Iconic Ballarat venue Karova Lounge is set to close its doors, with the venue today announcing its closure in October of 2019.
Ever since the Karova Lounge opened its doors back in 2004, it has managed to make a name for itself as one of the finest regional venues in Australia, attracting a wide variety of local and international acts.
Kicking things off with gigs by local legends like Architecture In Helsinki, Rocket Science, and hometown heroes Epicure, Karova Lounge soon began playing host to overseas icons like Okkervil River, Ben Kweller, The Bronx, Julien Baker, and Shonen Knife.
Now, after many years spent as the late-night hangout for music fans in regional Victoria, the famed venue is set to pull up stumps, announcing its closure today.
Taking to Facebook this afternoon, the venue revealed their plans for closure, noting they hope to go out with a bang.
“With regret, Karova Lounge as we know it will come to end in early October,” the venue wrote on Facebook.
“As much as this saddens us, we hope to celebrate in style and we’re looking forward to the shows we already have booked and celebrating our 15th birthday with all our friends and favourite bands.”
“We would like to thank everyone who has supported us over the past 15 years and hope you will join us in celebrating over the next few months with some of the awesome gigs we have lined up, we’ll be sharing more info soon.”
While no reason for the venue’s closure has been given, fans on the Karova Lounge’s Facebook post have been expressing their disappointment at the news, praising the organisers for their continued support of the regional music scene, and helping to bring big-name bands out to Ballarat for many years.
The organisers of Karova Lounge urge everyone to keep an eye on their Facebook page where they will be revealing future plans ahead of the October closure.
Check out Melbourne’s Aburden performing at the Karova Lounge:
