Cherry Bar Buys Yah Yah’s - Noise11.com
Cherry Bar buys Yah Yahs

Cherry Bar buys Yah Yahs

Cherry Bar Buys Yah Yah’s

by Paul Cashmere on March 12, 2014

in News,Noise Pro

Melbourne’s iconic Yah Yah’s music venue has been bought by Melbourne’s icon music venue Cherry Bar.

Cherry Bar co-owner James Young announced the done deal saying, “We heard there was real interest from some restaurateurs in buying Yah Yah’s. Not on my watch! Melbourne needs every live music venue it has. Let there be rock…”

Current owners Jon Perring and Andy Portokallis were looking for some like minded souls to take over the business when James Young and Pete Cherry popped up with a cheque book. They were “wrapt to sell to like minded people and keep Yah Yah’s in the rock n roll family,” James said.

Under the new ownership Yah Yah’s in Smith Street, Collingwood will stay Yah Yah’s and continue as one of Melbourne’s most respected late night music venues.

Young says Cherry Bar will take ownership of Yah Yah’s after a 60-day settlement period.

——————————————————————————————————————————————
Stay updated with the latest music news with your free Noise11.com daily music news email alert. Subscribe to the Noise11 Music Newsletter here

Follow Noise11.com on Facebook and Twitter

Tagged as: , ,

Related Posts

Cherry Bar Melbourne
ANNOUNCEMENT: Fundraiser ROCK FOR REDRO Dave ‘Red’ Whip – Friday November 3rd at Cherry Bar, Melbourne

ANNOUNCEMENT: Perhaps you know Dave “Red, Redro, Redriguez” Whip? Singer, Guitar player, songwriter, DJ, and a live sound engineer that mixed 5000 bands at Cherry Bar in Melbourne from 2009 to 2017. A recording engineer and producer that recorded, and mixed records for Stiff Richards, Spawn, Watty Thompson and many others! And you may have stood shoulder to shoulder at one of many shows he has attended in over 30 years of gigs.

October 31, 2023
Chad Smith and Anthony Kiedis of Red Hot Chili Peppers in Melbourne 7 Feb 23 photo by David Mushegain supplied Live Nation
Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith Pops into Cherry Bar Melbourne for an AC/DC Workout

Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers was banging away to a few AC/DC tunes at Cherry Bar in Melbourne last night (8 February 2023) and played to an audience of 17.

February 9, 2023
Ozzy Osbourne No More Tears
Ozzy Osbourne ‘No More Tears’ To Be Performed By All-Star Metal Band At Cherry Bar

James Young of Melbourne’s Cherry Bar has recruited an all-star metal band to pay homage to Ozzy Osbourne’s classic album ‘No More Tears’.

December 22, 2021
Cherry Bar Owner, James Young at the unveiling of the Bon Scott Sculpture in AC/DC Lane Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Op-Ed: Melbourne Venue Owner James Young’s Plea To The Victorian Government

When the proposed Victorian Lockdown Laws were initially proposed it was the live music sector that was hit first and hit the hardest.

April 29, 2020
Apple Store proposed Melbourne eye-sore
Anti-Apple Posters Pop Up In AC/DC Lane

Melbourne is starting to fight back at multinational corporation Apple after it was announced the company has been granted permission to build an Apple Store monstrosity in the heart of the city.

May 3, 2018
Cherry Bar Owner, James Young at the unveiling of the Bon Scott Sculpture in AC/DC Lane Melbourne. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
James Young Announces His Run For Lord Mayor of Melbourne (And Then Withdraws)

Melbourne music businessman James Young has announced he will put his name forward to run for Lord Mayor in the City of Melbourne.

March 19, 2018
Shihad
Shihad To Headline CherryRock17

Cherry poobah James Young says he is ‘fizzing’ with the news Shihad will headline CherryRock17 at the Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane.

March 29, 2017