R-FEST – feat. Harry Wright, VANITY, Madams Last Discovery, New Issue, Leila’s Dream, The Ransoms, Brooke Ellen, Keegan McGuiness

50 BANDS ON TWO STAGES FOR FIVE DAYS!

Save The Retro Crowdfunder – https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/…

(Massive thank you to everyone who has donated so far!)

In August, developers will demolish our premises. We cannot trade past July 2025. Despite this proposed scheme expecting to generate billions of pounds, we feel like an afterthought.

It feels wrong that we have essentially only been offered basic “business funeral costs” when we are still very much alive and ready to continue doing what we love. This mentality completely ignores everything we have built up over the past 7 years under our stewardship.

We have the necessary equipment and a wonderful team of driven people ready to go. All we have requested from landlords throughout the past 12 months has been an alternative space to relocate to and continue. We have taken it upon ourselves to carry out this extensive research, and good progress is being made.

Music Venue Trust along with high profile artists who had their career beginnings on our stages such as Frank Turner & Everything Everything have been incredible in being vocal and guiding us throughout this ordeal. We are very grateful for this recognition and their continued support.

Retro Bar (an integral Grassroots Music Venue) should not be collateral loss in the wake of this development.

Any shares or support for the campaign is greatly welcomed at this moment.

Let’s Save The Retro!