HEARTBROKEN punters have lamented a town’s bar as the “best place to boogie” after it announced it is closing down “forever”.
Revolution Bath is shutting next month the venue announced on Facebook amid a string of closures for troubled owners Revolution Bars Group.
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In a post it said: “Our team is absolutely heartbroken and we want to thank you so much for partying with us!
“We would love for you to visit us again before we close and you can up until the 2nd of November!
“If you have a booking after the 2nd November a member of our team will be in contact ASAP. Love team Revs Bath.”
The bar is set to host Halloween Till Revs Do Us Par Revolution Finalè Closing Halloween Party.
The event runs until 3am.
Writing in the comments, one person said “best club in Bath” and another added “end of an era”.
A third person said: “Only place I liked to end up in! Very happy memories of going in there for one drink after work then ending up out all night!”
One reveller admitted the bar has a very special place in his heart for an important reason.
He said: “Met my amazing wife here and nearly 15 years later still going strong.”
STRUGGLING
The company’s plans to close 25 locations across the UK is part of a restructuring plan granted approval in the High Court.
It will mean the popular chain can avoid insolvency after struggling since the pandemic.
After the overhaul is completed, the company said it will operate 65 venues.
This will consist of 27 Revolution Bars, 15 Revolucion de Cuba bars, 22 Peach Pubs and one Founders & Co site.
A full list of locations affected have not yet been revealed, but it will affect loss-making bars.
Revolution venues already closed
This is the full list of 11 locations which were confirmed to close on August 11:
- Blackpool
- Chester
- Deansgate Locks, Manchester
- Edinburgh, Scotland
- Inverness, Scotland
- Leadenhall
- Loughborough
- Norwich
- Hockley, Nottingham
- Stafford
- King Street, Wigan
At the end of last year, it was running 89 sites including 46 Revolution Bars. It will now be left with 65 locations.
The company has fallen on hard times in recent years, as the cost of living crisis and young Brits drinking less has damaged sales.
The boozer needed the court to sanction its overhaul which it hopes will restore its finances after a difficult few years following the pandemic.
It is hoped that the High Court ruling will draw a line under a difficult few months for the business.
Commenting in August, executive Rob Pitcher said: “The group is now well diversified across the key brands, providing a more secure financial base and we look forward to the future with improved optimism.
“We know this has been a very difficult period for all of our teams both in our sites and in our support office and I’d like to thank them for their support and resilience.”
This is not the first time the brand has shuttered pubs.
In 2020, the bar chain announced plans to shutter six sites as it struggled to keep afloat during the coronavirus pandemic.
More recently in July, Revolution Bars Group revealed to The Sun it would shutter 11 locations on August 11 as part of a major overhaul.
What is Revolution?
Revolution Bars Group operated over 90 venues in the UK before the closures, including Revolution bars and Revolución de Cuba bars.
Revs bars specialise in “premium vodka, cocktails, food and partying”, according to the website.
The first opened in Manchester in 1996.
Cuba bars feature a “1940s Cuban-inspired style, premium run cocktails, and live music”.
The group also operates Peach Pubs and headquartered in Ashton-under-Lyne in Greater Manchester.
