It may seem like Melbourne is always the favourite child when it comes to who gets bestowed with new live music spaces, but Sydney is finally getting one back with the news that a new venue is set to open in Newtown.
As The Music reports, Leadbelly is a new live music venue set to open in the space formerly occupied by The Vanguard, which shuttered doors last month. Leadbelly will be operated by the owners of Surry Hills’ Tipple Bar & Bistro.
“It’s such a great space to watch live gigs,” Luke O’Donohoe, who co-owns the Tipple Bar & Bistro with business partner Zac Davis, told The Music. “It has a certain warmth and history to the building, we don’t want to lose that.”
“We plan on delivering the same great service and [continuing to] support the local community as [Vanguard owner Russall Beattie] has for so many years.” O’Donohoe is making it clear that live music is a priority for the new space.
“The building could have easily slipped through to a function centre or a much simpler style restaurant, we are really looking forward to getting Leadbelly on the live music map,” he explained, though there will still be a restaurant with pizza and cocktail menus.
“Leadbelly will be open to the public seven days per week showing accessible bands and musicians that appeal to a larger demographic.” Best of all, O’Donohoe claimed all the performances at Leadbelly will be free of charge.
