Three Malaysian bands are putting on a fundraiser in Kuala Lumpur for Room 526, the Singapore DIY venue that is closing for the second time.
Playburst, Man Dead Set and Pasca Sini play at Petai Belalang, Kuala Lumpur on Friday, 6 November.
Tickets are RM20, with proceeds going to Room 526’s fundraising campaign.
Room 526 first faced closure in June before moving to a new location. Two years after opening, it is shutting its doors again. In a statement, the team said they had hoped to keep building.
“This is not how we hoped our story would end,” they wrote.
The campaign is not for a new venue as the Room 526 team says there are no plans to relocate or open another space.
The money goes toward covering the losses from setting up and running the current one, which the team says has been sunk into space with little hope of recovery. Supporters are asked to “donate only what you can, never more than what you can afford to.”
For the Malaysian bands, it’s a show of solidarity across the Causeway.
Over two years, Room 526 hosted more than 200 shows and thousands of people through its doors, giving independent artists a place to create.
Local bands that have played there include hardcore act Kosmik, screamo band Terderitha, shoegaze bands heavener and Aurumn, and post-punk band Open Privacy.