HAS THE ORBIT CLOSED

**The Divide** · 18-10-2003, 03:29 PM

Ok, I have just herd that the Orbits closed for good. The Paul Damage & Surgeon nite was the last night. Is this ture??? Somebody must know the answere to this surely????

Ok if this is true why didnt they sell the name the Orbit to another organiser/promoter or whatever. Then they could open it in Leeds centre, I am sure it would pack out given the right venue. You always knew what you was getting with the Orbit, quality hard/dark techno, it started getting a bit weak and less people went (or thats the way I saw it). Its feels like theres a gap in Leeds where you just cant get an avin it night of raw techno. All it takes is the orbit name to re appear, I know loads people wanting to know when the next ones on...

http://www.orbit48.com/

Not much info there, is it closed??? Anyone in the know?? Thanks

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**Col** · 18-10-2003, 03:33 PM

someone on this board must know something???

EX · 18-10-2003, 05:27 PM

paul from innercity told me it has gone......... apparently it's being turned into a restaurant.

but it's not sure yet if they're going to start again at a new venue..........

let's hope so.

**Tiptoe** · 18-10-2003, 05:36 PM

yeah its gone as far as we no (all the Morley crew) Paul does not seem too optamistic and he ususlly knows whats going on. We all feel lost without it. That place changed my life gutted!

**The Divide** · 18-10-2003, 07:05 PM

Yeah I bet.

Any ideas why no offical announcements?

**davethedrummer** · 18-10-2003, 10:30 PM

no one wants to admit it
but things are just not what they used to be
the older crowd are exactly that
the younger generation have other intrests than just ravin"
and although there will always be us who love it
we do not make up the bulk of the crowd
you need the walk ups and the intrested youngsters for that
and they're all off doing different thoings these days
no one wants to admit defeat and quite right too
but this is the way it is in the u.k. right now
everyone is tightening their belts and thats for all styles of music.

don't blame them for not announcing .
not the kind of thing you want to announce is it?

hope something comes along to prove me wrong.

**The Divide** · 18-10-2003, 10:36 PM

Yeah your right, well said :clap: :clap: :clap:

Actually the whole music industrys slowed down

**The Divide** · 18-10-2003, 10:42 PM

Then again Leeds does have a few techno nites going off. I just want some to carry the Orbit name, I think its important that its still open. Theres a handfull of small clubs and some of them seem fairly recent. Orbits been going for 11 years, surely they can scale it down

**The Divide** · 18-10-2003, 11:06 PM

tekfresh, euphonic, riff raff, cabbage & cypher all do techno, there is also the odd squat party. No Orbit :cry: booo hooo moan moan

hahaha,

**yeswehavetheright** · 20-10-2003, 01:09 PM

Well, they told me that the afterdark is no more, and that they wanted to put at least 3 more nights on - (in october, november and december possibly NYE), but were not making any annoucements untill they'd sorted out all the details. Unfortunately, that was in september and it's now mid october and we're still waiting.

What really fu*cks me off is that we didn't have the chance to have a proper "last orbit ever at afterdark" party - it would have been packed. I know there were problems, and that something had to change, but the way it's all transpired really sucks. It could have been handled much better - even if the promoter' heart is not in it any more, there should have been one more night. Everyone I know is really gutted about the whole thing.

If they do sort something out at a new venue, they'll have plenty of support. It'd be nice if they could actually make an honest annoucement about their intentions (and progress if they're trying to sort anything out)........

**Col** · 20-10-2003, 02:06 PM

if money is the issue, then im sure they would be numerous techno djs across the world willing to play at the "last ever orbit" for nothing

**The Divide** · 20-10-2003, 03:09 PM

I was told Surgoen and Paul Damage

was last one (was a rumour), Was prolly the one of the best Orbits I have been to. That was only a few monhs ago!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can see the logic in it now, why kill something off completly when there is a chance that it could come back. I think perhaps one off nights will apear, still some official information would be good.

Just a possibilty but it would explain why no officail last nite.

Surgoen at techfresh will be busy I would imagine.

**yeswehavetheright** · 20-10-2003, 04:34 PM

Fernando:
I can see the logic in it now, why kill something off completly when there is a chance that it could come back.
Just a possibilty but it would explain why no officail last nite.

Yeah, but the afterdark has gone :cry: , and there was something really special about that venue.....

**The Divide** · 20-10-2003, 05:32 PM

Yeah nice dark and metalic, decent sized with balconys, good soundsystem and all that. Plus you could cram a lot of poeple in that place when it packed out.

**ampassasinbirmingham** · 20-10-2003, 05:32 PM

paul from innercity told me orbit is shutting down.

one of the promoters has had enough, where as the other wants to carry on putting on parties.

**Esox Lucius** · 20-10-2003, 05:35 PM

there are always night popping up in Leeds and the surrounding areas so there's no worries for the yorkshire techno boys, fair enough it wont be the orbit, but at least they will be able to get a techno fix.

**The Divide** · 20-10-2003, 05:39 PM

Surgoen soon :lol: :lol:

**ampassasinbirmingham** · 20-10-2003, 05:55 PM

fernando have u always lived in leeds???

**The Divide** · 20-10-2003, 06:41 PM

I dont, but its not too far from leeds

**ampassasinbirmingham** · 20-10-2003, 06:48 PM

i hought u lived in mexico:):)

i went to the mint club the other day to watch rolando. bit of a housey crowd but was ok.

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