What Happened to Selinas at the Coogee Bay Hotel - Australian Pub Rock Venues
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Welcome to Selina’s, Sydney’s most iconic live music venue of all time. This vlog captures a snapshot of the legendary club in Coogee as it was in its heyday , with tales and images of both local and international artists. Some stories and memories of punters are included as well as snippets of clips.
Join me as I revisit Selina’s and discover what happened to this magnificent venue.
I have sourced many images from Facebook as well as various newspaper websites such as www.newspapers.com
Two videos sourced from websites Triple M Dave Gleeson podcast and Randwick City Council
Sally Cogger podcast
As well website coogeebayhotel...
Thanks to Rick O’Brien and others who contributed with stories and anecdotes.
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Credit to the maestro Roberto Di Donato for his amazing editing and general production work.
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Motörhead in 1982 was the loudest gig I have ever been to,had to get behind the pillar on the floor ,my ears were nearly bleeding. Awesome!
Fantastic
I saw them in 91-92(ish at the Horden not Selinas), but agree, was the loudest gig ever. Weird vibe too - punks and metal-heads eyeing each other off feeling like something could break out at any minute but never did.
Ii think that was 84 when they were a 4 piece ,I saw multiple shows on that tour and I took some pics
Train from fairfield to central, bus from central to Coogee, The Cramps, unbelievable for a 16 year old, 2 beers no money, walked with my girlfriend Nikky to Central, slept in Belmore Park till the first train came, Train back to Fairfield, then to school. Gorgeous life.
Love it. I'm from Fairfield lol Smithfield actually ✌️
Thank you this is so good. Saw some awesome bands and even the support for the International acts were mind blowing.
Some of my favourite Aussie acts I saw there were Hoodoo Gurus, Spy V Spy, The Johnnys, H &C, The Oils, Boom Crash Opera, The Divinyls and lots of beers and somehow got into a fight in the men's toilets during TISM haha.
Some dickhead was off his head hassling me while I was doing a piss and wouldn't shut up and leave me alone so I ended up snotting him in the face before he did the same to me
Back to the gig and had to tell my mates what happened to laughs all round
What was worse was spending all your money on beers and a kebab and me having to walk up the hill in Arden Street and up Broome Street to my home in Maroubra.
Great times and what a venue.
😂😂😂
Love what you’re doing with all these videos, they’re deeply important to many of us, and for our culture. These venues/ buildings hold some kind of magic inside the walls from what went on inside them over the years. I only got to see The Butthole Surfers and Mr Bungle at Selina’s because I lived so far out West. Crazy cool gigs!! But my god, the list of performers you’ve mentioned here boggles the mind. I was only aware of less than a quarter of what you’ve mentioned. Keep up with this great important work. Much love.
The sheer amount of creativity back in those days was incredible. So many artists creating original music.
I attended many epic gigs at the legendary Selinas Coogee Bay Hotel, The Choir Boys, Spy v Spy, The Angels, Midnight Oil, The Hoodu Gurus and some great support acts as well.
Great venue, although it could get rough at times.
My fave venue of all time 💥
Spy v spy always good. Hooliganism
A reformed MC5, called DKT MC5, a celebration of the music of the MC5, 3 original members with Dennis Tek on guitar, Mark Arm from Mudhoney on vocals and Evan Dando of the Lemonheads also on vocals, 2004
I was there!
Selina's was great. Guru's, Lime Spiders, Sonic Youth, Primus, Mr Bungle, Spy V Spy, Midnight Oil...they are the ones I can remember. Great nights.
Saw Primus. Very mosh conducive
PiL with john Lyndon is 1 that sticks in my memory
Ha ha. I was in the VIP that night, with some friends, sitting straight above him. The crowd was calling for Sex Pistols all night, and John kept saying "We're NOT the Sex Pistols".
Then they played RISE and everyone got into them.
They had just finished and my mate leaned over and yelled "Play some fucking Pistols John" as a joke.
I swear. It broke John. He looked up crestfallen, tears welled in his eyes. I saw him cry. He walked off stage and up the stairs, then stopped at the top to look back over us. It looked like he was still upset.
The bass player in our band, thundabox, penned a song "The Man Who Made John Lydon Cry".
Hilarious.
1983?
I saw them at the Ballina RSL that year….😂
That would have been good
Hell yes. Talk about X Factor, Lydon has it in spades.
@@petethundabox5067I was at the PIL Selinas gig and your recollections are very different to mine!
I don’t recall Lydon crying but extremely annoyed.
Mainly for being slagged on.
He left the stage but came back with a water pistol 🔫
likely loaded with urine
Judging by the reactions of those that were targeted for retribution
Having lived in Coogee from the late 80s to the late 90s I pretty much lived at Selinas. I had been lucky to see so many great great bands (Oils, Nivana, Jimmy, WPA, H&C, TISM, etc) but the best I saw was a support act.
They were 'Fishbone' in the early 90's , they supported 'The Violent Femmes' and absolutely blew them off the stage. I've seen hundreds of bands over the years a yet to see another band like that one.
Wow that’s interesting 👌👍
Lined up on the eve of my 18th birthday in 1981 to see the Sunny Boys, one of my all time favourite live acts. The door guy almost didn’t let me in as the clock hadn’t ticked over but did eventually get in and had the greatest night. Went on to see countless bands over the years. Fantastic venue never to be replaced.
Fantastic
One night we watched the Ramones there. We even booked rooms there, because it was terrible to get home from there in Coogee.
So anyway, the poor Ramones didn't get their drinks rider that night. Because some silly staff member left out all out in the hallway.
Well we couldn't let those drinks get warm...
Ahhh great story!!!
Saw lots of gigs there, but The Pogues was definitely the highlight. Shane was drinking Baileys from milk shake cups, crowd was the most inebriated I’ve ever seen…but wild and happy collective drunkenness. Total blast!
Also Screaming J, Sonic Youth, The Cult
wow, went there from around 1972 to 1980, saw Air Supply at their peak, Ian Moss, Richard Clapton, and so many more. It was always between the Back of the Moon and Bondi Lifesavers.. Many crazy wild days.))))))))
Back of the Moon club at Oceanic Hotel up the road. That was a fun place.
I was at the James Brown concert. Amazing.
Very cool!
Saw hundreds of bands at Selinas...
Ohhh you did not
Nice video. Good times. Lovely.
However. If I may respectfully ask? Is there something missing? Are we looking at this as nostalgia for nostalgia sake? Perhaps worth mentioning: There is almost no where for smaller local bands to play? Furthermore, any band of higher status is now minimum 130$ arena rubbish. Not to mention the price of a beer is roughly the same as an hours' minimum wage. And half strength.
'Back in my day'ism' is all well and good if that's the goal. Selena's sure was great. Now its an abysmal sports bar like all the others. The entire live music landscape has been decimated and live music has been systematically exterminated from this city. Only the most corporate mainstream PG drivel can survive. Is this relevant? "It was great in the olden days" seems like Adorno-ism.
@@thatsneakyrabbit my take. Nostalgia 👌 I'm selfish in that I enjoyed that era and an grateful for it. These days I attend places like The Bridge The RSLs or clubs on the Central coast that host bands....and honestly it's still a scene Just not as dynamic or regular ...Local bands can play in Marrickville only it seems 🙄 not exactly an ideal suburb imo ..pain in the neck getting there
Saw DIG and Skunkhour here on a Mushroom magicked evening!!!
Great place had a ball playing there. I was the Drummer with Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy. Now I Live in Sydney. Artist
The Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Played with
Sonic Youth
Date
February 5, 1993
I forgot about that band ! Sick.
The rapper was like a chuck d impersonator but huge at the time
Fantastic video. I used to go to Selina's to see bands between 1982 and. 1992. There were so many great live music venues in pubs around Sydney back then.
Glad you enjoyed it 👌🙏😊
Lovely memories - thanks! Saw quite a few gigs at this amazing venue. Did I imagine the sticky floor - I don't think so! As well as the usual wonderful local suspects like The Angels, Oils, Spy v Spy, Choir Boys etc...I also recall seeing Martha and the Motels for a slightly more mellow? experience which I don't think you listed! Thanks heaps for this!
Glad you enjoyed it🙏👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I remember seeing delmittri here good gig
Great band ✌️🤩
I was part of the Sydney metal scene in the 80s- 90s, I guarantee we once knew each other and have mutual friends.
Its a rainy day, and im going to binge watch your channel, so expect a few comment notifications, because ive had a mad life and ive got some stories
👏👏👏 lol cheers 🍻
Yeah travelled from the northern beaches to Selina’s a few times back in the day and saw some incredible bands✌️❤️
Ramones, Ministry, Soundgarden, Faith no more, Nirvana…Saw them all there
Thank you! From Melbourne, I remember staying at Celina's in 1984 as part of "Sydney Surf Sunset Club" w/e getaways.A number of beach hotels participated in Bronte and Bondi Junction Hotel etc.Good memories Please not more apartments for the higher income earners and investors.Have it listed as a heritage site and protected
Such a shame isn't it
Needless to say many many great at played at Selina's. I saw Nirvana there for the third time on that tour, and got one of my ribs broken in the crush! That was a good show!. I saw The Cult there when they reformed, a really great Hoodoo Gurus gig where the power cut out during the peak bit of Miss Freelove, felt like someone had thrown a bucket of cold water over us. Many many other gigs that I have sadly forgotten. I remember that the wonderful beer garden that they have there now was just an empty gravel yard during those times.
Another great video, Gioia, you are doing us a great service, bringing back these memories
Thanks heaps. Wow Nirvana is one I wished I had gone to. Soundgarden at Selina's is etched in my memory So amazing
God. Trying to get a cab back to Surry Hills after a show was a nightmare.
Me and 2 mates worked with the night managers girlfriend 89-91 and we got VIP to anything we wanted. They were stickers.
We were naughty and used to use 2 of the 3 stickers to sneak all our friends in blocking off the views of the rich and famous.
Of all the bands PIL, Buzzcocks, Foo Fighters, Cramps,...., the wildest crowd i ever saw was Transvision Vamp. Crazy!
(Ps. Can you do a video on the Phoenician Club please?)
I seen Hole in 95’, Courtney Love jumped off a Marshall stack into the crowd, she made it back on stage minus a shoe, someone in the crowd threw it back on stage, it hit the bassist in the face, bloodying it and the show was cancelled, what a gig
Cool yeh I mention that How funny 🤣
One of my earliest memories of Selina's was seeing MIDNIGHT OIL play. We used to head out in two or three cars full of lads from the Western suburbs and l was always the youngest . Often times l was not 18 yet , so l'm talking 1978/79 . l was legal by September 79. This one night we went to Selina's l remember walking in and finding the floor front of stage filled with Surfies who were all sitting on the ground. The stage was to the right at this time , if l remember correctly. Anyway after a little while the MODELS came on stage and bravely played a few of their edgy new wave songs and l was loving it but the Surfies just sat on the floor and started booing and chanting OILS OILS OILS . I tried to shoosh them but to no avail and the Models just did their set and walked off. l was pissed off because l really liked the MODELS sound.
Love it ! I remember seeing the Models and absolutely loving them😀
Enjoyed the content , too many memories to list , we use to drive over early on the days of big shows from Bondi and by our tickets so we knew we were in , walking back home to Bondi was the only way quite often as cabs were like gold after the gigs,the clash poster on the wall was a bit odd as they never played there , only the capitol in 82 ,
Thanks for the support 🙏👏🏼😊
I think Soundgarden and Primus are the only bands I saw play. Both iconic gigs though, as both bands were on the cusp of big things
I saw numerous bands at Selina’s in the 1980’s. Too many to name all but the usual Barnsey, Mentals Rose Tattoo, Swanee etc. I remember seeing George Thorogood and the Destroyers as well. My ears were ringing for a week afterwards. God he was loud 👍 I used to drive down from Beecroft and sleep in the car afterwards. Normally it was opposite the venue at the then beach carpark.
Fantastic!
Great video, Gioia. Would love you to do a show on Bananas in St. Kilda. My favourite venue, Saw Rose Tattoo threre several times, met the band and had some great chats with Angry both pre and post gigs. I used to roadie and one night I did the lights for about 15 minutes for 'Stars' while their lighting guy went and got a beer :)
Definitely will! I’m doing the Espy at St Kilda next actually Cheers 🥂
I was lucky enough to play at Selinas a couple of times in the early 1990s. One of those nights will forever live in my memory as the wildest gig of my short, disappointing musical career 🙂 Such an epic venue.
Great memory for u for 👍
I remember you, you were terrible. So disappointing. 🙂
Thanks for another great video. I saw The Tea Party, TISM, Regurgitator, Andy Prieboy, Dinosaur Junior etc. at Selinas in the 90's. Word is that the Selinas site will become, you guessed it, upmarket apartments. You can't have Aussie pub rock without Aussie pubs where you can play rock!
Yeh sadly it's going down that path. Criminal I say
Used to love crewing at Selinas. We would have our 'crew room' under the stage, no one new we were there. Was there when H&C got the door robbed, we were sworn to secrecy about how much money they got. Definitely had the best band rooms, up the stairs at the back into the hotel rooms. Had Jesus Jones coming out, but he didn't get the flight. 2 hours before the show The Johnnys showed up to fill in...phew!
Cool. I love the place Sad it's now officially closing
It was the other side of town for me at the time, but went there to see The Cramps, memorable show, still remember Lux Interior deep throating the microphone.
I remember Salinas Well as other places around that Time Chequers in the city Brighton forget the Name of that venue Caringbah inn so many Good Times So Many Bands
wow I never seen Navana Bummer LOL
Cheers 👍
Only went there twice. For Good Vibrations A Concert For Marc Hunter and a Triple M gig featuring the Radiators.
Still have my ticket, t shirt, cd and vhs tape from the Marc Hunter concert.
Saw Ween, Beastie Boys, Danzig, Rollins Band, Ice Cube, Fu Schnickens with Shaq all at Selinas. love it.
Pokies happened to Aussie rock
Down Under by Men At Work was filmed partly in a stripped bare room, as part of the Selina's renovation, which is now the upstairs VIP section for the band and invited guests.
Didn't know that Cool!
I seen Ministry there in 95 .loudest and most packed show I'd ever witnessed. Feet barely touching the ground.
Rollins , was young , my first proper gig. Was getting squashed and bill weiss was whacking my arms cause I was clinging onto the feedback monitor,so I got up to escape.
For 1 second before I launched myself as far back over the crowd, that sweaty iconic Rollins pose is etched into my retina and I can’t remember 💩 normally
Saw other gigs but that was a good first one.
Fantastic
One night we were drinking out the beer garden waiting to go in to see Simple Minds and a limousine pulled up and Robert Plant and about 4 of his mates jumped out. This would have been 84. Awesome venue.
Cool Whst a great story! 👏🏼👌
@@Gioia67 awesome content you have. Brings back memories. 👌🙏
Yep, went there lots when living in Sydney. I def remember Midnight Oil (twice) INXS twice, Simple Minds, and numerous others who slip the memory.
Horrific to hear it might be turned into luxury appartments. The curse of gentrification continues at the expense of iconic venues and pubs. In my home city of Brighton it's an ongoing battle against developers. Or new appartments are built near a venue then new residents complaining of noise, is a favourite.
I feel that the community will win and hopefully it will stay as it is Best venue in town 💥👌
Yes it's called Nimbyism
Saw plenty of bands there.
How about talk about the Vulcan hotel in Ultimo....
@@topendgold9284 yes Definitely doing Vulcan 👍👍👍
Wednesday night dollar drink nights at the Coogee Bay Hotel. Saw ice Cube at Selina’s
Wow How cool👏👏👏
On different nights, remember seeing XL Capris, Russell Morris, and very early Divinyls, which would have been '81.....who were actually supporting Matt Finish....what a show that was.
Wow How lucky to see these bands during that year ✌️👌👏😍
I moved to Sydney in 92, and the first gig I went to there was L7. I had people trying to pick fights with me before I entered, due to being with some female friends, and once inside, I realised there was about double the occupancy as to what I would expect from a club that size back home. After a couple more gigs, I decided that gigs in the city or the North Shore were definitely more my vibe.
Saw James Brown there just after his release from prison, New Order, Oils, Dragon, Stan Ridgeway, Simple Minds waaaay back in the day…place of dreams
Fabulous ✌️
I’m loving your work Gioia. These venues were such a huge part of my life🎉
@@StuartO me too. I loved my life so much then ✌️✌️
Ahh dirty sticky floors that smelt like beer & piss, Had many furious nights there.
the old place had a brilliant dance floor that was raised and under lit. a vit like the old Saturday Night Fever floor.. many booths around the perimeter to watch bands etc..
Great video. I used to lived up the road from Coogee Bay Hotel in Kurrawa Ave back in 93 til late 97 and saw few bands there Danzig, Fear Factory, Bolt Thrower. Last time I went to Selina's I saw Cradle of Flith back in Dec 97. Bodies we're flying everywhere in the mosh pit, it was beautiful. Great times and memories. Cheers.
Bolt thrower would’ve been sick. I lived in that huge house right on the corner looking down at the Spot as you walk past the cinema. Was a share house and was going to Randwick boys at the time
@@Aussie100-hj2jm Is that on St Paul Street near Perouse Rd? Bolt Thrower gig was one of the best live gig I've been too, even though I injured my left leg at the time when I was stage diving (pain and pleasure do go hand to hand) but bloody worth it. Sadly now I've retired going to gigs since it's not the same anymore and yet I'm an "old" fart at 49. I used to go to Maroubra High on ANZAC Parade, Maroubra Junction. Sure you know where that is. Failed education miserable. 😒
@@InEmptinessWeTrust yeah same 49
I keep an open mind but they don’t have bands like Boltthrower anymore
It’s cringe as are all the goons holding up their mobile phones to record in the “pit”
It’s bizzaro world.
Far out flashback
Got to see Soulfly there ,still the loudest gig
They came out painted head to toe cammo paint -with mad dreads and soo much mad ball energy ..parts of me still rocking to it ..
Thanks Selina’s for rocking the best bands
And fuck yeh Soulfly ..ballsiest night ever
Yeah great memories at Selinas. Used to catch the ferry over from Manly drinking a carton of VB throw downs up on the bow then a cab to Coogee with my mates. Mid 80's gigs with highlight being James Brown. I remember he wore a purple velvet 3 piece suit and just lit up the stage with his moves. Plenty of H&C gigs with Do Re Mi. Also a memorable gig with Jenny Morris late 80's who had a 'smoke free' gig. When someone lit up she stopped the show with the full support of the crowd the offender was quickly escorted outside. Epic venue.
Kate Ceberano had the same policy reminder Cheers Thanks for the support
Primal Scream - Screamadelica 92' was a blast!
What a gig! I saw Primal Scream at the Big Day Out 1995 during their Southern Rock phase. Bobby Gillespie was thoroughly trashed but it was an awesome show. The Cult headlined BDO that year and crushed it. Saw Nirvana headline the first BDO in 1992, also amazing and a crazy mosh pit. Ok, I'll go now lol.
I was at that Nirvana gig.
Wow!!
@@Gioia67 Lots of adventures that night.
My band at the time VICE played Selina's back in 1985, at the 1st national heavy rock concert on the Easter weekend. Melbourne's Bengal Tigers were also in the bill. I still have a copy of the promotional flyer.
I remember the seeong Sonic Youth there in the early 90s and I went with my dad to see Def Leppard, that would have been around 1983
35yrs this month since a bunch of Newport Rotters went and saw P.I.L.
Danzig in 93 the sweat was dripping from the roof. My mate copped a broken bloody nose. We used to drink on the beach beforehand then head on in pissed
I saw Mr Bungle, Cypress Hill and Steve Vai there..
Nice. Yes we met Steve Vai out the back car park 👌😀
I reckon Mike Patton was Fantastic @@Gioia67
Around 88 oils played there seemed about once a month . A lot of music videos made there lime spiders volitile noiseworks can’t remember which song saw the damed played there angels and shit loads more was a good night club next door open late not to busy
The hole bassist left midset after the shoe incident. The band continued as a 3 piece i remember with Courtney just going off. The Jeff Buckley gig 95 was memorable too.
Please comment and correct if I am wrong: The Cockroaches used Selinas to shoot their music video, I think the song was "Wait Up"...does anyone know about the video shoot?
No idea sorry 🤷♀️
I was a visiting Pom. I'm not proud of it, but I saw a late incarnation of The Bay City Rollers here in about 1986. Turned up just to have a drink in the front bar, but when I found out The Rollers were gigging that evening in the Selinas section, couldn't resist it. Turned out they could rock pretty well. The support band drummer from a local Aussie band had to stand in as the original drummer had passed out due to excessive alcohol consumption. A good gig! I remember it to this day.
Yngwie J. Malmsteen
Soundgarden at selinas. you lucky thing. Far out !! I can only remember Tea Party there
One of my top 3 gigs ever. They were sensational
I saw Tea Party Friday night at The Enmore 😆
@@Gioia67 How were they, still kickin' it? I love the Doc print on your wall too mate. Im reading his biography as we speak. x
Amazing! As usual 👍
Seen ice cube there and then me and mate got locked up first taste of the law great times
Mark of Cain & Rollins Band.
Lived on the corner of Carr and Arden mid 80's, saw many bands at Selina's, the Damned being one of my highlights., was up on the mezzanine floor and followed some VIP's into the hob nob area like I was with them 😂, great night.
Awesome 👌
saw machine head, biohazard and cradle of filth there in the 90's
2:33sec DEE MINOR FOR AUSTRALIA Woo hoo!!
I saw the Hoodoo Gurus play there in 1984 in support of their Stoneage Romeos album release. I remember the venue being half full but they were absolutely fantastic. I also saw Midnight Oil there in the late 80s I can’t remember what they touring on the back of, if anything. I also saw The Cult there on their Electric tour. That was a great gig. There’s probably more but I have a horrible memory. Fun times but now oh so long ago.
Wow The Cult Very cool ✌️✌️✌️
back in the late 70;s I would be there on the odd Friday night or 2
The Stardust at Cabra had Top Aussie Bands 7 nights a week for years ,In my opinion the Gambling ,poker machines stuffed up the Sydney Pub Venue Music scene
Agree👍👍
Love that flash of Dee Minor and the Dischords, Sydney pub rock royalty, the Bald Faced Stag is a great story what they have done there is commendable, check it out .
Haha me too
I saw Suicidals in the mid ‘90’s, great times
Soulfly 98
Cheers
I saw Bad Religion and SNFU play there, i think 97, then we walked to central station from Coogee Bay to catch a train back to Newcastle, it was a long but great night. It's sad that alot of these iconic music venues are disappearing.
Very long night lol
So many great nights , some of my fav gigs at Selina's were Ministry, Sex Pistols, Soundgarden, Buzzcocks, Iggy Pop, Fear Factory with Shihad [pre Pacifier] just to name a few!
The best venue in Sydney imo 👏🏼
Brill
Cheers
I seen ministry there fuckin awesome ,Dave Lombardo on drums it was insane
Come on, you don't clearly remember *anything* at Selinas!
This video has brought back many fond but hazy, drunken memories :D
🤣🤣yeh many people’s memories are hazy and dusty 🥂
Love your show Gioia it takes me back to all those places and i would agree Selinas was the number 1 pub in Sydney for music history no doubt .
Absolutely it was. And how s the location...very cool venue ✌️😍
Really enjoyed this piece. I have to say I was having trouble focusing as you are so beautiful. Seriously, you are captivating. I was disappointed to notice your wedding ring. Okay, enough creepiness from me. Keep up the great work!
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I really hope this Music venue survives it would be such a shame to bulldoze down so much music history to make way for some cheaply made apartments that probably will fall apart in a couple of years.
Great video on this iconic place probably my favourite one of yours
I hope so too
If only I could go back in time to see Radiohead on the Pablo Honey tour.....who knew what they would then become !
Wow!!
Most horrible venue to see or hear a band. Total rubbish. And then the inevitable alcoholic fights after the gig at 1 am. Good riddance.
Yeh the fights were so stupid agree...without that though it was one of my fave venues in Sydney
National trust situation, not unlike the Esplanade Hotel (St Kilda Melb). It holds history and memories that far exceed greed.
Drank in the pub for 25 years and spent a lot of nights in Selina’s . Saw some great international bands but more importantly a lot of brilliant and not so brilliant Aus bands . Stopped drinking there when Page sold the place , the new owners destroyed the pub atmosphere by trying to be to trendy.
Yes Today I hear it's being knocked down Sydney has zero idea
A band who I thought I would never see here in Auss, was 10CC. They did a pitstop gig back in 83 at Selinas. It was the only show they did in Auss that year. Great show !!!!
Cool 👍👍👏🏼👏🏼
Bjork's first band The Sugarcubes played Selinas
Didn't know that Cool ✌️✌️
I was fortunate to play at Selina's with a couple bands in the late 80's though to the mid to late 90's .Was definitely one of my favorite venues.
Definitely my favourite venue 👍👍
" mother goose rocking 😎 their goose feathers 🪶 🤣 ahhhhh laugh 😃 😀 😄 😁 🤣 🎉
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Much of this time span I lived in Tamarama and would walk to Coodgee which was easy enough , walking back, not so much, and I crashed in waverley cemetery I guess half a dozen times , one time I awoke and there are D's every where , turned out Gerry Adams , the leader of Sinn Fein, [ political arm of the IRA] was on a junket and Waverley cemertary is a historically significant Catholic thing.. Phew thought I was in trouble for a minute.
Haha great story ! Thanks for the feedback 🤪
It's still open
Agree
Spent many nights at selinas.
The Selina's site will soon be a block of flats. No respect.
Agree 😪😪