In January next year Amsterdam nightclub Studio 80 will come under new ownership
Studio 80’s staff have told RA that their club is set to be sold to new owners. The club was formerly owned by ID&T founder Duncan Stutterheim and is being bought by the owners of Amsterdam venues Bloemenbar Nachtcafé and Disco Dolly.
The club’s staff wrote a post on Facebook in which they announced the club’s closure and said they were “heartbroken” by the developments.
“It is with great sadness that we must announce that Studio 80 will close its doors in January. This week, we received the news that our club has been sold to a new owner. Therefore Studio 80 as you know it will cease to exist. It’s no secret that the news came as a sudden shock to us all, leaving our team behind devastated. Without a doubt, many of you will share the same feeling. The impromptu choice to sell Studio 80 was a personal one by Duncan Stutterheim, who set up the foundation as a platform for upcoming talent back in 2005. After having dealt with a difficult period earlier this year, mainly due to selling his company ID&T to the now rapidly dwindling SFX conglomerate, Stutterheim’s passion for nightlife culture has been decreasing over the past few months—which led him to the difficult decision to sell the venue before the end of the year. We would like to use this opportunity to thank everyone we have worked with so closely over the past 10 years, our amazing staff, the artists who made the crowd dance every weekend, their booking agents, all the promotors and labels with whom we’ve collaborated on so many amazing nights. As much as we are heartbroken about the situation, we are determined to make the last month nothing less than legendary, together with each and everyone of you. See you on the dance floor.”
The announcement comes shortly after the club’s recent refurbishment which included a new system and a new main room layout. You can still catch sets from Jackmaster, Bambounou and Regis before the club changes hands in January.
(Via: RA)