Badlands Bar will close its doors before Christmas due to the mounting costs of insurance as well as “other substantial increases” in operating costs post COVID-19.

“For the past 12 months Badlands has been on the receiving end of a whopping 10 fold increase in our public liability insurance premiums despite never having made a claim before,” the business said in a statement.

“This was the only insurance coverage we were able to obtain to ensure the venue could continue to operate.

The business said it has several events planned in its final five months.

“We’ve loved bringing you live gigs and good times over the past seven years, but it’s nearly time for us to go.”

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