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Jochan Embley

Printworks to shut ‘for years’ in 2023 — but talks to reopen in the future are underway

Please don’t stop the music: Printworks became an institution after opening in 2017

(Picture: Jake Davis)

Printworks will close in 2023 “for a number of years” — but talks to reopen the lauded venue on the same site are currently underway, its owners have confirmed.

Speculation on the future of the 6,000-capacity Canada Water space, which is best known for its large-scale club nights featuring internationally renowned DJs such as Aphex Twin and Peggy Gou, has been rife since news broke earlier this year that plans had been approved to turn the building into offices. An online petition to “save Printworks” generated more than 10,000 signatures.

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