“I can't say I didnt see it coming unfotunately. As teenager The Charlotte was the perfect place to come see some amazing bands, it always had a great atmosphere and usually a big crowd.

As a person playing in a local band my memories aren't the best, after hearing from our drummer that we were going to be doing a gig at the charlotte I was excited, this being a place where i've seen many great bands play in the past, but there just isn't enough promotion/people willing to go see bands there, we played a gig with a big band who sold out the London Barfly the next day and the only people in the audience were a hand full of our frineds.

We played a gig at the musician with some local bands and the place was packed out, the charlotte needs to be doing what the musician is. Ashame but not surprising.”

“hange the front bit back into a pub! That way people would have a reason to go there for beers without paying to get in, even if there wasn't a band they liked playing...”

“Don't you dare let the Charlotte close down!”

“have many fond memories of the charlotte,it broke my heart to say Andys sad chubby little face staring out from the front page of the Leicester Mockery.”

“I stopped going in after the smoking ban-I like a nice cigar while i watch jazz fusion bands. But the overpriced/undrinkable beer didn't help.”

“What a great shame to see the Charlotte close down,
Apart from being important to my own teenage years, it's an important part of the cities individuality.”

“I too echo the thoughts of most of the comments here, it is a great shame to lose the charlotte, it has provided me and my friends many good nights out! although I still cant help but feel it was a more sociable and happier place when they had the 2 rooms instead! they were great days then! I truly hope we dont lose this pub as i think many people around leicester will lose a bit of their own histroy too :(”

“The closure of The Charlotte is entirely regrettable. I have seen many bands, reknowned and less so, over the past 10 years and have also enjoyed playing there myself on a number of occasions. I have found some of the comments posted by others to be faintly ridiculous though. From my experiences The Charlottte has been very helpful in encouraging local bands, especially by staging the Mercury Music Showcase where Dave Davies would come and review 3 or 4 local bands a week. Sadly however, the last time i visited The Charlotte, (it was to see Strung Out just before christmas) there were only a smattering of people there and the attitude of the crowd towards the act was embarrasing, verging on apathetic despite a good energetic set from the band.

This seems to be the trend at most mid level clubs/pubs on the circuit. TJs in Newport for instance (the club in which Kurt Cobain famously asked Courteny Love to marry him) had less than 20 people in on a saturday night when i was last there Despite Wilco Johnson being the headline act. The bass player alone (Norman Watt-Roy - Blockheads, Nick Cave, The Selecter, The Clash and provider of the original bass line for "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood) was worth 100 people at least.

It seems that nationally we are unprepared to support a scene or a venue in the only way that truly matters - by patronage.

And in that case maybe we don't deserve them.

A great loss for Leicester, and thank you to all the staff management and bands that have provided many happy memories.”

“In answer to Jane from Hinckley's criticism. No, I will not go away (how very civil of you). My comments are perfectly valid and definately not erroneous.

The reason for the comment was the call to use public money or even private monies to keep a failing business afloat? Good money after bad. It may be a part of Leicester's heritage but until the story I had never heard of it and am surely not the only one. I respect your opinions and perhaps if more people like yourself supported it, there would not be the prospect of closure.”

“The decline of "all of Leicester" K Clarke from Fleckney? Have you been here recently?”