Upstairs to Funhouse, venue home-base to Radio Birdman and alumni mid '70's. 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. What a great list!! Cathy Morris 2 min read January 13, 2015 - 12:00AM Parramatta Advertiser The maps and figures presented here do not indicate any long-term decline in the number of live music performances (gigs), nor in the number of bands, between the early 1980s in either Melbourne or Sydney. Esplanade Hotel (St Kilda) The bodgie movement was a feature of street life in Sydney in the post-war period. Some of the info you have needs correction. ..that dude catered to the RnB clubbers pioneerfun fun times, except when the Islanders had one too many drinkslol. I have accessed the Holy Trinity Church website and it shows the location of Trinity Hall at Church Street at its intersection with Ann St, Fortitude Valley. The Speakeasy used to sometimes host Morticias, as did The Orient Hotel. The shop was known as The Curry Shop but it was actually a coffee lounge. The venue Surf City in the former Kings Cross Theatre onDarlinghurst Road was accused of breeding delinquents soon after it opened in 1963. Saturday shoppers would wander past with mouths hanging open at the intensity of the music. Cheers, Kim. The main reason Chequers lost money, Saw wrote, was that it paid top fees to visiting artists. The gig listings have been compiled into an historical Geographic Information System (historical GIS). They are based on gig listings (published listings for forthcoming live music events) from the same week in three separate years (1983, 1994, 2006), in both Melbourne and Sydney. Sarah. Food and drink Goros Step inside the wonderful world of GOROS, your favourite late-night venue in Surry Hills. Spectrum (Darlinghurst) Bars. Thanks for compiling all of this. I was told there vision was going to reinvent clubbing providing a new level of style and sophistication. Addeddate 2019-06-04 08:21:47 Artist Macquarie Media Limited The pub rock sound that defined Australian popular music in the 70s and 80s was still years away. The building is still there - you walked down the stairs behind that gate, but the Stage Door Tavern, which ran a reputation second only to the Lifesaver for a couple of years (the variety of music was better at The Stage Door - it embraced the new music, while the management and clientelle of the Lifesaver were openly hostile to punk/ new wave/ post-punk whatever you wanna call it), closed it's doors for good as a venue one sad night back in 1980. By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. Nightclub in King Street Sydney which operated from 1920 and was a well known venue for drag acts. Once the most glamorous dance hall in Sydney, the Trocadero hosted Queens, Dukes, and international stars, as well as Sydneysiders out for a good time. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group. My apologies for the error. A favourite place for soldiers and sailors after the Second World War, the streets were swarming with U.S. servicemen on lieu from Vietnam seeking rest, relaxation and romance. And Mass. Average distance between gigs: 240m 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 go. I started and owned the Dancebar nightclub. If that happens to be the Julie that commented on my comment,then thanks for reminding me of the great times we had. 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). Document draftedby NSW Policeafter the death of Anna Woodin 1995 to ensurethe health and safety of participants at dance parties that was published in 1997. I remember going into the building with dad on a Sat or Sun afternoon, it was pretty cool for a 13/ 14 year old as I was then. Knew a few ppl. Rhythm Zone Wednesday nights at Rumours on Adelaide St. Central Club Hotel (Richmond) What was the name of the nightclub next to or down from the transformers nightclub. Thank you. Green Man (Armadale) Dancer at Chequers nightclub in the 1950s and a witness in the trial of Shirley Beiger for the murder of Arthur Griffith. Flamingos was a fun place to go and had a really good band playing great music. [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. after Patchs closed. If you like your daytime disco smoothly descending into late-night . Post information only relevant to the subject heading. BF590.Peo. There was a Stomp Pit in the corner of the floor and a bar where you could gt rum and coke which was just a sort of rum essence. Site and contents 1997-2021 Cordite Publishing Inc. unless otherwise stated. I think the red parrot was a hamburger place in Elizabeth st ?? Managers: Edward Chan and others . - 2 Roslyn St Kings Cross. It's gone - demolished years ago. Uploaded by Sylvania Hotel (Sylvania) 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. Further, at each sample, Fitzroy, the CBD, and St Kilda (read: The Esplanade) made up an increasingly large proportion of the live music listings. 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. Sydney was home to some iconic nightclubs during the 50s and 60s and showbiz stallwart John Burls remembers them all. 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. Business boomed for strip clubs on the Golden Mile (many run by 'Mr Sin' Abe Saffron) and throngs of partygoers would descend on shows at midnight. Disco music, then, evolved into rave music. The Tote (Collingwood) now Sydney is a crowded boring place and its impossible to get around. )to burn off a lot of excess alcohol. Welcome to The Spot Nightclub- An energetic club that throws Sydney's hottest weekly hip hop parties. 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. We would get up to 700 kids on a Saturday night to dance to our music, visiting bands including Colored Balls, Flamingos.. A coffee shop operated downstairs, along with a theatrette which showed movies like Endless Summer. I remember it at the Manhattan. 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. It was at the top end of Elizabeth Street. Royal Derby Hotel (Fitzroy) They had different themes for different nights girls night, boys night, mixed night..and the music was to die for, all cool and funky. Band/Performer count: 353, Sydney, 2006, most listed venues: 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. I used to DJ with Darren on Tuesday nights. As with many other industries, live music in Australia has undergone a form of restructuring. And one boofy-haired fellow (centre) had no qualms about wearing his swimming togs and sandals into the district to have a chat with a man in a suit and a cigar chomping acquaintance, The photos aimed to show the 'surface glitter and underground guts' of the city's inner east, in what historian Judith Dunn said was a time of 'hustle, bustle, excitement and activity' for the Cross, Ms Dunn said then, like now, the Cross has always been a magnet for people looking for something a 'little bit naughty' and unique, Rosaleen Norton, dubbed The Witch of Kings Cross, holds a skull as she sits at a table with Alpine cigarettes and a glass of wine, 'A thrill a minute!' Great nights outsmoke machine and strobe light was all it needed. Nightclub in a former car showroom on Elizabeth Street in the city in the 1960s. trying to remember it! Gee how you did you miss Cloudland off the list. Great night and that grew into Sensoria eventually . The building is now used as a bar and function rooms. Pony (City) Even inner-city areas such as South Melbourne, Richmond and South Yarra decline in activity or vanish from the data. This is what they look like now - or the places where they once stood CIVIC HOTEL Cnr Pitt and Goulburn Streets, Sydney. Metro (City) Again, the data presented in the maps above is not inconsistent with existing accounts, but adds nuance. Nestled in a Pitt Street dungeon, it held prominent queer events until 1997 and continued to run for a few years after. 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 He became the public, and to a degree the deceptively benign, face of organised crime. Gigs and live musicstill thrivein the smallerdrinking hole worlds of theInner West and beyond. There was a go-go dancer on each side of the stage doing their thing, and because of a lack of staff that evening one of my friends and I were allowed to operate the spotlights at the other end of the room shining on the go-go dancers. It looks like you're using an ad blocker. Shirley Beiger was a fashion model who shot and killed her lover, Arthur Griffith, outside Chequers Nightclub in 1954. While Melbourne live music experienced this spatially tempered expansion in the 1990s, Sydney was entering a well-documented decennium horribilis. Started in late 1968 and continued in 1969. Bars. John chats with Kayley and Ian. Owners: Keith and Dennis Wong. Where were they? Excelsior Hotel (Surry Hills), Gigs listed in one week: 788 My team, Roy Merrin, Lenny The Giant and I won the Ashes created by incinerating seven copies of snow white and the seven dwarves. Correction It was called Starz. The Primitif ran as a coffee lounge from the late 50s, but in about 65 or 66, the management (Peter?) The number of gigs also increases, but not in proportion with the number of performers. CHEQUERS: Location: Gouldburn St, Sydney. I thought it was located in an old church in Warner St, the Valley at that time. Thanks for commenting, and yes its amazing to remember how much more separate the Australian cities would have seemed in the 1970s and 1980s; they still are (and more so with the borders closed! It was located in Goulburn St, Sydney, between Pitt and George St ,close to both the Mandarin Club and to the notorious Goulburn Club, one of the major illegal casinos of the period. This particular (Liberal-oriented) inner-city hollowing out is consistent with maps of independent arts and music venues presented by Kate Shaw (2013). Beppi died this year, aged 90, but his restaurant lives on. Peninsula Lounge (Moorooduc) Couldnt wait to legitimately go into Sibils 25 and over downstairs. The maps presented in this article derive from a wider research project in progress by the author. 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. Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox. 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. Find more fab sticky carpet groove sessions. One band each night Tuesday - Saturday 1978/79. 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. I remember going to the record store and picking up a copy of Drum magazine regularly. We already have this email. Fist pump along to high octane Greek club hits and retro classics in the euphoric strobe lights. Bowlers Club of NSW (City) Ding Dong Lounge (City) Part of Frank Waddington's chain of picture houses, the cinema seated over 2000 and wasdescribed as 'particularly lavish'. Just behind the delightfully daggy glamour of Darling Harbour is the neon-tinged, two-floor dance arena of the Retro. Nearly every person in Brisbane from the 40s 50s 60s 'And the Cross is a very different place. I dont think it was particularly Mexican themed, however the tequila throwbacks and the name (which escapes me) I think, was Mexican influenced. Does anyone else remember this club and its whereabouts. Nightclub or 'discotheque' in the city in the 1960s and 1970s that was ownedand managed by John Harrigan and Denis Wong. In May 1933, officers of the German Navy light cruiser DKMKlnvisited the cellar. Then came espresso coffee and eating breakfast in a caf. 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. Somehow it still remained at the pinnacle of Sydney clubbing institutions until it cited unpaid debt as part of the reason for its close. Brilliant Vietnamese restaurant next door. The entire block as it stood is gone now, but for a brief period in 1978 Blondie's was somehow one of _the_ punk/new wave places. Apart from feeling tired at the end of the gig, we werent paid much so we never played there again. Observations and reminiscences from someone who was there. I saw a band called The Last Words there in 1978, and a whole bunch of name Sydney new music bands played there around that time. She spent decades performing with the troupe, who performed in a purpose-built building owned by 'Mr Sin' - Abe Saffron, Welcome to the Paradise Club, I'm your host: Decked out in a tuxedo (and with very fashionable mutton chops), the master of ceremonies at a Kings Cross strip club glances away from the camera. I did stints and residencies at Treasury Hotel, Majestic Hotel, The Criterion, The Embassy, Colmslie Hotel, Court Jester and Whispers. Nightclub in Sylvania Waters which featured drag shows. Transgender Australian cabaret performer and entertainer who became the most famous member of the Les Girls show, in Sydney's Kings Cross. 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. I have a couple of recordings of the Dominoes that were recorded live and someone got hold of them and put them on Youtube. Allkins succumbed to the. Further, of the Sydney venues with the most listings in the 1994 sample, several are fancier and higher-capacity venues, not suited for musicians starting out. Esplanade Hotel (St Kilda) You had to walk down a set of stairs to get to it. Carlotta is the stage name of Carol Spencer. Many a good time had there. Chevron Hotel (City/Prahran) Can anyone remember a night club called the the junk yard in Elizabeth street where the Myers is now. Canadian bandleader who settled in Potts Point and became a prominent and flamboyant nightclub owner. Often, they would roar with laughter at the comedy and cabaret shows, the most prominent of which was the Les Girls troupe, which starred the iconic transgender drag queen, Carlotta. Maybe consider adding The Red Parrot & Her Majesteys at the Hilton late 1980s. The room(s) were a completely ridiculous kind of set-up/shape for any serious music venue, but that didn't matter at the time while avant hippypunkers Voight465 Radiator, Crime & The City Solution and some of the initial wave of record company financed Melbourne bands played here (the 'Lethal Weapons' tour). It later moved to Adelaide Street, in the National Hotel, but was never in Brunswick Street. very fast music for 30mins. By the second half of the 1940s he owned a number of pubs and nightclubs. Although newly launched, this club has taken no time in being an exceptional addition to Sydney's nightlife. 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. Strawberry Hills Hotel (Surry Hills) 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. Even early 70s has a picture taken at Cloudland. 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 ! There was also The Tube Club in the 80s, Mary St I think. Yes i do i worked at hollywoods elizabeth street just down from.it, Hi Pauline Required fields are marked *. Hope that helps straighten out the facts. I both worked and played in the Valley and later in the City. In 1986 Morticias was also at the Canberra Hotel before it got demolished. Other clubs in Sydney at the time would usually pay no more than 600 a week, but Chequers paid 7500 a week to Sarah Vaughan, 6000 to Tony Martin and Shelley Berman and 5000 to Frances Faye. The wider research project uses more sample years and sources, but the overall trends are consistent with the abridged results presented here. Like most serious criminals, he chose to serve his country during World War II on the home front. Dancer at Chequers nightclub in the 1950s and a witness in the trial of Shirley Beiger for the murder of Arthur Griffith. Bustling Haymarket, between Central Station and Darling Harbour, is the home of Sydney's Chinatown, which is Australia's biggest. And unlike in Melbourne, the list of 2006 top-listing venues is completely different to 1994. Sandringham Hotel (Newtown) Carrying a change of clothes, a record and a suitcase distinctive of the era, she may have been a performer who starred in one of the popular midnight shows, Rest, relaxation and perhaps, a little romance: U.S. servicemen made Kings Cross their playground while enjoying time in lieu from the horrors of Vietnam. There was also a fantastic club at the Orient Hotel later in the 90s I think it was Parklife or something Blur related.
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