We were in Mood Bar @ The Gate a few weeks back, on a Friday night. Fridays are never as busy as a Saturday, but it seems for Mood that its getting worse and worse as the nights go by.

A few years ago it was great, the place was packed, queue to get in, good atmosphere, an all round good bar. Since then, it has got worse and worse, going ever so slightly down hill with each weekend that passes. Fast forward to March 2009, and the place looked empty. The downstairs in Mood is quite a big space, so when its not full it really makes the place look empty.

Going up the stiars to the RnB club it looks busier than downstairs, but it is much quieter than it once was. I remember going when they had a doorman on the stairs, only allowing a certain number of people to go up as it was packed. These days there is no doorman on the stairs, as there is no need for one. The RnB room plays more or less the same drab tunes, they really need a good DJ up there to play some fresh music aswell as classics and club bangers. Instead they have someone with a laptop uninspired playing the same old commercial radio edits, you might aswell stay at home.

So where have the mood people gone to? Will Mood get better or worse?