Dog and Duck not closing its doors despite closure claims

Surprise, surprise, the Dog and Duck nightclub will not close, management says – just days after it asked patrons to come bid farewell before “closing its doors for good”.

A Hindley St nightclub will not close and instead is set to relocate despite claims from management the club would be “closing its doors for good”.

On Friday, the Dog and Duck announced on social media it was moving to the Black Bull nightclub location from tonight, January 5.

“Dog is moving to Black Bull. The official take over starts tonight. Same crazy Dogs drink specials, same crew,” the post said.

It follows its very public announcement in mid-December that it was closing for good on January 1, throwing one final party to say goodbye to its staff and patrons.

“It is with a heavy heart that we wish to inform you that as of January 1st, Dog and Duck will be closing its doors for good,” it said at the time.

However. as reported by The Advertiser, doubts were cast if the nightspot would actually close with claims it was another of the venue’s infamous PR stunts.

And it’s left a bad taste in some patrons mouths.

Friday’s announcement drew comments from social media users who called December’s closure announcement the “biggest PR scam” and a “marketing scheme”.

I thought 2024 was supposed to be a good year not April fools all year,” wrote one.

“Was a publicity stunt,” said another.

“That’s such a shame! I was so looking forward to you guys closing down!” quipped another.

Dog and Duck on Hindley street being stripped out. 3rd January 2024. Picture: Brett Hartwig

In the original post it thanked it’s patrons.

“First of all, we would like to thank all of our staff and patrons for their support over the past seven years,” the club said.

“Dog and Duck navigated its way through Covid and the years since best we could, but the landscape has changed to the point that there is uncertainty through our whole industry.

But a former worker, who asked to remain anonymous, told The Advertiser last month the owners had no plans of selling up.

“They pulled us all in for a meeting and they told everyone that (the closure announcement) was going to happen before it happened,” he said.

“They told the workers it was all a marketing stunt … purely for media attention.“