This year we’ve reported on nearly every major Aussie city losing live music venues including Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth on three separate counts, the one exemption however was Brisbane who actually saw the opening of a massive new musical hub, The Foundry – however, now even this shiny new venue has suffered some setbacks.
Having swung open its doors open March 6, The Foundry have sadly released a statement detailing that they’re nowputting a hold on live music within the venue for at least one month, noting that they’ve had problems with the 300 person band room.
“The team behind The Foundry are disappointed to report that Brisbane’s newest 300 person live room will take a temporary one to two month hiatus as they work through technical issues that arose during the venue’s launch” admin explain.
They address the issue of current artists that were locked-in to perform at the venue, “Bookers for the venue are working hard to make sure as many of existing shows as possible can be moved to other venues around town and announcements will be made about those shows very soon.”
Speaking with The Foundry, they have confirmed that this Friday 20 March Babaganouj single launch has been moved to The Brightside, whilst Black as Blue, Day Ravies, Thigh Master, The Good Sports, On VHS, Donny Love and Julia Why have all been moved to Heya Bar.
The guys are confident these issues will be overcome sooner rather than later, “The Foundry team are doing everything they can to make sure the venue is back, better than ever as soon as possible. An update about the reopening and second coming of this great music venue will come very soon plus an exciting announcement detailing a further expansion of The Foundry brand. It’s business as usual for The Foundry Studios on level three of the building with works almost complete for industry tenants to move in.”
The arrival of The Foundry was seen to be a massive win for not only Brisbane’s music scene, but Australia’s at large.
The musical hub is the epicentre of music creativity in the Queensland capital, housed in a mammoth two level complex that is part 300-person live room, part rock’n roll bar, part collaborative space and home to 20 creative studios, not to mention the game-changer in offering musicians a place to crash for free within the building and free rehearsal spaces, The Foundry’s walls live and breathe all facets of music.
Stay tuned to The Foundry Facebook for further updates.
