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Sydney Nightlife
 Sydney
is one of those cities that goes all night and boasts an impressive
array of venues to keep you occupied long past the last train leaves the
nearest railway station. Luckily, night buses run right through the
night so, if you get distracted there is an easy route back to your
hotel.
The
action tends to be scattered around the inner-suburbs, rather than
focussed in the main CBD, but there are a few places of note in the centre
of the city. "Sublime" 244 Pitt Street, Tel: (02) 9264 8428, is one of the
city's most celebrated clubs. Located at 244 Pitt Street, it is many
clubbers' venue of choice. It plays host to DJs of international repute,
and is big enough to prevent it becoming too packed, but small enough to
keep the atmosphere intact. Three rooms make up the club, which errs on
the Trance and House side of things. Not a place for those who are into
Cheesy Listening, the club is open 'til 5am at the weekend and will set
you back $AUS 10 -15 on most nights.
Those
who prefer to swing their pants in a seventies throwback kind of way will
feel far more at home in The Retro which has recently moved into new
premises at 20 Sussex Street, Tel: (02) 9212 4868, $AUS 10 . This is a
real hoot of a night out for those who don't want to take things too
seriously, and is something of a regular Sydney event amongst locals and
visitors alike. Glitter balls come as standard, though platforms are
optional.
Sitting
comfortably in between the serious and the cheese is Jackson's on George -
one of those "go upstairs when the bar shuts on the lower level" affairs.
No great surprises here, but worthy of a night out if you are staying in
the CBD area and can't be bothered to hop on a bus out of the city.
Jackson's on George is, unsurprisingly, located on George Street, right
down by the Circular Quay end of town.
Kings
Cross is one of the main centres for the clubber with places that range
from the sleazy to the more corporate. The "Underground Café" strikes a
happy balance, located next to the Rhino Bar. Not huge, but big enough,
the Underground is located near the CityRail Station at 22 Bayswater Road
(cnr Kellet Street, (02) 9358 4676.
The
broad-minded could do worse than visiting the Albury in Paddington, 6
Oxford Street, cnr Boundary Street, Paddington (02) 9361 6555. It is home
to one of Sydney's most celebrated nightly drag shows and enjoys a relaxed
"all-welcome" atmosphere. Another place that has done well out of the
"Priscilla Queen of the Desert" camp-it-up phenomenon is the Newtown Hotel
174 King Street, Newtown (02) 9557 1329 which puts on similar fayre on a
Wednesdays at 11pm.
For
details of what is going on when you are in Sydney, check out the free
"Drum" magazine, which includes listings of gigs and clubs. Stations like
104.1 2Day FM and 104.9FM Triple M will do a similar job. Those into a
more college rock / indie sound would do well to keep an ear on the ABC's
105.8FM Triple J station which, though national, will keep you up to date
with the local scene.
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