The Fleece Reviews Summary

Venue Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great location for a gig, they get a lot of bands and artists here that don't justify the size of colston hall or the hippodrome."
• "I went to see toyah perform here and the venue is so intimate and very loud just how I like it !!"
• "A wonderfully unique place to see a live act, with really lovely and helpful staff."
• "Like walking back in time, live music, live people, noisy, can get warm, crowded, love it."
• "Great live music venue with a high stage, ensuring brilliant viewing from anywhere in the room."
• "A lovely, intimate venue with a lifted stage meaning there are very few spaces where you cant see the artist performing."
• "Probably the best rock venue I've ever been to."

Cons:

• "This small venue is let down by all those bloody posts holding the ceiling up."
• "One of the tiniest venues I've ever been to."
• "The only downside to the venue is the structural poles in the middle of the crowd, which can get in the way, visually and physically."
• "The floors were very sticky so that wasn’t nice."
• "The only downside would have been the support beams being in the way of the view."
• "Very claustrophobic. Very little room to move at all."
• "There is nowhere to sit within the venue therefore anyone who struggles to stand may find this tiring."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Friendly door and bar staff."
• "The staff are friendly, including the door staff (which cannot be said for many other venues) who appear to have seen it all and can deal with anything."
• "The staff are always great here and the prices are more than affordable (even for the drinks inside)."
• "Great Door and Venue staff that takes great care over the fans/customers."
• "The staff are truly lovely here and very helpful."
• "Great attentive bar service."
• "Bar staff really work hard all night long."

Cons:

• "Security very stubborn. Wouldn’t attend if I were you."
• "The sound guy is a total bellend too, as he doesn't offer to help out on stage when he can clearly see that a band is having difficulties while setting up."
• "security are well and truly deranged."
• "After a few minutes waiting the barman came and said to me - 'It's rude to stand waiting with money in your hand and if you do that I will not serve you'...I found this totally unacceptable and extremely rude."
• "The club was good but the door staff are unbearable idiots that kept trying to start fights."
• "Was kicked out on my first visit because a security guard had 'kicked me out before' when it was my first visit to the club."
• "The promoters clearly don't know what they're doing."

Facilities and Cleanliness

Pros:

• "The Fleece has a well stocked bar with friendly staff, and clean toilets."
• "Surprisingly clean toilets."
• "The toilets were very clean, with soap and tp."
• "Clean toilets, plus a gender neutral toilet."
• "Toilets were very pleasantly clean."
• "Large, well stocked bar, clean toilet facilities."
• "Drink prices are not bad for central Bristol. Toilets very clean."

Cons:

• "Toilets can be quite disgusting by the end of the evening."
• "Also watch of for the cans of beer, whilst they are cheap they taste like they might be very old."
• "Flagstone floor so ladies wear flats, heels not recommended Toilets were a bit grim which would be my only criticism."
• "Toilets could do with a bit of a refurb and the floor is always sticky."
• "The floor is incredibly sticky so don't wear shoes that are hard to walk in or may slip off."
• "You stick to the floor and beams, everything needs a really good scrub."
• "Beers were a tad expensive at around a fiver each and served in bloody awful plastic cups."

Accessibility and Accommodation

Pros:

• "The building is beautiful and very easily accessible from the local Travelodge."
• "Being wheelchair bound, access to evening entertainment can be challenging at the best of times for safety reasons, but the fleece accomadated me and my chair in a safe location to enjoy the band and evening."
• "Absolutely great for wheelchair users like myself, easy access and great space."
• "They provided for me in my wheelchair very well."
• "The venue looks after disabled visitors, providing seating where necessary."
• "Great venue that has seen a few upgrades in lockdown."
• "One of the Bristol live music cornerstones, The Fleece is a great venue."

Cons:

• "The only downside was Bristol Council, who 'fleeced' me for £9 LEZ to enter their city in my disability vehicle."
• "The staff charge different prices for the drinks to different people."
• "Not great for short people though, as there is no raised section of flooring."
• "There is only one small quibble and that is there is a small step at the entrance."
• "Went to see Queen tribute act, The Bohemians last Friday 13th. First of all was told disabled friendly, far from it! No chairs, uneven flooring..."
• "Flooring (flag stones) a little uneven for having a dance, and hard on the feet after a few hours."
• "There are no seats inside so standing only."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "Prices are what you expect in the city."
• "Great location, friendly staff, clean toilets, reasonably priced drinks."
• "The club itself is a great venue and the drinks are reasonably priced."
• "The drinks are reasonably priced, not what I was expecting to be honest, good on them."
• "You can get cans of Budvar or Thatchers Gold for £4."
• "Reasonable bar prices with returnable glass scheme which is refreshing."
• "Good space for live music."

Cons:

• "The only downside was Bristol Council, who 'fleeced' me for £9 LEZ to enter their city in my disability vehicle."
• "Also watch of for the cans of beer, whilst they are cheap they taste like they might be very old."
• "Only negative is the soda they use tastes really cheap."
• "Still not to keen on the cup charges, but understand why you do it."
• "The bar is pretty standard for gig venues, slightly limited and a bit pricey."
• "Beers were a tad expensive at around a fiver each and served in bloody awful plastic cups."
• "The floor is incredibly sticky so don't wear shoes that are hard to walk in or may slip off."