Equipment seized at London venue Passing Clouds

Another London venue has taken a hit as Passing Clouds, located in Dalston, East London, was visited by bailiffs yesterday.

Speakers and PA equipment were among the items removed according to RA, but a Passing Clouds spokeswoman commented that the venue were still in possession of all the goods, with them heading to a storage facility.

"Passing Clouds remains in full possession of all the belongings inside the building, which we are gradually removing from the premises ourselves. These pictures are of a bailiff kindly giving our sound engineers a hand taking heavy equipment to our own van before it goes into temporary storage.

"We are deeply saddened by this turn of events but can assure you that this is not the end of Passing Clouds. We will continue to run as many of our events as possible from other venues whilst we try to find a new home, and are looking forward to the next exciting chapter in our story."

This follows the venue, open since 2006, being purchased by property developers, which led to people breaking in and continuing business as usual in June.

Time Out reckons Passing Clouds owner Eleanor Wilson may open a High Court case against the new building's owners following the eviction from the premises.

Earlier this week, it was announced that fabric would be closed indefinitely while its license is reviewed as London's clubs continue to be under scrutiny. Let's hope the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, lives up to his promise.

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