What lets us down (in the winter) is that Llandudno only has a population of 20k - to fill the arena locally youd need 10% of that!
So we obviously need out of towners coming in to watch shows. The problem with that is that there is NO decent public transport available. Especially for young people who are the type who most frequent stand up music shows, and its the young people who are more likely not to be able to drive (Not many kids bother taking their cars to uni) So if somebody from Bangor Uni for example wanted to watch Ocean Colour Scene and couldn't drive they'd have no chance of getting here.
A Bi-Weekly or monthly student orientated event would be great, especially done on a Friday night - with a populour headline band people would pay around £15 to watch. (Buckley does it better in a Nightclub! They've had Hayseed Dixie, Fun Lovin Criminals. Ash, Stranglers amongst others recently.) and support from local bands (who'd do it for free for the publicity) and set up a coach scheme picking people up from Bangor, Pen, Conwy - and another route from Rhyl, Abergele and the Bay and I think you'd have it busy every time. Importantly these students would drink (could even keep it open after, as they do at the 02 academys) and they'd make a massive profit on the drinks.