MUSIC lovers have reacted with dismay at devastating plans to close Oxford city centre s last real gig venue and turn it into student flats. Owners of The Wheatsheaf, off High Street, have submitted an application to Oxford City Council for permission to close its first floor concert venue and convert it, and the floor above, into apartments. Over the past 20 years, The Wheatsheaf has hosted some of the biggest bands to have emerged from the city – including Supergrass, Stornoway and Foals, who played their first gig there. The intimate venue is home to a wide variety of gig nights giving local bands a crucial platform and attracting acts to the city. It also hosts Oxford s only jazz club The Spin – which holds a Parliamentary Jazz Award for best club in the country.
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