Underworld (98? Other, on the barrier 🙂 )
Underworld (2015 Other, on the barrier 🙂 )
Wet Leg (2023 Park, on the barrier 🙂 )
Courtney Barnett (2019? Pyramid, on the barrier 🙂 )
^ I don't generally have the enegy to get to the front at the big stages, its hard work! but all those were well worth it, absolute high points, each one.
Other winners:
Roger Waters
Churnups
ZZ Top
Spinal Tap
Motörhead
Dropkick Murpheys
Doves (several times)
Dot Allison
Any time Hillage plays
Honorable mentions:
Unknown DJ - crew bar
Unknown DJ - crew bar
Unknown DJ - crew bar
Unknown DJ - crew bar
Unknown DJ - crew bar
Unknown DJ - crew bar
Phil Orbital, Tow and Hitch
no idea how many acts i've seen over the years, even looking at the lineup, there are plenty i would have 100% gone to, but literally no memory of it 😄
I live in Derbyshire 🙈🤣 £4.40 for our core (Amstel) lager.
We do increase pay as staff members become more experienced, we also pay a little above minimum to begin with. Or at least we traditionally have done, we may have to change that in the future, but I digress. Lots of places aren't in a position to, they pay minimum wage and that's that, it's how they keep their prices competitive.
Either way, if that gap between youngsters and experienced adults gets much closer, I absolutely will be looking more at experienced members of staff for roles I'd have been hiring youngsters for. You see, it works both ways, youngsters take these jobs as stop gaps, for a bit of extra money whilst they're still in uni or living with parents. We know they're not sticking around, and they know it too, it's not a career choice. It's still worth investing that time and money into training them, if only for a year or two before they move onto their actual chosen career path, because they cost less in wages. With no pay gap, why invest time and money training somebody who will be gone in a year or two?
I absolutely, 100% agree with your final comment. I think we still have some way to go even after April. But the point I'm making is that people have to know this will mean higher prices at the tills, the money has to come from somewhere.
With a turnover of 500k, we lost 30k last year, there's no way we're swallowing these additional payroll expenses, the customer will be, and then some, sadly. At what price point will people just stop coming to the pub? It's a massive concern. 😞