NERD HUTCH
Nerd Hucth is a DIY events space in the basement of the Travelling Man comic book shop on Grainger Street in Newcastle (NE1 5JE) 0191 261 4993. We are a collective of volunteers, which includes staff from the shop itself, musicians, artists and friendly people. No one should feel threatened or unwelcome here and negative behaviour will not be tolerated. Because economic background shou
ld have no impact on a person's right to enjoy art, there is no fee to promoters for putting on a show at Nerd Hucth and entry to events is on a strict donations-only basis (no "suggested" donations). The venue will take a small and reasonable cut from the donations given to fund future projects and maintain the venue. You may bring your own alcoholic drinks to the venue but we're here to enjoy the events first and foremost, not to get wasted. If you are bringing drinks please remember we are an all ages space, so we ask that you are discreet, responsible and clear away any bottles or cans in the bin bags provided. No drinks can be taken out onto the street or in the smoking area behind the shop. As a collective, we firmly support feminist, anti-fascist, anti-racist, anti-speciesist ideals. If you feel your event may conflict with this, you may be better off finding another venue. We reserve the right to pull or terminate the show if we, or any attendees, feel threatened. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Load-in times for bands are between 6pm - 6:30pm Monday-Friday and 5pm - 6pm Sunday. Please remember we are a fully functioning shop up until closing time and won't be able to accommodate gear coming in and out. We have gear that can be used by bands at the venue. This includes a PA with 3 jack inputs, 2 microphones with stands and cables, a 4x10 Orange guitar cab, a Jazz Chorus 50 guitar combi amp, a Marshall AS50D acoustic combi amp and a fairly beat-up Nevada Pro drum kit minus breakables. We're usually happy to loan instruments and have a projector and lights available too. If you would like to use any of the gear, please let us know well in advance. Members of the collective will be around and are happy to help you out but we are not professional sound technicians or roadies. What we have learned about the space, however, is that the louder you play, the crummier it tends to sound. So maybe leave the 5000 watt stack at home. There is a fire escape clearly marked to the right of the performance area. At no time before, during or after the performance should this space be obscured in any way. The performance area is roughly 4x3 metres and the room has a capacity of around 50 people. We reserve the right to turn people away if the space becomes too crowded or unsafe. Curfew is strictly 11pm, it is your responsibility to set stage times and handle change-overs effectively so we don't spill over. ACCESS INFORMATION
The basement is down a fairly narrow set of stairs which turns a corner at the top, with one handrail on the way down. The main room is has a small step down after about 6ft. There is one gender neutral toilet at the end of another relatively narrow corridor, which is more spacious than a 'cubicle' style room but isn't fitted with a grab rail. We are working on access issues and intend to host events in the wheelchair-accessible upstairs space in the near future and to put money from donations towards hosting events in other spaces with full access. If you would like more information about the space or ways we may be able to help, please don't hesitate to get in touch. SCHEDULING & PROMOTIONS
We host roughly 2-3 events a month and all bookings should be dealt with via the page. If you want to put on an event, please let us know a month in advance to give us time to confirm the information as a group. We will naturally let people know your event is going on and are happy to help spread the word but promotions are ultimately the responsibility of the person organising the event. If you create an event page on Facebook, please do so in co-ordination with us so that all pertinent ethos and access information can be seen by the performers and potential attendees.
