In the club I DJ at, there are two rooms, the big back room with a big dance floor area and a short bar, and in the front a long but narrow lounge area with a long bar. They are connected by a short hallway that has doors to bathrooms on either side. They have the two separated fairly well, and the music comes over some small satellite speakers in the lounge. (if you want to see what it looks like, go to the “soma interior” gallery on the second page of the photos section on this website: http://www.somaultralounge.com )

As an on-the-fly fix for the loudness, if you do end up talking to the bar owner/manager, maybe ask for the big speakers to be turned away from the more social area. Also things like adding a curtain, or using sound proofing could be suggested, but would be costly and possibly impractical. Hope this helps! Good luck! And if you’re diggin what the DJ is playing, go up and give him respect. And we always love for someone to ask what track is playing, we love it much more than getting requests. (which we usually hate)

Here is some useful advice. Obviously you never really know what the response will be if you bring up this concern to the Manager or the appropriate people at the bar.

However, as a business establishment surely there are laws and ordinances that dictate the level of hospitality that must be given to all patrons. Think of any elderly person with a hearing aid, surely the establishment must cater to the individual otherwise it would be violating some law.

I would recommend you contact the Better Business Bureau or research what your rights as a patron are when visiting an establishment. I believe you have the right to have the establishment turn the music down.

i think it’s also an incorrectly used ploy to make a venue seem more exciting/happening of a place. mentally banned way too many places that i know will be loud, which is too bad because they typically a reason why i wanted to be there in the first place..