mister_tmg Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I do agree the prices are shocking, but they probably know they can charge what they want and people will still come... And yes the music there has gone downhill a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oatez Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 It’s a complete <removed> hole. Dempsey’s currently has a monopoly on the Sheffield gay scene, but hopefully that’s all about to change. If the new Affinity plays its cards right, gets some nights like those in Leeds/Manchester, including some drinks promotions, it could take over Sheffield gay scene. The staff at Dempsey’s are complete <removed>. The DJ/drag act doesn’t play live from the box; it’s all pre-recorded, or played directly from a MP3 player. And finally, the place stinks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bananamini Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Dempseys is ok, stop knocking the place, its better than a lot of straight pubs in town. sure the music is sometimes cheesy, sometimes its 2 or 3 songs played back to back, depends which DJ is on, and yeah Ive known nights when its been a load of rubbish they've had on most of the night, but remember you cant please all the people all the time. If you dont like it, dont go in ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sTaGeWaLkEr Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I went with a friend a few weeks ago. The smell of the upstairs part of the venue was disgusting. Sweat, dirt and more sweat with a bit of old bleach thrown in for good measure. A dark, dingy, dirty black hole. The staff weren't particularly pleasant either. Customer service was poor and there was a distinct lack of enthusiasm. Downstairs I was shouted at by some yob for being posh and was told I wasn't welcome there (because I had a tie on) I shan't be in a rush to go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron1867 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I do hope Affinity does open and becomes popular, but it won't takeover just for the location that it has put itself in. You can tell that the owners of Dempsey's are making a bomb from what I have heard. One of them has a land rover and a second house. If both of those owners put their heads together they could modernise it within the space of two weeks, and make more room, but clearly this will not happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyranna Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 I do hope Affinity does open and becomes popular, but it won't takeover just for the location that it has put itself in. You can tell that the owners of Dempsey's are making a bomb from what I have heard. One of them has a land rover and a second house. If both of those owners put their heads together they could modernise it within the space of two weeks, and make more room, but clearly this will not happen. I would really love to see them putting some serious money into the place; I remember a few years ago they were talking about opening the top floor as an extra dancefloor; lets face it, the premises is quite small, and effectively they're trying to run Sheffield's answer to the Nightingale in Brum, or Queens Court in Leeds, and doing a pretty good job of it, so do give credit where credit's due: they even admirably shook off the stiff competition from Fuel; not an easy task for any business. In spite of the grottiness of the building (I've seen far worse venues in Sheffield city centre and in other towns), they have been trying to improve it; my favourite thing about dempseys though is that they do decent, affordable food, at all hours of day and night. Maybe if Dempseys really do have a lot of money stashed away somewhere, they could expand into an additional venue? There are plenty of empty pubs/clubs (E.g. the old Matilda?) which an experienced club like that could do a lot with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicesheff Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 What i cant work out is why sheffield has never had a successful gay scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyranna Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 ....Me too, Nicesheff, me too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albear Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 What i cant work out is why sheffield has never had a successful gay scene Its always been the same, when i first moved to Sheffield yrs ago the gay scene was ok but not great and although it was mostly in the Attercliffe area (old Planet) people from other cities travelled here for nights out. However the thing with Sheffield as a whole they don’t move with the times and think a successful venue will last for ever without putting any effort in to improve and when they do the improvements is done on the cheep or with little effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BLADESMAN_ Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Does anyone know the managers full name? Also any of the doorman/women that work there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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