“So rather than when a club closes down at 2am and you have 600 people pour out onto the street and they just kind of mill about, the late-night venues are actually intended to give them something to do." Coun. Matt Dell.

The Rock Bay venue is the third to end programming this year as Victoria's music scene struggles.

“This is a decision we started pondering months and months before the CFL news broke." Nick Blasko, Rifflandia Festival president and CEO.

Ahead of her live show at Willows Beach, the Victoria-based musician explores new genres