{"id":494539,"date":"2026-06-25T08:06:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/494539\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T08:06:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:06:11","slug":"end-of-an-era-christchurch-clubgoers-prepare-for-hides-last-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/494539\/","title":{"rendered":"End of an era: Christchurch clubgoers prepare for Hide\u2019s last dance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe timing\u2019s right. I\u2019ve got a young family and Sam\u2019s got a young family on the way. We\u2019ve just had a great time and everything\u2019s in a good place, so why not end on a high?\u201d<\/p>\n

The purpose-built venue had hosted renowned international acts such as Becky Hill, Sammy Virji and Wilkinson.<\/p>\n

Hide had hosted a diverse range of events including open decks nights, university club nights, morning raves and live shows that the co-owners said had helped to support local talent.<\/p>\n

Heartfelt tributes were posted on social media in response to the news of Hide\u2019s closure from DJs and loyal clubgoers.<\/p>\n

Christchurch woman Tash Taane told RNZ she frequented Hide most weekends and even contemplated having her wedding after-party at the club.<\/p>\n

\u201cHide wasn\u2019t just somewhere to go on a Saturday night it was where friendships were made, relationships started and memories were created,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me personally, it\u2019s where I met my future husband, so it\u2019ll always hold a special place in my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christchurch-based DJ Amy Jane \u2013 aka Miss Jane \u2013 had played Hide a number of times, including a support slot for Bryan Gee in June.<\/p>\n

She said opportunities for DJs could become more sporadic after Hide closed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve seen clubs come and go and that will still happen. The underground culture is still quite strong and people love it,\u201d Jane said.<\/p>\n

Fellow local DJ Chetty D was a mainstay of \u014ctautahi\u2019s electronic underground for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

In March he supported a live trifecta of D&B figureheads in Goldie, Grooverider and Dillinja at Hagley Park.<\/p>\n

Chetty D said Hide\u2019s closure marked the \u201cend of an era\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt provided opportunities for me to have a go. It\u2019s provided a lot of opportunities for so many young DJs coming through,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The 350-capacity spot also filled a gap for Christchurch\u2019s clubbing scene<\/a> following the earthquakes during a period that saw the closure of dancefloor hubs like the Ministry.<\/p>\n

Hide\u2019s closure was largely because of the changing priorities of its owners, but also the changing priorities of partygoers.<\/p>\n

Ryder said he had seen shifts in the club scene<\/a>, particularly following the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

\u201cYoung people are way more health-conscious these days, like consumption of alcohol is dropping a lot, which massively affects profitability of venues,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost of the time that\u2019s where most of the turnover comes from, not necessarily through tickets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ryder and Smith also run the annual Lakes Festival.<\/p>\n

Ryder said the rise of summer festivals in Christchurch alongside an economic downturn was threatening the viability of standard club nights.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ve also got a cost-of-living crisis where young people are prioritising maybe putting aside money and going to an experience like Electric Avenue or Lakes or Rhythm & Vines. They\u2019re prioritising that one big experience over maybe going to a small nightclub once a month or once a fortnight,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Hide\u2019s owners believed there were still good options for \u014ctautahi clubgoers, including Darkroom and the industrial-style Sydenham Underpass, but the venues still needed support.<\/p>\n

British drum and bass luminary Doc Scott would be the last big-name act to play the venue on Friday.<\/p>\n

A 12-hour \u201clongest dance\u201d event, showcasing more than 20 local DJs, would take place from 3pm on Saturday.<\/p>\n

– RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cThe timing\u2019s right. I\u2019ve got a young family and Sam\u2019s got a young family on the way. We\u2019ve…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":494540,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[9980,8831,51003,4487,112445,2006,8127,156,8985,2082,4735,685,111,139,69,1118,13084],"class_list":["post-494539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-adam","tag-an","tag-burns","tag-christchurch","tag-clubgoers","tag-dance","tag-end","tag-entertainment","tag-era","tag-for","tag-hides","tag-last","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-of","tag-prepare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=494539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/494539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/494540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=494539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}