Liverpool's The Kazimier to shut down on New Year's Day 2016

According to Getintothis, the venue will make way for a new development comprising "residential, commercial, leisure and retail spaces" as Wolstenholme Square, where the club is located, undergoes a drastic development. Superclub Cream is also affected, though it will not be shutting down.

The venue has been offered the chance to reopen in a new location, but it seems that the team as it is has turned down the opportunity.

The Kazimier's Liam Naughton said: “We support the proposed plans for the project – development of Wolstenholme Square has been expected for some time... The Kazimier will not be moving into a new site offered within the development, however, talks are in progress with Elliot Group about a team of interested parties from the Kazimier staff and collaborators taking on this opportunity."

You can read the venue's full, official statement below.

“After discussions with the developer of Wolstenholme Square, we would like to make it public today that The Kazimier Club will be closing its doors as a venue for the last time on New Years Day 2016.

“This gives us nine months of events to celebrate the life of the venue and provide a fitting end. We have been offered a new site within their new development plans – talks are ongoing. The Garden will not be affected, and a new longterm lease is imminent.

“The Kazimier club began as an artistic project. From the explosive theatrical parties of its early years to its current standing it has grown to infinitely more than a building – it’s home to a brilliant team of staff, collaborators, promoters and the community in Liverpool and beyond that have contributed to the club in so many ways. We would also like to thank the recent public support that has helped extend its life-span.

“We could never have envisioned the warmth of feeling The Kazimier Club has created since opening its doors 7 years ago, nor could we have envisioned it surviving for as long as it has, but true to its original ethos we believe it needs to finish on a high, in the same bricks and mortar as its birth.

“As this chapter has drawn to a close, we want to make it clear that this is the end of a building – the original artistic core and the wider Kazimier team are moving forwards with a variety of new projects in various new spaces.

“Details of the special programme of events for the following nine months ahead will be released shortly…look out for updates on our website and social media.

“Love, The Kazimier x.”

For more details of the developments head here.

This news follows the spate of London venues - like The Buffalo Bar, Madame Jojo's and more - that shut their doors late 2014.