Comments, please: "The first rule of goth club is..."

[mrph]

In the style of the gigging thing post, and prompted by a recent thread elsewhere...

What advice should be in a FAQ/guide for someone trying to organise a new goth club? Possibly in an area that hasn't got an active scene, or perhaps just somewhere that has a niche in the market for a good trad/cyber club.

And what about care and feeding of your club once it's up and running? Any long-term issues to consider?

Slashgoth has recently had a story on this subject too (here), but the response was a little muted.

Opinions? Comments? Witty comebacks about herding cats and hopeless causes? :-)

Comments

This goes for fetish clubs too

[purplerabbits.livejournal.com]

Do Not use the words first/best/only in your publicity, in case there was once a splendid club in the area and you manage to piss off the people who ran it, who will be a big part of your potential clientele.

Try not to steal someone else's name, or alter the name of previous splendid club by a few letters.

In fact do your research and don't tread on toes - bearing in mind that pointy boots make toes harder to tread on...

Re: This goes for fetish clubs too

[purplerabbits.livejournal.com]

Of course that should have said easier to tread on. Duh.