Komedia Bath Promoter Information Pack

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1 Komedia Bath Promoter Information Pack

2 About Komedia Bath Komedia is an award winning arts and entertainment business. Having operated in Brighton for 20 years, Komedia Bath opened in the Grade Two Listed former Beau Nash cinema in Komedia Bath has quickly established itself as one of the best leasing mid-scale venues in the UK. Since opening we have hosted the best in touring comedy from the likes of Russell Howard, Ross Noble and Greg Davies. On the music front the venue is equally at home hosting Ruby Turner and Clare Teal to the likes of The Levellers, Chase & Status and Roni Size. Here at Komedia Bath we have two beautiful fully flexible venue spaces, suitable for capacities ranging from Komedia Bath is available for private hire. Auditorium - view from stage Roll Of Honour Since opening in 2008, Komedia Bath has hosted an array of talented artists, comedians and bands from the UK and beyond: Adam Ant Ade Edmondson & The Bad Shepherds Angela Barnes Anna Calvi Art Brut Ash The Beat Bellowhead Benjamin Francis Leftwich Boyce Avenue Candi Staton Caravan Palace Catfish & The Bottlemen Chase & Status Chris Addison Chris Ramsey Clare Teal Count Arthur Strong Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip Daughter David O Doherty Deaf Havana Dexys District 3 Dreadzone Dry the River Eddi Reader The Family Rain The Feeling Field Music Frank Turner Frisky & Mannish Funeral For A Friend Greg Davies Gruff Rhys Half Man Half Biscuit Hannah Wants The Heavy Hollie McNish Hugh Cornwell Ian Hunter & The Rant Band Jason Byrne Jason Manford Jenny Eclair Jimeoin John Cooper Clarke John Bishop John Grant Johnny Winter Judge Jules Julian Clary June Tabor & Oysterband Kate Nash Katherine Ryan Kids In Glass Houses Lee Hurst Lee Nelson The Levellers Little Comets Lloyd Cole Lucy Porter Mark Thomas Mark Watson Matt Cardle Midge Ure Nerina Pallot Nick Mulvey Noah & The Whale The Noise Next Door The Orb Peace Phill Jupitus Red Bastard Reginald D Hunter Reel Big Fish Rich Hall Richard Herring Robin Ince Romesh Ranganathan Roni Size Ross Noble Russell Howard Russell Kane The Saw Doctors Mr Scruff Seb Fontaine Sean Hughes The Selecter Seth Lakeman Simon Amstell The South Skindred The Staves Stewart Francis Stornoway Thea Gilmore The Unthanks We Are Scientists Wilko Johnson The Young Knives and many, many more...

3 Venue Hire Information Costs Our hire fees are available upon request. For more information, please contact Sarah Harris John Davies Marina Kobler Included in your hire Komedia Bath provides everything that you need to host your own event. Included in your hire fee is the following: All technical equipment (as per technical specification - available on request), including professional quality sound system, lights, projectors and screens. All staff for the event including experienced event managers, bar manager and staff, technical Manager, meet & greet staff and / or security & box office staff if required. We also provide experienced chefs and waiting staff if catering is provided. All tables, chairs, stools, table cloths, cutlery and crockery (if you are using our in-house catering services). Experienced events team to meet you prior to your event, ensuring you get the best possible service and event for your audience. Private dressing room space for artists. Cloakroom. Our Accreditations & Awards Soil Association Food For Life Gold Award Taste of the West Gold Award 2014 Chortle Comedy Awards Best Venue in Wales & The West Winners 2010, 2012 & 2013 Bath Life Awards Arts Award Winners 2013

4 Our spaces available for hire Standing: 783 Cabaret seating with tables: 442 Theatre-style rowed seating: 470 Please note that all main space capacities include 168 rowed balcony seats. Our main space has a very spacious interior with the latest lighting and sound technology. Main Space Capacities The room is a highly versatile space which can be tailored to the needs of your event. Motorcity Gold - New Year s Eve Arts Café Capacities Standing: 100 Cabaret seating with tables: 50 Theatre-style rowed seating: 80 Komedia s Arts Café space is an ideal space for smaller gigs, with a more intimate feel. The Arts Café can also host drinks receptions, VIP Meet & Greet events and signing or merchandising opportunities. Acoustic Showcase in Komedia s Arts Café Komedia Bath also has a flat located close to the venue, which is suitable for accomodation or as additional dressing room space. This sleeps a maximum of eight people and comprises a kitchen, double master bedroom, a twin bedroom, plus a lounge which has double and single beds. Accomodation The flat use includes bedding, towels and WiFi access. Komedia Bath s flat; in an ideal city-centre location

5 Venue Sheet Address Telephone Contact Get-in and sound check Seating & Capacity Green Room & Artist Catering Flat Staging Instruments Lighting & Sound Box Office Audience Refreshments Toilets Disabled Parking & Access Artist / Audience Parking Sightlines Stewards & Fire Exits Merchandise, Display and Marketing Agency Sales Komedia Bath, Westgate Street, Bath, BA1 1EP infobath@komedia.co.uk Sarah Harris, Venue Manager - sarahharris@komedia.co.uk Marina Kobler, Programmer - marina@komedia.co.uk John Davies, Music Programmer - johndavies@komedia.co.uk Load in from 4pm, extra crew need pre-booking. Additional tech and crew hours have an additional charge and needs pre booking. Auditorium maximum: 783 standing - to include all staff and performers (615 standing, 168 seated on Balcony) 302 rowed seated 274 cabaret seated (small stage) 260 cabaret seated (large stage). Balcony maximum: 168 on fixed cinema seats. 1 dressing room back stage which is quite small, with toilet, sofa, iron & board, full mirror, fridge and hot drinks facilities, plus prep space at side of stage. We have a flat next door which can be utilised as a day room / dressing room or for overnight accomodation. Sleeps 8 max sharing, 2 bedrooms & 1 lounge for sleeping and all fully furnished. Costs available on rate card. Movable stage: 8m wide x 5m deep (full) 8m wide x 4m deep (without extension) CD decks (Pioneer CDJ800 s & DJM800) & record decks (Technics 1210 s). Comprehensive sound and lighting system installed. Please send all techinical information to Chris Daly - chris@komedia.co.uk. In foyer for standing events and side of building box office for seated events. Bar in Auditorium and Balcony. Foyer bar available for standing gigs only, plus usherette sellers. Ample ladies and gents toilets on both floors, with disabled on ground floor. No allocated spaces nearby, but street parking (single yellow line) on Westgate Street is free after 6pm. Komedia has a disabled toilet with access and ramp entry and full ramp in auditorium. Komedia has no artist parking but please contact us for infomation about local car parks and Bath s one-way system. For coach parking please see Lower Bristol Road coach park or Riverside coach park. Excellent throughout venue. All Komedia staff are fully trained but for under 18s shows stewards are required from hirer. Komedia Bath does not charge merchandise commission. Venue staff can be supplied to sell merchandise at a flat fee of 40 per event. Please discuss at the time of booking. Best level access for pianos and large equipment is via Westgate Street at the front of the venue and main stage get in at the back of the building (in Saw Close, next to Schwartz Bros).

6 Technical Specification SOUND The FOH sound position comprises of the following equipment: MIDAS Verona 560 (see for desk spec) 48 mono channel 8 stereo channels Midas Verona Sound Desk FOH RACKS WITH: 2 x Klark Technic Square one Compressor Gates (giving 16 channels of gating / compression) 2 x DBX 1046 quad compressors 2 x Yamaha SPX2000 Effects Units (mono sends) 1 x TC Electronic D2 8 x BSS FCS 966 Graphic Eq s 1 x Focusrite 1 x TASCAM CD - 01U 1 x TASCAM MD PA Supplied by Noise Control Audio Ltd (see for details) SPEAKER ENCLOSURES Noise Control Audio NFA I-Fly Series 4 x TMT 600F 1 x x 1.4 Mid /Hi Enclosure (Neodymium) FLOWN IN ON FOH 1 TRUSS 4 x RGW 112F 1 x 12 Bass Enclosure (Neodymium) FLOWN IN ON FOH 1 TRUSS 4 x VSB x 18 Sub Enclosure (Neodymium) 2 x ASYM 3D5 - BI AMP - 2 WAY full range Y full range AMPLIFIERS + PROCESSORS Noise Control Audio Full Frequency Series 2 x FF 408D (XTA 448 digital speaker management) 2 x FF 204D (XTA 448 digital speaker management) 1 x FF 8.0 ( ohms) 4 x FF 6.0 ( ohms) 5 x FF 3.6 ( ohms) MONITORS Noise Control Audio SM / ASYM Series Stage wedge monitors 8 x SM 15P passive 1 x x 1.4 (Neodymium) Drum Fill 1 x ASYM x x 1.4 (Neodymium) MICROPHONES AND DI 10 x Shure SM58 8 x Shure SM57 2 x Shure Beta57 1 x Shure Beta52 1 x Shure Beta91 6 x Sennheiser x Sennheiser x Beyer M88 8 x BSS AR-133 Active DI Box 2 x Generic Active DI Box

7 Technical Specification SOUND CONTINUED STANDS / CLAMPS / LEADS 2 x Banquet stands 2 x Heavy Round Base Short Boom 4 x Short Boom 1 x Extra Short Boom 8 x Tall Boom 1 x Tall Straight 2 x Amp Clamps 3 x Latin Percussion Clamps 1 x Stereo Bar STAGING / RISERS Our stage is 4m x 8m, with a 1m x 6m additional front thrust fitting between sub stacks, taking it up to 5m x 8m. We have four pieces of steel deck at 2m x 1m that can be used in applicable configurations using 16 30cm. We have four pieces of steel deck at 2m x 1m that can be used in applicable configurations using 16 30cm. Please note: Komedia does NOT own or operate a monitor desk. Should you require a monitor desk you should arrange to hire one via your promoter. In addition please arrange for a suitable signal splits system and relevant XLR cable looms to be hired at the same time. The splits system should be capable of splitting the same number of channels as your acts technical spec requires. Lastly unless your artists travels with their own monitor engineer you will need to pay for an additional engineer to operate the monitor system as the Komedia employs one engineer to oversee the PA and operate the F.O.H desk for any support acts and one engineer to operate the lighting. LIGHTING Lighting is controlled from an Avolites Pearl Tiger. REAR STAGE TRUSS (FIXED GOALPOST AT THE REAR OF STAGE) 4 x Mac x Source Four profile (backlight) 17 x PAR 64 4 x Thomas Engineering pixel line LED batons 2 x Source Four Focus 3 x Source Four profiles FOH 1 TRUSS (FIXED GOALPOST AT THE FRONT OF STAGE) 4 x Fresnel s 3 x Source Four profiles 2 x Source Four Focus 2 x PAR x Pin spots 1 x Motorised Mirror Ball.

8 Technical Specification LIGHTING CONTINUED FOH 2 TRUSS (MOTORISED DROP - POSITIONED MID-AUDITORIUM) 3 x Source Four profile 2 x Fresnel s (House Lights) ADDITIONAL 2 x Floor Cans 2 x Ray Lights Le Maitre MVS DMX controlled hazer. GELS We stock and have in our rig Rosco / Lee: Straw Primary Red Orange Magenta Peacock Blue Medum Blue Green Dark Blue Deep Blue Mauve Additional can be bought in for an additional cost. RIGGING / LADDERS / BARRIERS Komedia Bath does not have an in house crowd barrier but we do have good links with local hire companies stocking mojo type barrier - which are installed and insured to current legislative requirements. Any outside hire / install of barrier of any type will require risk assessment, insurance documents and sign-off on day of install. Show will not proceed with a barrier that does not comply. CREW / FOH / LX / LOAD INS & LOAD OUTS ETC Standard Komedia Crew 1x Audio Engineer 1x Lighting Engineer Our house crew will take care of patching, mixing, mic ing etc. They will also assist with your load in, but they will not do the load in or be expected to take care of backline duties. Likewise for load out. Should you require additional / dedicated Local Crew / Backline Technician we can arrange for personnel to meet your needs and budget. CONTACT For further information or technical questions, please contact Chris Daly of Komedia Bath via - chris@komedia.co.uk