In there room/demand for a new afterhours event in Adelaide?

Hey there,

I'm interested to know if people think there's enough demand for a new afterhours event in Adelaide.

Looking at establishing some in the early summer, not every weekend but perhaps when big festivals are on etc.


Interested to hear your thoughts.

Obviously licensing would be a large issue so it's going to be a bit of a secret affair..

I know after our last show there was a shit load of people looking to kick on with nowhere to go....:?

Definitely!

I think the main challenge is to find the right venue somewhere in the CBD or on the outskirts away from a residential area, with around 100 capacity (maybe more?). Licensing will be a bitch because afaik red square is the only club with an after-hours license and will try to shut down any other club that tries. So like you said it would have to be very hush hush, word of mouth byo type of thing. Also you wouldn't want to attract the general festival crowd. Those guys are dicks and wouldn't know good music if it slapped them in the face :lol:

My ideal place would be a Loft style atmosphere with a killer sound system and big windows overlooking the foothills as the sun comes up. But then again I'm just dreaming!

Anyway good luck and keep us posted!

Nice post Papa, I agree on all levels! :thumb:

I miss Mile High. :~(

I was thinking about this just the other day. It would be awesome to get up at 6am on a sunday and rock a set out. There are heaps of disused buildings in the CBD it needs to be in one of them.

If you build it I would come...

Is there actually a demand for this type of thing anymore?

It's easy to say "sure I'd go" but in reality, at 6am on a Sunday Morning, are you actualy still wanting to party? Clubbing culture is pretty quiet these days, it's more about the festivals and these are inevitably day parties.
So if you're talking about an after hours events that follow festivals, you really are just talking about a nightclub then aren't you?

Rather than opening a solely after hours club, why not open a small club that has the potential to stay open till the wee hours of the morning if there's demand?

Or try something radically different and open a breakfast club. You could crank out some bacon and eggs, smoothies and fruit salads, whack a dj and a dancefloor in the corner and see what happens. At least that way, you could call it a cafe and probably wouldn't have the licencing issues involved in opening an after hours.

^^ Yeah that's what i am talking about. Dancing in the morning = WIN.

Is there actually a demand for this type of thing anymore?

It's easy to say "sure I'd go" but in reality, at 6am on a Sunday Morning, are you actualy still wanting to party? Clubbing culture is pretty quiet these days, it's more about the festivals and these are inevitably day parties.
So if you're talking about an after hours events that follow festivals, you really are just talking about a nightclub then aren't you?

Rather than opening a solely after hours club, why not open a small club that has the potential to stay open till the wee hours of the morning if there's demand?

Or try something radically different and open a breakfast club. You could crank out some bacon and eggs, smoothies and fruit salads, whack a dj and a dancefloor in the corner and see what happens. At least that way, you could call it a cafe and probably wouldn't have the licencing issues involved in opening an after hours.

If I'm kickin on in the morning, I wanna drink! :)