Did you ask Evan?

I too would like Moore information.

Word is it's gone under.
I'm going to be so, so upset if it's true.

It's been taken over by Evan from Fairfield!

eek

The Hoey has been placed under considerable restrictions of late including costs of repairs plus a hefty fine for not having licensed security which they have realised in the past few weeks they can't afford hence the closure. Whether or not this will extend to just smaller gigs or close for good is anybodies guess

From SNI

My friend who works at the hopetoun got told today she no longer has a job!

From a txt i just got

Holy fuck i am getting really worried about this.

Woah fuck.

faaaarrrrrk

Farrrrrk. With Liquor Licensing in Melbourne currently stuffing up the pubs, I hope it doesn't happen down this way too.

farrrrk snap!

Friend who worked there just facebooked ''RIP the hopetoun''

Fuck this shit, surely the hopetoun counts as some cultural icon of Sydney.

I wonder if there's gonna be any fundraising efforts or anything? There's so much love for that room, more than anywhere else in Sydney i think.

Ask Richard?

That security guard opened the door for everyone except me anyway.

this is bullshit!

shit! just when I move back to Sydney!

you moved away, sleepy?

hi filts!
I've spent the last year being a hermit in the blue mountains. Cold and rustic.

ah!

The thing is WHO GIVES A FUCK HOW IT HAPPENED?

Knowing how it happened is the best way to stop it happening AGAIN. Otherwise all this week's efforts will be wasted.
I'm working Fri night shrug

sorry dave... at this last minute beggars cant be choosers

What's wrong with the Stag? It's large capacity, good stage and sound and most importantly available right now! If we waited for another venue we couldn't do this for a fortnight to a month? Maybe we shouldn't bother if that is the reaction of staff.

So Where does the money go?

lord knows I know that mate...just a bitter personal irony for me, is all

Of course that stuff matters but there are months to figure that out. The people who have been most fucked over are the staff. And that is right now.

that was for ccmo...andy, don't take my reaction as representative of hoey staff. please.

I will come to this on Friday night & I haven't joined the facebook group (yet).

So Where does the money go?

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Equally divided or needs based divided amongst the ten or so people most reliant for income on the place? I'm not trying to save the fucking world here. Just think that the staff can lay a pretty large claim on all this love for the hoey. If you care about the hoey you should care about their staff who are getting fucked over right now.

Of the 4000 people that joined the facebook group, it will be interesting to see how many people show up to this.

just so you all know, i won't be there. not because i'm a jerk though.

But imagine if you could order beers by clicking a link on facebook!?!

One please.

well, i live in the same state but will be away so maybe have jerk status. long weekend is a bummer for it to fall on.

I will be seeing Neil Hamburger, Sorry for being a jerk.

Good one, jerk.

I'm trying to cancel Friday night's appointment so as not to be a jerk.

summer festivals killed the hoey? dj dance culture killed the hoey? xbox killed the hoey?

Nobody complained this much when Arncliffe pub closed.

Oh hang on...

That WAS really shit.

Arncliffe was good, had potential too.
It was bought well over 18 months ago and still nothing has happened with it. Sucks.

If it reopens I hope it's with new owners and manager. They treat bands like shit.

The arncliffe licence moved to a place further down the highway

Maggotville went after you came back. They're working on a farewell show.

Not happening. It will be completely empty, empty, empty as of 5pm today.

I've been hearing some industry talk about this and the story about the Hoey closure is that no one from the Sydney City Council has anything to do with the closure of the pub. There was pressure from the Surry Hills Local Area Command but at no time has the Hoey been issued with notices from either the council or the cops. There was a noise complaint recently but this was dealt with and solved. It's not as simple as blaming Clover Moore - both the council and the state government have done more than enough in the last eighteen months to make Sydney a more music-friendly town. I suspect that it's as simple as the Hoey not turning over enough money to keep operating. Any venue that concentrates solely on music is always going to be pushing the barrow uphill. Music is not necessarily a profitable exercise, and while there might be one or two nights a week when the Hoey is jammed full of drinkers, that doesn't always tip over into profit when the other five/six nights of the week are poorly attended. It's too easy to just blame the council, and the security issue is a furphy. The venue staff are more than capable of policing the joint and taking care of troublemakers, of which there are few. I can't remember the last time I saw a punch-up at the Hoey! And I've been seeing bands there since 1987. And it closed down during the 90s as well. I think the Hoey will persist, and I hope for the sake of the staff that they get back up and running soon because the truth of what is actually happening here doesn't change the fact that people's jobs and livelihoods are being affected negatively.