End of an era as celebrity hotspot Eve nightclub announces it is closing after a decade of parties

CELEBRITY hot spot Eve ​is to ​close it’s doors​ after 10 years​. Even New York’s Studio 54, frequented by the likes of Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger, didn’t last that long.

Serena Williams and Nick Russian at Eve nightclub.

CELEBRITY hot spot Eve ​is to ​close it’s doors​ after 10 years​. Even New York’s Studio 54, frequented by the likes of Andy Warhol and Mick Jagger, didn’t last that long.

​Eve o​wners Nick and Daniel Russian and shareholder Chris Judd have sold the lease o​n​ the​ Southbank site back to their landlords, who plan to demolish the Ci​ty​ Rd building to make ​way for ​a new apartment block.

The last night to remember at Eve​ will be next Saturday​. The Russians plan on going out with a bang.​​

Nick Russian said after a decade of running the club the time ​is​ right to say goodbye.

“We did the deal with our landlord a little while ago and it’s always been the case that there ​was​ going to be an end date at some stage,” he said.

“We thought about it, should we keep going a bit longer?

“But now that the building is about to be knocked over, it is what it is.

“It’s a fantastic opportunity that they offered to us, and we are just looking forward to spending more time with our wives and kids.”

Eve has been a celebrity haunt​ since it opened​, a place where AFL players partied and ​pa​rtied and partied.

The club made headlines around the country in 2006 when Ben Cousins was arrested ​after being found ​slumped and shirtless on the street ​outside ​after a big ol’ bender​. The ​urban legend ​was he ​muttered to police​,​ “​T​ake me back to Eve.”

Some of the more high​-​profile names ​to ​frequen​t the venue include Britney Spears, Kanye West, Jennifer Hawkins, Shane Warne, Vince C​o​losimo, Matt Newton and Guy Sebastian.

Shane Warne and Nick Russian at Eve - Picture by Anthony Licuria.

Serena Williams let her hair down at the venue​ after all her Australian Open wins and there’s a chance she will be there tonight​.

Russian said the night ​Britney ​Spears came to the club was bizarre​. S​he sat in a corner by herself wearing​ sunglasses.

“We were told that no one was to drink alcohol while she was there​’’​, ​says Russian. “S​he was a bit of a recluse​,​ but lovely when I spoke to her​. B​ut it was odd​.​”

Some of the biggest nights ​were​ the ​10​ private after​-​parties the Russians hosted for the Grand Final winning ​footy ​​​players​. The brothers ​remember​ Sydney’s win in 2012 as the best.

“The atmosphere was electric​,’’ ​said Nick Russian. It will be again before they turn the lights out.

Daniel and Nick Russian at the opening of new nightclub Eve at Southbank.