The Metro Theatre (commonly the Metro ) is a music venue located on George Street , in the city centre of Sydney , Australia . The venue was redeveloped, from two former cinemas, by property developer Leon Fink.[ 1] Brian Thomson , features a lightweight plastic replica of the Art Deco crystal chandelier which once hung in Regent Theatre which formerly stood opposite the Metro in George Street.
Acts that perform at the Metro often include heavy metal music , indie-rock , and alternative bands, often of international fame. It was the venue for the now-legendary Sydney concerts in 1995 by Jeff Buckley and a record seven sold out shows in a row over six days in 1996 by You Am I ,[ 2] the Forum (often simply called the Metro) and the Transit Lounge (which, in January 2007, was re-launched and re-branded as the Lair ). Up until 2007 it was not uncommon for both spaces to be used on the same night for different acts, with the larger of the two, the Forum, generally hosting the more famous act. Since the launch of the Lair the space has seldom been used for a public performance, as its primary function was to house MTV Australia's the Lair live music programme.
For a brief period in the second half of 2006 the venue was known as the Century Theatre after it went into receivership and was acquired by Century Venues. It was changed back to the Metro Theatre by October 2006.
On 16 September 2009 the Metro was rebranded as the Virgin Mobile Metro , after a sponsorship deal had been made. Dappled Cities Fly and the Seabellies both played at the launch night on 29 September 2009.
Performing acts at the Metro, Sydney File:Mimi Webb performing in Sydney.jpg British singer Mimi Webb performing at the venue on 9 September 2022. A list of some of the more famous musical acts that have performed at the Metro:
Band Name
Genre
Country
Year/s Played
Machine Head Groove Metal / Thrash Metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2015
Emperor Black Metal File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2019, 2023
Fear Factory Industrial Metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2015
Lamb Of God Groove Metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2015
Exodus Thrash Metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2015
Morbid Angel Death Metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1996, 2011, 2014
Hypocrisy Death Metal File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2019
Kataklysm Death Metal File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2019
Obituary Death Metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2020
Hour of Penance Technical Death Metal File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2014
Fit For an Autopsy Deathcore File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2018
Emmure Deathcore File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2018
Wormrot Grindcore File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 2020
Devildriver Groove metal , Melodic death metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019
All That Remains Metalcore , heavy metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019
Static-X Industrial metal , Nu metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2009, 2019, 2023
Dope Nu metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019
Wednesday 13 Gothic Metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2019
Dimmu Borgir Symphonic Black metal File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 2018
Cradle of Filth Extreme metal File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2009, 2018, 2019
Arch Enemy Melodic death metal File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2023
At The Gates Melodic death metal File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2012
Sevendust Alternative Metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2016
Killswitch Engage Metalcore File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2018
Seether Post-grunge / Hard rock File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018
From The Jam New wave File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2016
Flosstradamus Trap File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2015
Anthrax Thrash Metal / Rock File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2004
John Mayer Rock / Acoustic Rock File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2009
Lorde Pop / Electropop File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2013
Nightwish Symphonic Metal File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2005
Blink 182! Punk rock / Punk Pop File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2009
Foo Fighters Alternative rock File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2005
Coldplay Alternative rock File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2001
Muse Alternative rock File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2004
Doves Indie rock File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2000
Alestorm Folk Metal File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 2019,2022
Kaiser Chiefs Indie rock File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2012
The Dandy Warhols Indie rock File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1998
Flyleaf Hard rock File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2013
Neil Finn Rock / Pop File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 2001
The Eels Indie rock File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2006
Thrice Post Hardcore File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2008
Ladytron Synthpop File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2008
Anathema Doom Metal / Progressive rock File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2014
DragonForce Power Metal File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2008
Covenant EBM File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2008
KMFDM Industrial File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2004
Behemoth Blackened Death Metal File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 2010
The Hives Garage rock File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 2008
Propagandhi Punk rock File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2009
Billy Talent Punk rock File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 2009
Salt-N-Pepa Hip-hop File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2010
Calexico Indie rock File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2010
Sven Väth Techno File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 2010
HIM Gothic rock File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2014
ZZ Top Blues rock File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2014
Cannibal Corpse Death Metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2014
Dinosaur Jr Alternative rock File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 1995
The Prodigy Techno File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 1996
Aphex Twin IDM / Electronic File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2004
Queensrÿche Heavy metal File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2006
Hard-Fi Indie rock /Alternative rock File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2007
Aneurysm Industrial Metal File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 2011
Booker T. Jones R&B File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2017
McBusted Pop-Punk File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2015
The Script [ 3] Pop rock File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 2012
Bastille Pop rock File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2013
You Me at Six Pop-Punk File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2010
Calum Scott Pop File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2018
Freya Ridings Pop /Soul File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2020
Rebecca Black Pop File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2022
Mimi Webb [ 4] Pop File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2022
Maisie Peters Pop File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom 2023
Australian acts that have played there include:
References External links
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