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.”