Asylum, Chelmsford
Venue history: A post dated 14 July 2014 reported that Asylum had recently closed, shortly after the Pukes gig. The site owner confirms that the 2014–2016 listings and listings through 11 November 2017 took place at Asylum, Chelmsford, unless another location is named. The 11 November 2017 gig, “Asylum — The Final Curtain,” was the last gig at Asylum. The July 2014 report therefore reflects a temporary or incomplete closure account; the exact reopening date is not known.
This page gathers selected surviving Chelmsford Rocks records connected with Asylum. These records concern past events and memories; they do not imply that the venue remains open.
Asylum events away from the former venue
The supplied Facebook-group text also lists an “Asylum Reunion” on 11 November 2022 at the Black Bull, Chelmsford. In that entry, Asylum is identified as the event organizer and the Black Bull as the location. It is kept distinct from the final Asylum venue gig on 11 November 2017.
Later listings near the reported final curtain
The supplied Facebook-group transcript contains two successive November 2017 listings about Asylum events. The site owner confirms that the 11 November event took place at Asylum and was the venue’s last gig:
Later listings near the reported final curtain
The supplied Facebook-group transcript contains two successive November 2017 titles that refer to a final Asylum event. These are preserved as listings and are not independent proof of venue operation or that the events took place:
Selected event and memory records
- The Pukes — Asylum memory, July 2014
- The Offspin and Blinked-182 — poster for 18 July 2015
- Asylum tour poster — Chelmsford date, 20 May 2015
- Shakey’s Sessions at Asylum — 2016 (exact date unknown)
- The Steve FP Band — first-person memory, December 2016
Additional historical listings
The supplied text copied from Asylum’s Facebook group contains 2013–2017 event listings associated with Asylum, alongside events at other venues. For 2014–2016 and through 11 November 2017, the site owner confirms Asylum as the venue unless another location is named.
The archive distinguishes posters and advertisements from confirmation that an event took place. Personal recollections remain labeled as memories. No venue address or closure date is inferred here.