{"id":311183,"date":"2025-08-02T06:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T06:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/311183\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T06:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T06:01:17","slug":"closed-birmingham-bar-says-were-coming-home-and-announces-re-opening-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/311183\/","title":{"rendered":"Closed Birmingham bar says &#8216;we&#8217;re coming home&#8217; and announces re-opening date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The bar will return to Birmingham this year &#8216;in a stunning new venue&#8217;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_Screenshot-2025-03-05-101028.jpg\" alt=\"The Loft Bar &amp; Kitchen \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Loft Bar will return to Birmingham later this year(Image: Google Street View)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">A Birmingham bar announced &#8216;we&#8217;re coming home&#8217; after shutting its doors in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It was believed The Loft would relocate in May &#8211; but the gay bar admitted a move has &#8216;taken longer than we hoped&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Despite delays, The Loft will arrive in Nightingale Club this year and the bar has confirmed the date.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Read More:<\/strong> <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/whats-on\/food-drink-news\/west-midlands-pub-shares-theyre-31983437\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">West Midlands pub shares why they&#8217;re asking people to pay cash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Located on Kent Street, Nightingale Club has already welcomed Village Inn after the club also shut in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">By the end of 2025, the 2,000 capacity venue will have three gay bars under one roof.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1_NWP_BEM_141021Village_23.jpg\" alt=\"Nightingale Club will welcome The Loft later this year\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Nightingale Club will welcome The Loft later this year(Image: Birmingham Live)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">On Facebook, The Loft announced: &#8220;We&#8217;re coming home. We know it\u2019s taken us longer than we hoped, but we\u2019re delighted to announce work on the new Loft <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Birmingham<\/a> has begun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Over the next few months we will be working hard to bring you a stunning new venue, with some nods to your favourite parts of the old Loft.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Launching Friday December 12, our new home will be within the existing Nightingale Club and The Village Inn in the heart of the Gay Village.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Think of it as your Brumbo Centre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Featuring booth seating, comfortable sofas, amazing cocktails, speciality beers, premium spirits, bright natural lighting and lots more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;We\u2019ll be bringing you lots more information and some sneaky peeks in the coming weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The news led to a positive reaction on social media with many excited for what&#8217;s to come.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Ste Tonks said: &#8220;Glad to hear it is definitely getting a new lease of life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Was worried when May came and passed it was off the cards.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Roger Evans replied: &#8220;Looking forward to seeing what the new Loft has to offer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">&#8220;Was beginning to think you had scrapped any plans of reopening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">And Eden Bar co-owner Cal Eden posted: &#8220;Sick to death of negativity. 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