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J Pullan & Sons Ltd owner of the Joseph's Well office complex wants Enterprise Inns, the lease holders, to turn The Well into a restaurant.
“This would mean closing down The Well as we know it and put an end to decades of live music,” said Drew Lunn manager of the pub and organiser of the petition.
The Well (formerly known as Joseph's Well) lies behind the Leeds General Infirmary on the edge of the city centre in Chorley Lane and is a well-known music venue respected throughout England
Bands such as Caliban, The Chariot, The Killers, Editors, We Are Scientists, Bloc Party, Kaiser Chiefs, Keane, Isis, …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, The Distillers, Dugong, Against Me!, Strike Anywhere, Fun
and Chimaira have played there over the last few years. The venue supports bands from all genres and all abilities, ranging from internationally established, up and coming to complete unknowns, offering quality music opportunities and experiences to the Yorkshire music community.
The pub itself has been a part of the Leeds community at least since the 1930’s (see photo’s in Leodis photo archive), surrounded at first by a large mill which latterly has been redeveloped into a multiple business and office complex.
And it’s not the first time it has been tried to make the Well into an eating house as this extract from the Yorkshire evening post demonstrates; “It has tried to change. Some bright spark thought the Well could re-invent itself as a part-time gastro-pub, and it was for a short
while serving a dining menu not dissimilar to that which the Adelphi does so well at the other end of town. It didn’t work, as it was never likely to. The people who come into the Well are generally looking for music, beer and a little dance floor action, not chestnut mushroom risotto or smoked haddock on a bed of spinach and crushed new potatoes.” Yorkshire Evening Post 2011
Michelle Dalgety of Yorkshire Music collective said;
“The possibility that we might lose The Well as a music venue is a terrible thought.
“Great names have played there over the years, and the current managers have done a great deal to support local music since they took over, with reasonable hire prices and a strong support for charity events, including of course Leeds
Fringe which has had gigs at The Well in 2010 and 2011.
“I would urge people to sign the petition and also to attend gigs there, we really cannot afford to lose another music venue,” she said.
Drew Lunn said, “We want to show them that The Well is a vital part in Leeds' music community, and that turning the premises into a restaurant wouldn't be in the interests of a significant number of people, not just from the local area, but from the people and bands that travel from all over the country and even world to play and watch gigs here,” said Drew.
“Please sign this petition and hopefully we can add some real weight to the argument for keeping The Well as a music venue for years to come,” He added.
www.thewellleeds.com/
The campaign to stop Leeds live music venue ‘The Well’ from being turned into a restaurant is gathering momentum with 2500 signatures in its first week.
Momentum Grows as music activists support the Campaign to keep ‘The ‘Well as a Live Music Venue
http://www.thewellleeds.com/