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Crystal Ballroom
CLOSED
ABOUT
The Crystal Ballroom was a punk and alternative music venue inside the Seaview Hotel, now known as the George. It is a historical entry, not an operating music club. The hotel was closed in 1987 and the ballroom later became a function room.
Crystal Ballroom TODAY
Historical punk/alternative music venue, closed; not included among current Melbourne venues.
MUSIC & CHARACTER
MUSIC POLICY
Historical punk and alternative music venue
GENRES
SOURCES
Details compiled from public sources. Run this venue? Get in touch to confirm or correct the listing.
- Melbourne audit: https://blogs.slv.vic.gov.au/our-stories/the-punk-and-alternative-music-scenes-of-st-kilda-and-melbourne-in-the-1970s-and-1980s/ (website)Audit paraphrase, not a quotation. Archival account of Seaview ballroom punk and alternative music; historical identity.
- Melbourne audit: https://www.skhs.org.au/SKHShotels/george_hotel.htm (website)Audit paraphrase, not a quotation. Hotel address, ballroom aliases, punk role, closure in 1987 and later function-room conversion.
QUICK FACTS
ADDRESS125–129 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda
LOCATION
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