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The latest update on XOYO. Not much.

Darren Atwater | Thursday 16 September, 2010 10:15

Punters who went to the launch of new Shoreditch art/music venue XOYO last night found a cacophony of sound and action. Unfortunately, it was the sound of workers putting the finishing touches on the build – the launch was cancelled.

While no one with the club would explain why notice could not be given, Dan Miller of XOYO’s PR firm Anorak says that it was ‘unforeseen technical issues.’

Miller says that the club plans to open on Saturday, with Bugged Out! featuring Friendly Fires DJ set, L-Vis 1990, Untold, Matt Walsh, Eskimo Twins. Miller did not have information if pre-purchased tickets will be honoured or refunded.

Tonight’s scheduled Dan Deacon show has been moved to Fabric.

Tomorrow’s Rockfeedback 10th Anniversary show is unclear. A call to the office said that Rockfeedback was intending to celebrate at XOYO but they did have a back-up venue. UPDATE Dan Monsell at Rockfeedback says that 10th Anniversary is definitely moving to a nearby club, TBA at 11:30 am. UPDATE 2 Rockfeedback is moving to Electrowerkz

According to Music Week ‘XOYO is a 900-capacity venue that will focus on live music and club nights. It brings together four London music entrepreneurs – Boy’s Own co-founder Cymon Eckel, festival organiser Marcus Weedon, Eat Your Own Ears promoter Tom Baker and Bugged Out founder John Burgess – and has been partly funded through an £800,000 investment by Ingenious Entertainment.’

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