{"id":8248,"date":"2012-04-29T12:25:23","date_gmt":"2012-04-29T11:25:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=8248"},"modified":"2012-04-29T12:30:04","modified_gmt":"2012-04-29T11:30:04","slug":"a-night-at-the-half-moon-herne-hill-south-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/a-night-at-the-half-moon-herne-hill-south-london\/","title":{"rendered":"A night at the Half Moon, Herne Hill, south London"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Day three of my four day DJ tour-ette saw me spinning some tunes at the Half Moon, a large, late-Victorian boozer close to Brockwell Park, a sprightly ten minutes walk from the centre of Brixton.<\/p>\n

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Originally built as a hotel back in 1896, you can find many lovely original features inside, including engraved mirrored walls\u00a0and an intimate snug bar.<\/p>\n

The Half Moon has two bars and a fairly large live music room, which once resonated to the likes of\u00a0The Police, Van Morrison and U2. I also played there a couple of times in somewhat lesser known bands (*this is an understatement).<\/p>\n

There’s a good selection of ales on offer and the staff are friendly too. It wasn’t that busy for a Saturday night mind, but then the weather was absolutely dreadful outside.<\/p>\n

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There’s a large, tall stage for bands and a generously proportioned area for DJs, complete with carpet (!) and a huge fan for recreating that 1980s hair-blown promo video effect.<\/p>\n

The DJ gear could have done with a bit of a clean, but I did like the big red arrow stuck on the CD decks indicating the presence of the play button \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I liked the venue, although the cavernous roof means that the sound can get a bit boomy unless the place is packed – a lower ceiling would make it feel a lot more intimate in my ‘umble opinion.<\/p>\n

I also found the Bluetooth-earpiece-toting security fella a little more insistent<\/em> than I would have liked too. I know everyone wants to go home at the end of the night, but if felt like he really couldn’t get us out quick enough.<\/p>\n

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Minor grumbles aside, it was a very pleasant night out indeed –\u00a0I was there for a friend’s belated birthday and a very fine time was had by all.<\/p>\n

Pub info:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Half Moon
\n10 Half Moon Lane
\nHerne Hill
\nLondon
\nSE24 9HU
\n020 7274 2733
\n http:\/\/www.halfmoonpub.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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