[1][2] The space opened in September 2015 after the founding collective at first struggled for two years to find a suitable location.

[3][4] The collective, started in 2012, raised £20,000 through benefit gigs, events, and community grants to secure a five year lease.

[5] Inspired by other social centres such as 1 in 12 Club in Bradford, their goal was to, "create a sustainable, collectively run space to put gigs on, hold meetings and building a communal infrastructure" that would be "run by its members and open for anyone to get involved in.

From 2016 to 2019 the space was the venue for First Timers, a yearly series of workshops culminating in a two day festival that encourages "new faces and voices in bands", in order to "do something about the lack of diversity in the music community".

After the closure of its original venue Power Lunches in late 2015, the space was also the location for Bent Fest, a yearly queer punk festival held in London between 2014 and 2019.