- The Spitz
Infobox music venue
name = The Spitz
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location =East End ,London
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genres =
years_active = 1996-Present
capacity = 250 (standing)
220 (part seated)
180 (all seated)
owner = The Dandelion Trust
promotions =
website = [http://www.spitz.co.uk www.spitz.co.uk]The Spitz is a live music venue at 109 Commercial Street,
London ,England , on the edge of theOld Spitalfields market in the heart of London'sEast End .Threat of Closure
In April 2007 the landlord of the premises, Ballymore Properties, gave The Dandelion Trust six months to move out claiming that it had not kept up with its payments. The Spitz dispute this, and insist that they have always paid its rent. Ballymore Properties have agreed terms with another operator [ [http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/article-23394007-details/The+Spitz+given+six+months+to+quit+Spitalfields/article.do The Spitz given six months to quit Spitalfields] ] .
A petition has been setup for members of the public to sign to help save The Spitz. It can be viewed on their website.
'The Spitz held its last concert on 27 September 2007, featuring many of the musicians that have played there regularly over the years, such as Seb Rochford (Acoustic Ladyland et al.), Miles Danso, Joe Wilkes, Sandy Dillon and Beth Orton. While the entire Spitalfields Market is currently being refurbished, the Spitz has moved out for good. Having helped to regenerate the Spitalfields area in London's East End over the past eleven years, The Spitz has become the victim of its success, as the familiar process of the so-called gentrification led to ever-rising rents and house prices, making it extremely difficult to run an independent music venue and put on non-mainstream music.' (Roland Pietsch, Spitz Venue Manager)
References
External links
* [http://www.spitz.co.uk The Spitz official website]
* [http://www.thedandeliontrust.org The Dandelion Trust website]
* [http://www.ucc.ie/law/restitution/archive/englcases/nel.htm The official Royal Courts of Justice website]
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