AFTER rocking dancefloors for almost two decades, Clancy’s Sunday night staple—The Zydecats—are moving on, with their last gig at the pub this weekend.

It comes because of Clancy’s new plans to renovate and revamp its entertainment program. Front man Bill Rodgers says the move comes with a certain amount of sadness.

“We built up a great relationship with the staff there and they became family,” Rogers told the Herald.

“We were sad initially but it will breathe new life into the band at our new gigs.”

They will take up residency at the newly hip Fremantle Workers’ Club on Sundays and at the Windsor Hotel in South Perth on Saturday nights.

Clancy’s general manager Justin Rogan says the Zydecats are like family and it’s a win-win for everyone with them picking up the Windsor gig.

Mr Rogan says the changes for Clancy’s have been in the works for a few years.

“We are extensively renovating to make it very comfortable for customers,” he told the Herald.

“We are getting four music spots so we can have multiple entertainment going on at one time.”

He says it will be a “festival in a pub”—not a raging dance festival—but burlesque, magic shows, latin disco, ‘60s music and jive dances amongst others.

by CLARE KENYON