Rosemount Hotel

31°55′51.26581″S 115°51′32.39863″E

Designations
TypeCity of Vincent Municipal Inventory
Designated3 April 2007
Reference no.14915

Rosemount Hotel, also known as 'The Rosemount', or 'The Rosie' is a live music venue in North Perth, Western Australia.[1][2]

Description

Photograph of Rosemount Hotel in Perth, WA, taken in 1910

The venue is known to play host to local, Australian, and International acts. It has tended to play local music acts that are already somewhat established or on the rise. Some noteworthy acts known to have performed at the venue (sometimes at relatively early stages of their career) include Tame Impala,[Note 1][3] Hiatus Kaiyote,[Note 2][4] Pond,[5] and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.[Note 3][6][7]

The Rosemount is a mid-sized live music venue, with a main stage capacity of 550; and full house capacity of over 800.[8][9] This makes it larger than some of Perth's other notable music venues, like Mojo's Bar.

History and operations

Horse and buggy outside Rosemount Hotel, 1915

The Rosemount was originally built in 1902 during WA's gold boom.[10] It has been a continuously licensed hotel for over a century.[11][12] The building underwent an extensive art-deco renovation in 1937, with its owner Robert Lakey spending £12,000 to add refrigeration and extra wings to the bar.[10][13] The Lakey family was associated with the bar in its early years.[14]

From 1919 to 1922 an outdoor cinema operated behind the hotel, and it was also used for public meetings.[15] It was renovated again in 2023, with a new bar area, mezzanine viewing platforms, and a D&B PA system.[8]

The building was heritage listed in 2007.[16]

Notable acts

Some notable past acts known to have performed at the venue include: Tame Impala,[Note 1][3] Koi Child,[17] Hiatus Kaiyote,[4] Pond,[5] King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard,[6][7] The Vines,[18] Silverchair, Jebediah, Drapht,[19] Meg Mac,[20] Teenage Fanclub,[21][22] and Eskimo Joe.[23]

See also

Notes

  1. in 2008, supporting The Silents
  2. in 2015
  3. in 2014

References

  1. "Venues have live music all sewn up". The West Australian. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. "Perth's Best Old School Pubs". www.theurbanlist.com. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. Facebook post of Tame Impala promotional poster dated 2008: https://m.facebook.com/rosemounthotel/photos/a.172379026150575/3450884461633332/?type=3&_rdr Screen-shotted and edited (to comply with copyright) Wikimedia commons version: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosemount_Tame_Impala_2008_Poster.png
  4. "Hiatus Kaiyote concert review from Rosemount Hotel show". The West Australian. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. "LIVE REVIEW: Ego-free and energetic POND, live @ the Rosemount". Isolated Nation. 27 February 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  6. KING GIZZARD - 2014.12.13 Rosemount Hotel, Perth, Australia., retrieved 6 June 2023
  7. Baroni, Nastassia (14 April 2015). "King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Announce Perth "Gizzfest"". Music Feeds. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  8. "The Rosemount Hotel's new Main Room revealed". WAM. 18 April 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  9. "Perth's Rosemount Hotel expands in-house booking team". The Music Network. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  10. Herald, Your (31 August 2018). "Step back in time". Perth Voice Interactive. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  11. Battye, J. S. (James Sykes) (1912). Cyclopedia of Western Australia 1912-13. ISBN 9781921081385.
  12. https://visitperth.com/eat-and-drink/bars-and-pubs/Venues/the-rosemount-hotel
  13. "NEW ROSEMOUNT HOTEL IS IMPRESSIVELY SPACIOUS, CLEAN, COOL-LOOKING". The Daily News. 22 December 1937. p. 8. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  14. "The Rosemount Hotel" (PDF). City of Vincent - Local History News. 1 December 2018. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  15. "10. Rosemount Hotel". North Perth Local. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  16. "inHerit - State Heritage Office". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  17. amnplify_photographer. "GZA + Koi Child DJs + DT @ Rosemount Hotel 19/11/17". Amnplify. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  18. "The Vines 'Rosemount Hotel' Perth 2008 | Band & Concert Posters!". Smart Artists Music Memorabilia - Concert & Band Posters. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  19. "Drapht not dodging evolving hip-hop scene". The West Australian. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  20. "Concert review: Meg Mac at the Rosemount Hotel". The West Australian. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  21. "The Rosemount Hotel, North Perth WA". Live Music Office. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  22. "Teenage Fanclub". My Concert Archive. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  23. "A brief history of live music in Perth over the last few decades". The Sixty30. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
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