Matt Helder, the drummer of the famous rock band Arctic Monkeys, He is part of a group of investors who have just bought a well loved pub in the small town of Sheefield called by Fagan.
Tom and Barbara Boulding, the historic owners of the bar had announced that they would close after 37 years to keep it Both retired last month. The future of the pub looked uncertain, but it has now been confirmed that the group that makes up Helders will keep it.
The new pub owners and their plans
The new owners of Fagan’s are Helders, James O’Hara and James Hill of financial firm Rockingham Group, Mark Herbert and Niall Shamma of film production company Warp, Ian Stanyer of software company Can Studios, builder Ben Pickup, decorator David House and financial analyst Tom O’Hara.
Discussing the matter with Exposed magazine, Matt Helders said: “There are many of us because you had to make a little cow to collect the money!”.
David House explained: “We don’t want to change the heart and soul of the place, so it will keep the same look and feel.”
He also said: “We will add some small touches, but we will still have a Guinness beeras it matches. The musicians want to stay, so we will continue to have five nights a week with bands. And Robbie Williams is still banned for what he once did! The biggest change will be incorporation a mail machine pay without using cash.
According to James Hill, “We want to make sure he continues to do what he’s always done, but also look forward to Fagan’s next 37 years with some of the things that are currently happening in Sheffield.”
Niall Shamma recounted how the previous owner stepped into Fagan’s shadow and gave him his own personality and pieced together his story. We can’t do the same again, so we’ll have to piece our story together. We will always be indebted to Tom and Barbara, but you also need to find the new generation of people who call Fagan home.”
Arctic monkey news
In late February, the group led by Alex Turner will begin a tour of Asia, with shows in Singapore, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand, Japan and Indonesia.
During April They will be in Austria, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Holland and France, with Inhaler as guest band. Then they will go on tour in England and Ireland.
They also confirmed theirs European summer tour with recitals from 4 July in Luxembourg, Spain and Italy, with The Hives and Willie J Healey as opening acts. Then they will go to the United States.
Source: Clarin
