Section 8 (music venue)
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| Address | 27-29 Tattersalls Ln, Melbourne VIC 3000 Melbourne Australia |
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| Opened | 2006 |
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| https://section8.com.au/ | |
Section 8 is a live music bar located in the Chinatown of Melbourne, Australia.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Description
[edit]The venue plays host to local and international musicians. The venue is associated with hip-hop, house, and afrobeats. It has a relatively young crowd.[2] It was Melbourne's first open-air bar.[2]
Bar service is run out of a shipping container, with the courtyard of the venue located in an alleyway space behind a chain fence.
It neighbours another bar named Ferdydurke that is run by the same proprietor.
The venue requires that all patrons remove work attire, such as suits.[10]
History
[edit]It opened in 2006 by Maz Salt.[9][11]
The venue expanded to Sydney in 2013. As of 2023 it no longer appears to operate in that city.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bastow, Clem (2007-02-08). "Section 8". The Age. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ a b c Houston, Melinda (2006-09-29). "Section 8". The Age. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ a b "Melbourne's Section 8 bar comes to Sydney". Good Food. 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ Knowlton, Cassidy (2023-02-10). "Make your way to Section 8, the coolest shipping container in town". Time Out Melbourne. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "'Fatal error' forces string of Melbourne bars to close". The Australian.
- ^ Eddie, Rachel (2021-01-28). "'Bring the buzz back': Council looks to nightlife experts to get CBD pumping again". The Age. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Radbourne, Lucas (2023-04-04). "Section 8: From Melbourne, With Love". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Radbourne, Lucas (2022-12-18). "Section 8 celebrates Melbourne's creative community at six-month-long series, Level Up". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b Lucas, Clay (2020-05-17). "Ease in restrictions will bring little relief to many small bar owners". The Age. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Doherty, Elissa (1 December 2010). "Suits don't fit Melbourne's trendy bars". Herald Sun.
- ^ Lahey, Kate (2008-08-07). "From derelict to happening, but transformation has its downside". The Age. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
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