Asylum, Chelmsford
Closure and later listings: The site owner confirms that Asylum closed in July 2014, shortly after the Pukes gig; a post dated 14 July reported the closure as recent. The exact day is unknown. The archive also contains later posters and Facebook-group listings under the Asylum name in 2015–2017, including a listing titled “Shakey’s Sessions 50th & Last Asylum Gig” on 10 November 2017 and “Asylum — The Final Curtain” on 11 November 2017. Those entries are advertisements/listings, not independent proof that the venue operated continuously. The archive therefore records July 2014 as a closure report and leaves any reopening, hiatus, or change of operator unresolved.
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 closed Asylum venue and from the 2015–2017 listings whose operating relationship is unresolved.
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:
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. Venue is not inferred when the pasted listing does not state a location.
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.