London, UK. 17th Sept 2016. Hundreds meet in Hoxton Square, many wearing red, to march to support Passing Clouds, a independent London music venue in Haggerston. They marched along the pavement to the club a little over a miile away in a party atmosphere led by a large figure of a greedy capitalist with fifty pound notes stuffed in his had and hanging down his back and were joined on the way by a band playing on a lorry. Passing Clouds hosted over 10,000 cultural and musical events since it opened in 2006 was celebrating its 10th anniversary when it learnt that its landlord had secretly
London, UK. 17th September 2016. Hundreds meet in Hoxton Square, many wearing red, to march to support Passing Clouds, a independent London music venue in Haggerston. They marched along the pavement to the club a little over a miile away in a party atmosphere led by a large figure of a greedy capitalist with fifty pound notes stuffed in his had and hanging down his back and were joined on the way by a band playing on a lorry. Passing Clouds hosted over 10,000 cultural and musical events since it opened in 2006 was celebrating its 10th anniversary when it learnt that its landlord had secretly sold the site for development and was evicting them, with the loss of around 100 jobs. Campaigners immediately occupied the building for several weeks, but were unlawfully evicted last month. Many music venues across London held a short silence in a show of solidarity with the marchers. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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