Is Sydney's Nightlife Really Dead? I Investigate So You Dont Have To!

Come with me as a i check out Sydneys Nightlife! I visit 2 of Sydneys biggest nightlife venues IVY & Argyle to finally put an end to the conversation of if their nightlife is the worst in Australia

[@peterRobinson10101]

Used to go on weekend benders to sydney green door oxford st Rocks etc heaps of fun. I reckon young ppl are just not as interested in flippin pingas and dancing all night. If they let 50yrs olds in on their zimmer frames with huge dilated pupils Id be there with Adidas Superstars on (actually signed RUNDMC but thats another story) but they aint equiped with state of the art AED defibrillators!

[@Dannysrants]

LOL love this comment

[@dogvip7688]

@@Dannysrants

[@matrix35]

Sydney nightlife was peaking up untill 2015 at best. Prices for drinks and entry fee has skyrocketed so its very hard for uni students to afford to go out on the regular!

[@Simon-Simon-Simon]

I grew up in Sydney. Sydney use to be so laid back back in early 2000s There are clubs empty RIVA under the Pitt St hotel to many in Oxford St and bayswater road

[@Stevensonstreet]

Save yourself 23 minutes. The answer is YES

[@shadowmoon5445]

Was friends with morgan from central station records, mad parties saw frankie knuckles at their house bbq good fun

[@Dannysrants]

Awesome!

[@erykgee]

Mate, should of seen Oxford St and Kings Cross in the late 2000s, as a fresh 18 year old dj I was matured to the industry pretty quick haha

[@Dannysrants]

I use to go up there then, i remember it what it was like

[@djrobtech]

That venue is not The Carter. The Carter went under recently. They modelled their venue like Establishment. Justin who owns the Ivy, also owns Establishment which you were looking at, around 10:45 in your video.

[@Dannysrants]

Ah sorry, showing my age!

[@djrobtech]

@@Dannysrants Justin built and opened Establishment in 2000. There’s even a pent house up top for him to live in while Ivy was being constructed! The Carter didn’t last long and wasn’t on Gregor Street.

[@mhmepiccool2703]

What was the name of the hard techno club you mentioned?

[@Dannysrants]

black noir

[@sammygmartinistheman]

All night life is dead!!! The cost of living is keeping most at home!!

[@shane0traveller451]

Lets go Sydney !!!

[@egghead3567]

I like the tumble weed!!!

[@MrRandomcow666]

yeeeeww lets go!!

[@stedyedy23]

Ivy is shit, the real night life in sydney are all smaller events, club 77, carousel, bridge hotel, Burdekin, civic hotel and warehouse parties all in the inner west. The problem is its all spread out too much

[@punter1]

probably better than Melbs fr man

[@skymaxwell9351]

Melbourne, what nightlife ????

[@J.Blackk]

This dude takes his stuff seriously. respect but Melbourne nah sorry

[@j.benterprises3060]

the issue with Melbourne, is they take themselves way too seriously a very non progressive backward thinking State the gentros did it

[@J.Blackk]

@@j.benterprises3060 Melbs used to be vibing now its dead fr they canx Christmas

[@Dannysrants]

Its not what it use to be

[@Yabanmf666]

Good ol shitney

[@monogramadikt5971]

scene looks healthy, but the music sounds pretty corny lol

[@Dannysrants]

These are the biggest clubs, so commercial as it gets. There techno scene is really building.

[@eddiecola292]

try darling harbor for 'so fresh' experience

[@pudlah]

Back in Jan I went to a bar in Thornbury, Victoria that had a loud techno night and the bar had no security and no doorman. It was good vibes. Yes Sydney is hostile. NSW - Nanny State Wankers

[@sahil885]

Before Covid, Billboards on Thursday nights was the biggest in Melbourne with at least 1000 people through the doors during 2016-2019.

[@Dannysrants]

They still do it on school holidays, ivy does 4000 on school holidays

[@kangabangaz334]

Ye only good when it’s Russel st the venue hosting normal shit

[@mitchnation7734]

You gotta consider the boat parties when judging Sydney's party culture too. Can be in Sussudio at 3am and meet someone who take you on a yacht to party all day.

[@Dannysrants]

very good point

[@markjackson810]

The city is for tourists. Once the lockout laws hit, the whole scene adapted. Sydney has a really good scene but you can’t just fly up here and walk into it. We don’t really have regular club nights. The only exception is club 77 it’s an institution that has been around for over 30 years and you will always find the best talent that’s in Sydney at the time there. You can also great parties with big international acts every weekend by a whole bunch of promoters doing parties in warehouses all throughout the inner city every weekend. It’s just changed. If you’re apart of the scene you have no problem finding a great party here.

[@Dannysrants]

I actually know this, and watch from the side line but couldnt get anywhere this weekend other than the 2 big ones

[@bomarcuswin777]

Nah Sydney has a terrible scene, ranked some of the worst in the world for a major city, it’s common knowledge

[@vicstoormbarros]

Sydney is THE most boring city I have ever lived in. Everything is so expensive, security guys are there to ruin your night, and people are just bland.

[@iggyblitz8739]

What other cities have you lived in ?

[@egghead3567]

Totally agree and has it has a depressing ora about it. Glad I move back overseas.

[@Capphy_]

Maybe I give sydney and other major cities nightlife a go

[@Dannysrants]

I go every where, different genres dominate in different cities obviously. And Melbourne is the latest

[@Capphy_]

@@Dannysrants im really into mthe melbourne and ballarat scene so i should get out of my shell and try other areas to see what i find the best

[@Olm8steve]

Man you have the gift of the gabba! Natural speaker you’ll go far ive never been to Melbourne but you make me want to go🤙

[@Dannysrants]

Love that

[@Kj-jv7uj]

I realised Melbournians were dead inside when Tool played at Rod Laver in 2019....and everyone was sitting in their seats and a bunch of us standing and rocking it out.....robots everywhere

[@valeriosgenx]

Australians in general are lacking musical knowledge, education and culture