Official Statement – Xstatic no longer at The Venue & John Walton appreciation thread.

Hello you lot! How you all doin.
For reasons completely out of my control (and everyone else’s at The Venue for that matter) It deeply saddens me to have to announce Xstatic will no longer be at The Venue.
That club has been our home for the last 3 years, an I for one will truly miss the place and everyone that worked there. I’m sure you will all agree with me when I say the club was one of the best. Compared to the majority of nightclubs The Venue was consistently clean and extremely well maintained, the door and bar staff were courteous and treated us all with mass respect and in all of the years myself and Xstatic were there, never once were the police called for any reason. You have one person to thank for this…. John Walton – (Club owner, bar manager! Cleaner!, promoter!, administrator! etc ).. John has spent a phenomenal amount of time, money and effort to keeping that club to such a high standard. Xstatic would have never come second best small club this year without John’s help and support.
I have worked in a lot of clubs over the years large and small and hand on heart The Venue has been without doubt the best. When I first told people I was starting a hard dance night there, I got a lot of criticism! ‘You will never fill that club’ or ‘I’ll give him 6 months before he quits’ … How wrong were they!

For the time being Xstatic will be @ Apollo’s (the old Artys) in Ashby De La Zouch Leicestershire and the first event will be on May 17th Xstatic Classix. Full line up will be:

JP & Jukesy
Jimmy Dean b2b JMF
Gio b2b Ash Preston
Lusty b2b Neil M
Steven Richards b2b Brewer
Mike Lennon b2b Jollins

When I have decided on a new home for Xstatic I will Re-book all DJs that should of played on the 3rd May. Promoters.... Now is the time to book the Xstatic tour.... Storm & Polysexual have taken advantage of this situation so use yout brains!
Guys… Please raise your glass to a fantastic man and a true clubber... John Walton

Big love

Jimmy Dean x
Industry Music Group

P.s … Storm vs Goodgreef feat Xstatic - Saturday 26th April. This will be our home for one night! Get your ticket now www.ticketweb.co.uk

Xstatic Vs Insomniacs??....Good luck in the future with whatever m8ty.. ;o)

P.s! Sorry iv not been intouch sooner guys, Its been an experience these last few weeks i can tell ya! Iv been inundated with offers from several clubs and im currently sifting through them to find which one you lot will like the best.... Of course in true JD fasion ill ask you guys which one you would like best to party in when iv draw up a short list....

Jx

Good luck Jimmy in finding somewhere wil support you where ever you decide to take Xstatic, look forward to working with you and playing for you in the future.

Ah gutted! Was looking forward to that!

i'm sure xstatic wil be just as fantastic no matter where u choose huni :)

Still gutted about the venue and all events held there especially Xstatic. Is there nothing we can do????????

As JD has said about John being a wonderful man - Could not agree more! The guy will always be classed as a friend and unlike many other club owners he wasn't greedy and money orientated - Looked after clubbers & promoters no end!

So to John I salute you for what you stood for and done for everyone and as for Xstatic.. It won't be kept down long and it will for sure continue to be the UK's number one brand!

John has always been fantastic to us over the years aswell, chapter one the beginnning in Xstatic's history has closed and chapter 2 i can see bringing bigger and better things for one of the best natural clubbing nights in the UK.

I send my respect to john for being such a great guy over the years and my respect to jimmy for being the best promoter the venue has probably ever seen and my respect to all the Xstatic faithfull for being just so dam good.

Well done guys and all my best to john

All best jimmy findin a new venue..

good luck dude, im sure ull sort it out n XSTATIC will be bigger n better!

Well then people those who know me know how much love i have for the Venue and how much respect i have for John and all the team at the club it was a extremely sad day when i got the news but onwards and upwards i have complete faith in Jimmy to carry on doing for clubbers around the midlands what we all love him to do and thats throw one of the best god dam party's your ever gonna go to. so dont fear im sure Jimmy is on the case

Praise to john and the venue, and all the xstatic crew for putting the brand on the hard dance map
The one thing im sure about all this, xstatic will be back bigger and better

Here here, John is a sound guy and his passion for it is clear. All the best for John and all the Venue crew, for many memorible times

Gone, but not forgotten

good luck in gettin a new place dude, im sure ul find a few new choices :)
and id like to thank john to for all the nites at the venue.

Nice1 Jimmy, keep up the good work!

R.I.P the Venue, ull be missed!

Hi Jimmy (it's Glyn) sorry I've not said my part sooner.
We at Stomp Management have every faith and belief in you and your ability to forge on and continue in the pursuit of excellance in the looking for Xstatic's new home (although WE will always class home as The Venue).
Where ever you decide will be the right choice and I look orward to playing at your future events.
All our sympathies also go out to John whom we'e come to appreciate as the driving force behind the best club we've seen in Years.
Keep up the spirits John our love is with you m8
Glyn-C (Diablo Traxx / Stomp Management/XST)

The venue will be missed but i'm sure you will take xstatic to bigger and better things now Jimmy, we've had such a good time nice 1

Thanks for the update Jimmy x