Meanwhile, around 30 of London's music venues held a minute's silence to protest the closure of Passing Clouds and other cultural venues. Īround 2000 protesters demonstrated against the closure of Passing Clouds and other music venues in London by marching from Hoxton to Passing Clouds on 17 September 2016. On 16 August, after backing out of negotiations to extend Passing Clouds' lease (given that they had no legal obligation to do so), Landhold Development sent in bailiffs again to evict the squatters and board up the venue. A complaint was registered with the police regarding the actions of the development company, but it was dismissed given that the company was found to have acted appropriately, and the building was now squatted. Supporters then converged and reclaimed the building. The venue's management wrongly believed they had sealed a deal to extend their contract by three months and were therefore surprised on 16 June 2016 to see bailiffs arriving to change the locks. Landhold Development allowed Passing Clouds to stay until there was an offer for the venue, which was received in February 2016.

The management of Passing Clouds attempted unsuccessfully to persuade the owner of the property to sell them the building, and in 2015 were informed that it had been sold to a firm of property developers called Landhold Development.

It was noted as one of the best live music venues and community centres in London by Time Out. It described itself as a 'hub for cultural and community events including the Permaculture Picturehouse, East in East, Palestine Solidarity film screenings, healing events, self-development workshops, music lessons, and swing dance classes'. Passing Clouds was located in a building on Richmond Road off Kingsland Road in East London which at one point was home to the Hackney Gazette printworks. She saw this empty building one day, knew it was The One and managed to talk our landlady into the idea.' According to events manager Gudrun Getz, 'She was heavily involved in the African music scene and wanted to open a space that would showcase all this incredible talent, as well as being a community hub for creativity, activism and grassroots political and artistic movements. Passing Clouds was founded in 2006 by Eleanor Wilson. After a period of dereliction it was announced in 2019 that it would re-open as a different venue. It was closed down in 2016, squatted and then finally evicted. Founded in 2006, the venue was used for a range of activities. Passing Clouds was a community run music venue near Kingsland Road, Dalston in East London.

Passing Clouds by G.A.A. Kent