2009-05-10BST08:27:37Underground house videoHave a look round the new underground houses built in what was the boiler house of the Metropole hotel. Bit of a video look round, courtesty of www.kentonline.co.uk. Prices around 300k each, but you can look for free!... 2008-11-26GMT01:41:38Thanks for this Chris, love this gig historyGot all of these gigs in the <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/v/16/The+Metronome/history">Metronome history</a> page, don't suppose you have the actual dates of any of those do you?2008-06-23BST01:39:56Is this who's bought the Metronome?assura group has a metronome page, looks like they own other medical type facilities so this backs up the story of it being bought by a health care trust.Just found a PJ Harvey gig at the Metronome, and another where she almost played at Bottoms. But... 2008-02-19GMT01:58:13now all we need is the date...did you see any other bands there? I've heard of a few others playing there, it was on the indie circuit, but no-one's sure of actual dates. Suede played there, that's one I do have a date for, as it's in their biography Love and Poison. I hear Faith... 2008-02-19GMT12:01:59RE: Thanks for that, think it's the Metronome you meanYip was the Metronome, forgot its name as it was a very short lived venue, pity had a nice atmosphere. But though intoxicated at the time I can definatley state the gig did happen. It was just as Generation Terrorists was climbing the charts.2008-02-07GMT05:26:36Thanks for that, think it's the Metronome you meanHave you seen it recently? It's derelict, but been bought by the NHS I think.Still got no idea of the date of that Manics gig, but at least this sounds like a confirmation that it really did happen!... 2007-03-09GMT11:35:40Inside the MetronomeHmm, is this working..? The Metronome might be gone, take one last look around the inside with these trespassing skaters...... 2007-02-22GMT10:01:54Farewell then The MetronomeIn the Herald last week it said it's opening as some sort of medical / health centre. Where now might we ever see again bands of the calibre of Suede, The Manics, or Faith No More playing in intimate surroundings?... 2005-07-03BST07:11:09The Metronome up for auctionGuide price 200 - 250k with Clive Emson...The premises comprise a former theatre with office and staff accommodation arranged over four floors and a main auditorium over two storeys. Planning Permission has now been granted for the building to be con... 2005-02-12GMT12:19:01M.A.S.S @ Metro Club Feb1 9thProceeds to Tsunami relief. See you there?2003-09-02BST09:23:42Alan McGeeHe was walking, talking and drinking. I think he may have deejayed before Evan Dando played. btw. Mr. Dando was good but he walked off stage after about 35mins and didn't come back - someone said because the crowd were not giving him enough recogniti... 2003-03-29GMT01:12:19Steve LamacqAppreciating the sweet sounds of Corporation:Blend2003-01-29GMT02:27:38David WalliamsHe was at the Parva gig last Thursday, 23rd January.2003-01-22GMT05:58:19An gig, Parva and Junior SeniorSee you at Metro tomorrow night? No not the daily mail light that clutters up the tube stations, but the club on Oxford St... There's a Barfly promotion thing going on there, with Junior Simpson, Psychid and Parva playing, and I will be there...Junio... 2002-11-11GMT07:52:56Craig fromThe Vines & Cooper Temple Clause...watching the marvellous Medium 21.2002-09-23BST05:26:00Jim BobI saw Jim Bob watch Mika Bomb last Friday. He was stood by the bar looking very cool. He has a centre parting these days, not the string hair of old. He looks like a matinee idol.2002-04-09BST06:21:19Span @ MetroQuick plug for a SPAN, ace Scandinavian rockers, they're playing at Metro on Oxford Street, That London on Thursday... You can still get tickets for it here...They're on at 9.45, and it possibly flows into a club night.G'night...... 2002-04-03BST10:20:11Chris TeckkhamPlaying of course. At the Art Rocker New Rock and Roll Summit.2001-12-17GMT11:33:57Markus Mustonen (?)Drinking booze, doing coke, talking about his bandmates. And then he managed to get trapped in the elivator with me three of my buddies and Ola from the Ark (=other Swedish band) The part was saturday night and he first showed up at around 3.00 PM an... 2001-03-20GMT10:09:52Metro MessAdrian GTA (That's Grand Theft Auto) says:This is what the metro have to say about grand theft audio tonight at the monarch:GRAND THEFT AUTOThe London based quartet imbue the monarch's dishevelled milieu with indie, hip hop, electronica and country-l... 1992-05-19BST01:01:04Suede @ Folkestone MetronomeWas searching for mentions of The Metronome a famous music venue of Folkestone, was hoping to find some details of The Pixies playing there... no joy there, but it seems Suede played there in 1992, supporting Kingmaker.... 2008-06-16BST07:16:14Art Exhibition - "The Dream of PutrefactionAn exhibition of paintings, collage, video and film, which reflect on a society whose culture now seems to derive increasingly from television, magazines and advertising. o Venue: The Metropole Galleries, The Leas, Folkestone. o Time: 10:00am... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/gig/Art-Exhibition-The-Dream-of-Putrefaction-The-Metropole/23759.html"><img alt="Art Exhibition - "The Dream of Putrefaction" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2581233622_801fd83ca2_m.jpg" /></a>2008-06-16BST07:16:14Katy Dove <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/gig/Katy-Dove-The-Metropole/10478.html"><img alt="Katy Dove" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2581233622_801fd83ca2_m.jpg" /></a>2008-06-16BST07:16:14Highlights of new graduate work 2005 Kent Institute of Art and DesignSurrey Institute of Art and Design and theEcole des Beaux Arts, ValenciennesA selection of work from students completing their BA (or equivalent) at these three institutions made by independent curator, Clare Smith... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/gig/Highlights-of-new-graduate-work-2005-The-Metropole/10477.html"><img alt="Highlights of new graduate work 2005" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2581233622_801fd83ca2_m.jpg" /></a>2008-11-15GMT09:21:20Faith No MorePlus Scat Opera, according to this scan from www.nirvanaguide.com. Via www.anaussiemusicfan.com/fnm/, though they don't have the Metronome show, maybe t... <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/gig/Faith-No-More-Leas-Cliff-Hall/28880.html"><img alt="Faith No More" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1392/638384072_55e1c71c64.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/gig/Faith-No-More-Leas-Cliff-Hall/28880.html">Rated 5.07/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>2009-12-24GMT03:21:06Gene Loves JezebelNot sure if the gig was actually at the Metronome or not, were you there, do you know? <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/gig/Gene-Loves-Jezebel-The-Metronome/222.html"><img alt="Gene Loves Jezebel" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/2580404133_20a0bc8bb4_m.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com/gig/Gene-Loves-Jezebel-The-Metronome/222.html">Rated 0.57/10</a> on <a href="http://www.folkestonegerald.com">Folkestone Gerald</a>