Iconic Sydney music venue The Lansdowne Hotel will close its doors this year after its operators chose not to renew the lease. What's your favourite memory from the venue? FULL STORY: 9News
"Our lease is due to expire in the coming months, and the Landlords have chosen to close the Gig Room to build more Hostel accommodation," a statement posted to Instagram read."This was not a part of our vision for the Lansdowne, and as such, we have decided to call time on our custodianship of this iconic live music venue.The legendary live music venue has hosted some of the best artists from Sydney, Australia, and around the world.
"Our re-opening of the Lansdowne in June 2017 marked a seismic shift in the Live Music scene in Sydney, after years of closures and devastating lockouts," the statement continued.Venue operator Jake Smyth is pictured here after the 2020 lockdown, announcing that gigs were restarting. "The Lansdowne came to be a figurehead in the recapturing of our collective conscience, a bulwark against the tide of closures and a voice against the apathy that had snuck into the core of the conversations around our vital night-time culture.
The venue will remain open until April. It has not been determined what will happen to the downstairs public bar.
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