With the ominous caption, “Are you listening?”, the venue confirmed they’ve heard fans’ pleas to save the now iconic venue in a reel on Instagram that announced 2026 will hopefully see the reopening of Printworks.

Back in October, the Printworks team announced on their social media that their final season would be their “biggest season to date” and that “discussions regarding the designs, planning and delivery of a future Printworks continue”. The fate of the beloved venue was up in the air as its owner British Land planned to redevelop the club into office blocks and luxury flats much to the disappointment of UK-based music lovers.

Whilst nothing is set in stone yet, Simeon Aldred, co-owner and head of strategy at Broadwick Live, told the Guardian there are plans in the works. He said he’s heard “the classic gentrification narrative the last few weeks: terrible landlords closing you down, those kinds of negative vibes. But to be honest, British Land invited us in, [the creation of Printworks] was as much their idea as ours. So I want to give them some credit for that. We can’t announce that [the reopening] is definitely happening, we haven’t signed any contracts, but the shape of the principles for a deal are there, and we’re going to be putting in for planning permission in the next few weeks.”

Last bank holiday weekend, loyal Printworks fans collected to bid a fond (but perhaps temporary) farewell to the venue. The four shows, hosted from Friday 28^th April – Monday 1^st May, included the most legendary artists in dance music from around the globe.

Opening the festivities, Black Coffee made his Printworks debut alongside Maya Jane Coles and newcomer AMÉMÉ. Saturday saw a house-heavy line-up including Camelphat, Stephan Bodzin, Adriatique, Mind Against plus Jimi Jules, Carlita, Cassian. Drum n’ bass titans Sub Focus & Dimensions + MC ID, and Kyrist & SP:MC graced the stage on Sunday. The venue’s final night for three years featured sets from Peggy Gou, Dixon, DJ Koze, HAAi, TSHA, Prospa, and a surprise guest spot from breakbeats duo Bicep to close the event.

Printworks first opened its doors to partyers in January 2017. Previously the 6000-capacity venue in Canada Water was home to the largest printing factory in Western Europe – where the pages of the Daily Mail and Evening Standard got their start. The halls filled with machines make the perfect industrial setting for thumping electronic club music. Fingers crossed it will continue to showcase cutting-edge acts in three years’ time.

The venue previously hosted Dua Lipa’s Studio 2054 live-stream concert in support of her second studio album, Future Nostalgia (2020), after her tour was postponed due to the pandemic. Special guests included Angèle, Bad Bunny, the Blessed Madonna, Elton John, FKA Twigs, J Balvin, Kylie Minogue, and Miley Cyrus. The Chemical Brothers’ “Free Yourself” music video (2018) was filmed on the premises as well as scenes from The Batman (2022).

The opening weekend event, Printworks Redacted, will take place across three days: Late Night Movement 17th September 2021, To The Floor 18th September 2021, Low End Theories 19th September 2021. Printworks have gained excitement for their opening event as they released cryptic details.

Taking to social media, the London event space wrote: “Printworks Redacted: three shows, three genres and three experiences marks Printworks’ reopening after a year of unprecedented change.” Also, writing that the artists playing will not be revealed until the night of the shows, boasting an element of mystery. They added that they would be implementing a “no phones on the dancefloor” policy at each show.

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Printworks’ mystery line up has electronic music fans excited for the rave scene to be opening back up, with many comments on the announcement guessing and hoping for who these mystery acts may be.

Over the years, Printworks have hosted a variety of big names in the dance genre. From Green Velvet to Disclosure, their passion for the audio-visual experience makes for an exciting dance space. However, many events in 2020 were cancelled or postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning Printworks had to close their doors without knowing when/ if they would be able to reopen them.

After initially being denied a grant from the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund, Broadwick Live’s future, the owners of Printworks, was at stake. However, the decision was overturned, and the portfolio of venues was saved. Breaking the news last December, Printworks said: “Whilst this is a valuable lifeline to our business, we recognise this hasn’t been the case for many others. Therefore, we stand shoulder to shoulder with our industry as a whole and recognise that further support is needed to ensure the longevity of our world-leading Arts & Culture industry here in the UK.” 

Following the reopening event “Printworks Redacted,” Printworks London has a busy line up for late 2021. Including: Rescheduled – Green Velvet (Sold Out), Sonny Fodera (sold out), Sub Focus (Sold Out).

The Printworks venue, situated in South East London, has been hailed by many for its vast industrial space, described by Resident Advisor as: “Glorius dance floor moments will come often in a space as spectacular as Printworks – they deserve to be experienced equally by everyone.” Featuring smaller, more intimate rooms and one vast main stage space. Printworks also boasts a large outdoor area and bar. 

 Tickets for Printworks Redacted go on sale Thursday 18th March 2021 at 12pm via pre- sale.

 Main Sale tickets go on sale the following day: Friday 19th March at 2021 12pm here.