World-Renowned Wakefield Venue Threatened with Closure

In these days of financial austerity, it is becoming more and more difficult for live music venues to survive.  Less and less people can afford to go out as often as they used to, creating a vicious circle.  Less money over the bar means the venues can't afford to book decent bands, so there's less ofIn these days of financial austerity, it is becoming more and more difficult for live music venues to survive.  Less and less people can afford to go out as often as they used to, creating a vicious circle.  Less money over the bar means the venues can't afford to book decent bands, so there's less of an incentive to go to the venue for a gig.  That means less money over the bar… and so on until the venue isn't making enough money to stay open, so it is forced to close. This effect is especially worrying for live music venues and the bands they put on.  If less people are going to watch bands, the bands, venues and the live scene as a whole come under threat. The Snooty Fox in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England is an internationally known venue.  Over the years, it has played host to the likes of Blaze Bayley, Eden's Curse, Arthemis, Demonic Resurrection, De Profundis and Bolt Thrower. Despite it's pivotal place in the underground scene in both West Yorkshire, the UK as a whole, and as a venue in general, surviving is getting harder and harder.  The venue is in debt, but landlord Malc [...]

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