Shinsaibashi CLUB QUATTRO in Osaka, the venue where Λucifer played their first ever show in 1999 — as well as their first reunion show in August 2010 — is closing down its doors for good.

From tokyohive:

To the disappointment of music fans everywhere, Osaka’s Shinsaibashi live house CLUB QUATTRO, will be closing its doors in September of 2011.

The decision to close the live house came from the condition of the buildings in the area.  The main building of the Shinsaibashi district, Shinsaibashi PARCO, was built back in 1972 and has been slowly aging and wearing down over the past four decades.  The owners of the building have been considering tearing it down and rebuilding, and with the leases expiring in September of 2011 the timing finally seemed right.

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Shinsaibashi’s CLUB QUATTRO was one of the three original QUATTRO clubs to open across Japan in May of 1991.  Since then, the intimate 650 person club has been host to a variety of Japanese and International artists and has become a token gateway for new artists expanding into the national music scene.

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