Moulin Rougeis arguably the most iconic Kings Cross of all time. I remember a top-notch vocalist that sang with the Clefs at Mayne. Yes Mayne Sporting Club with The Clefs was one of the best! Thanku Karinda. It was November 1970, almost eight months, since I first set foot in Vietnam. I remember TCs where I met my husband. IT. What did Joey do after owning Crash and Burn? Playing host to iconic crews such as Bang Gangwith theirBang GangPresents series, the electro house being dropped was of an all time calibre. 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. 11. Rose Shamrock and Thistle (Rozelle), Gigs listed in one week: 471 DRUMMOYNE ROWERS EARLWOOD PUB EDEN NIGHTCLUB EL GRECO (Dulwich Hill) EMBASSY (Rosebay) ENVY EP1 (Former Tunnel) EQUINOX (Apia Club) ETTAMOGAH BAR (Darling Harbour) EXCHANGE HOTEL (Oxford St) FAME (Ashfield) FANNIES FANTASTIC VOYAGE (Hilton) FANTASY (Maroubra Seals) FLASH BACK (Southern Cross Hotel, Princess Hwy) FLASHEZ (Liverpool) FLINDERS 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. 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. 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. He became the public, and to a degree the deceptively benign, face of organised crime. The starting point for discussion is a set of maps and figures derived from gig listings in Melbourne and Sydney in three respective sample years, forming a necessarily brief but novel forest through the trees perspective on long-range change. The suburban shrinkage is the other side of this equation this slunk quietly off stage with no help from gentrification. Even early 70s has a picture taken at Cloudland. War & Peace Nightclub Parramatta was an iconic live music venue of the seventies and eighties and was probably the first real nightclub that I ever went to as a fresh-faced 17 year old in 1979. The most famous clubs in this era, 1980s-2000s, included Club Fac 51 Haidenda in Manchester, England (in a former warehouse that was redesigned by . Completely vanished now, Blondie's was a bar above what was Mcdonalds in Bondi Junction. Sydney was home to some iconic nightclubs during the 50s and 60s and showbiz stallwart John Burls remembers them all. This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17 U.S. Code). You left out Apples Disco at The National Hotel. Rather, it highlights the human geography already present in existing accounts, but often lost in focusing on particular venues or on aggregate activity. Spectrum (Darlinghurst) Not a regular nightly or weekly gig, but hirable for those putting something on. Stranded! Bars. Where to daggy dance under a disco ball like no one is watching. Located under theheritage Australian Gas Light Co building at the lower end of Pitt St, it lead a strong life holding a bunch of NRG nights and supporting some big names. This is what they look like now - or the places where they once stood CIVIC HOTEL Cnr Pitt and Goulburn Streets, Sydney. with a Carnaby Street bent which soon developed into battle of the bands competition, and a safe place in the Valley for those under age. I had a marketing company working in club promotions at the time and was approached by Robin Oxland to assist with the marketing of The Manhatten. It was designed as a covered shopping street, with 80 shopfronts on four floors. Great times! Nightclub or 'discotheque' in the city in the 1960s and 1970s that was ownedand managed by John Harrigan and Denis Wong. It was the first true Saturday Night Fever style Disco in Brisbane. Needless to say this area became a haven for gurners who would reportedly use it as a picnic ground. p.s.TCs and Top Cats are one and the same. What about Queens Hotel , National Hotel, Brothers ,George Hotel etc etc. According to my diary, the band I was in at the time played one night at Pinocchios in Ann Street, the Valley in November 1973 from 9:30pm to 3:00am. The DJs churns through all the pop hits at warp speed. Basement (Circular Quay) We were resident band on Channel Nine for about 6 months that was the TV version of the Coca Cola Hi-Fi Club I note youve only listed Morticias as being at the Hacienda. 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! [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. The Carousel Club was purpose built by underworld figure Abe Saffron to house the show. very fast music for 30mins. Sefton Hotel (Sefton) arkiver2 I remember a club in Fortitude Valley in the early 70s called Flamingos. 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. The late award-winning. Categories: 1970s, unknown descriptor (21998). First Floor (Fitzroy) Alarm in Elizabeth street doesnt appear to be on the list. I did stints and residencies at Treasury Hotel, Majestic Hotel, The Criterion, The Embassy, Colmslie Hotel, Court Jester and Whispers. Sylvania Hotel (Sylvania) Resident band was Sebastian Wood in which I was the keyboard player. Average distance between gigs: 308m This pattern is stronger and starts earlier in Melbourne than in Sydney. If you're more in the mood for some body-numbing technocheck our guide to the best night clubs in Sydney. 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. Annandale Hotel (Annandale) The Tote (Collingwood) The hotel with the best view when having a beer was the city view hotel. I wish I could remember the name of it as I remember one of the bands very well. Saffron was born in Sydney in 1919. The structure of the historical GIS allows maps to be generated on live music distribution in different cities and timeframes, as well as enabling summaries of the number of different bands, or calculation of the distance between venues and gigs. 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. Beppi died this year, aged 90, but his restaurant lives on. Its as interactive as the final hours of a wedding reception with the throbbing Euro beats and high energy power pop required to charge your uninhibited dance batteries. This lack of inner-city clustering occurs along with the loss of the ring of suburban venues, a prominent feature in the 1983 Sydney map. 1. 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. 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. Public Bar (City/North Melbourne) How much: FreeHot tip: Security is very strict about closed-toe shoes. I agree with Kim. Nightclub in Redfern featuring drag shows. Green Man (Armadale) The gig listings have been compiled into an historical Geographic Information System (historical GIS). They had different themes for different nights girls night, boys night, mixed night..and the music was to die for, all cool and funky. I would definitely have suspected that the vibe in 1970s and 1980s pubs would have been very unpleasant for women, let alone children: somewhere between Wake in Fright and Puberty Blues. Disco music, then, evolved into rave music. Started in late 1968 and continued in 1969. And the Refectory at Uni of Qld in the 80s. Cathy Morris 2 min read January 13, 2015 - 12:00AM Parramatta Advertiser Metro (City) Cheers, Kim. What a great list!! Patch wasnt a DJ at the Terminus. I used to DJ all over Brisbane in the 80s (I had a different name then) working for Kev Batten who ran a DJ business called Modern Music. I went to whiskey a go go, the next week it was bombed. Sydney was at one stage a leading nightlife destination and as such we fostered some of the best musical talent in a plethora of clubs around the city. 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. I loved the Buzz Bar! Bustling Haymarket, between Central Station and Darling Harbour, is the home of Sydney's Chinatown, which is Australia's biggest. One-C-One Folk Club (Princes Hill) ).that was his peak.full of all sorts Asians, Islanders, some Aussies. Lesbian bar and dance venue on Crown Street in the 1970s and 80s. My dad is Chris Johnson, I think one of the guys you mention here. We used to hang out at The Manhattan in the valley almost every night of the week. Before Brisbane Tavern he was running it out of Ship Inn at Southbank, with a super short stint afterwards at The Foxit was raw and it worked. It is mentioned in Pauline Bells book on the history of Brisbanes clubs. So I was incorrect with the Warner St location, but not too far off. Macs 409 Club was definitely in the early 80s not 90s. His fortune was founded on flouting the war and . Knew a few ppl. I remember a chap called Robin Oxland was in charge of the Australian side of things. Upstairs to Funhouse, venue home-base to Radio Birdman and alumni mid '70's. Just behind the delightfully daggy glamour of Darling Harbour is the neon-tinged, two-floor dance arena of the Retro. My intererst was piqued. It was definitely open in the 1970s decade. John chats with Kayley and Ian. It looks like you're using an ad blocker. CIVIC HOTEL Cnr Pitt and Goulburn Streets, Sydney . By the 1950s it was neglected but in the 1970s the arcade was refurbished, and has since been restored after fire damage. Welcome to The Spot Nightclub- An energetic club that throws Sydney's hottest weekly hip hop parties. The cellar's special vintagesattracted crowds and the venue also played host to many distinguished guests. The venue Surf City in the former Kings Cross Theatre onDarlinghurst Road was accused of breeding delinquents soon after it opened in 1963. Thank you. As well as that,the Homestead was very big from the early 70s.One of the early resident bands was a group called The Clefswho were there for almost 2.5 years.The venue also had an aray of overseas stars at the time including Helen Shapiro,Louis Armstrong,Edward Woodward(a great baritone singer)as well as actor and others too numerous to mention.The Homestead at Zillmere was originally set up by a consortium of tennis professionals. Hi! One band each night Tuesday - Saturday 1978/79. After some time it was re-named UNCLES. There was also a fantastic club at the Orient Hotel later in the 90s I think it was Parklife or something Blur related. 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. I both worked and played in the Valley and later in the City. Tivoli (City) Hi ! Allkins succumbed to the. Prince of Wales (St Kilda), Gigs listed in one week: 511 Later, after The Manhattan closed, we started going to the underground and kokoz, wall st and transformers with a little bit of Mary street thrown in for good measure! Thats correct. 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!' Nearby, Candelaria is a quirky addition to the Sydney nightlife scene - a Latin club doing salsa, reggaeton and bachata beats, as well as delicious margaritas. Owners: Keith and Dennis Wong. Nightclub in King Street Sydney which operated from 1920 and was a well known venue for drag acts. If you want to party the night away, there's a crop of glamorous nightclubs and darkened dancefloors waiting for you. Strawberry Hills Hotel (Surry Hills) Soup Plus (City) 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. My City of Sydney was performed by Tommy Leonetti on Channel 9 during the 1970s as the station shut down for the evening. Her trial gained significant national media attention at the time. There are no reviews yet. However we now have proof that it was called 64 Club which opened in 1964. ', Meet the 'Queen of the Cross': Carlotta - an iconic drag queen who became one of the country's most famous transgender women - dolls herself up for a show under bright dressing room lights. I worked across the road. The foyer contains a sculpture by Raymond Hoff and the whole was considered one of the finest Art Deco style funerary spaces in Sydney. Armadale Hotel (Armadale) 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 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. How much: $25Hot tip: Pre-drinks are for babies, fill up on pre-pierogi from the club's restaurant. I remember dancing at the Buzz Bar in 1991 (not just the 1980s) when I first moved to Brisbane for Uni. The inspiring late Professor Henry Mayer marked student papers while dining there. hi there, great website, and certainly stirs up somr memories for me. 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. It's gone - demolished years ago. Sign up to unlock our digital magazines and also receive the latest news, events, offers and partner promotions. Band/Performer count: 266, Melbourne, 1994, most listed venues: Or, seek out thesequeer-friendly partiesin Sydneyfor inclusive vibes and always fantastic beats. Our newsletter hand-delivers the best bits to your inbox. p.p.s.One of the most successful clubs from 1976-1982 was the Mayne Sporting Club. I took part in the World Dwarf-Throwing series in the Manhatten club Brisbane in November 1986. Directly across the way from Chequers and just 2 blocks from the Stage Door Tavern. Most notably infamous for the death of a 22 year old punter in 1999 the place believed to be an adverse reaction to drugs. Just found out that rogues international that was in underwood on logan road is now a petbarn store for pets. Darling Harbour. now Sydney is a crowded boring place and its impossible to get around. 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. 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. The lead singer was Keith Urban! The pub rock sound that defined Australian popular music in the 70s and 80s was still years away. Cat and Fiddle (Balmain) 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. Remember it well. Some great memories with some of the pubs still around. Lots of good nights out in the Valley in the 1990-2000s . Arthouse (City/Carlton) Bombay Rock (Brunswick) We already have this email. 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. George Freeman was a bookmaker who was involved in organised crime in Sydney during the 70s and 80s. Perhaps someone else can confirm? Saturday shoppers would wander past with mouths hanging open at the intensity of the music. 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? - 2 Roslyn St Kings Cross. the last band that played at Sensoria was New Order, I didnt get any more club gigs after that because it was shut down for lame reasons by the authorities over licencing. Average distance between gigs: 189m 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. Every Wednesday night is Jazz night. Their website states: The sixties brought the Valley, always a shopping mecca, into the wilder years. I cant quite remember the street address. Over the years there has been no decline in the number of performers, or even music venues, in Sydney or Melbourne. Pry your shoes from the sticky carpet, wrap your chops around a cold tap beer and sashay away, but be mindful of Palms as a safe space relic and respect the queer communities who have been pounding the veneer dancefloor here for decades. Correction It was called Starz. 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. Vulcan Hotel (Ultimo) Average distance between gigs: 85m 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. RECOMMENDED: Where to sober up in Sydney. Every first Saturday of the month the highway hotel in Arncliffe comes alive with a packed party that boasts hits from the 80s, 90s and the euphoric electronic pop oeuvre of Greece. Where did they go? 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. It was a grand old lady with a great dance floor. Shirley Beiger was a fashion model who shot and killed her lover, Arthur Griffith, outside Chequers Nightclub in 1954. Sandringham Hotel (Newtown) I think it was originally, or turned into, a Russian restaurant. Much of this occurred during the 1990s, though it wasnt so obvious at the time and there were plenty of other interesting things happening, often within stumbling distance of ones affordable inner-city rental accommodation. I never took him up on his offer. It was thesecond venue opened by entrepreneur, Ivy Richter. This Oxford Street haven is one of Sydneys oldest gay clubs and, if you can get in, a paradise of pop bangers from the past and present.
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