Proud Camden has entered its last month of trading (and partying) with the dance floor due to empty for the final time on March 3rd. The closure of the club comes after landlords, LabTech, refused to renew the lease for Proud Camden, reportedly in favour of something more ‘fresh’.
Owner of the club and similar ventures across the capital, Alex Proud, told City News he was saddened by the decision: “In Proud you had a brand that was about Camden, that was about young people.”
“I’ve been there a long time and I really love Camden and care about it, and I think that will go. You’ll have a venue that’s run to maximise money, that will lose it’s soul, it’s spirit.”
“The middle of London is just a dead zone, with the same things, or with things closing.” – Alex Proud, Owner of Proud Camden
The venue has rocked the Stables near Camden Market for the past seventeen years, hosting music and cabaret acts.
Local musician and resident, Sara Barta said its a “terrible loss.”
She told City News, “as a Camden resident, I am upset – as a musician, I am gutted. Proud Camden embodied everything that I love about Camden; tolerance, diversity, exuberance and joie de vivre.”
LabTech, the landlords for the venue, were not available for comment on their decision.
The club’s boss, Alex Proud, said he’d offered up to a million pounds to keep the club but his offer had been refused. Mr Proud believes the decision is part of a wider problem in London that is forcing music and entertainment to the outskirts of the city.
Proud Camden is celebrating with the hashtag #28DaysOfProudCamden featuring artists who have played at the club. A month long series of goodbye parties is set to culminate in a final bash on the 3rd March.
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Proud Camden has entered its last month of trading (and partying) with the dance floor due to empty for the final time on March 3rd. The closure of the club comes after landlords, LabTech, refused to renew the lease for Proud Camden, reportedly in favour of something more ‘fresh’.
Owner of the club and similar ventures across the capital, Alex Proud, told City News he was saddened by the decision: “In Proud you had a brand that was about Camden, that was about young people.”
“I’ve been there a long time and I really love Camden and care about it, and I think that will go. You’ll have a venue that’s run to maximise money, that will lose it’s soul, it’s spirit.”
“The middle of London is just a dead zone, with the same things, or with things closing.” – Alex Proud, Owner of Proud Camden
The venue has rocked the Stables near Camden Market for the past seventeen years, hosting music and cabaret acts.
Local musician and resident, Sara Barta said its a “terrible loss.”
She told City News, “as a Camden resident, I am upset – as a musician, I am gutted. Proud Camden embodied everything that I love about Camden; tolerance, diversity, exuberance and joie de vivre.”
LabTech, the landlords for the venue, were not available for comment on their decision.
The club’s boss, Alex Proud, said he’d offered up to a million pounds to keep the club but his offer had been refused. Mr Proud believes the decision is part of a wider problem in London that is forcing music and entertainment to the outskirts of the city.
Proud Camden is celebrating with the hashtag #28DaysOfProudCamden featuring artists who have played at the club. A month long series of goodbye parties is set to culminate in a final bash on the 3rd March.
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