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Liverpool Echo
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Abigail Nicholson

Clubbers felt like 'tinned sardines' at 'disgusting' Krazyhouse reunion

Clubbers claimed they were left feeling 'unsafe' and 'disgusted' at the Krazyhouse reunion due to a number of issues at the event.

The Krazyhouse on Wood Street, which closed in 2018 and was replaced by Electrik Warehouse, returned for one night only on August 29.

After selling tickets for the event on social media, clubgoers were left feeling 'disgusted' at how the event was run.

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Lee, who decided to return to The Krazyhouse as a 'welcome reminder of old times' said he felt incredibly unsafe in the venue.

He told The ECHO : "I felt at times like a tinned sardine.

"To add to my disbelief the bathrooms had taps that didn’t work, in a pandemic where we have been encouraged to wash our hands.

"I understand such places have been closed and are keen to make a profit now restrictions are released but this was something else.

"Last night I was truthfully disgusted."

Another reunion-goer, Dave, said he felt the conditions were "unsafe" and added in place of working taps were "empty hand sanitisers".

Another person added: "The floor was slippery because of the condensation and the bar was so understaffed.

"The place was rammed. I feel so sorry for the poor bar staff. Run off their feet.

"We waited 30 minutes for a drink and by the time we got one the bar was a four person deep queue."

A spokesperson for the management at Electrik said: "A total of 1900 tickets were sold online for this “Krazy House” reunion with only 100 sold on the door.

"The capacity of the club is over 2000 so between the people arriving and leaving throughout the night, it was never near capacity although some floors were much busier than others.

"Electrik is split over three floors and unfortunately did experience a problem with the water supply to the upper two floors, which was remedied within the hour by our maintenance team. Whilst that was being remedied we ensured our sanitisers were restocked as soon as possible.

"It is a known fact that hospitality has lost 1 in 5 staff since the pandemic outbreak. So a 100,000 shortfall in staff is affecting all the industry.

"Overall we've had really positive feedback since the night took place but a bar being 4 deep on a August bank holiday in the Summer in Liverpool is nothing unique to this venue or indeed the rest of the city.

"We pulled staff from some of our other venues to cover the shortfall as people congregated on certain floors but to reiterate, the whole city was very busy this Bank Holiday.

"We are still in an unprecedented time since the beginning of covid -19. People are not used to crowds for the past 18 months or so.

"Add to this customers who do not necessarily go out as much now attending a reunion night and you can see how a handful of 2000 may not have felt comfortable across many floors in a reunion event."

The Wood Street venue was known for its rock, indie and dance anthems and its multiple floors of music.

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