We recently mourned the ever increasing bar closures infesting Melbourne, with the popular venue Mana Bar closing down. More than ever, live music venues are in even greater peril than bars around Australia, despite our best attempts to save the crumbling wreckage. But good news, everyone, Sydney is set to be gifted a new music venue for doing nothing whatsoever. Hooray!
Truly going underground, Century Venues will be adding to The Factory Floor (underneath the well-loved Factory Theatre) as a live music venue – its inaugural showcases are listed below. Take that, impending doom of live music venues. Take that.
The venue will be a promising beacon of live music support: “We’re doing everything we can to support local and touring bands and provide an environment that makes it a financially viable option to book shows, or simply come along and enjoy them,” said Mark Gibbons of Century Venues. The Factory Floor will have an all-too-rare 2 am license, outdoor courtyard and cheap beer. We’ll drink to that.
THURSDAY 17th October LessTalk Records Showcase
March of the Real Fly
Yard Duty
Hannah Band
Oh Wells
Tickets here
FRIDAY 18th October Big Village Showcase
Suburban Dark feat Jeswon from Thundamentals Reverse Polarities
Tenth Dan & Grub
Mute X Roleo
DJ’s Klue, Migz
Tickets here
SATURDAY 19th October The Ape feat. Tex Perkins
With support from Bittersweet Kicks
Tickets here
SUNDAY 20th October R.I.P. Society Showcase
M.O.B.
Half High
Bed Wettin’ Bad Boys
Tickets here.
