NightclubPool Valley
Chalk
Grassroots gig venue known for attentive, safety-focused security
8.0/10
Local score
No. 4 of 19 nights out on r/brighton, from 19 locals across 5 threads.
75% would send a mate.
Brighton's busiest grassroots gig venue in Pool Valley, hosting acts across genres almost nightly; widely praised for door staff who take incidents seriously, including a safe space and on-site medic. Complaints include sound sometimes being too quiet to drown out chatter, and one strong allegation that the security firm's owner is discriminatory towards disabled people.
- Go for
- Live gigs and feeling looked after
- Heads up
- Sound can be too quiet at some gigs
What locals say
So sorry this happened. I would feed this back to Chalk/ the bouncers employers directly so he can be praised. He cared and set a good example for bouncers giving a shit. I would also share the whole thing publicly like trip advisor or Google reviews. It can't stop what happened to you but shares that the bouncers there are on it and spreads the word that A)…
Ah that really sucks, I'm so sorry that happened. I was at Chalk last night and it was, for the most part a great vibe. I hope nothing like that happens to you again.
That sucks. Bouncers in Chalk are pretty cool generally, went the other…
The security and Chalk are awful, incredibly discriminatory towards disabled people. The "owner" of the company also runs the doors and has a ridiculous ego. Shame because I enjoyed chalk around when it first opened. Long gone is…
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