Toilet circuit

The toilet circuit is the network of small music venues in the United Kingdom which rising indie, rock and metal bands must visit to gain support and promote themselves. It is so named after The Forum in Tunbridge Wells, a staple venue of the toilet circuit, which is actually a public toilet converted into a venue. [cite news |first= Steve|last= Jelbert|title= The Arts: Pop: Playing the field: access all areas|url= http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20000908/ai_n14335334 |publisher= "The Independent" |date= September 8, 2000 |accessdate= 2007-07-07 ] Most of Britain's large towns are home to at least one Toilet circuit venue, although a regular toilet circuit tour is only around 20 dates long at the most, and could not possibly visit each town. Some towns however, such as London, Manchester and Nottingham, appear on almost every tour, and these towns accordingly have many venues which could be described as "toilet venues".

Notable toilet circuit venues

* The Charlotte, Leicester
* The Cockpit, Leeds
* Esquire's, Bedford
* The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
* Joiners Arms, Southampton
* King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
* The Leadmill, Sheffield
* The Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
* The Square, Harlow
* The Sugarmill, Stoke-on-Trent
* T. J.'s, Newport
* The Waterfront, Norwich
* The Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
* The Zanzibar, Liverpool
* The Zodiac, Oxford

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