Wire Club in Leeds announces closure

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A post shared by Wire Club (@wireclubleeds)“Since re-opening after the pandemic the UK nightlife industry has been under immense pressure which we have not been immune to,” they continued. “The cost-of-living crisis & changing lifestyle choices coinciding with other looming commercial challenges unique to the venue has gradually led to the unavoidable outcome that the club can no longer operate as a viable business.”“Although the journey is about to end, we are grateful for the past 18 years & our mission to create an underground electronic music venue dedicated to Drum & Bass, House & Techno that Leeds could be proud of has been well & truly achieved.”“Thanks to all our customers for coming time & time again & for spreading their love for electronic music.

It has been an honour to serve you & we will miss every single one of you.”“As you can see from our closing date, we still have over a month of parties left, so we look forward to seeing you on the dance floor before the lights come on to signal the end of our epic journey.

Keep your eyes peeled for some special additional closing party events that we’ll be announcing soon too,” they concluded.A report in January from the Music Venue Trust (MVT) outlined the “disaster” that has struck the UK’s grassroots venues over the last year.The findings revealed that 125 UK venues abandoned live music in 2023 (approximately two per week) and that over half of them had shut entirely.In response to the crisis, music industry figures argued for a £1 ticket levy for all arena-sized gigs and above during a recent UK Parliamentary session, in order to secure the future of grassroots venues and artists.“The first impact we need to realise is that is 125 communities that have lost.