Batley Frontier Club will close its doors at the end of July — but a new club is coming to the town to take its place.
And club bosses say the the new nightlife spot will have the biggest laser show in the UK.
The new club, which is being designed in the mould of an upmarket Ibiza venue, is the former Preston and Jenkinson carpet shop in Hick Lane.
Called TBC, or Terrace-Bar-Club, it is due to open on August 5 and will 'revolutionise' Batley's nightclife, owners have said.
Frontier consultant general manager Nick Westwell said he was sorry to be closing a Batley icon like the Frontier but that times, and clubbers' tastes, had changed.
He said: "We are very conscious that this will be quite emotive for many people and we understand the loss of any significant entertainment space, can be extremely damaging to small towns in particular.
“Since the turn of the century, the commercial entertainment landscape has changed and the demands for larger arenas, opposed to smaller style concert halls, has been prevalent.
“The expansion of TV content, the internet, mobile communications and social media, the accessibility to performance media, the smoking ban, and the change in licensing laws regarding drinking hours, have all assisted in the demise of this style of multi-functional entertainment venue.
“We wanted to ensure that this didn’t happen here and therefore, following a significant investment, a brand new bar and club, aptly called tbc (to be continued…) or its official title, Terrace-Bar-Club, is set to revolutionise Batley ’s nightlife."
Frontier fans will be able to bid farewell to the Bradford Road club at a farewell event on Saturday July 30, featuring music from its heydays.
JD Gyms has signed a deal to take over the Bradford Road premises, which launched as Batley Variety Club in 1966.
