The Welly and the Polar Bear in Hull also go into administration amid severe financial difficulties for live-music sector
Four celebrated
music venues in Manchester and Hull are to close due to financial difficulties brought about by the
Coronavirus pandemic.
In Manchester, Gorilla and the Deaf Institute are to permanently close. Roy Ellis, head of parent company Mission
Mars, said the venues “have been at the forefront of the music scene in Manchester for many years and it is with great sadness that we announce that we will not be reopening. This difficult decision has been made against the backdrop of Covid-19 and the enforced closure of all of our sites and with continued restrictions upon opening of live music venues.”