The show's over at legendary nightspot

The club at Wall Heath has been graced by some of the world's biggest stars including The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.

But a lack of customers in recent years has forced the current owners to sell the bar, club and restaurant at the venue off Kidderminster Road. The country club, hotel and gym at the site are not affected by the sale.

From The Supremes and The Drifters to Gerry and Pacemakers and Joe Longthhorne – they have all performed at The Kingfisher.

The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix are also said to have made appearances early in their legendary careers.

While popular comics such as Frank Carson and Bob Monkhouse have also entertained the crowds at the nightspot near Wall Heath and it has also become known as a premier amateur boxing venue.

The Kingfisher, situated at the front of a former lido, first picked up fame in the 1960s because of the star names it would attract.

Being the only late-licensed club in the region at the time, performers at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall would often appear after their show for a late show.

But in recent years, while still hosting regularly music and club nights, customer numbers have started to dwindle forcing bosses to sell the bar, club and restaurant side of the business.

The new owners, who have not been revealed, are not planning to continue with live music, choosing instead to concentrate on the restaurant.

The venue will host its last music night tonight with Born in the Eighties taking the stage from 8pm.

Director David Facer said it would be the end to an era of live music and comedy at the club and bring to a close almost 50 years of entertainment at the venue.

"It is going to be a tough one for me. But a lot of the sadness came last year when I decided we would need to sell.

"You go through the pain when you lose something you are in love with and have such fond memories of," he said.

Hundred of visitors have taken to Facebook to share their memories of the venue.

A statement from staff at The Kingfisher said: "Thanks for all your support over the years and a very special thanks to our team who have helped us so diligently with high spirits even when it has been so very difficult."

A total of 10 staff have been made redundant. The venue will bow out with a 1980s-themed party tonight when four-piece Born In The Eighties take to the stage.

Director David Facer, who took over the running of the venue in May 2013, said it had been a difficult decision to put it on the market. He said: "The first year we had very good trading.

"We then suffered a downturn in trading during the summer of 2014, with a rush of other clubs opening in Stourbridge and Wolverhampton.

"Now the brewery has called-in a loan early and we are struggling financially. We needed this place to be busy three times a week to break even but we could never get more than two.

"We have been trying to sell the place since October last year and luckily we have found a buyer just before the end where we would have had to shut the doors."

Mr Facer said the new owners, who have not been named, will turn the club into a bigger restaurant, which will be a 'game-changer' for the area.

And he is urging past visitors to go along for the club's final music performance.

He said: "I am really keen we get as many people as possible and make it a night to celebrate what was. They had live music here since the early 1960s.

"But it was really the 1980s when the Kingfisher was at its absolute best and that is the theme for what should be a great night."

Acts through the years have included The Supremes, The Drifters, Gerry and Pacemakers and Joe Longthorne.

It also attracted comedians including Bernard Manning, Frank Carson and Bob Monkhouse.

The Kingfisher Country Club itself was built in the 1930s when it was known as the Kingfisher Lido, where it housed the only Olympic sized swimming pool outside of London.