Whisky a Go Go nightclub, Kings Cross 11 August 1969 APIA Club dance at the Trocadero March 1958 Band playing at a Popular Dance night at the Trocadero 1938 Carlotta, Kings Cross 1970-71 Costume cavalcade at Artists' Ball at the Trocadero 6 November 1953 Jitterbuggers at the Trocadero February 1948 Nightclub at 83 Anzac Parade Kensington famous in the 1970s for elaborate drag shows. Shirley Beiger was a fashion model who shot and killed her lover, Arthur Griffith, outside Chequers Nightclub in 1954. Two clubs I used to go to in the late 1980s that arent on this list are: The Stardust Club which was located in the old Atcherley Hotel, Petrie Bight and The Speakeasy which was located in Albert Street somewhere between Mary and Alice Streets. Chequers nightclub | The Dictionary of Sydney Photos of Sydney's Kings Cross in its Vietnam War era heyday by Rennie Welcome to The Spot Nightclub- An energetic club that throws Sydney's hottest weekly hip hop parties. I remember a top-notch vocalist that sang with the Clefs at Mayne. Strut your stuff to Earth, Wind, and Fire while a hype man shouts encouragement from the stage. From the depths of Kings Cross all the way over to Pitt St in the CBD and back towards the queer district of Oxford St, hundreds of nightlife venues have come and gone and here are some that we consider iconic for their own reasons. Transgender Australian cabaret performer and entertainer who became the most famous member of the Les Girls show, in Sydney's Kings Cross. opened Primitif Junior, up the stairs. I note youve only listed Morticias as being at the Hacienda. He later moved his club to where Sybills use to be (literally 50m up the road) and called it Euphoria (1997-1999? Historically, its an important spot as it was the virtual birthplace of the Purple Hearts, a band which had as lead guitarist a pimply youth later known as Lobby Lloyd. She was tried for murder andacquitted. It then moved to 79 Goulburn Street. Patch wasnt a DJ at the Terminus. I was one of the opening DJs there for a little while. If you have any information about actual dates and addresses or clubs not listed here, please leave a comment below, or Contact us Older Comments A hang for stars, wannabees, groupies, roadies, you name it, the Wifeswapper (man, how corny) was the Ozrock scene alive before your very eyes. The premises weredescribed as having 'the head of Bacchusto guide guests in and out' with 'shaded lights' and a feeling of 'cloistered gloom'. And that's when we had all the birdcages up and the stage up one end. 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Lots of good nights out in the Valley in the 1990-2000s . Sydney Trade Union Club (Surry Hills) Also loved Crash and Burn and Mass. This is where I first saw Sydney glamrockers Hush in 1973 - probably the biggest live draw around that year. Central Club Hotel (Richmond) We spoke to Stephen Allkins in 2018 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras as it coincided with his 40th anniversary of DJing. My team, Roy Merrin, Lenny The Giant and I won the Ashes created by incinerating seven copies of snow white and the seven dwarves. First Floor (Fitzroy) Atmosphere: Nightlife for Party Freaks and Local Legends. Through the glass doors (behind that car in the middle there) and down a wide carpeted curving stairway walked thousands upon thousands of people down through the years. We get it :)You can support us by sharing this story or following us on Facebook. It later moved to Adelaide Street, in the National Hotel, but was never in Brunswick Street. im talking late 80s, very early 90s. It was a great spot and should be included in your wonderful list. Hi ! Rogues at Underwood in the 1980s. Great list! They trend towards the diminishing role of organisational oligarchs but also the spatial agglomeration of gigs and musicians, a map writ large by the collective web of spatial leashes which accompany DIY creative work. Love reading those names of clubs. INSANE. Meanwhile, the average distance between gigs shrinks considerably: 336m, 189m, 85m. How Australian dining began to shift in the 1960s I remember there was a large room with a pool table or maybe a few pool tables and the bands played in an adjoining room. I did stints and residencies at Treasury Hotel, Majestic Hotel, The Criterion, The Embassy, Colmslie Hotel, Court Jester and Whispers. It was short-lived, but significant, because it combined all of the smaller clubs in one large venue on the corner of Ann and Edward streets, on the high side of Ann Street, directly across from the Peoples Palace, in the old Canberra Hotel. It was pulled down years ago, but for a good period in the mid - late 1970's The Bondi Lifesaver was Sydney's most renowned rock joint. Thank you. Nightclub established by Chinese entrepreneurs Denis and Keith Wong which attracted a colourful and often notorious clientele to its original basement location in The Strand Arcade in the 1950s. Yes corner of Ann and Wharf street. Club List This is a work is progress, and is certainly not complete.. We are currently working on an online database with much more information. With renewed Chinese immigration in the 21st century, Sydney's Chinese community is rapidly changing. )to burn off a lot of excess alcohol. To order the clip clean and high res or to find out more visit http://www.kinolibrary.com. Among the map data are some venue names from the past which may be familiar or surprising to readers, depending on the time frame in which they went out the most. For a short period, the smaller clubs ceased to exist. on the Internet. Springfields (Kings Cross) Great nights outsmoke machine and strobe light was all it needed. Average distance between gigs: 336m This made it popular with the ladies and beefed up athletes who were all probably on blow. thanks for sharing this. Nightclub in Surry Hills established by the American Red Cross during World War II, exclusively open to those of African or Aboriginal cultural background. Where to daggy dance under a disco ball like no one is watching. They used to sell rum and coke that had no alcohol in it essence of rum of something. The gig listings have been compiled into an historical Geographic Information System (historical GIS). DRIVING. This was the first place I recall seeing The Laughing Clowns after The Saints first split and Ed Kuepper returned to Australia. Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! Band/Performer count: 353, Sydney, 2006, most listed venues: There seems to be a great deal of alcohol-relatedviolence today.At the Mayne Sporting Club between 1976-1982 we saw none. Nightclub in King Street Sydney which operated from 1920 and was a well known venue for drag acts. For three years it served as the spiritual home of Australian beat music, giving rise to mainstream pop stars and underground cult heroes whose influence remains today. This will be a great source of conversation this weekend I cant wait to drop your research findings into our reminiscences about the Sydney live music scene in the 80s. Best Nightclubs in Sydney [2023 April Update] - Nightflow.com 469 Kent St, Sydney NSW, +61 2 9267 7087 Those same backpackers make a beeline to this inner-city Kent St venue on Wednesdays for a club night that's every bit as rowdy as it sounds. he fact it is very different is what draws people to it. Armadale Hotel (Armadale) Rainbow Hotel (Fitzroy) It was November 1970, almost eight months, since I first set foot in Vietnam. I don't know for exactly how long the Hordern has been a venue for international touring bands (and Australian supports) especially but I saw Yes here in March 1973 and The Flaming Lips were on a couple of weeks back (July 2009). Corner Hotel (Richmond) Timings: Wednesday-Saturday 5:00 PM to 2:00 AM. In these particular maps the larger symbols represent venues with more individual gigs in the respective time frames, found in either the Rock, Jazz or Folk sections of the relevant publications. Soap enthusiast who has amassed more than 2,000 bars of soaps is In a strange twist, I became involved in the same venue (on two separate occasions) under two different management teams. The late award-winning. Bombay Rock (Brunswick) now Sydney is a crowded boring place and its impossible to get around. A dark rumpus room of swirling disco tunes colliding with Adele remixes, the dancefloor here is thumping to a soundtrack of top notch Priscilla anthems that dont take a breath. If you're more in the mood for some body-numbing technocheck our guide to the best night clubs in Sydney. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. Other great bands of the time were the Flamingoes,The Echos,The Blue Jays,Beachies,Planets,etc. We will keep fighting for all libraries - stand with us! Nightclub in Kings Cross on the corner of Darlinghurst Road and Roslyn Street that was owned by Abe Saffron & Sammy Lee who had built the venue to house the revue 'Les Girls'. And so we had, in one corner was the band, round the other were these lovely round tables and chairs, there was a seat built in all the way along and a dance floorAnd then you'd go up to the next floor. Speaking on radio in 1997, lead singer Tim Freedman commented that Melbourne had a bigger sense of community, in pubs and being part of a crowd, while inner-city Sydney had been scattered to the wind (Australian Music Show, Triple J, 3 September 1997, quoted in Carroll & Connor 2000). What did Joey do after owning Crash and Burn? Or the Silver Spade Room? Yes Mayne Sporting Club with The Clefs was one of the best! Arthouse (City/Carlton) I am not 100% on this, but I should have proof (see below) I think Patches was actually Patchs, From memory Patch was a DJ at the Terminus and he was the main man behind Patchs and thus it was named after him I have a photos of a night Paramour played live there Matt, Me, Craig Sue from Paramour, Aunty Betty (Stephen Whiteman of DV8 Productions, and DJ at The Beat and manger of Dance Music Records) and a few other friends at Patchs with the logo clearly in the background I must find it and send to you That will have the correct spelling and answer the question ! I, for one, was impressed with Thought Criminals cover of then current Magazine song 'My Mind Aint So Open' substituting badly played mouth organ for tenor sax. Perhaps because women had only just been allowed into pubs the novelty value was enough to outweigh this! The hotel with the best view when having a beer was the city view hotel. My City of Sydney was performed by Tommy Leonetti on Channel 9 during the 1970s as the station shut down for the evening. Can anyone remember the bar that used to be at Pier Nine, where the Georges of Paragon restaurant is now? Nightclub owner played host to superstars - The Sydney Morning Herald Her Majestys Nightspot (South Yarra) The shop was known as The Curry Shop but it was actually a coffee lounge. I'd been to a pub or two & seen some bands but this was like, at least in my Read more The Manzil Room - Springfields Angus Kennedy was the DJ, and I believe he did open another club under the same name for a very short time which might be the one you are referring to. He also had Clancys Restaraunt at Taringa sometime later in the early 80s. Somehow it still remained at the pinnacle of Sydney clubbing institutions until it cited unpaid debt as part of the reason for its close. Lesbian bar and dance venue on Crown Street in the 1970s and 80s. It was at the top end of Elizabeth Street. Gaelic Theatre (Surry Hills) very fast music for 30mins. Metro (City) Site and contents 1997-2021 Cordite Publishing Inc. unless otherwise stated. Hope that helps straighten out the facts. Venues Archives - Australian Music History Scary Canary delivers cheap drinks, foam machines, a huge dance floor and a crowd of international party-goers who aren't fazed its a school night. 1960s, 1970s Australia Nightlife, Cocktail Bar, Nightclub, Sydney I asked him about the music policy and was told it would be Top 40 (which wasnt a policy) but then he went on to say that it would be easy to draw a crowd as there would be top shelf entertianment including dwarf throwing and wet T-Shirt competitions. The cellar's special vintagesattracted crowds and the venue also played host to many distinguished guests. Nestled in a Pitt Street dungeon, it held prominent queer events until 1997 and continued to run for a few years after. For the times you just want to sing YMCA at the top of your lungs or drop down and get your eagle on, head to these dancefloors that specialise in guilty pleasure old-school hits. Even early 70s has a picture taken at Cloudland. Sydney nightclubs - Nightlife, clubs, bars & more | Sydney.com Needless to say this area became a haven for gurners who would reportedly use it as a picnic ground. Curiously, a swastika of considerable size sits above her bikie tattoo, After the First World War, Ms Dunn says many 'respectable and advanced' single women moved into Australia's first high-rise apartment building in Kings Cross. Thus, the negative reports of Sydneys live music in the 1990s are related less to overall numbers of venues or gigs, than to lack of spatial consolidation the feature which, for better and worse, characterised the survival of Melbourne live music through the same decade. The foyer contains a sculpture by Raymond Hoff and the whole was considered one of the finest Art Deco style funerary spaces in Sydney. [3] The Sydney Symphony is internationally renowned and regularly performs in the Concert Hall (2,600 seats) of the Sydney Opera House under Chief Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy (until 2013) and, as of 2014, David Robertson. Great list. Bars. You can read more about that whole situation here! A Guided Tour of Sydney 1970's Music Venues. Wizards Cauldron at the YMCA Windsor was very popular early 70s. Dancer at Chequers nightclub in the 1950s and a witness in the trial of Shirley Beiger for the murder of Arthur Griffith. Helen. It was sponsored by the People Magazine. Sydney Tourism Sydney Hotels . Culture of Sydney - Wikipedia This isnt actually inconsistent with recent positive reports of the aggregate strength of Melbournes live music scene (Boulton 2013; Music Victoria 2012), nor with reports of its live music venues being under threat (Doman 2014; Levin 2010b). Best, Nightclub or 'discotheque' in the city in the 1960s and 1970s that was ownedand managed by John Harrigan and Denis Wong. Old Push (The Rocks) Over the years there has been no decline in the number of performers, or even music venues, in Sydney or Melbourne. 'And the Cross is a very different place. Hotel Colmslie, Cnr Wynnum & Junction Rds, 33 Turbot Street (opp. The Sound Machine in Elizabeth St was very close to TCs which became Uncles with the telephones on each table. I used to play there when I was with the Hucklebucks Tuesday nights were big as well as Saturday nights also played there Saturday afternoons for the Coca Cola Hi Fi Club. Does anyone else remember this club and its whereabouts. 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The Tote (Collingwood) Some of the early acts Abe Yasse had in the 1970s included a local teenager called Kerry Ann Kennelly, Hi, can anybody remember what street the Brisbane Hotel was on? OXFORD TAVERN - THE FUNHOUSE Darlinghurst. She was tried for murder andacquitted. The crowd is all ages and ready for a good time. T/Cs Sound Lounge was very big in the middle 60s with all the top Brisbane bands having performed there.About 1965 the resident band was a group called the Dominoes. This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). HALL OF FAME- THE NIGHTCLUB LIST | Facebook Patch was actually a friend of Toby who was the manager of The Beat right before John Hannay took it over in the late 80s. Some great memories with some of the pubs still around. CHEQUERS (also RAGS 1979) Goulburn Street Sydney. The suburban shrinkage is the other side of this equation this slunk quietly off stage with no help from gentrification. Hi Grant, trying to remember it! It's gone. According to a publication produced by Buring, titled 'Amusings of the Ye Olde Crusty', it notes: In an earlier and out-of-print edition of the "A-Musings, Ye Olde Crusty was described as a Wine CellarIt is more than such words could convey. I would like information about 1990:nightclub Crash and Burn.owner,years opened and bands.is Bulldozer.? This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). Fascinating stuff for an old dude who remembers all these Sydney places not Melbourne, remembering that in the 70s and 80s for a Sydney person going to Victoria was like travelling to a foreign country Australia was not yet homogenised like it is now, At high school I remember getting the free music papers and marvelling at how many bands were playing every night of the week, Yes, nostalgic but an observation the male punters in those days were often very drunk and aggressive and quite unpleasant to women not always a comfortable environment now young people (and us old folk who get out on our zimmer frames to see the odd band) are much more chilled and respectful, which is a good thing, Pingback: The iconic Melbourne live music venues we dearly miss from the last 30 years - Beat Magazine, Hi A Thats correct. Although newly launched, this club has taken no time in being an exceptional addition to Sydney's nightlife. Sydney. Hi Danny, Canadian bandleader who settled in Potts Point and became a prominent and flamboyant nightclub owner. Cramming into clubs packed with big hair, booze and pounding music was a rite of passage in the 1980s and into the 1990s. Sandringham Hotel (Newtown) Just found out that rogues international that was in underwood on logan road is now a petbarn store for pets. Midnight shows with drama, naughty themes and showgirls were popular in the Cross in the early '70s, with Ms Dunn saying many would head into the Cross for a show after a dance in the city. Dance battle someone to Staying Alive and wave your arms in the air with hundreds of your new friends to Rufus and Chaka Khans Aint Nobody while glitter and streamers rain down. The joint then sought to look after its patrons by creating a room with relaxed vibes and a cooler temperature stickered with information regarding the effects of drug use. CHEQUERS: Location: Gouldburn St, Sydney. Great list. 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Bowlers Club of NSW (City) Resident band was Sebastian Wood in which I was the keyboard player. cant see PICOLO ROMA.LATER TO BECOME.TONYS NITE CLUB..ON YOUR LIST, We used to call the Court Jester the Court Molester and Cinderella Rockafella Cinderella Bashafellla..haha ..Berties myer cente and Outrageous paddo tavern were two more 80s clubs, Hi brings back memories one thing Chequers nite club at 74 Elizabeth st was late 70 then it changed to pips nite club erliy 80 then change to Swizzles nite club 80 till it got pulled down for the myer center I worked at pips and swizzles I was Mick (Mick The Hoon) had the best times of my life at most of the places on this list, Allso it was TCs first then Uncles, checkers, pips and the last night club at 74 Elizabeth st was Swizzles with turned in to a strip club owner Brian and manager Johnny, Hi Mick Peter Evans I work at pips and swizzels for john and Brian on the door great memories.