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We're working on some massive plans to make the most of the next few months and get on with doing what we know and love. Hold tight for the rise of the eagle! 🦅
Have a safe weekend everyone, we ... 4 Comments

Yes! If there's anything I can do, as always..!Yep that was a fun night and a heavy morning when we realised.Superb Stuff 😉

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40 Minutes - Heart of the Angel For anyone who misses Angel tube, this little documentary shows what it used to be like back when the entrance was next to Electrowerkz. A different world!
48 hours in the life of Angel tube station in the days before ... 4 Comments

Remember it well.
Reminds me of going to the Powerhaus , sadly long gone and a mad Psychobilly all-dayer at ...I'll check it out, thanks :)Haha Ashley!

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Like many grassroots music venues this week we’re happy to announce that we secured funding from Arts Council England's Cultural Recovery Fund. These funds will go some way in mitigating the financial damage and debt accumulated over the last seven ... 19 Comments

Ramsgate Music Hall There is no world in which The Lex does not survive. We are with you all the way xxxxxGlad you got some funding, v sad it's not enough. Hope very much you manage to raise more you have ...Frankly giving venues a proportion of the amount asked for is fucking cruel. Giving two venues 40% might mean death ...

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MVT Virtual Gig Night Big gig starting now!
Join us for a special virtual gig night! Sad Boys Club, Lindsay Munroe and SPQR help raise funds for Music Venue Trust. Donate here: https://www.crowdfunder.... 9 Likes

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Music Venue Trust: "The whole grassroots music venue sector is now at critical, red alert... So here we are... Critical, Red Alert status for live music venues across the UK. The survival of the entire grassroots music sector hinges on the results of Arts Council funding over the next couple of weeks.
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Help Save Jobs and Live Music at The Lexington We're updating our stretch target on Crowdfunder to improve our ability to do livestreaming.
We're looking to raise money to install the necessary infrastructure that will allow high quality and versatile live streaming that will last well into the future. ... 1 Comments

Ride on lads

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Petition: Extend furlough scheme for theatre and live music industry. Sector specific furlough is a really elegant solution for the coming months whilst we try and safely ride out the rest of the pandemic. There are still millions of jobs at stake here so please sign and share.
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Signed!SignedSigned, in a lot less time than it took aubameyang

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2020, a playlist by Marcus Harris on Spotify White Heat resident Marcus Harris has been compiling his favourite new music from 2020 and it's a real bag of tricks... Stick it on shuffle and get lost!
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Fender will sell more guitars in 2020 than any other year in history It's not all doom and gloom... Art is the weapon of resistance
Fender has reported it will sell more guitars in 2020 than any other year in its history, with sales trending toward younger players. 26 Likes

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Radio 6 Music - Listen Live - BBC Sounds BBC Radio 6 Music are celebrating all things independent today! Arlo Parks is in session til 4pm too so crank the wireless up to 11.
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The Silver Apples - Seagreen Serenade (live & The Lexington A true pioneer of the leftfield and pop experimentation has passed leaving behind half a century of innovation. RIP Simeon Coxe
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The Quietus | About Us | Here's how to become a Quietus subscriber For 12 years The Quietus has served as an outpost and a barometer for outsider culture, tirelessly working against the grain to unearth the best in leftfield music, film and literature. Without their efforts much of the music that we ... 1 Comments

This venue is brilliant. Any news on a reopening?

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Time stands still.
But we're still looking forward to some incredible and long overdue gigs in the future... 🔮 10 Comments

The Lexington Love to you all for the kind words 🖤Missing those late night, post gig Bulleits! 🥃🕺❤️I’ll take some bourbon, please!

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The Quietus | News | Tom Relleen Of Tomaga Has Died Horrible news about Tom, he played here many times over the years in his many different projects and will be immensely missed by everyone who knew him. Taken far too soon 2 Likes

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UK venues react to the latest performing arts guidance We spoke with the NME about how current (new) gig guidelines have little practical relevance to the majority of grassroots venues across the country. Some interesting shared perspectives from the great people at Brudenell Social Club, Thekla Bristol and Village ... 1 Comments

Good read, many thanks for the info

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The Well Very sad to have to announce that the bar we part own in New York, The Well, won't be reopening. Covid-19 was a bridge too far for it, but we'll always have the memories of many hundreds of great beers ... 2 Comments

Didn’t know you guys were involved there! We put Desertfest on there last year! Cracking venue and a sad loss Did not know that you had links to the place - we played there, it was such a great venue! ...

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White Heat goes back to 1984... New playlist! But first, a story... OK picture the scene... It's 11pm on Friday night, the 'CLUB' light has just come on, you're in the queue to get in to White Heat for free with your DICE tickets, as usual ... 8 Likes

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BEAK - Complete concert Live at The Lexington London An entire Beak> gig from 2012!
Since I nearly wrote 2021 maybe we should look at making that happen...
BEAK - Complete concert Live at The Lexington London. THANK YOU TO http://www.youtube.com/user/Andunemir FOR POSTING THE ORIGINAL VIDEOS 1 Comments

Trying to remember if I went to that one 🤔

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Music Venue Trust's Mark Davyd on the fight to save the UK music scene The Music Venue Trust team have been absolutely instrumental in helping venues like ours, across the country, get through the last few months. We have no doubt that hundreds of venues will survive as a result of their tireless efforts.
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Music Venue Trust Unfortunately for many venues like ours gigs will not be viable under the new guidance. We are keeping a close eye though.
Good luck to everyone who can make it work and hopefully we can keep moving back towards full ... 2 Comments

Might you be able to trial a live stream from the Lexington given your top notch sound system on a ...We miss you Lexi

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Music Venue Trust Music Venue Trust are launching a series of gigs around the country for when gigs can safely and properly resume.
Loads more massive bands in small venues will be announced, join the draw below!
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Damn that’s awesome 👏Charlie Allen everything everythingSteve Cranswick Elbow!

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The Quietus | Features | Musicians Speak Out About Small Venue Closures We love everything about this, there are so many wonderful grassroots music venues around the country that continue to provide a vital platform for outsiders. It's a testament to these venues that they still mean so much to the artists ... 20 Likes

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Government announces £2.25 million fund to save grassroots venues | NME This is incredible news to wake up to for venues on the brink. Big thanks to Music Venues Trust for the incredible work they have done in unifying our industry and pushing for these funds.
The first chunk of the ... 1 Comments

It's a start,hopefully the Lexington will be still around next year,looking forward to going there sometime soon

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Late night love letters - FREE POURING Free Pouring Playlist What about a guilty pleasures playlist?
We contributed a track, along with some of our favourite bars from across the country...
Let the bangers in and click the tracks for the stories from each bar.
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Manchester's Deaf Institute and Gorilla music venues are closing Four grassroots music venues shut their doors today. For good. The Welly and Polar Bear in Hull, and Gorilla and Deaf Institute in Manchester. This is a very sad day for British culture. In fact it’s tragic. Government help came ... 10 Comments

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Replying to @shellzenner @thisisgorilla and @DeafInstitute
"Regrettably the current operators did not contact MVT seeking help ...Very sad day for our cultureUpsetting. But stay strong and hope to see live music again soon in the Lexington.

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"We'd have lost hundreds of music venues by now if it weren't for the British... Big shout out to everyone who's supported venues during this lockdown in any way shape or form!
The Music Venue Trust have paid tribute to the fans and artists who have helped the scene survive throughout the coronavirus crisis – ... 42 Likes

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£1.57bn lifeline for gig venues and theatres This is so important for so many reasons, not least because grassroots music venues are finally getting the recognition they have long deserved as cultural spaces.
This really is a lifeline for so many of us, thank you to everyone ... 3 Comments

Really hope they distribute this right and it helps keep you guys alive! Can't wait to get back to The ...As soon as this was announced I thought of the Lexington - definitely a crown jewel for intimate gigsShouldn’t you be thanking the government too...?

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Unfortunately we're not going to be able to open this Saturday. Right now our focus is on the long term future of The Lexington and therefore the long term future of our many members of staff.
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The Lexington Thank you everyone for the support. It really does mean a hell of a lot right now and gives us ...We understand - your long term safety and the safety of everyone who works at the Lexington is most important. ...Great pub, great venue, and deserves proper support. Hope to see you on the other side of this.

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