FFS, Another Beloved Sydney Venue Is Closing Down
Look guys, we take no joy in bringing you the bad news or perpetuating the pessimistic “Sydney’s nightlife is dying” mantra, but YET ANOTHER beloved watering hole is closing its doors and it’s hard not...
View ArticleMike Baird: “It Is Going To Take A Lot For Me To Change My Mind” About...
Don’t hold your breath for an overhaul of Sydney’s lockout laws while Mike Baird is in office. The NSW Premier has gone on a lengthy Facebook tirade, talking up how good the restrictive measures are,...
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Here’s How Sydney Responded To Mike Baird’s Social Media Post Justifying The...
After he took to social media today to let us all know that “it’s going to take a lot for me to change my mind” on Sydney’s Lockout Laws, we’re not sure Mike Baird was expecting an almost unilaterally...
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NSW Bureau Of Crime Stats Director Says Mike Baird Used Dodgy Data To Plug...
After NSW Premier Mike Baird posted a lengthy Facebook rant plugging Sydney’s controversial lockout laws yesterday, he kicked up a shitstorm of dissent. The backlash from social media’s Sydneysiders...
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Reclaim The Streets Invites Punters To Attend Next Anti-Lockouts Festival
If you, like thousands of other Sydney-siders, are feeling pissed off about the NSW Government’s lockout laws, then here’s something you can do about it. Mobile music festival Reclaim The Streets is...
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Sydney Gets A ‘Footloose’ Themed Angry Dance Party To Protest The Lockout Laws
In a case of life imitating art, some legends online have organised a mass flash mob style Footloose inspired ‘angry dance’ against the lockout laws. Take that John Lithgow, I mean Mike Baird. “Once...
View ArticleKeep Sydney Open’s Tyson Koh Put Mike Baird On The Spot On Nova This Morning
Old mate #casinomike Baird has been receiving a bit of a social media beatdown the past few days after his arguably condescending Facebook post justifying the lockout laws went viral in the worst way...
View ArticleNSW Government Announce New Head Of Sydney Lockout Laws Review, Appeal To...
Moving swiftly following the outrage in reaction to his Facebook post defending Sydney’s lockout laws, Mike Baird and the NSW State Government have today announced The Hon Ian Callinan QC as the man in...
View ArticleArt Vs Science Use Song To Tell Mike Baird He’s “Got To Stop” The Lockout Laws
Dance trio Art Vs Science have put their dislike of Sydney’s lockout laws on full display by showing New South Wales Premier Mike Baird their anti-lockout song You Got To Stop, which appears on their...
View ArticleShock Jock Alan Jones Calls Lockout Laws “Ridiculous”, Slams Mike Baird
2GB shock-jock Alan Jones has once again criticised Sydney’s lockout laws, calling them “ridiculous laws” and a “mindless overreaction” while also slamming New South Wales Premier Mike Baird and his...
View ArticleWatch This Angry Crowd Call Out Mike Baird With “Casino Mike” Chant
New South Wales Premier Mike “Casino Mike” Baird has copped some flack from an angry concert audience in Sydney who have been filmed chanting “Casino Mike” in their loudest anti-Baird voices, calling...
View ArticleKeep Sydney Open Announce Massive Rally Against Lockout Laws This Weekend
The legends at Keep Sydney Open have just announced they will be holding a rally against the lockout laws on Sunday 21st February in Belmore Park near Sydney’s Central Station. Making its way up into...
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Brisbane Musos Fear “Kings Cross-Style Wipe-Out” Following Introduction Of...
A collective forehead-slap rang out across the nation yesterday, as the Queensland government reached a deal to pass the strictest lockout laws in Australia. One-upping Sydney’s current legislation –...
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Queensland Lockout Laws Could Force BIGSOUND Interstate, Say Organisers
The head of QMusic, which is responsible for bringing us Australia’s biggest annual music industry conference BIGSOUND in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, says organisers could be forced to move the event...
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Sydney’s Sly Fox Hotel Told To Stop Amplified Music After 3am
Sydney’s Sly Fox Hotel, which is outside the area cover by the city’s controversial lockout laws, says it has been told to stop playing any amplified music after 3am beginning tonight, in a move which...
View ArticleFlume Calls On Fans To Attend ‘Keep Sydney Open’ Rally Against Lockout Laws
Flume has added his voice to the chorus of musicians calling on lovers of live music, late nights and freedom to attend a massive rally against Sydney’s lockout laws tomorrow (Sunday, 21st February...
View ArticleNew Poll Suggests Most NSW Residents Want Lockout Laws To Stay
A new poll of New South Wales residents has found that over two thirds of locals are in support of the State Government’s lockout laws and 3am last drinks regulations. The Galaxy poll, commissioned by...
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Thousands Gather To Protest Lockouts At ‘Keep Sydney Open’ Rally
Thousands of people have marched in protest against Sydney’s lockout laws today, as part of a huge rally organised by the advocacy group Keep Sydney Open. Beginning at Belmore Park near Sydney’s...
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Here Are The Funniest Anti-Lockout Banners From The ‘Keep Sydney Open’ Rally
Sydney’s sign-making prowess was on full display today, with thousands of punters taking part in anti-lockout protests at the Keep Sydney Open rally, where banners were smothered in Simpsons...
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Local Mayor Wants Live Music Venues Exempt From Sydney’s Lockout Laws, But...
A Sydney mayor supports the idea that live music venues should be exempt from the city’s lockout laws, but reckons that the definition of “live music” should exclude some DJs. As SMH reports,...
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