Zuu Bar News

Last Saturday, we passed our first month's trading under the new team at the Zuu Bar. Obviously with it being such a swift transition from the old venue, there have been a few teething issues and a lot of developments in a short space of time. Our first priority was to just get the place open and trading in the first instance, as well as to transfer as many bookings as we could over from our existing gig list, whilst honouring the few bookings that were already part of the Zuu Bar calender, booked under the old management.

With this in mind then, there have been some inconsistencies with opening times and door admission charges which have been compounded by us getting used to moving from a public house environment to a venue / club environment. We apologise for this but are pleased to announce the following changes, which should hopefully make The Zuu Bar the most varied and happening place in town!

Starting this week (w/c 7th December), the Zuu Bar is now open 5 days a week. We are open from 5pm every Tuesday to Saturday and the evening events kick off at around 8pm.

Every Tuesday from 8pm till 11pm, we see the return of Off Beat! with Kirstie and Kim bringing Reggae, Ska, Dub, Hip-Hop, Soca/Calypso, Two-Tone and Trojan from eras gone past. Entry for this night is free.

Every Wednesday from 8pm till 11pm, DJ Ash returns with Wednesday Lick, playing a wide range of music including Reggae, Rock, Indie, Metal, Pop, New Wave, Chart Hits and all your fave golden oldies. Entry for this night is free and it makes a great pre-club night for Exit 1, brought to you by our friends at Bradford Rio's round the corner.

Every Thursday from 8pm till around 11.30pm we continue with Bad Moon Rising. Loyal stalwart DJ Howard brings you his night of Goth, Alternative, Punk, Post Punk, New Wave, Industrial, EBM and Rock 'n' Roll - one of the greatest regular alternative nights the city has seen for years. Entry is totally free. This recommences 17th December.

Every Friday from 8pm till 11pm, we have The Friday Sound, bringing you a diverse mix of up and coming live talent from the local area as well as up and down the country. We are always on the lookout for new and interesting music to host and we will have anything from extreme metal to electro to acoustic pop. After the bands have finished, we have one of our growing team of versatile alternative DJs, bringing probably the widest mix of music in the city, from the coolest mellow indie pop to the dirtiest grunge and metal and all in the same night. This runs on until 3am and entry is free before 8pm and just £2 after.

Saturday Night Live is our flagship live music night where we bring you the very best talent we can find as well as various specialist music events from all dayers to live / club nights. Again, the night runs from 8pm till 3am and is £2 entry unless otherwise advertised. Normal opening time is 5pm and it is free entry before 8pm (again unless otherwise advertised).

We now have a regular supply of locally sourced real ales. We currently have a selection of bottled ales and a single handpump in the Zuu Bar with a second due to be fitted soon. We are a freehold so if there is a particular ale you would like to see, then just ask and if there is a demand for it, we will have a look at getting it in. We have a huge selection of other drinks, including numerous draught and bottled lagers and ciders as well as an array of spirits for you to get stuck into. We try and keep our prices akin to pub prices where possible, so as to be easy on the pocket all round.

Our new burger bar and tuck shop is now open for business every Friday and Saturday night with a selection of burgers and sandwiches from just £2 and a selection of other snacks. Coming soon also we are planning on stocking cigarettes and will be introducing a chip and pin card facility so you don't have to nip out.

Our management team have also been given the Zuu Bar's sister pub to look after, The Black Swan on Thornton Road. This is a great traditional English pub with various sports and games nights through the week, including the weekly meeting of the Bradford Darts Organisation and music nights every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night, with our DJs playing a broad spectrum of sounds. The Black Swan is also the new home of the Bradford Rockers Group where meetings are held on the last Friday of each month. For these nights, everybody is welcome and we are going to be hosting live music. Again, the place is a freehouse and again, we will be serving regular independent cask ales starting with two, then up to four pumps potentially, depending on demand. The prices are good and the atmosphere is great. It is only a stones throw away from both the Zuu Bar and the University area of Bradford and makes an ideal starting point for your night. Sean and Hayley would like to extend a warm welcome to one and all.

 

This is all just the start of the story. There are some great plans for expansion in the pipeline as well as more club nights, which we are hard at work on behind the scenes. More on that in the new year.