Artic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders is part of a group who have bought a beloved Sheffield pub.Fagan’s in the city centre of Sheffield is to be taken over by a nine-strong group after the departure of pub landlords, and husband and wife duo, Tom and Barbara Boulding.
The pair retired last month after 37 years of running the venue together.After the pair’s retirement, the pub’s future seemed uncertain but it’s now been confirmed that the group will both buy and run the pub.The group consists of Helders along with the Rockingham Group’s James O’Hara and James Hill, Mark Herbert and Niall Shamma from Warp, Ian Stanyer of Can Studios, joiner Ben Pickup, painter and decorator David House and financial analyst Tom O’Hara (as per The Star).Fagan’s pub is a Sheffield institution, but landlords Tom & Barbara Boulting retired at the end of January after running the pub (named after former landlord Joe Fagan) for 37 years!
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