Tank Nightclub Sheffield: City centre venue announces shock closure after eight years

The venue has won a number of awards, including Sheffield’s Best Nightclub, and will throw three final parties before they close.

In a statement on Facebook, Tank said: “The last eight years have been a blast, THANK YOU Sheffield.”

The announcement came on the club’s social media pages, with the Facebook post receiving more than 1,000 reactions and shares and over 2,000 comments.

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One comment was from DJ Cloonee, who said: “A sad day. Thank you for helping me start my career. I’ll never forget the memories.”

One of the three celebration parties, on July 23, will be a “free party” as a thank you to all the venues fans.

They will also host parties on July 30, and August 6, with the line-ups for these events to be announced soon.

Tickets for the three events are available on Skiddle, here.