Eddie Izzard joins campaign to save Sheffield Leadmill with two special shows at the venue

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Great Expectations. Tickets for both shows can be purchased here and here.Upon hearing the news, Izzard previously said in reply to a tweet by Billy Bragg: “Totally agree with Billy.

The Leadmill started when I was at Uni in Sheffield. It was a great venue then and remains a great beacon for new bands and rock music in Sheffield and South Yorkshire #WeCantLoseLeadmill.”I will be performing my Stand-up show Wunderbar+ and my Theatre show Great Expectations @Leadmill Sheffield this weekend in support of the #wecantloseleadmill campaign.

Tx & info –Wunderbar+ https://t.co/d9kFKOACR1Great Expectations https://t.co/SL2pJpzccPPhoto: @amandasphoto pic.twitter.com/Yj8T2sDm3I— Eddie Izzard (@eddieizzard) April 5, 2022Totally agree with Billy.

The Leadmill started when I was at Uni in Sheffield. It was a great venue then and remains a great beacon for new bands and rock music in Sheffield and South Yorkshire #WeCantLoseLeadmill https://t.co/YeRxly8wvr— Eddie Izzard (@eddieizzard) April 1, 2022It comes after a host of artists including Arctic Monkeys, Bring Me The Horizon, Richard Hawley and Jarvis Cocker threw their weight behind the campaign to save the iconic Sheffield venue and club after it told music fans of the “devastating news that in one year’s time, our Landlord is trying to evict us, forcing us to close” – leading to an outpouring of upset and support from the music world.The current bosses of Sheffield’s Leadmill then responded to the owners denying their intentions to close the venue.