Alternative Weekend Options
As a somewhat shy and retiring bloke who tends to want to shrink from confrontation and intimidation whenever it presents itself, a Friday and Saturday night out on the town in Reading can sometimes be as appealing as driving to work in this weather in a beamer fitted with slick tyres. All the chest beating testosterone and squealing oestrogen that oozes out of Friar Street boozers after 9pm can often make a timid man think twice about stepping outdoors.
But let’s not let these people win us over! If you’re sick of the sight of your house and you fancy a night out without quite resorting to a pipe and slippers job, there’s plenty of options out there, and lots of exciting music to discover.
For example, starting next Friday 15th at The Red Lion pub on Southampton Street, Club: Us Not Them is a weekly live music night which proved massively popular last year with a great varied crowd of people, young and old. Showcasing the best of the local music scene, there are three bands on each week who play for about half an hour each in a warm and unintimidating atmosphere. Entry is free and there are often good drinks offers behind the bar as well.
So if you’re fed up of being looked at funny cos you’ve got a beard, or pushed around at the bar while trying to get served a warm pint of watered-down lager, check back next week when I’ll be back with more ideas to make all that nastiness a forgotten memory.
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