In more sad news, London’s Power Lunches, the host of many DIY punk shows, is set to close its doors for good.
“Hi everyone and thanks for your kind messages. Yes I’m afraid we are closing, in the last year it has become financially unviable for us to carry on without compromising the integrity of what power lunches is known and loved for,” the venue have posted in an official statement.
“We all know it it has become increasingly difficult to do good stuff in a city that is so focused on making a profit without much concern for anything else but we’ve had 4 great years and we hope everyone will remember us fondly knowing we did our best to support independent bands and promoters in London.”
“There is a chance we will reopen at a new premises in the new year but in the mean time please give DIY Space for London all your support and come and help us go out in style on the 19th. Thanks to everyone who played , promoted, bought drinks, hung out, danced and made Power Lunches Power Lunches. Peace Love & Best wishes everyone at PL xxx.”
The 19th refers to the venue’s goodbye party, which will see The Glugg, Sauna Youth, Not Sorry and The Rebel take to the “stage”.
Full details of the farewell event are available via Facebook.
For more on DIY Space For London head to their website.
We wish everyone involved with Power Lunches all the best in their future endeavours. We’ll be keeping our eyes peeled.