Guest JBass, try visiting the Trafford Centre. It's quite local to me, I know the place. To say it is a shed with appalling acoustics is an understatement.

'Was thinking of joining this forum but god there's no way if all the threads are as precious as this one..... ' Please join, put yourself in the position of the musicians, and then come back with a better-informed and more contructive response.

AlexS, 'too many prissy posters'? Get real, Mudcatters are a generous lot but please don't expect them or anyone else, to in effect, donate a substantial wodge of money to a business just for a professional photograph and expenses. Perhaps if your request was worded differently you might have received a better response.

Mick