Election Eve, and pubs, bars and clubs across Sydney are protesting via a bout of silence, as a reminder to revellers what nightlife looks like without live music and entertainment. The ‘Turn it Down, To Turn it Up’ initiative is a product of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) and Independent Bars Association, which has […]
Fearing its closure and redevelopment, devotees have launched a crowdfunding campaign to enable purchase of Collingwood’s prized and for sale Tote Hotel. Since the 1980s The Tote has been one of Melbourne’s best-known live music venues, but after more than a decade and ‘nothing left in the tank’ its proprietors listed the pub this month,
Beyond the problems already faced by pubs in insurance, live music venues are experiencing their own crisis, as insurance providers skyrocket premiums or remove policies altogether. Operators are facing exponential increases to their premiums, while others report attempting to renew long-standing policies only for them to be cancelled. The Leadbeater Hotel in Richmond was recently
Sydney’s iconic, hard-rocking Lansdowne Hotel has announced its pending retirement from live music, in favour of budget accommodation. The striking three-level pub is on City Road, close to the corner of Broadway and opposite Victoria Park, which skirts Sydney University. After years of uncertainty and closure stemming from Sydney’s crippling lockout laws, the famous live
Serial hospitality entrepreneur Michael Vale is one step closer to opening his ground-breaking Urban House of Brews, after securing agreements with the five craft brewers to reside in the Newtown venue. Following news in March that the old Hub Theatre was to be the site of the innovative new concept, a selection of Australian craft brewers
The live music industry is changing tune in the wake of the pandemic shake-up, giving venues more opportunity than ever to prosper from the drawcard of live entertainment. Alongside pubs and all licensed venues, the live music industry has been hit hard by COVID-19, closures and the restricted trade of the past 10 months. The
Sweeping changes to NSW’s ‘nightmare’ liquor laws are expected to pass through Parliament this week, heralding the “lights back on” in Sydney. The Liquor Amendment (24-hour Economy) Bill will deliver over 600 amendments to State laws and is expected to eliminate what are described as antiquated restrictions imposed on hospitality venues. “There were so many
Applications will soon close for the first round of grants for venues, in support of the live music industry. The Federal Government announced a grants program on 11 August to support hotels and clubs in further engaging live music artists. A total of $20 million will be provided through grants over the coming four years, consisting
Political debate over the politically correct topic of rescuing the live music industry in NSW is heating up in time for the March election, bringing spotlight on the empty stages in licensed venues. After nearly five years languishing under the policy spasm that placed the Sydney CBD and Kings Cross precinct under blanket lockout laws,
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After selling at auction late last year for $4.4 million, the iconic East Brunswick Hotel is back with a new look for another encore. The pub is a three-storey corner structure on a compact 380sqm block that was operated for decades by CUB, and has long held a reputation for lots of live music, with
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