Australia’s live music scene has taken a continual beating this week.
Perth recently announced the closure of an important live music venue that joins not one but two that will close this year, not to mention both Adelaide and Sydney losing spaces, and now its finally Melbourne that will lose a performance space.
Underground dive bar, The Liberty Social has revealed that it is will close its doors for the very last time this year, the inner city space being sold to new owners who have different intentions for the hotspot.
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Situated on the iconic Flinders Lane, The Liberty Social is renown as one of Melbourne’s best go-tos for live music, hosting both international and local bands and DJS, not to mention a destination for a night of seedy drinkin’ and boogin’.
Owner and operator Andy Kavadis said the following in a statement, “It is with a heavy heart and enthusiasm for future projects that we announce the imminent closure of Melbourne’s Liberty Social. A buy-out arrangement has been negotiated with our newly positioned landlords, who pursue a different concept for the building in which our batcave lies.
“We would like to thank all those who have got laid, spewed, and lost their marbles in our club whilst experiencing some of the greatest seminal and contemporary artists from locally and abroad. Another music loving venue closes whilst the world keeps turning, though insane memories of our glorious dive bar and bandstand will remain.”
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For all you Lib Social lovers of the past and present, Kavadis warns not to worry, there will be one last hurrah that’ll promise of all the usual debauchery that cemented the club as one of Melbourne’s favourite late-night adventures, “The club closes with the end of March, keep an eye out for our final listings and enjoy it whilst it lasts friends.”
We don’t want to end on a sour note, Australia’s live music scene at large has had some victories this year insofar. Geelong has secured a brand-spanking new performance space, Melbourne scored a live music venue that specialises in dumplings, not to mention Little & Olver and 24 Moons, whilst Brisbane has seen The Brooklyn Standard and Sonny’s House of Blues.
