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Trillians Rock Bar in Newcastle and the Pow Burn in North Shields have closed after their parent company entered administration.

The Bramwell Pub Company - formerly known as Barracuda - yesterday called in restructuring specialists Zolfo Cooper after suffering cash flow problems.

It was immediately announced that 25 of the firm's 185 pubs are to be sold – but which ones have not yet been revealed.

Bramwell owns Trillians on Newcastle’s Princess Square, the Pow Burn in North Shields, the Bridle Path in Whickham, the Blagdon Arms in Cramlington, the Grey Horse in East Boldon, Whitehills and the Red Lion in Chester-le-Street, Chesters, Chaplins, Varsity and the Blue Bell in Sunderland, and Varsity in Durham.

The rock bar's manager posted on Facebook to say that Trillians would "cease trading with immediate effect prompting an outpouring of love for the venue on social media, with more than 4,300 joining a “Save Trills” Facebook group.

Staff at some of the company's other pubs confirmed that The Pow Burn has also shut.

But the other 10 taverns continue to trade.

A Facebook group has been set up in reaction to Trillians closure with plenty of people talking about in on Twitter.

Musicians due to play at Trillians in the near future have also been using social media to let fans know of alternate places to see them.

Here is a selection of tweets and comments from our Facebook page about the closure, which show that there is a lot of affection for the rock bar among Newcastle revellers:

Stephen McMenzie: Very sad, hopefully a buyer is found and it can come back strongly. Feel sorry for the staff who are a great bunch.

Michael McFarlane: Surely someone can take the pub over and carry on a fantastic tradition. Just needs support!

Susan BulletproofHeart Pringle: Nowhere else is the same. Use to be my favourite bar when I was younger.



Paul Clark: Went there in the mid to late 80s. Enjoyed the place, but not the first pub to close and won't be the last.



Shaun Melvin: Shame. Newcastle loses another live music venue. Was off to see the Slackers there on Monday but now it's cancelled.



Jane Bradbury: And yet another rock bar going, where are we meant to go now?

Michelle Young: Bad times to hear the pub chain have gone in to administration taking Trills down. Let's hope this can be bought up and re-opened. Gutted for the staff and management who have poured their hearts in to this place for years. It is a very popular venue. Barely anywhere to go in Newcastle now for this genre of music.

Angie Alexander: Apparently it's the holding company that's gone under, so it may be sold off as a going concern.

Pauly: Gutted that Trillians in Newcastle has closed. Another nail in Newcastle's music coffin. I was gonna see The Slackers on Monday too!

RJ: Really sad day to be hearing about Trillians closing in Newcastle. Proud to have shared a stage with @AWILHELMSCREAM there.

Jack Laidlaw: Sad news about Trillians, best of luck to everyone now out of work, I hope you all find something else sharpish.

Steven Savile: Ah man, just heard that Trillians in Newcastle closed down... there goes the last strut supporting my misspent youth.

Hannah Todd: Wonder if we can get @BrianJohnsnACDC involved to get Trillians open again in Newcastle!? #maninthemoon #trillians

DeadAudioSaints: Gutted that Trillians, Newcastle has closed down :-(

Blefuscu: Gutted that Trillians is closing. Had some amazing nights in there. So long..

Oscar Cassidy: Bummed out reading about Trillians. Hope something can be done- it's part of Newcastle's cultural heritage!

Katie: My husband and I had our first date in Trillians 12yr ago and we made life long friends because of it too. Bring back Trillians

Micky Kerrigan: Such sad news to hear that Out local rock and metal venue here in #Newcastle, #trillians is closing. It's a black day indeed.

John Lowdon, of the band Sorry for Nothing who have played many times at Trillians, said: "It's a very sad day for rock fans in the North East. Trillians is a legendary place synonymous with hard rock and heavy metal music."

North Shields singer Lorraine Crosby, who sang on the Meat Loaf single I’d Do Anything For Love, met her husband and musician partner of 27 years, Stu Emmerson, at Trillians in the 1980s .

Music fan Marc Carne said he was “gutted” to see yet another part of Newcastle’s musical heritage lost. “I’ve lost count of the bands that I’ve seen at Trillians both as a customer and also working with touring bands, even having the pleasure of sharing the stage with some of them,” he said

“Steve Jones and the staff have created a great place to go where people can enjoy fantastic music, a brilliant atmosphere and a multitude of quality live entertainment.

“We need to find a way to save this iconic venue. Newcastle needs Trillians, I need Trillians and I know many others feel the same way.”

Others vowed to do everything they could to find a way of reopening the venue, which has proved popular over generations.