Historic Saskatoon Pub Lydia's closes its doors

[GreenLantern]

For anyone who has spent time enjoying live music/Broadway in Saskatoon, you have undoubtedly ended up putting a pint or two back at Lydia's.

My first experience at Lyd's would go back about 13 years.. I was 17 years old and one of my favourite bands at the time (Tegan and Sara) were playing there. I used fake ID I had crafted at SGI with my brothers identification to get in with a buddy, and we were able to take in the whole show.

It was a glorious night and one I will always remember. Since then I have spent many a blacked out night in that pub, fooseball, pool, live music, sub par food and even worse service. But the beer was always good and always cheap. Girls loved flocking there to for some reason, even the snootiest of east side chicks could be found there and subsequently hit on by lowly westside scrubs like myself.

Lyds will always hold a special place in my heart, and it is a sad time to see 20+ years of history closed down.

So if you ever graced the grimy pub known as Lydia's before, raise your next pint in memory.

After years of serving up live music and entertainment, Lydia's Pub in Saskatoon is closing.


The live music venue and bar closed for good on Monday.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...sing-0713.html

[troutman]

In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
West End girls
West End girls

[Kiran403]

Looks like a group of investors is going to buy it and keep it alive.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskat...ew-lydias.html

[Coys1882]

Originally Posted by troutman

In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
In a West End town, a dead end world
The East End boys and West End girls
West End girls
West End girls

I love that you do this - I really do - but I really wish you'd put the song and artist for each. I know this one - but a lot I don't.

[GGG]

I miss Lydia's,

Your desciption of terrible food, terrible service and yet somehow a great time frames Lydia perfectly.

[speede5]

What the heck, my son's band is supposed to be playing there in August.

[Engine09]

I spent a few years in Saskatoon and must have walked by Lydia's a hundred times, especially with HEL Music being just a few doors down, never set foot in the place though.

I preferred Amigo's, better bands.

[GreenLantern]

I also prefer Amigos, but there was a time when the organizer who now works at Amigos was booking for Lydias.. lots of good bands have went through there over the years.