About Me
The Corner has been an integral part of the live music scene in Melbourne for over a decade. Located in Richmond, a stones throw from the CBD, The Corner has played host to a plethora of local and international bands spanning genres as diverse as Blues and Roots to Punk, Hardcore and Dirty Rock and Roll.
With the recently-renovated Rooftop Bar and extensive menu, The Corner is the perfect place for anything from an after work bevy , a quick snack before heading out, an intimate dinner or a refuge for all you Rock and Rollers wanting to see live music the way its supposed to be seen: Loud, Dark and Dirty!
CONTACT DETAILS
The Corner Hotel,
57 Swan Street,
Richmond Victoria 3121
Tel: (03) 9427 7300
TICKETING
There are 3 ways to purchase tickets for all Corner Hotel Shows:
*Tickets may be purchased in person at our Box Office situated at the Corner Hotel during office hours 11am-8pm Monday to Saturday. (Cash, Eftpos, Credit Card)
*Tickets may also be purchased with a credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Bankcard) over the phone on: (03) 9427 9198, during office hours.
*Thirdly, tickets may also be purchased 24 hours a day via our website at www.cornerhotel.com
THE CORNER HOTEL: A BRIEF HISTORY
The Corner has hosted some incredible and memorable shows over the last 10 years.Here are some of the highlights:
The legends from overseas...
Joe Strummer from the Clash played one of his last tours with us and the Big Day Out festival before sadly passing away in 2000...The Rollins Band played an amazing show in 2003 playing a set of Black Flag tunes as benefit for the West Memphis 3...Lee Scratch Perry played three sold shows in 1999...Elliott Smith played his only Australian tour at the Corner in 1999...Weve also hosted shows for legends from the 60s, 70s and 80s such as Link Wray in 1996, The Buzzcocks in 2003, Pere Ubu in 1999, Love in 2002 and The Violent Femmes andWire in 2003.
And of course some of the biggest acts in the world played their first Melbourne shows here...The White Stripes in 2000...Blink 182 were here in 1997...The Dandy Warhols in 2000...Mr Bungle in 1996...Ben Harper played on his first Australian tour back when his 2nd album was released back in 1996.
The legends of Australian music...
Crowded House played an emotional farewell show for members of their Melbourne fan club just a few days before their finale on the steps of the opera house in Sydney...Midnight Oil played three shows in 1997...Men at Work did a free show for the fans in 2000...Weve also hosted re-unions for The Models, The Stems, Beasts of Bourbon, The Scientists and of course many shows from the likes of Paul Kelly, Spiderbait, The Cruel Sea, You Am I, Radio Birdman and more...
Most Australian acts play the Corner on their way to becoming household names, so we tend to see them right at the start of their careers and every year belongs to one or two acts often the least expected...It was Powderfinger and The Dirty Three in 1996...The Living End in 1997...Something for Kate in 1998...Alex Lloyd and The Whitlams in 1999...,bThe Avalanches in 2000...Motor Ace in 2001...Machine Gun Fellatio in 2002...Jet in 2003...Pete Murray, Missy Higgins and Hilltop Hoods (the first and only band to pre-sell out 4 consecutive nights) in 2004...and Wolfmother in 2005.
The Corner is undoubtedly the most diverse venue in the land and plays host to every conceivable style of music whether it be Jazz (Vince Jones, Tuck and Patti, Terry Callier), Scandinavian Metal (Opeth, The Haunted, Entombed), Folk (Harry Manx, Maddy Prior, Ember Swift), Country (The Topp Twins, Buddy Miller, Kinky Friedman), Stoner Rock (Monster Magnet, Fu Manchu, Queens of the Stoneage), Singer Songwriters (Lloyd Cole, Ron Sexsmith, Smog, Will Oldham), Hip Hop (People under the Stairs, Xhibit, Dose One), Blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds, Eric Bibb), Ska (Bad Manners, The Strange Tenants), Electronica (Manitoba, Fourtet, Kid 606), Punk Rock (Sum 41, Strung Out, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, Unwritten Law, MXPX, No Fun At All, Dropkick Murphys), African Music (Moses Ojah, Oyaba, Mabulu), Rockabilly and Swing (Southern Culture on the Skids, Royal Crown Revue), Metal (Kittie, Strapping Young Lad), French Gypsy bands (Paris Combo, Java), Elvis Impersonators (El Vez), Penis Manipulators (Puppetry of the Penis) or Indie acts (Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, Stereolab, Tortoise, Mercury Rev, The Breeders)...you name it, we've had it!
