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Leeds venue The Cockpit closes
By Aly Barchi | Published on Thursday 11 September 2014
Leeds live spot The Cockpit, active for 20 years, has this week closed for good, and with immediate effect, its operator Futuresound Events has confirmed.
The Cockpit hasn’t hosted a show or night since 19 Jul, when the premises were shut to the public (on a temporary basis, it was then hoped) for “essential maintenance work”. It’s since been revealed on the venue’s website that “it is no longer viable to deliver you the level of service you deserve with the building in it’s current condition”.
The statement goes on: “We would like to take this opportunity to thank every one of you who came to watch your favourite bands, danced, stage dived, crowd surfed, found your life partner and gave the Cockpit its reputation as one of the best live music venues in the UK”.
Futuresound will, it assures fans, continue to book and promote shows elsewhere, and hopes to set up in a new venue in 2015. Meanwhile all events meant to take place at The Cockpit after its originally planned re-opening for the Autumn have now been moved to alternative sites and dates, details of which are available here.
In related news, promotions co Slam Dunk, which put on its own namesake night on Tuesdays at The Cockpit, is to move to a new HQ at The Key Club in Leeds city centre, where it’ll stage events moving forward. Info here.
