Shanghaiist: Game over for Attica?

Franki Figgs

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 11:52:35 +0800

@vladivostok If I did, I can tell you I would have made it company policy to get a load of Russian hookers in the club. It would have drawn a few more big spenders. And why is it that any one who says anything even remotely positive about a place - which we may not all like but clearly attracted people for a couple of years - has to work for them. Given your logic, you must work for Mao, or the shelter.

thewaythingsare

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:06:26 +0800

I though Attica was great when it opened, like all clubs here, it had its moments...westerners in Shanghai are fickle and have a tendency to disappear when the free champagne stops flowing. is the era of the big club over? Attica was great for the big enbtrance it made into the market and had "some" good DJ's and parties, the drinks were shite but the restaurant was good. R.I.P Attica

tenforty

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:10:43 +0800

^ So where will you do business now, slopgirl?

shopgirl

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:23:18 +0800

i had my good times there in 2006 and summer 07 then it just went downhill like with every single clubs here.

vladivostok

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:46:14 +0800

@Franki Figgs Let me just make a guess. You work for Attica?

Franki Figgs

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:55:10 +0800

Well, I went to Attica a few times, and there were never any Russian Ho's. They can be found where they always were - at Bar Rouge and Glamour Bar.

tenforty

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:17:10 +0800

I only went once and that was because a friend from out of town - he lives in Sanya - wanted to go to a big city kind of place. Not my scene, but all the lining up and the door staff being up themselves doesn't live up to the kind of dump it is inside. Question: Now that Attica is closing where will all the Russian prostitutes do business?

liliac

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:44:41 +0800

I hated how you weren't allowed to pass the "line to vip" where they had seats for the "privilege" to sit and look at pudong ( uff)while I paid 80 rmb for a mediorcre gin and tonic I went once last year and never went back and I usually give places a second chance, for e.g Bar Rouge which is not so bad now :)

moneyinabox

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:56:18 +0800

Attica is selling because they've been losing money since they opened, their rent is astronomically high, and they've failed to make any tangible positive impact on the Shanghai scene. European promoters have known about this for quite some time, no bookings past September. I was under the impression they would limp on until the end of the month. Guess they couldn't make it that far. Actually, I must tip my hat to Attica for being able to keep this quiet and vague for this long. Attica will now concentrate on their Singapore venue and they've got a booking arrangement with MOS S'pore in the works. Yet another club who thought they could conquer the Shanghai market by hiring a staff comprised of people who had no clue how the local market worked, failed to embrace any of the local music scene, failed to seek help when things went pear shaped, and inevitably got what they deserved. Thanks for absolutely fuck all Attica!

slanderman

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:01:25 +0800

Word on the street is that Neil is on his way back to the UK to run a motorway service station in the Midlands...

zideshowbob

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:02:14 +0800

Oh yes, weak drinks. The price-alcohol ratio was only good on one day: New Year Ev. Well, the western one ;-) I thought Attica is going down when I heared that they now sell 2 drinks for one. Not so upper-class style...

James Creegan

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:29:39 +0800

For anyone who misses the "atmosphere" of Attica, I was in Sky Club in the New Factories at the weekend and it is exactly the same as Attica.

vladivostok

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:09:23 +0800

They'll be selling your number to whoever buys them up. You do know that, don't you?