The Square, Harlow

Prior to 2008 it was run by Essex County Council until funding was withdrawn and the venue was closed after over 35 years of service as a community resource.

In July 2015, a series of gigs under the banner 'Back To Square One' was announced, with big-name acts coming back to play the venue one last time.

The series includes Newtown Neurotics, The Members, Steve Harris British Lion, Buzzcocks, DragonForce, InMe, King Prawn, Attila The Stockbroker, John Otway, The Beat, Nine Below Zero, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Collapsed Lung, Gaz Coombes, Chas & Dave, and Secret Affair.

Hot Rods guitarist Richard Holgarth, was also a member of the SquareOne Entertainment Partnership and the Technical Manager of the venue from 1981 - 2015.

Some years later, it was finally demolished, but the promised development that led to the closure never happened and it remains a piece of unused, waste ground to the present day.