Rob da Bank, Foals join campaign to save the Cellar

The owner of the 150-cap. Cellar plans to turn the club into a shop – something MVT says would "fly in the face" of Oxford Council's culture strategy

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Local bands Foals, Ride and Glass Animals, along with DJ and Bestival founder Rob da Bank, are among those to have signed a new petition opposing the impending closure of the Cellar, one of Oxford’s best-loved independent music venues.

The 150-capacity basement club – established 40 years ago by local promoter Adrian Hopkins and now managed by his son, Tim – is to be turned into a retail space, landlord St Michael’s and All Saints’ Charities announced earlier this week.

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