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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.

  1. 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.
  2. 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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