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Proud2 has licence temporarily suspended
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 25 September 2012
The Proud empire’s Proud2 venue, in the former Matter space under The O2 dome, has had its licence temporarily suspended following an incident earlier this month.
According to reports, a fight at the House Of Joy night hosted at the venue on 2 Sep resulted in two men being stabbed and a bouncer being hit with a bucket. The venue was subjected to a 28 day suspension of its licence pending an investigation by Greenwich Council, which will result in a full licence review on 4 Oct.
Despite speculation that the incident could have longer-term implications for the venue’s license, owner Alex Proud has told The Stage that he expects the space to re-open following this review, even if some licensing conditions might change.
Proud told the theatre industry publication: “We are confident the club will reopen, but perhaps with some new conditions pertaining to our licence, such as maybe closing the club a couple of hours earlier. I am profoundly upset and disappointed at what we think is the police’s heavy-handed approach. Even if we win in a month’s time and can reopen, [the temporary closure] will have massively affected the club’s viability because a lot of the promoters will have become understandably nervous and moved their nights”.
