Hi all. My name is Dan, a student journalist at AUT, and I'm putting together a story on the seemingly endless closure, under dubious circumstances, of Auckland (and perhaps Hamilton) venues in the inner city.
Apart from Hysteria, what other bars have closed recently? I've heard rumours that the Wine Cellar has been harassed a bit recently also.
Any information, leads, contacts, etc would be much appreciated. Email me - motorcycleemptiness@gmail.com - with anything you think might be of use, or contacts for anyone who might be worth speaking to.
Don't post anything you want me to get here, as I mightn't catch it.
Thanks in advance!
-dan.
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Schooner in akl is
Schooner in akl is closing...but it was always going to.
The castle in Hamilton closed under dubious circumstances, and Sohl bar in hamilton has also stopped doing shows. Both have been hassled numerous times about underage drinkers. There is only now really one decent live music venue in Hamilton. Go to htown.co.nz to find out info about those venues.
Mighty Mighty in welly have to finish all their shows by 12pm because of noise issues.
Bodega in Wellington is currently up for sale
Arc cafe in Dunedin has just closed down
Hey hey Blink. I know what's
Hey hey Blink. I know what's on Htown :p
I'll get in touch with the Schooner, as the Hysteria guys, desperate for attention, ironically haven't responded to my calls/emails.
my mum is mates with the guy
my mum is mates with the guy who owns hysteria, want me to try getting some contact info for ya?
otherwise i could probably
otherwise i could probably give you a good educated guess on what went wrong there...
haha. sorry bro. didn't see
haha. sorry bro. didn't see it was you. haha
schooner probably won't have much to say. They were always going to close down, the venue was temporarily setup while it was being prepared to become apartments (maybe..to be honest I have no idea what it is to become)
the downfall of The Underground was probably the biggest bummer. that venue was looking to kick some serious ass, but had a few probs and closed down either late last year or early this year.