Following two arrests of people involved with East Village Nightclub in Shoreditch the clubs licence has been suspended. We are still awaiting further news but a notice outside the venue explains: “Metropolitan Police have asked the Hackney council to review the club’s licence on the grounds of it being “associated with serious crime.”.
The club made the following statement on Facebook:
EAST VILLAGE LICENSE SUSPENDED PENDING A FULL REVIEW. SOULTOGETHER PARTY THIS SATURDAY MOVES TO NOMAD
The promotions and music team had the shocking and totally unexpected news that East Village’s license was suspended this week with a full review pending within a month. Unfortunately we are unable to open this weekend so Player’s Ball and The Village on Friday and Sunday respectively have both been cancelled and we apologize to both promoters and fans of the nights for the serious inconvenience caused. Soultogether have found a good replacement venue for their killer line-up this Saturday night. Just down the road at 58 Old St, Nomad has two floors so the line- up stays exactly the same with both Kevin Hedge (Blaze) and Patrick Wilson on their way to London from America (plus there is a later 5am license!).
So no East Village this weekend and we promise to keep everyone updated via our newsletters, facebook and twitter.
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Hackney Police have tweeted (@MPSHackney): “a joint Op between the Money Laundering Team and Licensing Unit has led to the arrest of two men connected to East Village nightclub for an offence under the Proceeds of Crime Act.”
We will update you with further information as we hear it.