Gainesville’s High Dive To Shutter This Month

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 keeping with a press release 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 at some point come, I definitely didn’t assume it could 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 way of through the years, fueling many rumors. All alongside the way in which we’ve got been underneath the impression that when the property was finally 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 earlier than anticipated,” Lavery stated.

“Whereas I’m open-minded about discovering the proper location to relocate Excessive Dive, I’ve not but discovered that spot and have accepted the potential for this being the top of the venue and the identify. Excessive Dive and Glory Days Presents! have various exhibits booked past the cut-off date that we’re actively working to relocate to different venues. Everybody please hold tight as that’s sorted out, we will likely be in contact very quickly with extra data,” Lavery added.

The venue, which has been open on the location underneath numerous names for the reason that mid-Nineteen Nineties, has operated because the Excessive Dive since 2011. Throughout its tenure, the venue has offered a stage for artists reminiscent of The Hails, Arrows in Motion, Revivalists, Lindsey Stirling, Stick Determine, Massive Freedia, Japanese Breakfast, Mitski, JID, The Struts, Matt Maeson, Ethel Cain, Strfkr, Declan McKenna, Seashore 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 plenty of extra

The venue’s remaining 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 enamel, 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 enjoying native indie showcases and meals truck rallies, to finally promoting out exhibits of our personal. Excessive Dive at all times welcomed us and gave us numerous alternatives to enhance — even after we had been unbearable faculty youngsters 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 keeping with Lavery, all scheduled exhibits till Might nineteenth will happen as deliberate and he went on to notice that they’re engaged on relocating the remaining scheduled exhibits past the deliberate cut-off date. Moreover, he acknowledged that there are a number of dates nonetheless open on the calendar that he want to fill with a “‘final present’ with outdated pals.”