Close

Not in Melbourne?


The Spanish Club

places|vic|fitzroy|the%20spanish%20club
Once upon a time, the Spanish Club hosted some of the best indie-centric gigs in Melbourne.

Editorial


From 2005 to 2007, the city's Spanish community leased its posh members-only Fitzroy club to the people behind Bar Open and Pony. Indie kids mingled with Spanish-speaking regulars, and tapas was served alongside appearances by the Drones, the Meanies, and Little Red. But that incarnation closed in mid-2007, after the Spanish community expressed a need to reclaim the space, presumably for its original purpose as “Melbourne's centre for Spanish culture, education, entertainment, and cuisine.”

Fast forward to today, and the Spanish Club is again hosting live music for punters outside the Spanish community. As of April, gigs are being booked for the front bar on Thursdays and the back room on weekends. Refurbished and aimed at a new crowd, the venue still holds up to 400 punters, and the Spanish food and drinks remain. Newly diversified in terms of gigs, the Club has so far hosted thrash-metal titans Dreadnaught as well as the farewell gig of dance-rockers Foxx On Fire.

The current bookers have said everything is potentially on the slate, from jazz to hip-hop to roots. And, of course, Latin acts. It's far too early to judge how the incarnation will pan out, but there's no arguing that the space is lovely, the chance for cross-cultural offerings unique, and the location as key as ever.

Doug Wallen, May 2010

Find live music nearby on Citysearch

Do something with this page

1 User review (add yours)

User Feedback

smart brains
June 24, 2010


well to get people to come in the first place, you need to tell them there is food. that is the only reason i ever go to clubs like that. have a really good first one with spanish food, spanish music. http://spanishfurniturepackages.org.uk Spanish Furniture Packages

Flag this comment as inappropriate

Your Feedback

*Your rating

* required

*Your review (1000 characters max)




 

What's Nearby