Not sure quite what to add so just going to post the Mighty Mighty offi­cial mes­sage here. Wail at will.

Real Hot Bitches performing sometime in the past at Mighty Mighty

The ‘Castle that Cares’, Wel­ling­ton bar Mighty Mighty will be clos­ing its doors at the end of May 2014.

The insti­tu­tion opened on 11 Novem­ber 2006 in a former Pakistani res­taur­ant at the top of the stairs at 104 Cuba St.

Co-own­er­/­Man­ager Sally Thom­son says, “Ini­tially the space was opened with a 2–3 year win­dow in mind. How­ever the space took on a life of its own and now, as cir­cum­stances for the own­ers have changed, it’s time to close the doors and leave the legend large.”

Thom­son says, “We cre­ated a great space and bought the best music we could find. But it has been the people of Wel­ling­ton that have made the place such an awe­some place to hang out.”

Co-own­er Sam Chap­man agrees, “We’ve been extremely for­tu­nate to have worked and partied with such an extraordin­ary bunch of people. It’s the col­lect­ive energy of so many good folk that has made Mighty Mighty what it is. From staff, to pat­rons, bands and per­formers – we’ve been blessed with the best. As a group we set out with the simple aim of provid­ing Wel­ling­to­ni­ans with a place to spazz… and spazz they have. For that we’re etern­ally grate­ful.”

Over the past sev­en years the bar has hos­ted inter­na­tion­al acts such as Gui­tar Wolf and Thee Oh Sees most recently, as well as the full range of New Zea­l­and music from The Clean, to Lorde. There have been fest­ivals for dif­fer­ent nation­al­it­ies and the idea of a ‘Com­munity Hall’ where any­one is wel­come and any­thing goes, has always been para­mount to the team behind the scenes.

The space has been party to bur­lesque nights, Fringe Fest­iv­al shows, a highly com­pet­it­ive reg­u­lar quiz night, book launches (includ­ing loc­al author Duncan Sarkies), count­less album releases, the Mighty Mar­kets, major birth­day parties, engage­ments and has been home for groups like the Real Hot Bitches Dance troupe.

“We now have four months to cel­eb­rate and we are keen to say thanks to Wel­ling­ton for hav­ing us,” Thom­son says. “There will be a large count­down install­a­tion above the piano so people will know how many days there are left to party with us. This is our chance to say thank you to every­one and good­bye.”