upside downer Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/people/king-dead-northampton-rock-bar-announces-permanent-closure-3024920 Very sad news. Sure a good few of us on here have played this venue down through the years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 That’s rotten news, loved the gigs at The Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adee Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 (edited) Love the Billy, played there many times with Boxeddy, Toe's Mavern, Grounded and Nothing Scientific and always had great nights Will miss packing away in the dark while the PA blasts a barrage of metal tunes !!! Fingers crossed it will be back in some form in the future Edited November 4, 2020 by Adee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I had some cracking nights, both playing and watching bands, in the Billy. That's a real blow to the music scene in Northampton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 As an ex Northampton resident, the Billy was a constant source of gigs for the 3 piece band i was in at the time. What a bluddy shame. Had some good times gigging around Norty Hampton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Oh no! Played at and watched some great gigs there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I loved that on the tills, if you ordered a pint of Fosters it came up on the readout as Kangaroo Pi55. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Japhet Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Played there a handful of times. Great venue. RIP King Billy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osiris Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 48 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: I loved that on the tills, if you ordered a pint of Fosters it came up on the readout as Kangaroo Pi55. And the graffiti on the rubber Johnny machine in the bogs that said "Insert baby for refund" 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steantval Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 Played there a few times in the 80’s, good live venue. Its a real shame it’s closing down, sadly it will be one of many due to this damn 🦠 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger2611 Posted November 4, 2020 Share Posted November 4, 2020 I grew up in there, it was my local from the age of 16 (OK maybe a tad before that!) I played for their pool teams, I rented my first flat purely because it was only 5 minutes walk / 20 minutes stagger from the pub, I met my lads mum in there, I really am saddened to see it go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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