FBi Social will be closing its doors after a final show on Saturday 1st November.
The space, located on Level 2 of Kings Cross Hotel, will continue to operate as a home for live music, FBi announced on its web-site today.
Solotel, which own Kings Cross Hotel, will re-open the space as The Bandroom on Saturday 8th November. After what was originally a 3-month pop-up venue more than 1,000 local artists have taken to the stage, with over 40,000 punters through the doors in the three and a half years.
The closing of FBi Social will allow the station to extend itself in new areas and focus on other projects such as FBi Click, a new digital station for electronic music, and Northern Lights, a nationwide competition which sees winning artists LUCIANBLOMKAMP and The Walking Who heading to Iceland in November to play at the prestigious Iceland Airwaves Festival.
FBi Radio President Cassandra Wilkinson stated, “We’re extremely proud that FBi Social has provided young and emerging local musicians, comedians and artists in this city a place to perform, often for the first time in front of a live audience. Solotel have been the most fantastic partners and we share a commitment to fostering live music in this city. We’re so glad to see this beautiful intimate room stay open as a live music venue“.
Before handing over, FBi Social will throw one final party on 1st November. Some of the venue’s favourite local acts are coming together including World’s End Press, Mansionair, And (Dave Rennick) and FBi DJs.
