Iconic London venue The Troubadour – site of seminal shows from Paul Simon, Jimi Hendrix and more – is under threat, it has been reported.
Evening Standard claims that the venue, which has remained open for 50 years, has been battling noise complaints from neighbours for some time.
Due to council restrictions the current owners have placed the Troubadour up for sale – and there's no guarantee that it will remain operational as a venue.
The venue opened in 1954, and has survived the skiffle boom, the folk revival, psychedelia and punk – but it might not outlast the current noise laws.
Owners Simon and Susie Thornhil have placed the Troubadour on the market, telling the Evening Standard: "It’s got tougher and tougher. You see it happening everywhere with music venues struggling to survive. Everything is going up and up but people won’t pay more for live music."
"There hasn’t been a huge amount of support from the local authority. The noise abatement notice has really killed us," the pair continued. "Before people wanted to live in a vibrant area with a lot going on, now its like they want to live in a dormitory zone."
