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Literally only few shops left there, every second shop has been closed down (empty units) or converted into kebab or hair saloon ?!
(I understand that this is due to the costs - as its very hard to compete with on-line shops etc.).
C.
Nowadays, you "fuckin' Google it" as the kids say. .
Even at guitar shows of yesteryear, people would see a sign saying "£20 show special" and throw their money at whoever was selling it, just in case they were missing out on a bargain. These days, you can whip out your phone at the show and the internet tells you either not to panic, as you could go home and buy it for £19 including postage, or to leap on the show special as RRP is £30.
Denmark Street has changed with the times, and it's sad to see places like the Alley Cat bar (beneath Regent Sounds) closing as people like Ian Siegal and Matt Schofield have been known to play at the blues jam. But there were probably people complaining 30 years ago that the live music scene around 1960s Denmark Street wasn't what it used to be. At least somebody's tried something different/positive with this festival.
P.S. if you look for an old Guitarist video on YouTube (Yngwie Malmsteen shredding busking) that's me on Denmark Street,, standing him with the blue biker jacket.
BUT there are things that a physical space, a human community can offer that the internet can't. Low prices is not one of them. But cool events that bring like-minded people together definitely is one. A handful of the shops on the street (including ironically the one that was until a month ago a hair salon - and is now full of killer instruments and great staff) have got a vision for doing more stuff to make Denmark Street a destination again, including intimate instore events as well as big stuff like the festival. Personally, I'm behind that 100% - it's a welcome rest from the multitude of Guitar shows in the UK - which are awesome but somewhat homogenised.