Long term booker was sacked (there's reasons), but their replacement knew nothing about Metal. Hardly any gigs got booked since August last year, or if there is a gig, its was a shitty Destroy All Lines lineup.

Due to poor sales, the Bendi then tried to move away from metal. They also put on normie events like industry night and non-metal trivia nights. Metal merch on the walls was slowly disappearing as well.

This pissed off metal heads, as they felt they weren't welcome there anymore. The $17 dollar pints also added more insult to injury.

Meanwhile Old Bar and The Tote have fucking killer lineups, and way cheaper drinks. Way better to just go down the road.