Fears that a music venue has closed have been raised as a result of a number of shows being cancelled.
The Westgarth Social Club in Middlesbrough was supposed to host bands, but they have said they have had to change locations.
It comes after reports that the Southfield Road club has shut down, though the BBC has been unable to get in touch with the owners.
The town "could not afford to lose precious assets," said MP Andy McDonald in response to the alleged closure.
The social club, which was established in 1911, had gained notoriety over the years for hosting celebrities like James Bay and The Vaccines.
It was also a place where upcoming experimental bands and artists could perform before some of them gained notoriety.
The Westgarth Social Club hasn't released a statement, but the band the Kids Are Solid Gold, which performs there, claimed they were informed that the club had shut down earlier this week.
They expressed their regret at leaving their "home venue," which they had called for a very long time.
The closure, they continued, "will leave a huge hole in the touring schedules and represents another significant challenge for the region's live music sector.".
The band was forced to change the date and location of upcoming performances.
Benefits, a different Teesside-based band that performed at the club the previous year, expressed their regret over Middlesbrough's loss of so many music venues.
The band's Kingsley Hall noted that an astonishing number of music venues have closed in Middlesbrough alone since the late '00s.
"There used to be venues that permitted promoters to use their function rooms to hold concerts; now, it seems that no longer does that.
The social club was the "last of its kind," according to Mr. Hall, who claimed that Stockton's music venues were "thriving" but felt Middlesbrough had lagged behind.
"The Westgarth was the last of the town's old-school club venues," he said. The snooker table, wood paneling, and curved bars gave it character.
There are places in the town that undoubtedly have the potential but could use some charm.
The rumored closure is "just the latest casualty of much-loved venues and business closures," according to Mr. McDonald, the Labour MP for Middlesbrough.
It "comes shortly after Basecamp shut its doors - and speaks to the economic malaise and the cost of living crisis," he said.
Westgarth Social Club has been contacted by the BBC several times but never responded.
