon."
"Great night, fantastic bands, ... Can't believe that was the first time I'd made it to the tavern, but it definately won't be the last!"
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And some more recent comments - and these are just a selection of the positive feedback we receive!
"Another cracking night had by one and all. See you again."
"Fab night on Saturday really enjoyed it. Perfect atmosphere!! Will def come again!!"
"Thanks for a fantastic night on sat. I'm looking forward to the next one! xx"
"I have heard great things about you"
"What a wicked gig saturday night! Well done guys, it was great."
"...fantastic evening! I was so impressed and the venue was packed out!"
"Had an amazing time on Saturday, thank you so much for making my birthday great. I love the Melting Pot."
"Thankyou for Sat. night, good bands, good vibe = great night out!"
"Really great evening you've got there and we'd love to do it again sometime!"
"Another brilliant Melting Pot night on Saturday. You never fail to impress with your nights. Good quality bands yet again. Looking forward to the next."
As of 2009, The Melting Pot opens its doors at The Bullingdon Arms (Backroom @ The Bully) on Oxford's music capital, THE COWLEY ROAD (No. 162) Minutes from The Carling Academy and with a license to party on till 2.30am on Melting Pot nights - come down and see/hear some great bands and get the Pot Vibe!
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ENTRY OF £5 OR £3 N.U.S. INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE CLUB NIGHT AND LICENSE TO PARTY ON TO SOME FAB RETRO FUNK, SOUL AND RNB TILL 2.30AM
The Melting Pot is an alternative live music night at The Bully on Oxford's music capital street, The Cowley Road. A monthly event, with a hand-picked pick of the crop of new talent, both local and out-a-town.
If you like the idea of a night out at a gig where you can stay and enjoy the whole night, because the music is actually FABULOUS, then a Melting Pot night is for you! PLUS ask anyone who'd been - it's always a great vibe!
It's all about BRINGING BACK MUSIC VALUES!
From 2009, The MP launched it's relocation and moved to the LAST FRIDAY of each month
Aside from comments as seen on the site here, here are some testimonials:
Firstly - from some of the BANDS THEMSELVES (unprompted, I might add!)
“Thanks for having us. We had a great time. Fantastic sound. You just got what it takes Ad!!! We'd love to come and gig for you again.” - The Tacticians
“Had a blast, AD. You run a mean night and a tight ship. Thanks for that.” – The Hoosiers
“…as always one of the best onstage sounds I've experienced. The quality of the other bands playing was inspiring….” – Zoe Bicat
“…had a great time. The sound was excellent! Hope you'll have us back some time.” - John Zealey
“…we loved it,all the bands were great,melting pot nights are ace so we all look forward to another one sometime,cya soon x NSC” – Nine Stone Cowboy
“Gotta say - hands down, no doubt - last night's Melting Pot gig was the best we've played and the best event we've been involved with so far.” - Tim Matthews
“Thanks for inviting us to play Oxfords coolest night!” – The Anydays
“Thanks a lot for having us there, we had a great time on your stage! Was a great line up of bands, everyone were nice guys as well! We'd love to come back again soon! :)” The Skies
“We had a really good time on saturday. Thanks for putting us on, one of the best nights of the tour so far!” -Transistor State
“Hi AD, thanks for having us down on saturday. You've got a wicked night going on down there, hopefully see you again in the future.” - The Klatter
“Thanks yet again AD for another fantastic night at the melting pot!!!” - The Sirens Call
“Everyone, this is a great night with a great vibe due to the love that goes into the running of the whole thing (which, we must add, is faultless). If you haven't experienced the melting pot, do so, its great!” - Helium Soul ..
Testimonials from some of the people who’ve been to Melting Pots can be found on the left hand side – scroll to see how much people are enjoying these nights – and what they’re saying!:
The venue - Backroom @ The Bullingdon Arms, 162 Cowley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1UE.
(Sorry, we don't do Emo, Screamo, Shmemo, Nemo, Death Metal, Apocalyptic Sporadic Punk, Gunk, or Spunk, nor Crunk, Clunk, Lcunk (for the dyslexics) or Pink, White, Black or Blue Noise.... but we DO have fun!)
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The next Melting Pot's on FRIDAY 31st July 2009
DOORS 7.30. 1st band on 8pm - so get there early to get 'em in and relax and enjoy the full set!
ENTRY: £5 OR £3 N.U.S. INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE CLUB NIGHT AND LICENSE TO PARTY ON TO SOME FAB FUNK, SOUL AND RnB TILL 2.30AM
TBC:
PLUS
From Aylesbury: Indie/Pop/ Rock 4 piece: PALAHNIUK
Palahniuk have stretched their creative muscles to produce the kind of music that they wanted people to listen to…
yeh i was there its been a while and i have to say i miss it!!! u were looking good missy! was sat down at the front for a bit! liked the last band she reminded me a bit little fish!
looking forward to nexts months pot see u there xxx
I know this isn’t a personalised flyer, or message :( .. but we do thank you for being our friend in such turbulent times.. do keep in touch and we’ll make the friendship stronger. The Follys
The Melting Pot rocks!!!! :-D We had such a good time and the vibe was wicked! I forgot to mention that I really like the sound you got out of the board. You made the place sound really good. As we say back home, you know your shit! lol
Heya Thought you may like to know of a new website where we are a featured artist. Its got all our videos for viewing and you can click on the button on our front page or goto http://www. lp33. tv/artists/theheys/ . If i have sent you this message already then my apologies. Oh, and we've been submitted for the Grammies which is well exciting. Apart from that how are you? Hope all is going well and you had a good weekend!! Tom
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