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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Andrew Stafford

‘The model is broken’: Brisbane live music venue the Zoo to close after 32 years

The Zoo’s former owner Joc Curran at the back stairs
The Zoo’s former owner Joc Curran at the back stairs of the venue, which is closing in July: ‘Now it’s time to say goodnight.’ Photograph: David Kelly/The Guardian

The Brisbane music venue the Zoo will call last drinks in July, with the owner listing a “perfect storm” of forces leading to its closure, including cost-of-living pressures and declining alcohol consumption among young people.

The 500-capacity room, which first opened its doors on Ann Street in 1992 in the formerly down-at-heel but now heavily gentrified inner suburb of Fortitude Valley, is one of Australia’s oldest music venues.

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