Original URL: https://www.theregister.com/1999/12/13/q_exex_fail_to_rock/

Q exex fail to rock at Rock Circus

Corporate fancy dress do only produces six fancy dresses

By Adamson Rust

Posted in On-Prem, 13th December 1999 17:12 GMT

Sources close to swanky and hip London venue The Rock Circus told us today that the corporate gig that Compaq held there last week was a bit of a washout. Apparently, Q executives, as well as their corporate customers, were supposed to tip up in fancy dress. And while a lot of people tipped up, only six wore fancy dress. Those fancy dresses were suits. The six people who wore suits were the laughing stock of the whole gig....and no-one danced. Furthermore, no-one tipped the staff and the beers trickled, rather than treated... ®