I really like The Rainbow — a pub always slightly further up Digbeth High Street than you think it is. I like it when there are bands I like on, I also like it when it’s quiet. It’s quiet in the day a lot, which musn’t make much dosh and it really makes all its money from being what it is — a fantastic live music venue. And that’s the problem it seems. It’s too loud and a (that’s right 1 – reportedly) complaint has been made to Birmingham City Council Environmental Health. But it’s enough to threaten the place with closure. Nicky Digbeth has the full sp. Look at the picture, does the pub look near to anything that might be affected by any amount of noise? Look at this overhead view: Uploaded with plasq‘s Skitch! To the rear (north-ish) of the pub, a warehouse run by the pub, to the west, east: mostly closed commercial premises (which wouldn’t be open at night when the music was on anyway). To the south; a wide dual carriageway and one of those ‘store the junk you’ve...
