No Salvation for Tru

The University of York’s official Tuesday night has been moved to Club Salvation, following the sale of Tru nightclub by Luminar Leisure. The new night, only open to York students, launches tonight (Tuesday week 3) with £3 entry and a 4.30am closing time.

The story was broken online by Vision last Tuesday, an hour after talks with YUSU and Club Salvation concluded.

Although a financial agreement exists between YUSU and Luminar with regards to promotion and exclusivity of certain nights, Democracy and Services officer, Lewis Bretts, told Vision the union was not going to legally pursue the matter. Supposedly, the sale of the club did not conform to a breach of contract.

It is at present not clear why Luminar sold Tru or whom they sold it to. Vision has attempted to contact Luminar on several occasions, but the company has not responded to our queries.

Opinions are split on the suitability of the new location. Attempts were made to make Salvation the “The Official Night of York Sport” at the start of the Autumn term in 2008. Yet even with the offer of a free drink on entry, the vast majority of sports clubs still went to Ziggy’s and within a month the night was cancelled.

The advertising of the night got off to a bad start before the weekend when a promo video made the rookie error, common with many local takeaways, of misspelling many of the colleges. It would seem that the imaginary “Vanbough” and “Goodrick” colleges will also be welcome. The video has since been removed.

There is also confusion as to what precisely is happening at Tru in the coming weeks. A Facebook group dubbed “Don’t Believe The Hype” has emerged, encouraging students to keep coming to Tru on Tuesday nights, stating that “the bandwagon rolls on!” The Gallery nightclub, which is still owned by Luminar Leisure, have been telling revellers to still go to Tru on a Tuesday, despite the fact the club is now closed Monday to Wednesday.

The closure also affected York St John’s official Wednesday night, which was also held at Tru. It is not known whether they have found a replacement.