THE owner of Ce Soir is offering Islanders a ‘last chance to dance’ at a final party over the August bank holiday weekend, before the bar closes its doors in September.
After nine years running the establishment, owner Brian Smith said that ‘all good things must come to an end’, as he announced the closure on social media.
Mr Smith – who also owns The Blind Pig, Alfresco Events, and Forbidden Cocktails – explained that he and his wife, Stani, would be stepping back from Ce Soir to ‘focus on other projects and spend more time with their family’.
However, ahead of the final goodbye, Mr Smith is getting geared up to host a ‘closing weekend of epic proportions’ at the end of August which he hopes will act as ‘the grand finale and an opportunity for all lovers of the bar in all its iterations to come and have a final drink and a boogie’.
Mr Smith added: ‘The venue itself now has an uncertain future, but has been a much-loved space for many years, including its earlier life as Pure nightclub, Warehouse and Harbour lights.
‘Without knowing what the future holds, this may be the very last chance to show a proper party behind these doors.’
The two-day closing event will pay homage to the ‘nostalgia’ of the venue, with one of the nights to include a ‘revival’ of the bar’s time as Pure nightclub.
‘[Pure] was a solid bastion of the underground scene,’ said Mr Smith. ‘Many a glassy-eyed club-goer will tell tales of the dark warehouse vibe that Pure would deliver.’
The second night of the closing party – taking place on Sunday 27 August – is being dubbed the ‘final big party in this space’ featuring a ‘line up of faithful residents of Ce Soir’.
Reflecting on his time as the owner of the bar, Mr Smith said that he was ‘proud of what [he’s] achieved’ over the past nine years.
As a self-professed ‘lover of nightlife’, Mr Smith added that it had been ‘really special’ to be able to add something to the Jersey scene.
Despite his intention to remain involved in the wider hospitality industry, Mr Smith joked that he was ‘getting too old for nightclubs now’ and hoped to ‘hand the baton to someone younger’.
