El Seico's owner was Ashley Sicolo, grandson of John Sicolo. John was the owner of notable Newport music venue TJ's which was a major part of the Newport music scene until TJ's closure in 2010.
The new El Seico's venue proved popular, having been named in the South Wales Argus list of top 5 live music venues in Newport,[2] and it was announced in 2019 that El Seico's would be moving to larger premises in Market Street.[3] The new location was due to open in September 2019, offering an increased capacity of 350, two floors, with weekend evenings offering two rooms of music. In October 2020 Ashley announced that the club would not reopen, stating that "Coronavirus put life on hold. I’ve had some great times and met some great people, but it’s time for me to move on".[4]
TJ's was a famous nightclub located on Clarence Place,[5] which opened in 1985 and became an integral part of the so-called toilet circuit. The club, praised by John Peel, advertised itself as "The Legendary TJ's".
In 2010, TJ's owner John Sicolo passed away, reportedly having funded the club's upkeep in its poor quality building using much of his life savings. The original premises were held by administrators following his death, and later sold to the Hassan brothers of Cardiff.[6]
In 2012 John Sicolo's grandson, Ashley Sicolo, opened a resurrected venue, first named the 200 Club, on Stow Hill, the decor for which included TJ's memorabilia and copies of TJ's gig posters. In May 2013 indie rockers took part in a gig at the venue when PiL guitarist Keith Levene and Therapy? singer Andy Cairns played there. The club closed on 26 May 2013 due to complaints over noise.[7]
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^"These are said to be the top five places to enjoy live music in Newport". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^"'I think I've finally got it right': Newport's El Siecos is moving to a bigger venue". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
^"El Siecos closes in further coronavirus blow to Newport nightlife". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^Best, Jessica (21 February 2010). "Threat to legendary Newport nightclub". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 23 October 2010.
^"TJ's being "left to rot" - John Sicolo's daughter".
^"Noise complaints force closure of Newport's 200 club, run by grandson of legendary TJ's owner, John Sicolo". South Wales Argus. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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sieco, music, venue, newport, wales, which, opened, 2016, high, street, newport, venue, closed, 2020, covid, pandemic, lockdown, successor, sformer, names100, clubaddress10, high, street, np20, 1fqlocationnewport, walescoordinates51, 589492, 997074, 589492, 99. El Sieco s was a pub bar and music venue in Newport Wales which opened in 2016 on High Street Newport The venue closed in 2020 due to the COVID 19 pandemic lockdown 1 El Sieco sThe new El Sieco s a successor to TJ sFormer names100 ClubAddress10 High Street NP20 1FQLocationNewport WalesCoordinates51 35 22 N 2 59 49 W 51 589492 N 2 997074 W 51 589492 2 997074OwnerAshley SicoloTypeMusic venue and barGenre s Rock punk and altSeating typePrimarily standing some seatingCapacity100Opened2016Closed2020El Seico s owner was Ashley Sicolo grandson of John Sicolo John was the owner of notable Newport music venue TJ s which was a major part of the Newport music scene until TJ s closure in 2010 The new El Seico s venue proved popular having been named in the South Wales Argus list of top 5 live music venues in Newport 2 and it was announced in 2019 that El Seico s would be moving to larger premises in Market Street 3 The new location was due to open in September 2019 offering an increased capacity of 350 two floors with weekend evenings offering two rooms of music In October 2020 Ashley announced that the club would not reopen stating that Coronavirus put life on hold I ve had some great times and met some great people but it s time for me to move on 4 Contents 1 Background 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksBackground editTJ s was a famous nightclub located on Clarence Place 5 which opened in 1985 and became an integral part of the so called toilet circuit The club praised by John Peel advertised itself as The Legendary TJ s In 2010 TJ s owner John Sicolo passed away reportedly having funded the club s upkeep in its poor quality building using much of his life savings The original premises were held by administrators following his death and later sold to the Hassan brothers of Cardiff 6 In 2012 John Sicolo s grandson Ashley Sicolo opened a resurrected venue first named the 200 Club on Stow Hill the decor for which included TJ s memorabilia and copies of TJ s gig posters In May 2013 indie rockers took part in a gig at the venue when PiL guitarist Keith Levene and Therapy singer Andy Cairns played there The club closed on 26 May 2013 due to complaints over noise 7 See also editMusic of Newport Music of Wales Newport Wales Newport city centre TJ s Diverse Vinyl Le PubReferences edit El Siecos closes in further coronavirus blow to Newport nightlife South Wales Argus Retrieved 2 May 2023 These are said to be the top five places to enjoy live music in Newport South Wales Argus Retrieved 10 August 2019 I think I ve finally got it right Newport s El Siecos is moving to a bigger venue South Wales Argus Retrieved 10 August 2019 El Siecos closes in further coronavirus blow to Newport nightlife South Wales Argus Retrieved 2 May 2023 Best Jessica 21 February 2010 Threat to legendary Newport nightclub South Wales Argus Retrieved 23 October 2010 TJ s being left to rot John Sicolo s daughter Noise complaints force closure of Newport s 200 club run by grandson of legendary TJ s owner John Sicolo South Wales Argus 17 May 2013 Retrieved 6 March 2016 External links editOfficial TJ s website as at 18 February 2010 El Siecos Facebook Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title El Sieco 27s amp oldid 1155736374, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
