Cherry Bar
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The Cherry Bar is a Melbourne
city bar founded in 2000 by former Cosmic Psychos
drummer Bill Walsh. Appropriately located on ACDC Lane
(off Flinders Lane between Russell St and Exhibition St), the bar threw out existing artists studios in the building to make a rock music venue and has become a popular concert after-party venue for touring bands and their crew.
Oasis
guitarist Noel Gallagher
was so taken with the bar during the band's 2002 Australian tour, he made an offer to purchase it.
In the early 2000s punters were brought to Cherry through its Deep Funk nights on Wednesdays with John Idem, hiphop Thursdays, and the consistent rock n' roll weekend nights. Currently, Thursday nights is Soul night, while rock from all genres and eras is played on weekends by founder Bill Walsh, Max Crawdaddy , Rock DJ Paul Miles , and Little Scotty.
Although inaccurately reported by Melbourne's Herald Sun that the building was destroyed by fire on June 5, 2008, it was in fact the offices located in the floors above which burned, whereas the Cherry bar, being located in the basement of the building, suffered only water damage. The bar was expected to reopen following two weeks cleaning and restoration of the electricals damaged by the water used in the fire-fighting effort but building complications delayed the re-opening until New Year's Eve.
As regulars of Cherry, rock band Airbourne
reference the bar in the lyrics of their song Fat City: "Midnight bite at the Cherry, so sweet is the juice." Melbourne-band Jet
also drew upon their many long nights spent at the bar as an influence for their song Rollover DJ
.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
city bar founded in 2000 by former Cosmic Psychos
Cosmic Psychos
The Cosmic Psychos are a punk rock band based in Melbourne and rural Victoria in Australia. An underground band that has only ever achieved limited recognition.-Description:...
drummer Bill Walsh. Appropriately located on ACDC Lane
ACDC Lane, Melbourne
ACDC Lane is a street in Melbourne, Victoria. It is a short, narrow laneway, running south from Flinders Lane between Exhibition Street and Russell Street in the central business district of Melbourne....
(off Flinders Lane between Russell St and Exhibition St), the bar threw out existing artists studios in the building to make a rock music venue and has become a popular concert after-party venue for touring bands and their crew.
Oasis
Oasis (band)
Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...
guitarist Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher
Noel Thomas David Gallagher is an English musician and singer-songwriter, formerly the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and principal songwriter of the English rock band Oasis. He is currently fronting his solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.Raised in Burnage, Manchester with his...
was so taken with the bar during the band's 2002 Australian tour, he made an offer to purchase it.
In the early 2000s punters were brought to Cherry through its Deep Funk nights on Wednesdays with John Idem, hiphop Thursdays, and the consistent rock n' roll weekend nights. Currently, Thursday nights is Soul night, while rock from all genres and eras is played on weekends by founder Bill Walsh, Max Crawdaddy , Rock DJ Paul Miles , and Little Scotty.
Although inaccurately reported by Melbourne's Herald Sun that the building was destroyed by fire on June 5, 2008, it was in fact the offices located in the floors above which burned, whereas the Cherry bar, being located in the basement of the building, suffered only water damage. The bar was expected to reopen following two weeks cleaning and restoration of the electricals damaged by the water used in the fire-fighting effort but building complications delayed the re-opening until New Year's Eve.
As regulars of Cherry, rock band Airbourne
Airbourne (band)
Airbourne are an Australian hard rock band formed in Warrnambool in 2001. Mainstay members are Joel O'Keeffe on lead vocals and lead guitar, his brother, Ryan O'Keeffe on drums, and David Roads on rhythm guitar and backing vocals. They were later joined by Justin Street on bass guitar and backing...
reference the bar in the lyrics of their song Fat City: "Midnight bite at the Cherry, so sweet is the juice." Melbourne-band Jet
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
also drew upon their many long nights spent at the bar as an influence for their song Rollover DJ
Rollover DJ
"Rollover DJ" is the second single by the Australian rock band Jet, from their 2003 album Get Born...
.
External links
- Cherry Bar at MySpace.com
- Review published in The Age accessed 19 September 2006