Each to their own - plenty of room for both types of format and variety is, after all, the spice of life.

If a club's failing in one format it's not beyond the wit of man to re-think and try something a bit different (e.g. the Ep'th revised format recently). What works for one club doesn't necessarily work for another and there's a need for flexibility. It's something the committee need to get their heads around...... unless, of course, there is no committee and one person makes all the decisions, in which case it's up to the attendees to make their feelings known.

Here in N. Lincs we have very successful clubs in both 'singaround' (e.g. Gainsborough) and 'concert' (e.g. Market Rasen) formats, and as a performer I enjoy both for different reasons - the singaround for its informality and the absence of stress, and the concert format because it's an opportunity to get that great adrenalin rush from formal performance.

I think numbers of attendees can be a little misleading however - density of population and ease of transport can have a significant bearing on how many bums are planted on seats. In a very rural location such as MR, 65 is a huge number simply because people have to travel long distances and public transport is non-existent (or even worse than that!). Around here, between 30 and 50 is regarded as cause for celebration.
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