Bad news for any event at the Empire in MK unfortunately (where the above Eskimo Dance was to take place in October). Below is a piece from the local paper out today:
Big puzzle as the Empire falls silent
MYSTERY surrounds the future of controversial music venue The Empire after its public entertainment licence was not renewed.
Promoters were told last week that all
forthcoming events at the nightclub have been
cancelled, although it is not yet known whether it will actually close.
Clive Faine, of The Empire's landlord Abbeygate, told the Citizen: "We are worried because our commitment to the council and English Partnership is to do our best to keep the Leisure Plaza open.
"But you can only keep things open if you have got a licence to keep them open."
Yesterday, The Empire's manager Tony Rosenberg declined to comment.
Venues have to give 28 days notice when applying for a public entertainment licence, but The Empire's deadline lapsed on July 31.
As a result all live music events and club nights have been
cancelled.
A promoter for the Deadly Fusion drum 'n' bass night, who had planned a event for Saturday August 20, said he had received a call at the end of last week saying it had been cancelled.
Council spokesman Craig Barton said: "The Empire's public
entertainment licence expired at the end of July.
"They can of course re-apply at any time and they need to give us 28 days notice, but unfortunately the earliest licensing committee will be in September."
Tony Rosenberg was also the owner of The Sanctuary in Milton Keynes. IMO, and from little bits I've heard, the council have a vendetta against him...