Sooza Brass Band

Sunday, May 19th - "Farewell, Old Friend" High Dive's LAST SHOW One Last Hurrah. All Day with bands, food trucks! *MUSIC* THE HAILS Madwoman Sooza Rohna Quail Hollow Apex Bli & the Miles Buboy Doors 2 / Show 2:30 - Tickets: $20 adv FOOD TRUCKS Fat Tiki and more YARD SALE Buy a T Shirt or a piece of memorabilia from High Dive. Most things will be for sale! Make us an offer LIVE STREAM around the world or on demand Tickets are available at https://highdivegville.veeps.com/ BEER GARDEN will be open for you to grab one last drink at High Dive. THE HAILS TO HEADLINE GAINESVILLE’S HIGH DIVE’S LAST HURRAH: A TRIBUTE TO THE VENUE THAT GAVE THEM THEIR START ‘ALL HAIL HIGH DIVE’ SHOW ON MAY 19 Hit us up if you want to be involved - highdivegville@gmail.com The Hails announce that they will be headlining Gainesville, Florida’s infamous High Dive’s last hurrah, All Hail High Dive, before closure. Taking place on May 19, with support still to be announced, the indie five-piece is the perfect example of the musical launch pad High Dive has been for the Florida music scene over the last decade plus. The Hails shared, “Every musician has a place where they feel they truly cut their teeth, and High Dive was ours. We take pride in being a band that started in Gainesville and were able to climb the ladder of playing local indie showcases and food truck rallies, to eventually selling out shows of our own. High Dive always welcomed us and gave us countless opportunities to improve — even when we were insufferable college kids who showed up late to soundcheck and sometimes only cared about how many drink tickets we could score.” After forming at the University of Florida in 2015, The Hails were first given a chance to perform publicly by High Dive. With that foundation set early on, The Hails have since been able to grow from local legends to a nationally recognized act. In the Fall of 2023, the band released their debut album What’s Your Motive to the praise of Billboard, Consequence, Miami New Times and many others. In the time since their album release, the band has toured extensively, bringing their music to new audiences across North America. This June, The Hails will join the lineup of Governors Ball in New York. High Dive has existed at SW 2nd Avenue in Gainesville, FL since the 1990s under various names and ownerships. Once known as Covered Dish and then the legendary Common Grounds, the venue has been a pillar of one of Florida’s most alternative cities. Groups like The Hails, flipturn, Hot Water Music, and Less Than Jake got their start at High Dive, while acts like Kenny Chesney, Mike Campbell (The Heartbreakers), Black Flag, Built To Spill, Mitski and Ethel Cain have graced the stage over the years. Each year, the venue has been a host location for The Fest, one of the largest hardcore events in the world. High Dive also made Consequence’s list of 100 Best American Music Venues. Lavery said, “A big part of the mission of a small to mid-sized local music venue like High Dive, in a small college town like Gainesville is to help develop local talent. We have given hundreds, if not thousands, of local bands their shot on this stage. Most play a few shows to their friends, then break up upon graduation and move on. I'm proud to say that The Hails are one of our biggest local success stories from the 13 years of High Dive's operation. The band played their very first show on our stage. We saw them grow from young, wide-eyed men, to a mature, focused band with national success. Along with their music scene contemporaries at the time flipturn, The Hails helped show their generation of local bands that Gainesville could once again be a launching pad for a career in music, as it has before with bands like Against Me!, Less Than Jake, Hot Water Music, etc. I couldn't be more excited for the future of The Hails. I am also honored that they are coming home to our stage for one last hurrah.” On plans for the future, he continues, “While I am open-minded about finding the perfect location to relocate High Dive, I have not yet found that spot and have accepted the possibility of this being the end of the venue and the name. Everyone please hang tight as that is sorted out, we will be in touch very soon with more information.” ————————— SHOW DETAILS • 18 or over, unless accompanied by parent or legal guardian. • $3 under 21 fee charged at the door. • No large bags. No weapons of any kind. All bags and people subject to search upon entry. • NO SMOKING inside the venue. • Smoking allowed outside in the Beer Garden! • All ticket sales are Non-Refundable unless the show is cancelled. • No outside drinks allowed.