Rosemount Hotel Explained

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Address:459 Fitzgerald Street, North Perth
City:Perth
Country:Australia
Type:Music venue
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Designation1:State Register of Heritage Places
Designation1 Type:City of Vincent Municipal Inventory
Designation1 Date:3 April 2007

Rosemount Hotel, also known colloquially as Rosemount and Rosie, is a live music venue in North Perth, Western Australia.[1] [2] Originally built in 1902,[3] during Western Australia's gold boom, the hotel has been continuously licensed for over a century.[4] [5]

Description

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,[6] Hiatus Kaiyote,[7] Pond,[8] and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard.[9] [10]

The Rosemount is a mid-sized live music venue, with a main stage capacity of 550; and full house capacity of over 800.[11] [12] This makes it larger than some of Perth's other notable music venues, like Mojo's Bar.

History and operations

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.[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.[11]

The building was heritage listed in 2007.[16]

Notable acts

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Venues have live music all sewn up . Simon . Collins . 2018-10-04 . West Australian . 2024-05-18 .
  2. Web site: Perth's Best Pubs To Hit Up This Weekend . Renée . Ardon-Coppinger . 2023-02-18 . Urban List . 2024-05-18 .
  3. News: Step back in time . 2018-08-31 . Perth Voice Interactive . 2023-06-06 .
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  5. Web site: The Rosemount Hotel . 2023 . Visit Perth . City of Perth . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930025407/https://visitperth.com/eat-and-drink/bars-and-pubs/Venues/the-rosemount-hotel . 2023-09-30. 2024-05-18 .
  6. Web site: Facebook post of Tame Impala promotional poster dated 2008 . Rosemount Hotel . Rosemount Hotel . 2020-11-05 . Facebook . live . https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosemount_Tame_Impala_2008_Poster.png . 2023-06-06 . 2024-05-18 . Tame Impala supporting The Silents here at Rosemount. .
  7. News: Hiatus between album and stage . Harvey . Rae . 2015-08-31 . West Australian . 2024-05-18 .
  8. Web site: Live Review: Ego-free and energetic Pond, live @ the Rosemount . Angelique . Tuffnell . 2017-02-27 . Isolated Nation . 2023-06-06 .
  9. King Gizzard - 2014.12.13 Rosemount Hotel, Perth, Australia . Conniption Hammerlessnail . 2014-12-13 . YouTube . 2023-06-06 .
  10. Web site: Baroni . Nastassia . 2015-04-14 . King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce Perth "Gizzfest" . Music Feeds . 2023-06-06.
  11. Web site: The Rosemount Hotel's new Main Room revealed . 2017-04-18 . West Australian Music . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608094358/https://wam.org.au/the-rosemount-hotels-new-main-room-revealed/ . 2023-06-08 . 2024-05-18 .
  12. Web site: Perth's Rosemount Hotel expands in-house booking team . Caleb . Triscari . 2021-01-17 . The Music Network . 2023-06-06.
  13. News: 1937-12-22 . New Rosemont Hotel is Impressively Spacious, Clean, Cool-Looking . 8 . Daily News . 2024-05-18.
  14. News: 1 Dec 2018 . The Rosemount Hotel . 24 . City of Vincent - Local History News . https://web.archive.org/web/20230326065956/https://library.vincent.wa.gov.au/profiles/library/assets/clientdata/242_-_local_history_news_-_oct-dec_2018_vol_8_no__4_screen_res_v2.pdf . 7 Jun 2023. 26 March 2023 .
  15. Web site: 10. Rosemount Hotel . 2023-06-06 . North Perth Local . en-US.
  16. Web site: inHerit - State Heritage Office . 2023-06-06 . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.
  17. Web site: amnplify_photographer . GZA + Koi Child DJs + DT @ Rosemount Hotel 19/11/17 . 2023-06-06 . Amnplify . en-AU.
  18. Web site: The Vines 'Rosemount Hotel' Perth 2008 Band & Concert Posters! . 2023-06-06 . Smart Artists Music Memorabilia - Concert & Band Posters . en-AU.
  19. Web site: Perth veteran rapper Drapht set to wrap up his Summer they Say tour at the Rosemount Hotel this week . Pierra . Willix . 2019-12-10 . West Australian . subscription . 2023-06-06 .
  20. Web site: 2017-10-05 . Concert review: Meg Mac at the Rosemount Hotel . 2023-06-06 . West Australian . en.
  21. Web site: The Rosemount Hotel, North Perth WA . 2023-06-06 . Live Music Office . en-US.
  22. Web site: Teenage Fanclub . Mishy . Moto . My Concert Archive . 2023-06-06.
  23. Web site: A brief history of live music in Perth over the last few decades . 2022-01-24 . The Sixty30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20231028183454/https://www.sixty30.com.au/a-brief-history-of-live-music-in-perth-over-the-last-few-decades/ . 2023-10-28 . 2024-05-18 .