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Documentary To Save Soho Venue ‘Crobar’ Announced

Written by Johnson Stephen on January 20, 2021

crobar venue ‘The Crobar ‘the much-loved Rock and Metal establishment on Manette Street, Soho in London, England, reaches the halfway mark since starting its crowd funder page, which can be found via this Link https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/crobar

When The Crobar announced its closure, fans around the World contributed to an online raffle to win big prizes like Dave Grohl’s drum cymbal to help pay the bar staff who found themselves permanently out of work, raising £20,000.

It kickstarted the campaign to reopen the bar via the crowd funder page and collaborating with the #SaveOurVenues, #WeMakeEvents, the crobar logo documentary when the lights go out #SaveSoho and #LetTheMusicPlay social and community movements.

Documentary filmmakers Lucy Brown and Andrew Wildey put a call out to people about their time in Soho and The Crobar to discover what the area and the bar means to them.

They were joined by fellow filmmaker and community activist, Paul Atherton, who gave a brief tour of Soho’s prominent sites, adding to the #SaveSoho conversation and movement.

The documentary – ‘Music When the Lights Go Out’ – will premiere on Wednesday 27 January 2021 at 20:00 on YouTube via this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yyc0Dm_Xnu4&t=17s

”We had a huge response of photos, videos and stories from people who miss ‘The Crobar’ and who used to party in the ‘Golden Triangle of Rock ‘n’ Roll”’ says Lucy before adding ”Reading the messages from people remembering better times really struck us with what was being lost to the pandemic. I think everyone knows and loves a place like ‘The Crobar’.”

The fan-made documentary features fans of both Soho and ‘The Crobar’ and they can catch themselves on-screen, with historical commentary from ‘The Crobar’ owner Richard Thomas and Soho connoisseurs.

Check out the trailer here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0BX_uP_ytY&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=PlatformMedia