Iconic Sheffield venue The Leadmill has introduced particulars of a “build-your-own Leadmill” mannequin, with a Willy Wonka-style golden ticket hidden inside one of many packs.
“Create your individual piece of historic Leadmill memorabilia with a 3D mannequin of the venue,” reads the merchandise’s description.
Priced at £20 and out there to pre-order now from The Leadmill’s web site, the mannequin – which comes with a hand-numbered certificates of authenticity – has been designed by “distinctive and charming illustrator” James Fisher, and options “illustrated cameos of venue workers and common prospects”.
“The 3D mannequin is accompanied by a booklet that offers a by no means earlier than seen, informative overview of the historical past of the Leadmill,” continues the itemizing. “The booklet supplies a singular perception into the expansion and improvement of the venue since its opening in 1980 and divulges a wealth of tales and anecdotes from the previous.”
In accordance with The Leadmill, the mannequin will take a few hours to assemble and is “the right reward for any Leadmill fan or a good way so as to add a singular contact to any music fanatic’s residence”.
Chatting with The Star, The Leadmill’s enterprise improvement supervisor, Bethany Okogba, stated: “We’re excited to present our unimaginable prospects a chance to construct their very personal Leadmill and discover our historical past in a brand new and thrilling method.”
Common supervisor Ian Lawlor added: “I’m so proud to lastly be capable to share this with everybody, it’s a undertaking that has been years within the making. I hope everybody has as a lot enjoyable making them because it’s been for us creating them.”
To have a good time the launch, the workforce will embody a Leadmill Gold Card inside one of many packs, entitling the cardholder to free entry to all their occasions for a 12 months.
Final 12 months, the enduring Sheffield venue and membership instructed music followers of the “devastating information that in a single 12 months’s time, our Landlord is making an attempt to evict us, forcing us to shut” – resulting in an outpouring of upset and help from the music world.
Arctic Monkeys, Richard Hawley, Jarvis Cocker and Carry Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes are among the many Sheffield artists to have spoken out in help of the venue.
“Sheffield with out The Leadmill is simply extra of our tradition and heritage disappearing,” former Arctic Monkeys tour supervisor Timm Cleasby instructed NME. “We perceive that firms put money into issues and what have you ever, however this workforce simply know town so nicely. It’s not simply Sheffield it can damage, it’s wider South Yorkshire and the entire nation. It has a nationwide legacy.”
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