The Wire in Upland will be closing at the end of December. (The Wire)
This past weekend, The Vault in Temecula closed its doors and now the Inland region is losing another all-ages club–The Wire in Upland will close at the end of December.
Donavon and Rachel Foy opened the venue seven years ago and it has been a haven for local independent bands as well as touring artists, with indie rock notable names such as Rocky Votolato, John Vanderslice as well as the solo projects of Vinnie Caruana, formerly of The Movielife, and Geoff Rickly, formerly of Thursday, just to name a handful.
The venue also operated a recording studio where bands such as Say True, The Ready Aim Fire!, Me and the City, The Motel Life, The Dares, New Manners and more have recorded original music.
The Foys posted a message on the venue’s Facebook Page on Monday afternoon:
It is with heavy hearts that we would like to announce that after seven years in business, and a few prior spent fighting the good fight to convince the city that we wouldn’t ruin Downtown Upland, cause spontaneous raving, or set our building on fire, we have chosen to close The Wire at the end of this month. We opened this venue with the hope of providing a place for local bands to perform and sound their best, be treated like family, and to reach out to new fans. We did it to the best of our ability and gave you all that we had – our time, money and anything else we could sell or borrow to make sure you knew you had people who cared for you, your music, and the bands you admired. But now, it’s time to move on. We hope that you’ll join us at one of the last few shows we have scheduled in December and if you would like to play one more time, please let us know. Thank you to everyone who has played a show or supported a band here. We are especially grateful for our friends and family who supported us to open the venue and to our employees who have worked here and cared for the venue as much as we have. We will miss The Wire but we will continue to support the Inland Empire scene by performing at and going to shows alongside you. We will see you soon! – Donavan and Rachel Foy
The venue does have a few more shows left on the calendar.
Saturday, Dec. 7: Hit Me, Harold
Tuesday, Dec. 10: Tommy & The High Pilots, The Letdown
Friday, Dec. 13: Night Riots, The Gallery, Say True, Me and The City and Late Night Revival.
Doors open at 7 p.m. for all of the shows and tickets are $10 in advance. The Wire is located at 247 N. 2nd Ave. in Upland. Visit www.thewire247.com for more information
We’ll have more on this story as it develops.