Fury as Wheatsheaf owner suggests Town Hall as alternative music venue
The Wheatsheaf, Oxford, is the subject of a planning application for town centre flats. Picture: Pete Hughes MUSIC lovers fighting to save Oxford city centre’s last gig venue from closure, have accused the building’s owner of ‘a fundamental lack of understanding’ over a document which purports to show almost 30 alternative music spaces within walking distance. Plans have been submitted to close the upstairs venue at The Wheatsheaf, off High Street, and turn it into student flats. The application has sparked fury among artists and music fans, who say the venue, which has played ...
Source: oxfordmail.co.uk