The Zoo’s former owner Joc Curran at the back stairs of the venue, which is closing in July: ‘Now it’s time to say goodnight.’The Zoo’s former owner Joc Curran at the back stairs of the venue, which is closing in July: ‘Now it’s time to say goodnight.’music venue the Zoo will call last drinks in July, with the owner listing a “perfect storm” of forces leading to its closure, including cost-of-living pressures and declining alcohol consumption among young people.
“You’ve got a cost-of-living crisis in Australia, which is huge … And there’s a new trend of not drinking, which is a wonderful trend for health but not so good for bars.”that while more tickets were sold in 2023 than in any year in the Zoo history, the amount of money people were spending on drinks once through the door was well down.
He also called for the introduction of a levy on major international touring artists to subsidise the grassroots music industry. “They need to be putting a dollar transaction per ticket on that to put into local music.” “Permanence had very little to do with the Brisbane scene up until the 1990s, and it really started with Joc and C going down to the Valley.”