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# Popular Ipswich music venue to reopen under new management
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/popular-ipswich-music-venue-to-reopen-under-new-management/
- Published: 2024-12-04T12:09:14.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:28:33.000Z
- Description: The Music Room, a 400-capacity venue on Wykes Bishops Street, is set to reopen this Saturday under new ownership after closing in November.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Music, #article, The Music Room, #Import 2026-03-16 14:45

**The big picture:** The venue's previous closure came on the same day Ipswich MP [Jack Abbott highlighted the crisis facing grassroots music venues](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/tag/jack-abbott-highlighted-the-crisis-facing-grassroots-music-venues/) during a Westminster debate, revealing that two such venues are closing every week across the country.

![The Music Room in Ipswich](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1729770926-the-music-room-ipswich-1.jpg)

The Music Room is set to reopen this Saturday under new ownership Photo: Oliver Rouane-Williams (Ipswich.co.uk)

**The details:** The venue, located off Duke Street, will now be managed by Charlie Ross, Darren Smith and Aaron Buckland.

The grand reopening on Saturday, 07 December, runs from 20:00 until 02:00 and features:

- Live music from MySpace or Yours? performing 2000s emo and nu-metal covers
- DJ sets from Darren Smith and guests playing rock, metal and punk
- An alternative Christmas market with local traders, including Bleugh, Bewitched Jewellery & Gifts, Leather, Feather and Bone, and Skosgraart

**The bottom line:** The Music Room's revival under new management offers a positive development for Ipswich's music scene, particularly after its unexpected closure in September due to circumstances "outside its control". We wish them the best of luck.

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