Yesterday (18th June) at approximately 1700 our nightclub in Sheffield, Gatecrasher One, caught fire. The club was not open to the public at the time and only several members of staff were inside. The club was immediately evacuated, as per our fire procedures and no-one was injured or hurt. It is with sadness that we inform you that the building collapsed a few hours later.
The fire service was called immediately after the fire was found and arrived on the scene within minutes. At this time we have no confirmation as to the cause of the fire and we are working with fire investigation officers to determine how it started.
Simon Raine, Managing Director of Gatecrasher, said: “True to our own motto of “Never Stand Still” we will be moving forward to scope out how we put on our planned club nights in Sheffield during the summer. We will be looking to continue all CRASHER and Hed Kandi nights planned in Sheffield during Summer 2007 at a venue to be confirmed.
“We will also be looking at how we rebuild the Gatecrasher One club, one of the cornerstones of the UK nightclub scene and our spiritual home, as quickly as possible. We want everyone to remember all those memorable nights at Gatecrasher One from down the years, safe in the knowledge that it will be back…bigger, brighter, louder and more brash – it will always be with you.”
Gatecrasher’s 14th birthday celebrations in September will also be going ahead (see notes to editor). Other Gatecrasher venues in Birmingham, Leeds, Nottingham and Watford are not affected by the fire in Sheffield.
Following a multi-million summer makeover Media by Gatecrasher in Nottingham will reopen as Gatecrasher Nottingham on September 6. Fresh on the success of the sell-out Gatecrasher Summer Sound System during Bank Holiday weekend in May we will be releasing the album from the legendary weekend at the end of June, which will be accompanied by a series of global tours.
Further announcements on the rebuild of Gatecrasher One will be made in due course.
