http://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/investment/save-le-pub-1076
A couple of weeks back it was announced that iconic South Wales venue Le Pub had been put up for sale due to the fact that the current owner could no longer afford to keep it running.
To put it simply, if this gets bought it’s either going to be turned into Flats or some Wine Bar, further restricting the Newport music scene especially after sale and ultimate closure of its TJ’s venue, it may not affect you directly but it does affect UK and international touring bands who influence both yourself and Punktastic, we’re talking about bands like The Wonder Years, Kids in Glass Houses and Save Your Breath amongst so many others who all owe a lot to venues such as Le Pub, so we can only ask you to help if you can.
“Newport venue Le Pub is up for sale. The current owner can no longer run the business and needs to sell. So far, everyone who has gone to look around it wants to turn it into a wine bar, or flats. After the closure of Newport TJs we don’t want that to happen to Le Pub.
Welsh promoters Sŵn and the manager of Le Pub, Sam Harries, are launching a campaign to Save Le Pub. We have the expertise to run the venue, to book more shows in the spirit with which the venue has been operating and to help market the venue to more people. What we don’t have is enough money to buy the venue and carry out the re-decoration that Le Pub desperately needs.
So we need your help. And fast. We need to raise the extra capital to purchase Le Pub and restore it to its former glory so it can remain open and continue as a space for live music in Newport.
We know we need at least £20,000. That’s a lot of money. But there’s a lot of you. People who have watched bands in Le Pub, drunk in Le Pub, played in Le Pub or want to play in Le Pub. Whatever you can contribute will help.
Help us Save Le Pub.
Sŵn & Sam Harries
#savelepub”