St Kilda can still pull a crowd, especially with the sun shining and plenty of live music to enjoy. But can it resurrect its once-thriving music scene?
From the Prince of Wales on Fitzroy Street, to the legendary Greyhound Hotel, the Palace and Crystal Ballroom, St Kilda once lay claim to being Victoria’s live music epicentre.
Australasian Performing Rights Association figures show a significant drop in live music venues across the Port Phillip municipality, including neighbouring Elwood, Balaclava and Port Melbourne, down from 40 venues in 2012 to 24 last year. St Kilda itself had 24 live music venues a decade ago, but that number has fallen to 17, according to the latest figures.
“It was fantastic,” Faulkner says, about closing the festival last time. “It was a big occasion for us and the atmosphere and the energy of the crowd was great ... it was a glorious day.“Over the years we played all the hallowed haunts of St Kilda, from the foreshore to the fleapits. Tamara and the Dreams’ singer and songwriter, Tamara Reichman, is among the emerging artists performing on the New Music Stage - one of seven stages - on Sunday.
“Our council’s long-standing investment in the two-day St Kilda festival provides significant cultural and financial returns for Port Phillip,” Cr Cunsolo said. “While St Kilda has a long history of live music in venues and in public spaces, the pathway to putting on live music is not a simple one, nor is living in a suburb famous for it,” Cr Cunsolo told“As high-density living increases, recent years have seen such tensions escalate and result in distress to residents and businesses, and closure of live music venues.
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