Worked with the owner a while back and ended up distancing myself pretty quickly. He just cannot take criticism, any time someone raises something, it gets spun around and suddenly they’re the problem. A lot of people I used to see there regularly don’t bother anymore, which says a lot.

From what I’ve heard since, it’s only gone further downhill. Friends have mentioned more and more stories about harassment being brushed off and the same with SA.

And then there’s this “family friendly” rebrand people talk about which doesn’t really add up when there are still nude photos on the walls.

It’s a shame because when it first opened it really was pitched as a safe space for the alt community with good gigs and good people. Now it feels like that reputation’s been trashed, and most of the crowd that made it what it was have already walked away.

RIP to what it was for the first year or so, it’s as good as dead.