The tenants of the Leadmill have applied for permission to appeal their eviction.
The application was submitted on the 12th of March, a judicial official has confirmed.
This comes after a judge sided with the landlord last month, ruling that landlords Electric Group should be allowed to take over the iconic Sheffield venue.
Following this decision, long-time Leadmill director Phil Mills promised to “exhaust every possible legal avenue to secure our future, retain out staff and protect out venue.” On top of this he threatened to gut the 900 person venue to bare brick before departing.
Despite the order of their eviction by June 9th, they are still advertising events well into December at the end of the year with big names including two shows from Inhaler in April and a live show with comedian Johnny Vegas in September.
A planning application was recently submitted by the new owner to remove the iconic Leadmill sign, and repaint it to read “Sheffield.”
The news of the loss of The Leadmill comes as a blow to the independent music scene in Sheffield, as a venue attributed with kickstarting the careers of many household names, such as Pulp and Arctic Monkeys, especially following the recent loss of another independent venue in Sheffield, the Dorothy Pax.
Theo Lyth, 21, who works at the Leadmill, said: “the community will definitely suffer from its loss, having one less place to feel welcome is never good.
“Leadmill is one of the most known venues in England and for good reason. After having household names like Arctic Monkeys and Pulp perform at Leadmill a chance to have your own band perform there, no matter the popularity, is always helpful to independent musicians.”
Dominic Madden, of Electric Group, said that under his management The Leadmill will be a “slightly polished, probably modernised, version of the same thing.”
Mr Madden said: “”Mr Mills’ campaign has tried to worry people in Sheffield and Yorkshire, leading to speculation on social media that ‘London folk’ are going to ignore the roots of The Leadmill and it will be a high street ‘nightclub’.
“I have said repeatedly that I have bought the Leadmill to protect it and I will.”
The Leadmill first opened its doors in 1980, and played host to many big names including Coldplay, The Killers and Amy Winehouse.