Ah, the ’90s – What a time to be alive and what a time for live music, especially at The Cambridge Hotel.
With the iconic live music venue set to close its doors forever with a massive festival this weekend, we thought we’d take a look back at the heydays of the 1990s.
Below you’ll find some YouTube videos that capture a that magic of the ’90s at The Cambo.
Silverchair
Live at The Cambridge Hotel in 1995
If everyone who now says they were at The Cambridge Hotel to see Silverchair play in 1995 were actually at the gig, you could have filled the venue 20 times over. It”s an iconic show from a band who were on the edge of becoming the biggest musical export to ever come out of the city.
Toe to Toe
Live at The Cambridge Hotel in 1994
Toe to Toe was one of the best hardcore outfits to ever come out of Australia and this video features them in their absolute prime.
Front End Loader
Live at Cambridge Hotel in 1994
If you were a fan of live music living in Australia in the ’90s you absolutely saw this band on a festival lineup. They were like flannelette shirts in the ’90s – absolutely everywhere. And if you saw an international touring act at The Cambo in the ’90s there was a good chance these guys were the support.
Bad Brains
Live at The Cambridge Hotel – 1994
It doesn’t get more punk-rock than Bad Brains and the crowd at The Cambo are absolutely getting into it during this short video from their 1994 gig.
FACEplant
Live at The Cambridge – 1995
FACEplant was everywhere in the mid-’90s. Their single Rose Coloured Glasses was all over the radio and they were playing gigs up and down the east coast. But their home town gigs, especially this one, were always epic.
Fugazi
Live at The Cambridge Hotel – 1996
American post-hardcore band, Fugazi had a huge following in Newcastle and this gig was talked about for years after.
Propagandhi
Live at The Cambridge Hotel – 1994
This gig at The Cambo was part of the Canadian band’s first tour in Australia.
