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Anthea Palmer, Founder of Jimmy Hornet

Melbourne To Lose Another Music Venue With Closure of Jimmy Hornet in Richmond

by Paul Cashmere

Popular Melbourne music venue Jimmy Hornet will close at the end of 2022 with venue owner Anthea Palmer citing rising costs of insurance verses the venue capacity as not a workable business model moving forward.

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Brunswick Ballroom

Covid Outbreak Causes Temporary Closure of Brunswick Ballroom

by Paul Cashmere

The current Covid upsurge in Melbourne has forced the closure of the Brunswick Ballroom until 21 January.

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Kim Salmon at the launch of Leaps and Bounds 2015, photo by Ros O'Gorman

MEMO Music Hall to kick off local acts with Summer Sounds of St Kilda in January

by Paul Cashmere

Kim Salmon, Alma Ziegler, Hugo Race and Deborah Byrne will be able to walk to walk for their January gigs. MEMO Music Hall in St Kilda will be featuring the locals throughout January with its Summer Sounds of St Kilda series.

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Tony Martin Nazeem Hussain Sarah Bennetto

Tony Martin will be working between Christmas and New Years at MEMO Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Comedian, filmmaker and author Tony Martin has a gig at MEMO between Christmas and New Year.

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Kim Salmon at the launch of Leaps and Bounds 2015, photo by Ros O'Gorman

MEMO Music Hall to pay tribute to the music of St Kilda with Summer Sounds of St Kilda series

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s hidden music gem of a venue MEMO Music Hall will pay tribute to its local artists with Summer Sounds of St Kilda series throughout January.

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Max Watts Sydney

Max Watts Installs New State Of The Art Sound System

by Paul Cashmere

Max Watts in Sydney will soon have the best sound system installed in a city venue.

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The Hummingbird

Legal Bunfight Brews Over Melbourne’s Newest Venue The Hummingbird

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s newest music venue The Hummingbird has changed its name after being threatened with legal action by millionaire real-estate developer Albert Dadon (aka Albare) for referencing a bird in their name.

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Fillmore West Carousel Ballroom

San Fran’s Fillmore West To Reopen After 45 Years As SVN West

by Paul Cashmere

The once iconic Fillmore West in San Francisco was until recently a Honda dealership. Well, it is going to be a music venue again.

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Festival Hall Melbourne

Festival Hall Owner Says Venue Is No Longer Viable

by Paul Cashmere

The Wren family, the owners of Melbourne’s iconic Festival Hall, have confirmed that they are selling the building because the business is no longer viable.

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Festival Hall Melbourne

Festival Hall Closure Angers Sectors of Melbourne’s Music Community

by Paul Cashmere

Plans to demolish Melbourne venue Festival Hall have angered parts of the music community.

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The Flying Saucer Club

The Flying Saucer Club To Close

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s The Flying Saucer Club will close as a venue after New Year’s Eve.

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