Late night licence granted for Lansdowne Hotel in Sydney
The Lansdowne Hotel in Sydney has been granted an extended trading license with patrons now able to enter the venue after 1:30 am and stay until 5 am on Friday and Saturday nights.
This marks the second venue in Chippendale to receive a license extension after Freda’s on Regent Street.
The Lansdowne has announced a party to celebrate their new license, in collaboration with Los Angeles based A Club Called Rhonda.
“A Club Called Rhonda is one of the most thrilling and important parties in the world,” said Lansdowne co-founder Jake Smyth.
“Permissive, inclusive, wild and liberating served up with zero excuses and maximum love. The Lansdowne can’t wait to throw down with these amazing humans until the sun creeps over the horizon.”
The new license follows the City of Sydney criticism of the controversial lockout laws, with figures showing that nearly 500,000 fewer young people have visited the city since the policy was introduced.
The laws had “significant negative impacts on Sydney’s cultural life, our reputation as a global city, our businesses and our tourism industry”, The City of Sydney said in its submission.
“The [current policy] approach has led to significant unintended negative impacts such as a retraction of the economy by 7.1 per cent, with a potential opportunity cost of 2202 jobs and $1.4 billion in turnover,” the council’s submission read.
Sheridan Randall, 6th August 2019
