A historic Liverpool city centre music venue has closed with questions remaining over its future operation.
Arts Club, located on Seel Street in the Ropewalks area, is one of the main music and club spaces in the city and has provided the backdrop for a wide range of events down the years. The live music venue has existed in a number of forms in recent decades, previously operating as the Barfly, The Masque, East Village Arts Club and most recently Arts Club, following a major refurbishment.
Since 2016, Academy Music Group (AMG), which also runs O2 Academy Liverpool, has operated the venue. As well as hosting a wide array of local and touring live music acts, popular club nights such as Chibuku and Circus have regularly hosted nights at the Arts Club.
