| Comment | It's only the bouncers' problem if the place has an 18+ licence. Most bars and 'pure' nightclubs do.
Places that also operate as gig venues like The Cathouse, Slay and King Tuts have special 14+ licences. Those places are crazy vigilant at the bars because they can't assume people are over 18 and it's usually pretty dark and crowded inside. King Tuts used to put wristbands on people who were over 18 at the door. Couldn't buy more than one alcoholic drink unless the other person came to the bar and showed their wristband as well.
I remember there being some drama when The Polo Lounge booked someone who was relatively well-known and popular with young people to appear in their cabaret bar. Can't remember who - it was a few years ago. But it was clearly advertised as an 18+ event because Polo has an 18+ licence. Still, parents travelled from all across the UK to take their 12-year-olds to meet the person, then were turned away at the door. Bouncers took a lot of abuse that day. |
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