One of the UK’s leading music venues, which played a pivotal role in the careers of bands including Pulp, Kaiser Chiefs and Arctic Monkeys, is at the centre of a bitter row over its future. .
The current bosses of the Leadmill in Sheffield have announced that they are being evicted and forced to close the venue, prompting a wave of dismay on social media. But that was firmly rejected by the venue’s landlord, the Brixton-based Electric Group.