The Pav closing

dice3344

Just read the news on Social Media (Twitter and Facebook), the Pavilion has closed!

I'm very sad to hear this, they've put on some quality gigs over the past few years and will be missed a lot in Cork I think. Seems a bit of a shock too, they'd gigs booked for future dates...

Cool_CM

Was literally about to start this thread, was there on Saturday night and would head in there for lunch once or twice a week. Terrible news.

leahyl

What?! I always liked the Pav - such a shame

dice3344

I genuinely don't know where could be a replacement for the place..

Fingers crossed they're going along the lines of the Brog and it's for publicity. (Have a feeling they wouldn't go that way though- clutching at straws)

Faith

No way are they doing what the Bróg did - they wouldn't be that crass (I hope).

I'll be honest, I rarely went to the pub part at night in the last few years because (old woman alert) the music volume was too damn high. Even at 8pm when the place was empty, you could barely hear the person next to you. But it had great gigs, and it's an excellent spot to pass the afternoon with some food and maybe a few drinks. I'm really sad to see it go.

leahyl

Faith wrote: »

No way are they doing what the Bróg did - they wouldn't be that crass (I hope).

I'll be honest, I rarely went to the pub part at night in the last few years because (old woman alert) the music volume was too damn high. Even at 8pm when the place was empty, you could barely hear the person next to you. But it had great gigs, and it's an excellent spot to pass the afternoon with some food and maybe a few drinks. I'm really sad to see it go.

I'm the same, if I'm honest, I haven't been there in a while but it is a nice spot and it's a shame it's going.

gimmick

Saturday nights in the bar with Jim Comet were just brilliant. Best music of any pub in the city bar none.

Shame to see a proper venue like this close Always thought the place was doing very well.

KCAccidental

it is a bloody shame. The management and owners were really helpful to local musicians and film people. A lot of bands were allowed to use the venue as a practice space during the day and a lot of local films were allowed to be shown with no charge for the use of the venue.

it will be a huge miss in Cork.

Milly33

Oh no I was thinking of that night club down the road at first saying is this a bad thing but yes it is, what a shame.. Are they just gone bust

PLL

No! Love the Pav.

dulpit

The Pav was a great gig venue, of which there isn't many in town. Sad times, wonder what caused it to happen all of a sudden...

Sarky

Many a weekend afternoon was spent in there with a pint and a crossword, or the board game nights they hosted. Really saddened for the staff, although they were really friendly and talented folks so I bet they'll get snapped up by other bars soon enough.

draiochtanois

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Nerdlingr

Some great staff in there alright. Sad to see it going, felt the bar could have done with an ol re-jig, seemed to have lost the crowd from a few years back.

Herb Powell

What the fucck??? :eek:

who_me

Feck, really liked the place.

Always liked the bar and tomorrow night was gonna be my first time going to a gig in the upstairs part. Shame to see it go.

dice3344

Between the bands and djs there'll be a void in the Cork pub scene for a while I think. I remember seeing Quadrophenia in there for the first time a few years ago, upstairs was a great setting for movies too!

ofcork

Was a great spot in the 90s,tough to get into though!

Palo Alto

Only place that put on good dance music regularly, also super friendly, great gigs and the best Sunday night in town often with amazing live music for free.

It's pretty much the only place I went out in the last year, quite upset about this.

Jimmy Bottles

ofcork wrote: »

Was a great spot in the 90s,tough to get into though!

I thought its only been the Pav since 2004 with it being Club Renaissance before that ?

ofcork

No was deffo the pav back then,a friend was working on it as it was done up and showed me around before it opened.One of the lads used to have a hard time getting in iirc the lord mayors driver/ex driver was on the door.

gimmick

It was The Pav before Renaissance as well.

who_me

It was Coopers at one point as well, don't remember the years. Presumably the theatre/cinema was originally called "The Pavilion" so it goes back quite a bit! Only heard recently the Golden-Disks/ex-HMV store was actually the entrance to this theatre.

ofcork

Opened in 1919 I believe,coopers was only the bar iirc .

KCAccidental

it was All Bar One after cooper's for a bit as well.

cantdecide

I presume the rates man struck again...

My best night in there was seeing the Buzzcocks. I bumbled in there Saturday night and feel quite sad it will have been my last time

evilivor

cantdecide wrote: »

I presume the rates man struck again...

My best night in there was seeing the Buzzcocks. I bumbled in there Saturday night and feel quite sad it will have been my last time

Rent, rates, the price of drink, cash flow, competition, the rise of the new chain bars, supermarkets, customer habit changes. All these things go can against a place.

ROY RACE

ah bollocks

Faith

evilivor wrote: »

the rise of the new chain bars

If they were struggling, I'd say the prospect of Wetherspoons opening next door was a serious blow.

evilivor

Faith wrote: »

If they were struggling, I'd say the prospect of Wetherspoons opening next door was a serious blow.

And they weren't even one of the chains I meant.