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Paradiso is letterlijk en figuurlijk een legende in de internationale pophistorie. De lijst met grote artiesten die hebben opgetreden in de voormalige kerk aan de Weteringschans is lang, heel lang. The Rolling Stones, George Clinton, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, Grace Jones, Prince en zo kunnen we nog wel even doorgaan. Maar Paradiso is ook beroemd vanwege de speciale clubnachten, en dat vijf keer in de week. Samen met buurman Melkweg, dat aan de andere kant van het Leidseplein huist, is het poppodium ook het decor van het befaamde meerdaagse dancefestival 5 Days Off, gericht op mediakunst en elektronische muziek.

The entrance is easy to find.

The venue is completely wheelchair accessible.

It’s easy to get there by bike and there’s plenty of parking space.

There are tram, bus or subway stops really close to the venue.

The public transport runs all night.

The venue is easy to reach by car, but you’ll have to pay for parking.

Describes the location of the venue.

Maximum capacity 1750 people

Seating capacity 200

There are enough seats so it’s easy to find a place to sit down.

Total number of areas 3 areas

Smoking areas 1 area

Dining area 1 area

Restrooms 2 restrooms

Describes the capacity of the venue.

The venue is open a few days per week.

Wait time to get in (when the venue is full) 15 minutes

Time to walk from entrance to first dance floor (when the venue is full) 2 minutes

You often have to wait a while to get into the venue, but not too long.

The hosts are reasonably friendly.

The security personnel is reasonably friendly.

Ticket counters 2 counters

Maximum ticket counter wait time 2 minutes

There are hardly ever queues at the ticket counter so you almost never have to wait.

The cashiers at the ticket counter are reasonably friendly.

They don’t use tokens so you pay for drinks and food with regular money.

The bartenders are reasonably friendly.

The toilet staff is reasonably friendly.

The support staff is reasonably friendly.

The venue accepts feedback through the internet and by telephone

Describes the hospitality of the venue.

• Door fee: between €5 and €20

The door fee is reasonable for this kind of venue.

You can pay the door fee with cash, using a bank card, and online

There is no ATM present in the venue.

The prices for drinks are rather high compared to other venues.

The prices for food are about average compared to other venues.

Describes the pricing of the venue.

The wardrobe can be found without any effort.

• Wardrobe fee: €1,–

You can pay for the wardrobe with cash

Wardrobe wait time (when venue is full) 8 minutes

You often have to wait a while for the wardrobe, but not too long.

The wardrobe has enough room even when it’s busy.

The wardrobe is constantly watched so your items are safe.

The wardrobe procedures are clearly displayed.

The wardrobe token doesn't break or rip easily.

Describes the wardrobe of the venue.

The lighting is of professional quality.

Areas such as the bar, wardrobe, stairs, etc. are not too dark and not too bright.

The audio quality is below average, it’s not quite what you would expect.

There are a few places where you can have a conversation.

The audio levels are high, it may hurt your ears and could cause temporary hearing loss.

The quality of the displays is below average, it’s not quite what you would expect.

Front of house Desk : Digidesign Venue D-Show General : 64 mic/line inputs – 16 balanced line outputs 24 fader D-Show controller (main unit + 1 sidecar joined to eachother) with 17" TFT screen FOH rack with 4 DSP cards Ecx ethernet card Hdx1 Protools card (up to 64 tracks rec/playback) Inserts : 8 channels local balanced I/O (Jack-XLR in/XLR out) analog inserts available for external outboard 2 AES/EBU inputs and outputs for external digital equipment Available Plug-ins : VenuePack 2.0 & pack Pro 2.0 (1) All Access pack (2) Optional Protools : 64 track Protools (version 7.4.1) recording/playback system HD recording on MacPro octo processor 2.8GHz on Leopard Glyph GT103 + 3 x GTKey250 GB hot swap FW 400 drives Price 250 Euros per Drive Recorders/players : Tascam CD-RW 901pro Tascam MD-301 minidisc Marantz PMD 320 CD player PA : Martin/Synco Line Array 12x W8LM, flown each side 6x W8LM, stacked each side 12x Wmx sub Amps : Martin Audio/Lab Gruppen

Monitors Desk : Digidesign Venue D-Show Profile General : 64 mic/line inputs – 40 balanced line outputs 24 fader Profile controller with 17" TFT screen and trackball FOH rack with 4 DSP cards Ecx ethernet card inserts : 16 channels local balanced I/O (Jack-XLR in/XLR out) analog inserts available for external outboard 4 AES/EBU inputs and outputs for external digital equipment Available Plug-ins : VenuePack 2.0 & pack Pro 2.0 (1) Sidefills : Synco RH-Combi Drumfills : 2 X Synco SW150 2X Synco CW152 Wedges : 12 X Synco CW152 Amps : All amps Crest 7001 Mics : 4 X Shure Sm 87 10X Shure Sm 58 6X Shure SM 57 4X Shure Sm 57A 1X Shure Sm 56 4X AKG cond. CK91; CK93 1X AKG cond D451 5X Sennheiser MD 421 6X Sennheiser BF 504; E 604 1X AKG D112 1X Sennheiser BF 602 1X Electrovoice ND 868 2X PZM microphones various other microphones 1X SCV D12MKII; BSS; ASL active DI Multicore : 2 X Van Damme 6 wire Coax multicable with BNC connectors

DJ Monitoring (2sets) Monitors : 4 X Martin F15 Controllers : 2 X Martin M3 Amps : 2 X Crest 7001 DJ Monitoring + SUB (1 set) Monitors : 2 X Martin F15 12 X Martin F18 Controller : 1 X Martin M3 Amps : 2 X Crest 7001 Intercom to: front of house, monitors, lights, follow spots

Sound 4-4-2008 (1) VenuePack 2.0 & pack Pro 2.0 Digidesign Impact® Digidesign Reverb One™ Digidesign ReVibe™ Digidesign Smack! ™ Digidesign/Bomb Factory® BF-3A Digidesign/Bomb Factory Pultec Bundle Digidesign/Bomb Factory Slightly Rude Compressor™ Digidesign/Bomb Factory Classic Compressors Bundle Digidesign/Bomb Factory Moogerfooger® Bundle Focusrite d2™ Focusrite d3™ Troodon Technologies TrooTrace™ Audio Analysis Bundle* Digidesign/Bomb Factory JOEMEEK® Bundle Digidesign/Bomb Factory Fairchild Bundle Digidesign/Bomb Factory Voce® Bundle Line 6 Amp Farm 3 Line 6 Echo Farm (2) All Access pack Aphex Aural Exciter & Big Bottom Pro Bundle Chandler Limited EMI TG12413 Limiter Crane Song Phoenix Digidesign® D-Fi™ Digidesign Maxim™ Digidesign SansAmp PSA-1™ Digidesign TL Aggro™ Digidesign TL EveryPhase™ Digidesign TL Space™ Digidesign Tel-Ray® Variable Delay Drawmer TourBuss Eventide Anthology II Focusrite Forte Suite McDSP Channel G McDSP MC2000 Serato Rane Series Dynamics Serato Rane Series Graphic EQ Serato Rane Series Parametric EQ TC Electronic DVR2 Digital Vintage reverb TC Electronic NonLin2 Stereo Effects reverb TC Electronic VSS3 Stereo Source reverb URS 1970 Compressor URS 1980 Compressor URS A-Mix EQ URS N-Mix EQ

Describes the light, audio, and displays of the venue.

Average wait time (for a single order) 3 minutes

You often have to wait a while before you can place an order, but not too long.

You can clearly see which drinks are available.

There are a few drinks they don’t have.

The drinks are fine, what you would expect.

They don’t serve cocktails.

There is a menu that lists the food that’s available.

They have the essentials.

The food is fine, what you would expect.

You can pay at the bar with cash and using a bank card

They have vending machines for condoms and cigarettes

Describes the drinks and food available at the venue.

Non-alcoholic drinks

Alcoholic drinks

The DJs or bands are internationally known.

Describes the music at the venue.

Everyone in the audience is nice, friendly, and out to party.

There are about as many men as woman.

The audience usually has a greater than average number of students, tourists, gay and lesbian people, locals, urban people, and classy people

Describes the audience of the venue.

They have an emergency alarm.

They have enough emergency exits.

The emergency exits are clealy indicated with illuminated signs.

They have orientation lighting for all escape routes.

The escape routes have the required width and height.

They have an evacuation plan and there are drills at least once a year.

The empoyees have been instructed what to do in case of emergency.

They have fire extinguishers which are inspected yearly.

They have first aid in the venue.

Describes the safety of the venue.

They have enough security personnel, even when it’s busy.

The security personnel has uniforms, patrols the venue, and uses wireless communication

They search most visitors.

They search visitors for drugs.

If drugs is found, drugs are confiscated and the person carrying the drugs is reported to the police

They have complete security camera coverage.

Describes the security of the venue.

The entrance doesn’t look very appealing.

The floors, walls, mirrors, and furniture look decent, but could be cleaner.

The dance floors are clean and smell nice.

The bars are reasonably clean, but could use some work.

The toilets aren’t very clean and don’t smell very nice.

You have to search for a waste basket so it can be hard to dispose of your waste.

Empty glasses aren’t promptly collected, so it’s a bit of a mess.

The quality of the air inside the venue could be better.

The personnel doesn’t wear uniforms.

The bar personnel pepares drinks in a hygienic way most of the time.

The toilets are easy to find.

There are enough people staffing the toilets.

Average wait time for the gentlemen’s toilets 2 minutes

Average wait time for the ladies’ toilets 4 minutes

• Price per toilet visit: Free

After washing, you can dry your hands with a blow dryer

In the toilets you’ll find hand soap and urinal dividers

They have a wheelchair accessible toilet.

Describes the hygiene of the venue.

1. Wapens, messen en harddrugs zijn verboden. Bij overtreding wordt de politie gewaarschuwd.
2. Er is video-bewaking
3. Bezoekers worden gevisiteerd
4. Binnen is binnen
5. Ongewenst gedrag wordt niet getolereerd
6. Lidmaatschap is verplicht
7. Volg de aanwijzingen van het personeel
8. Het is verboden zonder toestemming te fotograferen en/of video- en/of geluidsopnames te maken.
9. Bij overtreding van de regels wordt de toegang ontzegd, zonder restitutie van entreegeld
10. Geen alcohol onder 16 jaar, geen sterke drank onder 18 jaar