Topic: Venue/bar room treatment?

[Chanher]

So in my town there are 2 or 3 bars that make up the live music scene.  One thing they all have in common is this corrugated steel that lines the walls around the stage. Everybody (musicians, audience, bar owners) agrees that the sound is terrible and that a change should be made. After talking with the owners they are open to ideas.

Has anybody done any room treatment of this sort? All I'm thinking is a cost-effective way to line the steel with sound absorbing materials.

My first guess is maybe a base layer of old carpet. Then a layer of cheap egg-carton foam mattress pads you can get at Walmart. Finally a ceiling-to-floor ruffled curtain for some aesthetic appeal.

[china_rider]

I have not done it before... But be careful with what you have put up.  You don't want a repeat of the Whitesnake fire.

[bluegrass_brad]

Skip all the base layers and just get some very heavy drapery. An example of how heavy im talking about would be a bifg theater curtain that goes across the stage.  those are very heavy.

[TNJazz]

I have not done it before... But be careful with what you have put up.  You don't want a repeat of the Whitesnake fire.

I would think anything like this would have to meet codes.  Make sure you're aware of the regulations in your state if you're the one who's going to be doing all this.

[Chanher]

gotcha, thanks guys.