South London club Cable has closed.
Located in a tunnel by London Bridge station, the two-room club launched in 2009, and has hosted nights like Jaded, Butterz, Blueprint and Critical Sound in the time since.
A post on Cable’s Facebook page explains that the club was “forced to close following two years of ongoing legal battles with Network Rail, who took possession of the venue this morning with an entry order, putting us out of business and leaving our 70 staff without jobs. This is due to them allegedly requiring the space back for the redevelopment of London Bridge station. It is an utterly devastating blow to what is a much loved, hugely successful, well respected music venue and media business.”
As for whether there’s any chance for Cable to win the venue back, the club’s statement simply states that there “will be questions. As you can appreciate, there is much work to be done and many arrangements to be made behind the scenes.”
Cable also promise forthcoming information to any ticket holders for upcoming events.
FACT has twice thrown parties in Cable: first, we collaborated with Night Slugs in Summer 2010, and then we brought a New Talent showcase to Sunday Best’s 2011 rave. We thoroughly enjoyed working with the venue on both occasions, and our thoughts are with the club’s owners, booking team, and everybody else who’s lost their jobs as a result of this news.
You can read the full statement here:
Dear World,
It is with a huge amount of sadness that we announce Cable has closed with immediate effect.
We have been forced to close following two years of ongoing legal battles with Network Rail, who took possession of the venue this morning with an entry order, putting us out of business and leaving our 70 staff without jobs. This is due to them allegedly requiring the space back for the redevelopment of London Bridge station. It is an utterly devastating blow to what is a much loved, hugely successful, well respected music venue and media business.
This is not only a huge loss to the loyal fans and staff of Cable, but to London’s clubbing community as a whole. With enormous pride, we delivered the very best talent in an environment that upheld the history of the early SE1 rave scene and supported as many musical styles as possible.
We are obviously devastated and still in shock by the news and know there will be questions. As you can appreciate, there is much work to be done and many arrangements to be made behind the scenes. A full press release will follow.
If you are presently a ticket holder for an event that was scheduled to take place at Cable, please do not worry – further information will follow in due course.
Our sincerest thanks,
The Cable Team x
Update: While it doesn’t quite soften the blow, Butterz has shared nearly every Cable set as part of an archive. Via Facebook: “Love to all the DJs, MCs and most importantly the ravers that came through. Those nights definitely helped put Grime back on the map.”
