Plans for a "much needed" gay bar in Swansea have suffered an unexpected setback after the landlord of the building the bar was set to open in put it up for sale. The people behind Main Stage Cardiff, a popular gay bar in the capital, announced at Swansea Pride last month that they were preparing to open a cabaret bar in Swansea's Wind Street later this summer.
The venue was set to open at 27 Wind Street, a long-term empty unit which was briefly the home of Au Vodka's temporary pop-up bar last month, and contracts had been exchanged in recent days, staff at Main Stage explained on social media. Now, the team are having to search for a new venue that's suitable for Main Stage and in-budget.
In an update on social media, staff at Main Stage explained: "We would like to let everyone know we have had some disappointing news that while we waited trying to obtain a premises license suitable for our needs at our new venue, the landlord didn't send to us the transfer form needed by the council and, since, the landlord has decided to sell the complete building and stopped all the legal work." To get the latest What's On newsletters from WalesOnline, click here.
