News A pill testing protest party is happening in Sydney this weekend by Luke Saunders A mobile protest party is set to take place in Sydney next week, calling on the NSW Government to legalise pill testing and end its questionable strip searching program at…
News Keep Sydney Open announce high-profile candidates ahead of March election by Jessie Wilson Even if you haven’t been following NSW politics, you’re probably familiar with Sydney’s current (and dumb) lockout laws. Keep Sydney Open began as a social movement in backlash against Sydney’s…
News Venues and MPs hold forum to discuss the reinvigoration Sydney’s dead nightlife by Rianna Manuel On Wednesday night at the Lansdowne Hotel, the Night Time Industries Association (NITA) hosted an open forum aiming to discuss the dwindling Sydney nightlife and propose steps to revitalise what…
News Keep Sydney Open announce new policy to combat noise complaints by Jessie Wilson With iconic Sydney live music venues facing countless strict new rules and many even shutting down, the scene is in dire trouble. How is it that our neighbours in Melbourne…
News Keep Sydney Open are throwing a rally to demand action on pill testing by Happy The good people over at Keep Sydney Open have announced plans for another Sydney street rally, this time taking aim at politicians who refuse to accept evidence that pill testing…
News NSW Government music and arts inquiry finds the state in a “music venue crisis” by Happy The NSW Government’s report on an inquiry into our music and arts sectors has been published today, outlining the committee’s findings and a set of 60 recommendations aimed at revitalising…
News “This is just the beginning”: Sydney lockout laws have been relaxed at four venues by Lara Smetannikov Four new venues have just been granted some leeway from the Lockout Laws in response to Robert Borsak’s bill to lift the legislation. Robert Borsak of the Shooters, Farmers and…
News Keep Sydney Open to hold Thursday rally while government discusses Lockout Laws by Lara Smetannikov Keep Sydney Open will be holding a rally to coincide with a bill that will be put to the Legislative Council to lift Sydney’s lock-out laws. The Daily Telegraph reported…
News Another iconic Sydney venue shuts its doors as The Record Crate says goodbye by Molly Lasker Almost six years after it opened its doors, iconic Sydney institution The Record Crate will this weekend cease all operations indefinitely. Venue operators Nev and Belle have confirmed their Glebe…
News Clover Moore suggests lockout law exemptions for “well-managed” live music venues by Louise Osborne In a recent statement, Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore stated that she is working towards making specific live music venues, bars and other nightlife spots exempt from lockout laws if…
News Keep Sydney Open have officially announced their new political party by Bill Robinson Protectors of Sydney nightlife and all-round legends Keep Sydney Open have officially announced the formation of their very own political party. The new party will contest seats in both houses…
Interviews Music What does Keep Sydney Open mean to artists? We chat to The Khanz ahead of their huge KSO gig by Freya McGahey Keep Sydney Open – A Party for the FOMO Sapiens is just around the corner so we caught up with headliners The Khanz to chat through why the night means so…
News Sydney lockout laws are slipping away as more venues are granted extended trading hours by Freya McGahey An extra 30 minutes have been added to the trading hours of a heap of Sydney music venues in spite of lockout laws and we are all rejoicing! Kings Cross…
