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A venue is simply a location for an event, in most cases a live performance consisting of bands/artists. They are privately or publicly funded, located within every city and town across the world. It can be in-doors or out-doors, in the shape of a bar, pub, club, arena, basement, etc etc.

There are many many venues in the city of Birmingham, ranging from large to small, catering for a variety of acts and genres. Large venues include; The NEC, The NEC Arena and The NIA, each being a major tourist attraction, bringing in fans right across the country. Medium size venues include; The Birmingham Barfly, The Birmingham Academy, thus being regular locations for signed and unsigned artists of smaller fame. Many pubs and clubs also hold live performances, examples of which being; The Flapper and Firkin, Scruffy Murphy’s, The Rainbow and so on. These type of venues often accommodate local bands on a weekly basis for low prices.

It is manatory for a venue to hold a license, thus ensuring all legal requirements are maintained efficiently. Licences to sell alcohol and stage live music are a must. Tickets purchased for live events can be accessible online or at any appropriate ticket outlet. Websites such as www.ticketweb.co.uk support easy and simplistic methods of gaining tickets for a performance, including a summary of a performance soon to occurr, plus venue information, directions and all the usual conventions which are common for a ticket selling website.

The most common features which distinguish a venue include a bar, stage, PA System, lighting rig, seating, security, equipment, audiences and of course the bands/artists themselves. Every venue will also contain their own set of health and safety regulations, thus being an important legal requirement.