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Venue Profile

The Townie

326 King St
Newtown NSW 2042 [see map]

https://townhallhotelnewtown.com

Capacity: 200

About The Townie

All shows are free entry. Gig area is wheelchair accessible, the accessible bathroom is near the stage and the other toilets have an ambulant stall each. There are approximately 8 seats available close to the stage (bar stools), approx 6 raised seats in the booth at the rear of the dance floor.

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Upcoming Gigs (10)

Nov '24

Fri

15

Coomba

9:30pm The Townie

NB:

Two sets

Sat

16

Lady Lazarus

W/ Raising Ravens

9:30pm The Townie

Fri

22

Only At The Movies

W/ Aliya

9:30pm The Townie

Sun

24

Queen Porter Stomp

W/ Underwards

5:00pm The Townie

Sat

30

Death By Carrot

11:30pm The Townie

Dec '24

Sat

7

Gavin Bowles & The Distractions

10:00pm The Townie

Sat

14

Josh Shipton & The Blue Eyed Ravens

W/ The Siren Of Silence

11:00pm The Townie

Jan '25

Sat

18

COAST

11:00pm The Townie

Sat

25

Othrship

W/ The Emerald Ruby

11:00pm The Townie

Fri

31

Upside Down Miss Jane

11:00pm The Townie

NB:

Upside Down Miss Jane's 20th anniversary tour

Past Gigs (94)

Nov '24

Sat

9

Mambo Brown Trio

W/ IBID

9:30pm The Townie

Fri

8

Helle

W/ Crime Show

9:30pm The Townie

NB:

Please note that Townie show set times have changed: first act on at 9:45pm for Friday and Saturday nights, moved forward from 10:30pm.

Sat

2

Valentitanic Trio

W/ Angel Grindr

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

1

NLA

W/ Neon Sunset

11:30pm The Townie

Oct '24

Sat

26

Hedy Blaazer

W/ Sunset Place

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

25

Sunstalkersss

W/ Marc With A Sea

10:30pm The Townie

Sat

19

Monstress

10:30pm The Townie

NB:

Spoken word jam featuring Monstress as the house band.

Fri

18

Bad Absalom

W/ Muddy Jewels

7:30pm The Townie

Sat

12

Sam Joole

W/ EK & The Ekstraordinaires

11:30pm The Townie

Fri

11

Operation Karma

W/ Creeping Jenny

10:30pm The Townie

Sat

5

Spectral Gates

W/ No Illuminati

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

4

Boyfriend Material

W/ Moonbrain

7:00pm The Townie

Sep '24

Sat

28

Rubber Necker

W/ Durry Mums

8:30pm The Townie

Fri

27

Winterfox

W/ Lumbar Punch

10:30pm The Townie

Sat

21

Facemeat

10:30pm The Townie

MG

Dave Sattout, a guitarist with a witty hawk's-eye on humanity. He and his seven piece of wildly accomplished musicians summon ghosts of Zappa. Original compositions. Abrasive, damp and twisted. I am looking forward to this show and the type of crowd it holds captive.

Fri

20

Lapis Sky

W/ Fireglow

8:30pm The Townie

Sat

14

Royal Chant

W/ Downgirl

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

13

Rockafella

W/ Hy-Test

10:30pm The Townie

Sat

7

Jeremy Costa

W/ The Cloud Surfers

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

6

Sounds Like Winter

W/ Burnt Souls

10:30pm The Townie

Aug '24

Sat

31

Second Idol

W/ Bad Lunar

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

30

Putrika

W/ Locian, Velder

8:00pm The Townie

Sat

24

Malaika Mfalme

10:30pm The Townie

NB:

Singer song writer with a healing touch.

Fri

23

The Future Thrills

W/ The Yenda Lees

8:30pm The Townie

Sat

17

Phil Stack Trio, Hellogrimbo

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

16

AstroVillain

W/ Abel Ibanez G

10:30pm The Townie

Sat

10

Suburban Bukowskis, Rita B

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

9

Dande and The Lion

W/ Chiara Kovac

10:30pm The Townie

Sat

3

Lolo Lovina

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

2

Plenty

10:30pm The Townie

Thu

1

Second Idol

W/ Bad Lunar

8:30pm The Townie

Jul '24

Sat

27

1800-Death-Trap

W/ Sam Bucca

10:30pm The Townie

NB:

Single launch for 1800-Death-Trap's 'The Jaunt'

Fri

26

James Van Hest

W/ Parasocial

10:30pm The Townie

Sat

20

Ess-Em

W/ Final Girls

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

19

Danny McMartin

W/ The Surf Eaters

10:30pm The Townie

NB:

Single launch for Danny McMartin's 'Brace For Impact'

Sat

13

Smallways

W/ Therapy Friend

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

12

Crime Show

W/ The Postcards

10:30pm The Townie

Sat

6

ETNO [feat. Josh Shipton]

10:30pm The Townie

NB:

2 sets

Fri

5

Fool

W/ Hephalump

10:30pm The Townie

NB:

Tom's farewell gig from both bands

Jun '24

Sat

29

Helle

W/ Flying Fortress

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

28

Punish

W/ No Cigarettes

10:30pm The Townie

Wed

26

Sat

22

S. Miles

W/ Doctor Robot, Infinite Skies

9:00pm The Townie

Fri

21

Sunder

W/ Denim On Her

10:30pm The Townie

Wed

19

Big Sky Mountain

W/ Hedy Blaazer

8:00pm The Townie

Sat

15

Royal Chant

W/ Korderoy

10:30pm The Townie

NB

Launch of latest Royal Chant single, 'Blunt Force Drama'

Fri

14

Mambo Brown Trio

10:30pm The Townie

Wed

12

Dave Sattout Quartet

W/ Aether + Vassalo

8:00pm The Townie

Sat

8

Herd Immunity

W/ Othrship

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

7

Stalking Like Candy

W/ Q

10:30pm The Townie

Wed

5

Phil Stack Trio

W/ Malaika Mfalme, Ziggy McNell

8:00pm The Townie

May '24

Fri

31

Siarra Stone

W/ Muddy Jewels

10:30pm The Townie

Sat

25

Fireglow

W/ Lady Lazarus

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

24

Slow Cinema

W/ 1251

10:30pm The Townie

Wed

22

Sat

18

Hedy Blaazer

W/ The Darling Hearts

10:30pm The Townie

Wed

15

Bower

W/ Felicity Dowd, Little Clouds

8:00pm The Townie

Fri

3

The Valentitanic Trio

W/ Fabulous Contraption

10:00pm The Townie

Wed

1

Mahesh & Tapestries of Sound

8:00pm The Townie

Apr '24

Sat

27

Stormcellar

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

26

S.Miles

W/ Myxi Bun

10:00pm The Townie

NB:

Single launch for 'Party at the Dentist'

Wed

24

The Emerald Ruby

W/ Ephemera Trio

8:00pm The Townie

Wed

10

Blue Eyed Ravens

W/ Joanna Adams

8:00pm The Townie

Sat

6

Jim E. Brown (UK)

W/ Andy Burns, Sandwich Magic

9:00pm The Townie

Fri

5

Nea Fors

W/ Toque

9:30pm The Townie

Wed

3

Cloudbird

W/ Suburban Bukowskis

8:00pm The Townie

Mar '24

Fri

22

Brian Campeau

W/ Malaika Mfalme, Zsa Zsa

9:45pm The Townie

Sat

16

Cassy Judy

W/ Toydeath, Doctor Robot, Reza Feza

9:30pm The Townie

Sat

9

On The Stoop

9:45pm The Townie

Sat

2

Queer As Fvck at The Townie: A Mardis Gras Celebration

W/ No Illuminati, Dorian Blue [drag], Antonio Mantonio [drag], Gaia Rising

9:30pm The Townie

Fri

1

Bixie Major

W/ Herd Immunity

9:00pm The Townie

Feb '24

Sat

17

Harold & The Bishops

W/ The Swell

10:00pm The Townie

Fri

16

The Dead Set

W/ The Dark Clouds

10:00pm The Townie

Sat

10

What are we here for?!

W/ Recalibrate

9:30pm The Townie

Fri

9

Royal Chant

W/ Casual Swimwear

10:00pm The Townie

Jan '24

Sat

27

Suburban Bukowskis

10:00pm The Townie

NB:

Two sets

Fri

12

Mambo Brown Trio

10:00pm The Townie

Fri

5

Monstress

W/ Bad Jeep Country

10:30pm The Townie

Nov '23

Fri

17

Terrificus

W/ Royal Chant, Toque

10:00pm The Townie

Sep '23

Sat

16

S.Miles x Doctor Robot crossover show

W/ Richard Chicken, Inaugural

11:00pm The Townie

NB:

Doctor Robot and S.Miles will be playing each other’s music as a one-off!

Jul '23

Sat

29

MACHINISO

11:00pm The Townie

NB:

Two sets

May '23

Sat

27

I Am Duckeye

W/ Terrificus, Happy Shadowz

10:00pm The Townie

Apr '23

Sat

22

Sandwich Magic

W/ Remy Phillips, Pyramid Mission

8:00pm The Townie

Sat

8

Monstress

W/ Doctor Robot

10:00pm The Townie

Mar '23

Thu

30

Toque

W/ Zsa Zsa

8:30pm The Townie

JH

Launch show for Toque's new (and debut) single 'Remnant'. This gig was rescheduled after Hiway Bar sadly closed their doors for good unexpectedly last week.

Fri

3

Suburban Bukowskis

10:30pm The Townie

NB:

Two sets

Feb '23

Sat

25

Such Big Water

10:30pm The Townie

NB:

'Congrats!' single launch

Thu

9

Benito Di Fonzo

7:30pm The Townie

NB:

Two sets

Jan '23

Thu

19

Benito Di Fonzo

7:30pm The Townie

NB:

Two sets

Sat

7

Extreme Trans Neptunian Objects

10:00pm The Townie

NB:

Two double basses, percussion and drums. Looks like a collective of seasoned improvisers (I spy Tomas Ford from Anoesis in the lineup) playing one of their first shows under this project name. Guessing this will be the usual “two sets from 10pm” deal

Dec '22

Fri

30

Midnight Tea Party

10:30pm The Townie

Fri

23

S.Miles X-Massacre!

W/ S.Miles, The Vidiot, SANDWICH MAGIC, Bev and Marge, FREAKY PROJECTIONS BY SMUT MACHINE

9:00pm The Townie

NB:

Please note: starts at 9 rather than usual later Townie set times! A wild pre-Xmas bash with some incredibly colourful personalities!

Nov '22

Sat

26

Stormcellar

11:00pm The Townie

Oct '22

Fri

21

Reza Feza

W/ Terrificus, Happy Shadows

11:00pm The Townie

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