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"But you don't really care for music do ya?"


The Rotterdam is a bar on Pilot Street in Belfast.
It was founded in 1827 and has been a spiritual home for many local musicians, either established, or up and coming for over 30 years.
Recently The Rotterdam has been suject of modern day refurbishment, as it was on the verge of closure recently, to be rennovated into apartment blocks. However in June 2007, former manager Chris Roddy managed to gain a new lease for the bar for 12 months, in the hope that renewed interest along with former residents, could inspire people to help Save the Rotterdam.
World Famous acts such as Bob Dylan, Snow Patrol, Dukes Special, and David Gray have graced the Dockside Bar in previous years, and it is hoped that other famous acts will follow soon.

The Rotterdam Bar is based on Pilot Street in Belfast, beside the Stena Line ferry Terminus.

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The Rotterdam says:
"IF YOU HOLD TICKETS FOR ANY CANCELLED EVENTS, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH VIA MYSPACE AND WE WILL ARRANGE A REFUND. www.myspace.com/rotterdambar" (7 week ago) me too!

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Andy McKee is playing in the Rotterdam on the 5th of May... But tickets are already going fast!! Ticket price is £10 off www.rotterdambar.com If you have not heard of this guitarest then we strongly suggest you check him out on youtube, his video's have over 8 million hits and constantly going up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4M... http://www.myspace.com/andymckee2
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The Rotterdam is exactly how you imagine all Irish bars should be with its roaring fire, stone floor and low ceiling. And, of course, it serves great Guinness Chris Sherry, Ulster Tatler & easyJet
Reasons to come to the Rotterdam...
first of all, coming to the rotterdam will give you higher status and people will generally respect you more if they know you have been, if you don't believe me, try it. Also because there is alwys great banter, if your on your own and your bored there will always be someone to talk to. And best of all, the great looking staff, especially the Roddys, famous for there good looks.

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As many of you will already be aware, following extended disputes with the landlords over their interference in our business practices, the Rotterdam Bar and Pat's Bar is no longer anything to do with the Roddy / Martyn partnership.

Control of the bars have now been handed back to Mr. Arthur Mooney, a rather inaffable Belfast hotelier and property developer who intends to demolish both of the buildings the minute he has all the relevant planning permissions in place. I hear he now also owns The Rosetta and has similar plans for more apartments on that site!

Having had a look at the planning application, it seems that the objections to the proposed development by the DOE, Belfast City Council and Belfast Harbour Commissioners are the reason why their building programme is moving at a slow pace. There are letters in the planning file from experts in the relevant fields stating that the building is of no real archaeological interest. Historic Buildings also state that the building is not unique in structure. It has to be noted that here are no comments on the 29 (only 29? How so?) objections on the grounds of social history initiated by Ludwig and his campaigners whom, I might add, we wholeheartedly support. So the idea that the bar was 'saved' by the efforts of the Save The Rotterdam campaign is unfounded.
I keep hearing whispers that we are involved in some malicious rumour to try to discredit the current goings on in the bar. Not so. Those who know us are well aware that we don't easily engage in negativity and are putting our combined energies into getting a business up an running again in another location. Just like all the rest of you, its the music that drives us.

Once again we would like to wholeheartedly thank everyone who has supported our efforts to keep the Rotterdam music scene up to the standard that we achieved in the last ten months. Especially the musicians both established and beginners. Believe me when I say that we did our utmost to offer them all the hospitality and respect that they deserve and we wish them all the best in their futures. We also give heartfelt thanks to the staff who kept the engines running and the fire burning, sometimes against all the odds (anyone wanna go down the sewers?!!). But it would never have gotten off the ground without the support of the public, regulars and otherwise, who were the lifeblood of our business.

IF YOU HOLD TICKETS FOR ANY CANCELLED EVENTS, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH VIA MYSPACE AND WE WILL ARRANGE A REFUND.

If anyone is looking for a gig in The Rotterdam, please contact Ludwig thru his My Space page, www.myspace.com/ludwigsongs
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The Rotterdam Bar's Situation...
As many of you will already be aware, following extended disputes with the landlords over their interference in our business practices, the Rotterdam Bar and Pat's Bar ceased trading on Saturday last.

Control of the bars have now been handed back to Mr. Arthur Mooney, a Belfast hotelier and property developer who intends to demolish both of the buildings the minute he has all the relevant planning permissions in place.

We would like to wholeheartedly thank everyone who has supported our efforts to keep the Rotterdam music scene up to the standard that we achieved in the last ten months. Especially the musicians both established and beginners. Believe me when I say that we did our utmost to offer them all the hospitality and respect that they deserve and we wish them all the best in their futures. We also give heartfelt thanks to the staff who kept the engines running and the fire burning, sometimes against all the odds (anyone wanna go down the sewers?!!). But it would never have gotten off the ground without the support of the public, regulars and otherwise, who were the lifeblood of our business.

I have to point out that Mooney & co will now manage the businesses themselves, so the profit from every pint you purchase in these pubs from now on will go straight into the pockets of those who cannot wait to see these historic Sailortown premises demolished.

We do intend to return with the same ethos, maybe not to Sailortown, but possibly not too far away. Watch this space....!

THE ANDY McKEE GIG ON MONDAY 5th MAY WILL BE RELOCATED TO ANOTHER VENUE (DETAILS TOMORROW). ALL OTHER SHOWS ARE CANCELLED.
IF YOU HOLD TICKETS FOR ANY FORTHCOMING EVENTS, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH VIA MYSPACE AND WE WILL ARRANGE A REFUND.
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1 day ago via Mobile
Nicholas Ryder-Martyn
sad times :(
2 week ago
Matt Houston
kiss the rott bye bye. The new management have just lost the little last bit of life and soul left in the bar. Because of their ignorance and stupidity the bar has lost its life blood, (the regulars and musicians alike). FUCK THE "NEW" ROTTERDAM BAR!
They told me that the bar would be cleaned "properly" everyday, LIES, they told me that the bar would be run "properly and efficiently", LIES and they told me that it would be the same if not better, musicaly and in terms of havin a good time, well guess what, they talk absolute SHITE. Im done with the rott man, fuck it.

Bye Bye rotterdam bar, over the years you raised me better than parents or tv ever could.
3 week ago
Nicholas Ryder-Martyn
sounds like the bar is going well matt.. who was playing?
9 week ago
Matt Houston
the fuckin bar is being run now by assholes and morons, tonights gig was ancelled 3 songs in to the set because they couldnt be fucked staying on after pats closed. bullshit, fuck belfast, fuck pats bar, fuck mooney and fuck me. peace
9 week ago
Brian Irvine
Fuckin bastards!!
9 week ago
Matthew Alexander Patton
Anything on tonight?
9 week ago
Jen Stevenson
=[

RIP The Rott, I had so many good times in you!
9 week ago
Chris Tweed
oh, i forgot to give mr mooney the greatest of all blessings for people such as him.....

May your next (and every, for that matter) shit be a hedgehog!
10 week ago
Chris Tweed
such bad news!

as if mooney doesn't have enough money......he certainly won't be getting any of mine.
10 week ago
Brian Byrne
Gutted.Crestfallen.Distr
 aught.There's any amount of words that could be used to surmise how I feel about the closure of the fine Emporium that was The Rotterdam.
Without doubt,the coolest and creamiest pints of Arthur G. in Belfawst.
I went down yesterday,eagerly looking forward to a quiet pint,only to find it in a state which invoked within me a great sense of grief.
Fookin capitalist hoors have ruined it.
10 week ago
Anna
Can't believe it :( cryin my wee heart out here :( some people in this world are just too greedy and small minded. Hope a new start deosn't ruin what was the best scene in Belfast. xoxo
10 week ago
Miko S
i am soo raging! Had plans to see the ben reel band on fri night-i guess thats off now!
Anyone know if they're playing elsewhere?

PS: cant say how crap it is that they're going to demolish the rotterdam-they are crazy..and what ever they're building i ont be spending my money in it!
10 week ago
Philip Moore
i agree and bring back the belfast folk festival!!!!!
10 week ago
Richie Moore
disgrace that such a gem in belfast should go to waste.bring back the roddy and martyn team!
10 week ago
Kathy Mccracken
I miss all you guys too!! I had a dream last night that i was there. For some reason me and matt were getting really trashed in the back room and ended up staggering through the bar and falling through the front door onto the ground outside! Something tells me it's time to come home....
11 week ago
Grace Kennedy
hey nick its grace - i still have those pictures if you are interested
12 week ago
Dairylea Dunk Da Funk
Yeooo
miss courtney and co love the old rot, even when weird dudes push up too closely to "get past" us.
lovely timesss
16 week ago
Dead Zebra
hey mr rotterdam, anytime you need a band to grace your stage, give us a call! im sure you have the drummers number!
17 week ago
Fat Head
umm

yea

good luck with that

17 week ago
 
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