Live music

MAJOR LIQUOR REG CHANGES TO ‘GET THE LIGHTS ON’

Posted on November 16th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
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

LIVE MUSIC AUSTRALIA GRANTS PROGRAM

Posted on September 7th, 2020 by Clyde Mooney
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. 

EAST BRUNSWICK TO JUMP AGAIN WITH NEW LOOK

Posted on September 3rd, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
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

BALD FACED TENANTS EVICTED AMID SCANDAL

Posted on January 29th, 2018 by Clyde Mooney
Just eight months after taking the keys, the tenants of the Bald Faced Stag have been evicted over claims of late rent and unpaid bills. After a stint on the market, Ulladulla Property Services P/L took on the operation late

THE ESPY ROCKS ST KILDA AGAIN

Posted on September 27th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The famous and too-long dormant Esplanade Hotel reopened last weekend for the first time in over two years, in homage to St Kilda Art Crawl and the pub’s indelible link to live music. One of Melbourne’s cultural institutions, the Esplanade

COUGHLAN’S BOTANY VIEW LAUNCHES NEW LOOK

Posted on July 12th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Following January’s announcement Paddy Coughlan’s Bourke St Group had purchased the Murphy’s Botany View Hotel, last weekend the pub celebrated its new look, with a double-dose of rock and party. The Murphys owned the Botany View Hotel (BVH) for 26

COUNTDOWN TO ROCK’S RETURN AT LANSDOWNE

Posted on June 7th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The encore performance of Sydney’s beloved live music haven, the Lansdowne Hotel, is set to take place in just over a week. Thursday 15 June will see the Lansdowne reopen, with three “secret” gigs, announced at 7pm for kick off

NEW IMPROVED LANSDOWNE HOTEL TO REOPEN

Posted on April 19th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
It has been confirmed the team behind Newtown’s Mary’s Burgers will soon reopen the iconic Lansdowne Hotel as a new-look live music venue. The heritage-listed Lansdowne Hotel was one of Sydney’s institutional band pubs, located close to Sydney University and

NEW FLINDERS HOTEL OPENS TO REVISED SYDNEY MARKET

Posted on March 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
Looking to the future, long-standing Sydney local the Flinders Hotel has reopened to a new environment in a new year. Located on Flinders Street, close to gay-central Taylor Square and just inside the wet-blanket lockout zone, the Flinders has had