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End of an era as Flow Bar closes

Shannon Rolfe
Hamilton News·
29 Jun, 2012 06:00 PM2 mins to read

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Flow Bar's doors will close for the last time tomorrow.

Owners Craig Murray and Hayden Lang are not renewing the lease on the underground Hamilton bar and are exploring new opportunities.

The club has been open since 2008 at the north end of Victoria St. The venue, which promoted electro and dubstep, has hosted international acts, well-known national performers, local DJs and spawned new acts.

Craig, 33, says it's time for a change in life.

"We did four years and think it's a good time to move on, onward and upward. Flow has put Hayden and I through highs and lows - it's not easy running a small, niche market business in Hamilton."

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Craig said one of the best parts of his job was promoting emerging artists.

"Whether they were an aspiring DJ or band, we pretty much gave them an opportunity."

Craig has moved to Wellington where he is sales executive for Positively Wellington Venues. He has plenty of plans and opening another bar could well be one of them - but not right now.

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In the eulogy for Flow bar, director of Jag Promotions and long-time DJ Greg Stack talks about Flow bar's 'bitter-sweet' ending.

"It was a place where people didn't care about race, religion, politics, the size of your muscles, your ability to shuffle or your sexuality - it was anarchy, just a few feet underground.

"In a single breath it pulls in so many amazing minds, creative geniuses and sporting stars, then a year later the city exhales and they are gone - to Auckland, Australia or anywhere," Stack says.

"Flow is no different, it lasted four years - 12 months longer than a standard, student life cycle.

"RIP Flow."

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Since the beginnings at Flow Bar, Stack has travelled New Zealand playing everywhere from Vector Arena to back alley, Wellington bars and created the music festival Soundscape along with partner James Lawless.

"This was possible because of Flow and its managers and staff," Stack says.

Many of the regular Flow DJs have gone on to do amazing things.

Knights Of The Dub Table and Tui Soundsystem have released albums and toured New Zealand.

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