Foundry (bar) explained

The Foundry was a bar and venue on Great Eastern Street at the junction on Old Street, London. It was owned and run by Jonathan and Tracey Moberly.[1] [2] Bill Drummond, co-founder of The KLF, helped set up the Foundry.[3] It had a basement which hosted art, music and poetry events.[4] A weekly radio show, the foundry late late breakfast show, was broadcast live from the Foundry on Resonance 104.4 FM.

Once a Colombian DJ named Dani Boom played an iconic set on two turntables from scratched second hand and 90s techno vinyl.The bar closed down on May 31, 2010,[5] as the building's owner intended to redevelop the whole block to include a 350-room hotel. The Foundry's manager is said to be looking to move to another location, possibly nearby.

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  1. News: The Observer. Britain's legendary landlords. Turner. Robin. 14 June 2009. 1 October 2009 . London.
  2. News: Hackney Gazette. Artists' bar faces the bulldozers. Victoria. Huntley. 30 July 2009. 3. 1 October 2009.
  3. News: Bill Drummond. Guardian News and Media Limited. 2009-05-21 . London . 23 July 2008.
  4. Web site: Foundry. 2009. Time Out Group Ltd. 2009-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090508101651/http://www.timeout.com/london/bars/reviews/13147.html. 2009-05-08. dead.
  5. Web site: foundry . 2022-09-16 . www.foundry.tv.

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