GAINESVILLE, FL (CelebrityAccess)– Excessive Dive, the long-running live performance venue in downtown Gainesville introduced plans to shut its doorways for good in Might after the property was offered for redevelopment.
In accordance with an announcement from the membership’s proprietor, Pat Lavery, the venue was notified this week that they’ve 30 days to vacate the premises.
“Whereas I knew this ending would in the future come, I actually didn’t assume it will come so abruptly. The constructing has been on the market for a few years, most likely for near half of our virtually 13-year existence. Many potential gross sales have fallen by means of over time, fueling many rumors. All alongside the way in which we now have been beneath the impression that when the property was ultimately offered we’d obtain ample discover with which to correctly shut out the enterprise and provides our group, performers and workers the possibility to say their collective goodbyes. Sadly, issues are coming to an finish a lot before anticipated,” Lavery stated.
“Whereas I’m open-minded about discovering the right location to relocate Excessive Dive, I’ve not but discovered that spot and have accepted the opportunity of this being the top of the venue and the title. Excessive Dive and Glory Days Presents! have numerous reveals booked past the time limit that we’re actively working to relocate to different venues. Everybody please dangle tight as that’s sorted out, we will probably be in contact very quickly with extra data,” Lavery added.
The venue, which has been open on the location beneath varied names for the reason that mid-Nineteen Nineties, has operated because the Excessive Dive since 2011. Throughout its tenure, the venue has supplied a stage for artists comparable to The Hails, Arrows in Motion, Revivalists, Lindsey Stirling, Stick Determine, Large Freedia, Japanese Breakfast, Mitski, JID, The Struts, Matt Maeson, Ethel Cain, Strfkr, Declan McKenna, Seaside Fossils, The 502’s, Megan Maroney, Muscadine Bloodline, Marcus King, Michael Ray, Blackberry Smoke, Amigo the Satan, Clozee, Moon Hooch, Durand Jones, TWRP, Puddles Pity Get together, Kyle Kinane, Chris Renzema and lots of extra
The venue’s last present will happen on Might nineteenth with a efficiency by the Florida-based indie rock band The Hails.
“Each musician has a spot the place they really feel they really reduce their tooth, and Excessive Dive was ours. We take delight in being a band that began in Gainesville and had been capable of climb the ladder of taking part in native indie showcases and meals truck rallies, to ultimately promoting out reveals of our personal. Excessive Dive all the time welcomed us and gave us numerous alternatives to enhance — even after we had been unbearable faculty children who confirmed up late to soundcheck and generally solely cared about what number of drink tickets we might rating,” the band stated in a joint assertion.
In accordance with Lavery, all scheduled reveals till Might nineteenth will happen as deliberate and he went on to notice that they’re engaged on relocating the remaining scheduled reveals past the deliberate time limit. Moreover, he said that there are a number of dates nonetheless open on the calendar that he wish to fill with a “‘final present’ with previous pals.”