Derby’s legendary The Venue is closing down
nme.comFoals, Wolf Alice, Sleaford Mods, The Charlatans and Pale Waves.Per the establishment’s official website, it is “Derby’s longest serving and biggest grassroots independent live music venue”.Today (February 22), a post on The Venue’s social media pages confirmed that it would be closing for good this month. “Thank you for all the support over the years, it’s been a blast!
x,” it reads.pic.twitter.com/EEbl4ers6x— The Venue – Derby (@TheVenueDerby) February 22, 2023In a separate tweet, booker Brett James wrote: “From 2015 I wanted to bring as much live music to Derby with quality over quantity at mind, The Venue being the home of this.
Countless shows, the ups, the downs the everything inbetween was a pleasure.“I managed to bring some of the biggest names in the industry to this little city of ours.
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