ALSO IN LANCASTER,
IT'S THE END OF AN ERA AND THE
START OF A NEW ONE FOR THE
CHAMELEON CLUB.
THE WELL-KNOWN MUSIC VENUE SAYS
IT'S CLOSING ITS DOORS ON WATER
STREET AFTER THREE AND A HALF
DECADES.
BUT WHILE THE PANDEMIC HAS HIT
THE MUSIC INDUSTRY HARD, THE
CLUB SAYS NEXT YEAR WILL BE ITS
BEST ONE YET.
>> THESE TOUGH TIMES HAVE
SILENCED VENUES FOR MONTHS.
NO BANDS.
NO MUSIC.
NO CUSTOMERS
RICH FOUNDED CLUB.
>> IT'S A BIG PART OF ME AND A
PIECE OF ME TO WATCH IT GO AWAY.
HOPEFULLY THE CURRENT OWNERS CAN
SALVAGE SOMETHING AND REVIVE IT
SOMEWHERE.
REPORTER:  AND THAT'S THE PLAN.
THE CLUB ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK
 ITS STORY IS FAR FROM OVER  AND
LOCATION VERY SOON.
OWNER NICK SKIADAS SAYS THE CLUB
WAS ALREADY PLANNING ITS NEXT
STEPS BEFORE THE PANDEMIC.
NOW  IT'S ADAPTING TO THE
CHANGES IN THE ENTERTAINMENT
INDUSTRY.
>>   EVERY SHOW IS DIFFERENT,
EVERY ERA IS DIFFERENT, THE WAY
YOU MARKETED SHOWS 20 YEARS
ISN'T EVEN THE SAME AS 10 YEARS
AGO, 5 YEARS AGO, EVEN FIVE
MONTHS AGO.
REPORTER:  OVER THE YEARS, THE
CLUB HAS SEEN LOCAL ACTS MAKE IT
BIG  LIKE TOMMY CONWELL AND THE
YOUNG RUMBLERS.
IT'S ALSO WELCOMED ROCK AND ROLL
ROYALTY LIKE JOAN JETT, THE
RAMONES AND WARREN ZEVON.
>> WE'RE REALLY PROUD TO HAVE
BROUGHT A LOT OF COOL BANDS OVER
THE YEARS TO LANCASTER.
REPORTER:  THE CLUB'S
MEMORABILIA IS GOING INTO
STORAGE, FOR NW.
BUT IT WILL EMERGE AGAIN ONE
DAY, ALONG WITH THE BANDS THAT
HAVE HELPED MAKE THE CLUB A
BEACON FOR LIVE MUSIC IN THE
SUSQUEHANNA VALLEY.
>> WE'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF WHEN W
CAN START DOING THIS AGAIN.
ANNE:  THE CLUB SAYS ANY
