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The Corner Hotel

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The Corner Hotel is at its best when it’s late, dark and there’s a rollicking good band onstage.

Editorial


At the city end of Swan Street, alongside Richmond Station, this unassuming pub has quite a remarkable history. A live music venue since it started hosting jazz in the '40s, its past roster ticks off some musical greats. Mick Jagger made the audience swoon when he played a secret gig here in the eighties, and according to the White Stripes liner notes, the guitar-riff for Seven Nation Army was born here during a soundcheck.

Aussies such as The Herd, Eskimo Joe, Paul Dempsey, CW Stoneking and The Drones have also all been welcomed here time and time again. The modest-sized band room is how rock'n'roll was meant to be seen; all sweaty armpits and boozy cheer. There's a couple of most inconvenient pillars, but they seem to be taking care of the roof so leave them be.

The dance floor often gets lost under the feet of hard-rocking punters, and beer in plastic glasses makes you feel like you're at an underage disco, but on the whole it doesn't distract from the action onstage. And should you need beer in a glass, you can always head next door to the public bar or upstairs to the rooftop bar where you can debate a band's worth to the industrial soundtrack of passing trains.

Amy Blackmur, November 2010

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Event Listing

The Panics

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-07-15

15 - July 2011

2011-07-15

Jinja Safari Tour

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-07-23

23 - July 2011

2011-07-23

Buchanan

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-07-23

23 - July 2011

2011-07-23

Warpaint Sideshows

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-07-26

Start:26-Jul-2011

End:27-Jul-2011

2011-07-27

Wild Beasts Sideshows

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-07-28

28 - July 2011

2011-07-28

Grouplove Sideshows

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-08-02

02 - August 2011

2011-08-02

Alvin Youngblood Hart Tour

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-08-18

18 - August 2011

2011-08-18

Eagle and the Worm

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-08-20

20 - August 2011

2011-08-20

Pinback

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-08-21

21 - August 2011

2011-08-21

Sebadoh

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-09-18

18 - September 2011

2011-09-18

The Drones with Adalita

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-10-12

Start:12-Oct-2011

End:14-Oct-2011

2011-10-14

Big Jay McNeely & his honkin' sax

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-11-19

19 - November 2011

2011-11-19

Howling Bells Australian tour

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-11-30

30 - November 2011

2011-11-30

International Swingers Australian Tour

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-12-03

03 - December 2011

2011-12-03

Mudhoney

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-12-08

08 - December 2011

2011-12-08

Future of the Left Australian Tour

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2011-12-16

16 - December 2011

2011-12-16

Das Racist tour

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2012-01-30

30 - January 2012

2012-01-30

Mayer Hawthorne tour

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2012-02-29

29 - February 2012

2012-02-29

The Black Lips tour

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2012-03-07

07 - March 2012

2012-03-07

Roky Erickson tour

The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St, Richmond 2012-03-13

13 - March 2012

2012-03-13

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Philip
February 25, 2009


Just had a great night out at the Corner. Ears are still singing. Collection of over $14000 for the bushfire help.

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