Whats the parking and loading like?
Terrible. The powers that be have seen fit to double yellow line every road in sight and those street wardens we see a lot of can be pretty gung-ho, they are more than likely on a ticketing incentive scheme. What used to be single yellow lines at the rear of N&D (Spear St) are now double yellow ones which is pretty annoying for bands loading in and out practically every day of the year. However there are still some single yellow lines on Stevenson Square which connects Oldham St with Lever St to the left of N&D. The best bet is to load in and out with someone on the watch and during showtimes park either on the single yellows on Stevenson Square or in one of the nearby car parks (on Tibb St which is parallel to Oldham St or behind the Band on the Wall venue on Swan St which runs across the top of Oldham St, the opposite end to Piccadilly Gardens). Phew, get all that?
