A Certain Bar Au Revoir

Rip It Up, Issue 74, 1 September 1983, Page 4

A Certain Bar Au Revoir

The following message arrived at the RIU office tied with black ribbon and borne by a sombre messenger who gazed at the floor through watery eyes and repeatedly mumbled "What will I do until Quays opens?" We felt it our responsibility to print the sorry document unabridged, but with the spelling corrected.

"After weeks of hesitant deliberation, we finally played the last record at the infamous ACB on Friday, August 26. The fact that several 'customers' were busy punching each other at the time made little difference and would be called circumstantial evidence in the post mortem. "With the opening of other nightspots we felt the Bar had lost a certain potency, the clientele seeming to conserve their energies for later licensing. Although very unwilling to say farewell, we were also adamant not to be associated with a place that was not fulfilling its prime objective to create an enjoyable atmosphere where good music could be heard. To be honest, we also felt the punters were not as open-minded, musically, as they had been and the attraction of playing 'anything we liked' was no longer there. "We thank those who gave us their support and who helped make those magical evenings in our 18 month history." Signed Pierre and The Squire.