Two of Newport's biggest nightclubs are set to close for good after their New Year's Eve events. Bloc and Blind Tiger have announced they will be closing permanently on January 1 after hosting a final party to ring in the New Year.
The buildings on Cambrian Road have hosted nightclubs for almost a decade under different names. They were most recently home to The Courtyard and Blind Tiger which closed down in October 2020 and later reopened in August last year billed as Newport's biggest "superclub", Bloc.
The clubs on the site have traditionally been managed by businessman Iftekhar ‘Iffy’ Harris, who oversaw Bloc's opening last year but told WalesOnline he had leased the buildings to new investors to run day-to-day. The reasons for the clubs' closure and future of the buildings is not known.
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In a statement on social media this week, Bloc thanked their customers who they said had made continuing possible after the "devastation that the Covid-19 pandemic" caused to the night-time industry. They said: "Firstly we would like to thank each and every one of you for your continued support over the last nine years. As of January 1, 2023, Bloc and Blind Tiger will be closing permanently.
"We would like to welcome you to our last ever party at Bloc and Blind Tiger on the December 31, 2022, 8pm to 8am and to end 2022 in style. Thank you to everyone that have visited us over the last nine years, and made it possible to continue with the nightclub industry after the devastation that the Covid-19 pandemic had caused." Tickets for the New Year's Eve event can be bought online or at the door.
Earlier this year Breeze, another popular nightclub on Cambrian Road, announced its closure after more than a decade. It later reopened in October as Vibez nightclub. At the time owner Jack Bannister said he had decided to close the venue due to "confusion" over its identity and that he wanted to transform it into an "out-and-out nightclub".
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