A London nightclub located on the borders of Hackney has been demolished to make way for a new block of luxury apartments after being open for less than twenty-four hours.
The club, named Grooveline, was opened by a group of seasoned nightclub owners who had previously seen their venues closed by local authorities in various parts of the capital.
According to witnesses at the venue’s launch night, the club was entertaining a sold out audience with a selection of local DJs and electronic acts, before police forces made their way in at approximately 00.30am to evacuate every member of the public from the building.
Once the venue was empty, a group of contract surveyors reportedly arrived at 02.00am to begin planning for the venue’s demolition.
One of the club’s co-owners Ed Johnson complained that he had not been given any warning prior to the police arrival, nor had he the faintest idea that the nightclub would be forced to close so suddenly.
“I’m distraught” admits Johnson. “After all the work that went into building this place, it was due to be one of London’s great musical ventures – the sort of place which has been disappearing from the city at an alarming rate.”
One policeman who was involved in the club’s evacuation gave an insight as to why it was decided the club had to shut before it even had the chance to properly open.
“We knew that the nightclub would not be allowed to stay open forever,” says Officer F. Sponge. “Rather than give it a chance, we thought it would make more sense to close it now and just allow the site to become a block of luxury flats sooner rather than later.”
“It was easier to shut it down now before anyone actually started to care about the music venue’s cultural significance or the positive effect it could have on a bland gentrified part of town.”
Nightclub owners have been put on high alert with this news, and have been warned by authorities that no club in London is currently safe from unexpected closure.
Concerns are growing amongst the majority of London’s residents that they could embark upon a Friday night at some point soon and find there is nowhere to go and enjoy themselves other than a craft brewery bar or artisan coffee shop.
Their concerns have also increased with the realisation that these venues are likely to stay open no later than 7pm due to noise complaints by a small minority of residents who fail to see the stupidity in moving near popular public areas and expect no noise pollution in return.
