So, who here goes?

Griever · 10th August 2003, 12:33am

I went for the first time earlier tonight, never thought much of it at first but it got better as it went on. (ashamedly, it was the mini-mission I went to...)

So does anyone on here go to it? You might've seen me there tonight, I was wearing all black...does that narrow it down? Thought not...

Oh, and the bouncer stole and threw away my bottle of coke which I'd only opened like a minute before! Still, I would've been more annoyed if I'd actually had alcohol in it.

tearjerker · 10th August 2003, 5:57pm

hey hey so whats this place like? what sorta music is played etc etc... im coming to edinburgh in 1.5 months for uni, not actually there yet. looking for nice places to go... hmm.. anywhere else that i could check out when im there?

Griever · 10th August 2003, 10:07pm

Um, well you have to stay away from the walls...(they're usually soaking with sweat, blood, guts etc but weren't too bad last night as there are fans now)
Mostly has lots of heavy music, the real 'goth' stuff.
Personally I hate Manson but I even found myself caught up in a chain of people doing the leg kicks they do in the M-Obscene video, so it was pretty fun.

Plus you do get some decent music, like Rage, Foos and so on.
£5 entrance fee, not sure if that applies to the over-18s mission aswell.

Oh, and it looks like it's great if you're single, random pullings all over the place.

tearjerker · 11th August 2003, 8:45am

ooh ok sounds interesting. might check it out then. wanna see the blood and guts on the walls. ehehe.

poprock · 11th August 2003, 9:10am

The Mission is an Edinburgh institution, and seems to have found a good solid home at Studio 24.

Yeah, it gets a bit sweaty and hot, but what the hell - it's a rock club, right?

Yes, it's a fiver for the regular Mission, not just the wee kiddies one.

If you're going to be studying in Edinburgh, you'll soon find all the places worth going out to for yourself.

For starters, look out for Genetic on Thursdays, and look out for some of the more independant nights, like DKY, Keroscene, Vain, etc.

Most nights in Edinburgh are well flyered and postered, so just by exploring the city and checking out interesting wee shops, you should come across plenty of info. For good starting points, look out for flyers in the basement of Flip just over the North Bridge, in all branches of Avalanche Records (you'll find the Cockburn Street branch first, I'll wager), and in Pie in the Sky, Mission Control, Whiplash Trash, etc all along Cockburn Street. That should be enough to get you started.

Also, if you're going to be at Edinburgh Uni, make sure you join EDGAR, the Edinburgh Uni rock society. Membership gets you into most Edinburgh rock/metal clubs for cheap, and you'll also meet a bunch of thoroughly decent folk.

blondie · 11th August 2003, 10:19am

when's the next mission then? I've been meaning to go for ages....

tearjerker · 11th August 2003, 6:54pm

hey sounds cool !! hehe edinburgh doesn't sound too boring

Will check these places out when i get there.
Im going to napier tho... hehe that uni society thing sounds pretty neat.

Griever · 11th August 2003, 8:15pm

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Originally Posted by blondie

when's the next mission then? I've been meaning to go for ages....

Saturday nights, the junior one starts at 7pm and finishes at 10pm, I assume the over-18s one starts at about 11pm or so.
And yeah, as poprock has already mentioned, take a walk up Cockburn street.

Tailz · 2nd September 2003, 12:57pm

roadkill can be found there every weekend, upstairs in the industrial/goth floor.
mini mission is 7 till 10 with big mission 11 till 3 ish. lots of fun for all.

and they let me dj there too. so must be good

Dave_CherryKick · 2nd September 2003, 3:17pm

The CherryKicks are gonna be playing the Mission Jrs on the 13th Sept - looking forward to it!! Please keep bottle throwing to a minimum ... he he

Baby Jordan · 10th September 2003, 10:32pm

don't 4get the mission iz fortnightly with the weekz in between being asylum (practically the mission without the industrial/goth floor)

more info on the mission here: http://www.missionrock.co.uk/
more info on the rock scene in edinburgh here: http://www.edinburghmetalscene.co.uk/

RoadKill · 14th September 2003, 3:22am

Aye, I'm there every second-saturday for the mission just look for for the metal arm bracers flailing about

if you're going, see ya there.

BI9 Jk · 27th April 2004, 10:20am

the mission jnrs good , i go almost every week. The music is good, the place is pretty decent apart from the fact the bouncers kb u when ur drunk the place is easy 2 get in 2. Btw for any1s information now the mission starts at 6 and finnishes at 10 now.
Btw if u go look out for bouncers if uv smuggled drink in!

Sy™ · 27th April 2004, 11:10am

It's probably not a good idea to even try smuggling drink in because there are also plain clothed staff inside who patrol the place. And even if you got away with it, it only results in you getting too drunk, being sick in front of the person you fancy and having to spend most of the evening inside the Sick Bay feeling like shite and regretting getting drunk.
By the way I've never experienced this, but helped a few kids to the Sick Bay after it's happened to them.

DJProcyon · 27th April 2004, 2:27pm

LOL imagine if one of the kids was sooooooo drunk he/she went something like "WANT SANDWICH!!!!!! NOT AFRAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" How great would that be?

p.s. We really have just about taken this too far... ah well

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