It’s the city’s business
CARDIFFWORKS Eyes down for a full house at The DEPOT’s new site
Full house!
The DEPOT finds a new Cardiff home for its entertainment hub Five years after it first opened as a temporary, eight-week pop-up, Cardiff’s biggest independent warehouse events venue has invested £300,000 into relocating to a new city-centre premise. The DEPOT, who have established themselves as one of the biggest entertainment brands in the city, is now housed in the former Lyndons Scaffolding unit on Williams Way, Curran Embankment. The new site, which
opened on 31 January, includes two permanent street food kitchens based inside 20ft shipping containers; as well as an outdoor garden, and three huge screens for cinema pop-ups, sports screenings and corporate events. Nick Saunders, founder of The DEPOT, says, “Despite starting life as a temporary pop-up, The DEPOT has grown to include a packed portfolio of annual events, established itself as a key part of Cardiff’s alternative
Nick founded The DEPOT in 2015
night-time economy, and attracted a tight-knit team of core staff.” The move to the bigger site will create 10 new jobs, increasing the DEPOT’s team of permanent staff to 40, and will allow the venue to put on more live music and entertainment events, like their famous Bingo Lingo nights. For more: www.depotcardiff.com
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