The Old Bar
| The Oldie | |
| Former names | Carmen Bar Restaurant |
|---|---|
| Location | Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Type | Music venue |
| Genre(s) |
Independent music Punk Alternative Hardcore Experimental |
| Capacity | 175 |
| Construction | |
| Built | ca. 1903 (present structure) |
| Opened | 2001 (as The Old Bar) |
| Website | |
| http://www.theoldbar.com.au/ | |
The Old Bar (2001) is a bar and live music venue on the premises of 74–76 Johnston St, between Brunswick and Nicholson streets, in Fitzroy, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
The venue currently operates 7 days a week with performances most nights, often at no cost during the week. Residencies are also a regular occurrence at the venue, with a band playing one particular night of the week for the duration of a month, usually with different support acts each time.
The buildings on the site were constructed around the turn of the 20th century, appearing in postal records from 1903/04. Original uses for the buildings varied over the years from various manufacturing enterprises, a dairy, haberdashery and clothing stores, as well as cafes and restaurants. In 2001, the venue opened as The Old Bar, under the management of Andy Tannahill, until ownership passed to Paul Jakovcic in 2005. In 2007, the business was purchased by the owners of The Afterdark, a bar and live music venue in High Street, Northcote.
The current owners, Singajaya Unlayati, Liam Matthews and Joel Morrison consolidated and developed the bar as a music venue showcasing local and international bands and artists in the musical genres rock, country, folk, experimental, punk, post-punk, heavy metal and hardcore, amongst others.
The venue continues to host many independent local, Australian and international acts, including Blag Dahlia (The Dwarves), Charlie Parr, Okkerville River, Cash Savage and the Last Drinks, Graveyard Train, C.W. Stoneking, Six Ft Hick, The Nation Blue, The Meanies, Children Collide, Delaney Davidson, Mikelangelo & The Tin Star, Spod, Little John, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Kim Salmon, and Dave Graney.
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