Mumford & Sons' musician Ben Lovett will launch new London venue Lafayette early next year.
Ben Lovett is already deeply involved in the capital's live music scene, having launched Omeara at Flat Iron Square a few years ago.
The venue has been a huge success – Clash saw Moses Boyd lead Jazz Jamaica All-Stars there a few weeks ago – and this new venture promises much.
The entire Kings Cross area is currently being overhauled, with Coal Drops Yard putting it on the map as a shopping area.
With a plethora of bars and restaurants opening, new venue Lafayette could scarcely come at a better time.
Ben Lovett explains: "A few years ago I embarked on a journey into the unknown with family and friends and launched Omeara at Flat Iron Square. We weren’t entirely clear how to achieve what we ultimately wanted, but we definitely knew what it needed to be and why we were doing it.”
“I have had some of my favourite and most memorable experiences in Omeara since it opened back in late 2016, and I truly believe that the experience it has provided both fans and artists is something so important to London’s venue landscape.”
“It is with great pride that I can now share our plans to open Lafayette @ Goods Way which will be in the heart of King’s Cross, adjacent to Central St. Martins and Coal Drops Yard. I’m forever committed to pushing forward a new era of music venues that truly elevate people’s expectations of what that experience should be, and I believe London ought to continually strive to be at the forefront of the entertainment industry on a global stage, as the best city in the world.”
“It’s still early days in the venue’s construction but, this time, not only do we know exactly what it will be and why we’re doing it, but we’re now extremely confident that we know how to deliver it too!”
Lafayette will open in February 2020.
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