The Coronet is the latest of London’s venues to face closure

The Coronet in London’s Elephant & Castle is to close, after an ongoing campaign to #SaveTheCoronet was unsuccessful.

Faced with closure since plans to develop its adjacent shopping centre were announced, the venue has in the past hosted the likes of Oasis, The Libertines and many more. The Maccabees played a homecoming show at The Coronet earlier this year (pictured above), inspired no-doubt by the Elephant & Castle surroundings that inspired latest album ‘Marks To Prove it’. The venue has confirmed a one-year extension on its lease, meaning its doors will close for the final time on January 5th 2017.

“We fought long and hard to save The Coronet,” says venue director Richard and we will be really sad to go, but with the Elephant & Castle changing so much, so quickly, it’s become clear that the evolving character of the area is no longer right for a venue like ours… We’re looking forward to welcoming back old friends and making new ones – if you’ve ever wanted to perform here then get in touch quick – the calendar is filling up fast. Rather than fighting against change, we want to focus on celebrating The Coronet’s incredible history. What better way to do that than by making The Coronet’s final year of operation its biggest and best!”

The announcement comes just a week after Conservative Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced that he was backing a campaign to stop the closure of music venues in London. Great start, mate.