Iconic Liverpool club Zanzibar set for closure

The Zanzibar Club, based in Seel Street, will close its doors on November 1st this year ahead of planned changes and refurbishment.

The Zanzibar band performances will move a few hundred yards aways to the basement of Heebie Jeebies – also on Seel Street in Liverpool City Centre. A new name for this live music basement venue at Heebies will soon be announced.

The basement at Heebies has been a popular spot in the city for live music 2-3 nights a week already and investment will now be made into making this accessible even more across each week.

The Zanzibar itself is going to be refurbished and more information will also be announced in the very near future.

Zanzibar closed in 2020 after the devastating economic effects of the pandemic. However a local Liverpool independent stepped in to ensure that Zanzibar continued to contribute highly-prized value to the city’s musical and cultural heritage.

As has been widely publicised a large number of grassroots venues have closed over the past 4-5 years and the nighttime economy is completely different now to the way it was 10, 15 or 20 years ago. From redevelopment and drinking habits to the cost of living. The UK nighttime economy has evolved and businesses need to evolve with it to now survive.

Liverpool has a unique musical heritage and reputation around the globe, and The Zanzibar Club has been an integral part of that for thirty years.