点评:I've been coming to The Bear club for years now, it really is the jewel in Luton's crown and genuinely one of the top small music clubs in the world. The club is mainly a jazz and blues club but also offers country/Americana, folk, rock and occasionally other genres.
The venue itself is like an American juke joint was transplanted into Luton town centre. You can sit within four feet of the musicians or further back, but it's a small space so all gigs are intimate.The decor is eclectic with music memorabilia, old cameras, old hi-fi etc dotted around the place. The bands that play here range from locals to world-renowned musicians who play around the globe. There's also a monthly jazz jam where anyone can play/sing a number or two with the house band.
Given what's on offer, the price of admission is a bargain. You'd spend 3x this much for a London gig even in a similar capacity venue. The Bear also offers a wide variety of drinks including great cocktails priced about the same as the pubs around the corner.
The Bear is a little bit of magic with 9 lives, having faced closure multiple times. Hopefully here to stay for a long time now that the building is owned by the football club.
翻译:我来 The Bear 俱乐部已经很多年了,它真是卢顿皇冠上的明珠,也是世界顶级的小型音乐俱乐部之一。这家俱乐部主要演奏爵士乐和布鲁斯,但也提供乡村/美式音乐、民谣、摇滚,偶尔也会有其他类型的音乐。
场地本身就像一个美式酒吧被移植到了卢顿市中心。你可以坐在离音乐家四英尺以内的地方,也可以坐在更远的地方,但空间不大,所以所有的演出都很私密。俱乐部的装饰风格不拘一格,到处都是音乐纪念品、老相机、老高保真音响等等。在这里演出的乐队既有本地乐队,也有在世界各地演出的世界知名音乐家。这里每月还会举办爵士即兴演奏会,任何人都可以和驻场乐队一起演奏或演唱一两首曲子。
考虑到提供的服务,门票价格非常划算。即使在容量相近的场地,你也要花三倍的价钱才能在伦敦的演出中看到。 The Bear 还提供各种饮品,包括价格与街角酒吧差不多的鸡尾酒。
The Bear 酒吧就像一个拥有九条命的魔法酒吧,曾多次面临倒闭。希望它能在这里长久经营下去,毕竟现在这栋建筑已经归这家足球俱乐部所有了。