What Happened to the Evening Star Hotel - Evil Star Music Venue

#australianmusic #livemusic #musichistory
Here is the understated yet vibrant and dynamic Evening Star Hotel, affectionately known as the Evil Star.
A space for everyone to showcase their talent. Even David Bowie and Kurt Cobain dropped in for a casual drink and glimpse at Australia’s fine crop of musicians.
It was also a watering hole for many News Limited journalists however its legacy will always be the many fine artists and musicians/performers that graced its stage.
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Many thanks to the Facebook groups that provided a tonne of information and to Edwin Garland, Steve Abrahall for their input

[@grantfurlong2116]

Thanks for these ‘whatever happened to’s’, so many great and wild memories! The Blue Gum at Waitara was another good one, saw heaps of local and internationals there. 🤟

[@herc_ules_therealone]

I worked there for many years and was the shift manager in later years. It was a wild ride and I have many stories. 13:57 is the picture of my work shirt which I still have.

[@80sOGRE]

I use to drink there from 89 till 92 on Fridays saturdays. Forever ago

[@drewsale7288]

Thanks for your amazing channel, I've been to many of those venues. Your channel reminds me of others who discuss the old rock clubs in LA like The Whiskey, The Rainbow, The Roxy etc. I think what you're doing is historically important for Australian music. Thanks again.

[@Gioia67]

Thank you 🥰

[@BruceCoble]

Great video!. I fell in love with Bughouse at the time & used to love their gigs there...my unsigned band 7 Zark 7 did a gig there around 1987 which was a stack of fun!

[@jesusislukeskywalker4294]

👍🏻 some really great stories and information , and very well researched , 🚬🤠 crazy times 😎 thanks very much for presenting the history

[@Gioia67]

Thank u 😜👌👏🏼

[@rickhamilton2093]

Sad! Played there in the 90s with Velvet Hammer.

[@CryptoSteve007]

Never been to the Evening Star but saw David Bowie play for about 30 minutes one night at Whale Beach surf club. Kicked on later that night to The Rocklilly at Mona Vale to see Bobby Sox. Crazy night.

[@pinocchiojones]

Great video. Played there in the early 90’s. Nice surprise at 17:32 seeing our name (Transparent Newmans) on the Thursday night slot. It was dirty, dingy, sweaty, loud and absolutely fantastic.

[@philgiffard644]

I want to give the shout out to the band “Any Woman’s Blues” who played there early evening on Fridays in the late 80s or early 90s. . They were an all (young) woman jazz band with A lister chops and a lot of style and commitment I think Lisa Parrott was in that combo. I could not believe I could cross the road from work, order a schooner of New, and hear live music of that calibre.

[@Gioia67]

Amazing 🤩 Sydney sure was a vibrant music city once

[@arttyboo5923]

good old days

[@smoore9050]

So thats where I used to go. I thought I used to go to the pub across the road. I think. I lived up the road and my neighbours were The Headstones, tombstones? I dunno.

[@ianpilgrim9713]

Yes, some fine times had there, drummer for chaotic delusion, and later for the mutated noddies and still have heaps of footage, and also some funny out the front street stuff 😂

[@AlanCreed]

Great ep, thanks. Spent many nights there and played there with my band, The Inchmen.

[@fakenews3911]

Do a story on Vic On The Park Hotel sydney crn victoria rd and Addison rd. Was a great venue i worked there as a sound engineer and bar manager.1992 to 1996. Tea party .you am i.screaming jets feed time ww24 witlams etc etc played there. Alot local bands 7 nights a week. Alan Scott from Zen studios was the booker. Great venue.!!!!

[@Gioia67]

Will do 😃

[@fakenews3911]

We had basketball comps for the bands. Toe to Toe fighting the Nazis punks big brawl. Warwick Pollard was one of the ownwers.Russian south african jew. 2 Rich bussiness men bought it as a tax ride off in 91 but it started making too much money for them. I Theo Dangas approached them in 91 to set up a band room and my band the Trashdolls were the 1st band to play there. Then we got Alan Scott zen studios to help us build a stage and book bands. Alan Scott did so much amazing work promoting the bands and venue. Pub was sold around 96/97 . Due to bad ownership managment. eg employing local thugs to bounce and manage the bar only to be robbed by them and have customers harassed and bashed by them.

[@Gioia67]

Excellent Thanks I’ll def do this one

[@fakenews3911]

Alan Scott booked Silver chairs 1st sydney show at the Vulcan hotel supporting Nancy Vandal.lol I was working there that night and over 500 people arrived most of them on the street as the room was dangerously packed. I had to get on the stage with the bouncers to push the crowed of young girls back.lol

[@Gioia67]

@fakenews3911 I'm pretty sure I was there that night Their parents were standing near me LOL

[@Stuart_Field]

Enjoyed this one. For a little while in the late 80s Friday afternoons = finish work in Chatswood early, catch the train to Central & get to the Evening Star as quickly as possible ... sit out in the beer garden with friends (is the beer garden still there?) & jam as much beer into me as i could between when i got there until it was time to head back to Central to catch the 5:30pm express train back to Gosford & eventually ending up at the Aquatic club. Heading up Elizabeth St tho & past the door to what is maybe now the pokie den ... I'm kind of almost sure there used to be a smallish blackboard mounted on the wall with upcoming bands. I can recall seeing a big "X" on that blackboard. Yes ... i could have that wrong but that's my recollection. Any record of X playing at the Evening Star?

[@dummekunst7708]

Lol....there's Rick at 42 seconds...Gioia, where did you get that pic????

[@Gioia67]

Craig from FB group put up a heap of photos on the Trade union group Amazing pics

[@bloodinvader7625]

The yuppies moved in to the area

[@Gioia67]

Gentrification definitely contributed to these places changing their character Cheers

[@GenetNasty]

Played both Evening / Evil star venues mostly remember the volume of beer that was sold with the constant barmaid reach across the bar forwarding the schooner taking the money. Shouting at who ever l was with whilst being blasted by the band , best gig could have been the Red Planet Rockets / Lompoc County Splatter Heads, saw lots of bands there great venue , great times.

[@michaelrussom9347]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gKa8pXlqj8SUpNksi=FKxvmTlJ7ppvCYSv Found this.😁Really love looking back at a time when drinking laws were much more relaxed and I’m assuming insurance and public liability was cheaper or non existent for these establishments.

[@Gioia67]

Agree. So different today ✌️