This post made me think about Fleece & Firkin in Bristol with it’s weird pillars
And now surprised I was that a lot of Boiler room in Guildford’s space for the crowd is on a 90 degree angle to the bar
For balance. Trying to think of venues where even as a shorter person you can see. Obviously lots of seated ones like Barbican. And raised stages like ULU (is that called something else now?). Seem to remember Barfly / Camden Assembly was pretty good for sight lines.
100 club is appalling
Brixton Academy with its sloped standing area is pretty good.
Never really enjoyed Koko in Camden - big upstairs area but you can’t see much unless you’re at the front of the balcony
Patterns, Brighton. That massive bloody square pillar right in the middle of a wide, narrow venue. Perfect for not watching a band.
Brudenell is great (c&p for any venue related threads)
Who remembers the freebutt?
The freeebutt
All hail the pillar
Don’t get me started 
Loved that venue. Remember seeing an incredible Cat on Form show there - Steven who went on to start Blood Red Shoes was also the in house sound guy for a while
Quite like the sloped floor at Manchester Apollo
I remember seeing A Silver Mt Zion there once. I say “seeing” but there was no room downstairs or in the balcony where I could see, so I ended up crouched down really high up. Don’t usually turn up to gigs late but had been to see someone else play a support slot and legged it across. Awful experience. May even have left before the second sonf finished (probably an hour into the show tbf)
The best 
Was gonna say the Apollo is good! Always seem to get served quickly at the bars too
For a packed gig electric ballroom is the absolute worst. This was my view for wet leg last year - was basically in the bar.
Moth club is great if you can secure the booth at the back and sit up against the back wall.
Oh yeah I loved that bloody place - so sad it got shut down in the circumstances it did - still boils my blood to this day.
I loved the vibes upstairs it was like being at a mates house party
Lemon Tree in Aberdeen. Good sound but mahoosive square pillars in front of the stage, so only a quarter of the audience might see the majority of a band.
Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh might be even worse. You’re only guaranteed a view if you’re at the front of the floor, or at the back of the mezzanine. Non-existent view from the pew seats or the sides of the mezzanine. If it’s standing or rowed seating, you’re not getting a view from the floor either as the stage is so low. Cabaret layout ftw though.
The old Bongo Club or the bar venue at the Pleasance (both Edinburgh) were the best for sightlines. The stages were/are in the corner. More places should do that.
