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MELBOURNE - THE ESPY TURNS THE BIG 130

One of Melbourne's longest running venues, The Esplanade Hotel, is celebrating it's 130th birthday this year with tons of ridiculous crap that most people will enjoy. They will be harkening in the big occasion by having over 300 international and local acts wow you with the skill and confidence of professional performers and- get this- they will be doing it for dirt cheap! Thats right, live music lovers, The Espy will be slashing prices at the door so the anti-depressant downing, weekend warriors with primo office jobs won't be the only heads in attendance! The real mean and women of Melbournes thriving music scene with real life problems can go and blow off steam by drinking six dollar pots, fist-fighting bouncers and hopefully puking on a cokehead or two in the toilets. Seasoned veterans, The Hoodoo Guru's, and Beat Cover boy, new comers, The Dukes Of Windsor, are just a couple of the acts to be named from this star-studded event's line up. Don't sleep on this and buy as many tickets possible for you and your friends and your friends friends.

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From the "official" press release:

Saturday November 1 is the Espy’s ‚ÄòFamily Day’; Espy regulars and St Kilda locals are invited to sit back with a cold beer and tune into Ryan Meeking and the Few while sausages sizzle and the Espy friends and family toast 130 years of music and culture.
That night, punters can pay just $12 to experience the Deep Roots Festival, a coming together of some of Australia’s more credible roots acts including Martin Martini and the Bone Palace Orchestra, Ash Grunwald, Dan Sultan, Bonjah, Labjacd plus more.

Sunday November 2 delivers one of Australia’s most iconic bands, Boom Crash Opera in the Espy Lounge supported by Headspace and the Nudist Funk Orchestra. In the Gershwin Room, Melbourne rock darlings The Dukes of Windsor take to the stage supported by Damn Arms DJ’s, the Peacocks and Boy & Girl. If that’s not enough action for a Sunday night, punters can head down to the basement to ROCK IN THE CITY and catch Perfect Reason, Holliava and Fire Fire.

For those who prefer to be front of stage rather than trackside, the week commencing Monday November 3 covers a bevy of music delights including the Behind Crimson Eyes (single launch) on the 3rd, the Cup Eve Party with Pablo Discobar & Direct Influence on the 4th, Tim Finn and Guests on the 5th and the Emergenza Music Festival (Battle of the Bands) on the 6th, Bob Log III and guests on the 7th.
The following three weeks of programming just gets better; highlights include Bodjar, the David Bridie Album Launch, Jehst (UK) and Buff1(USA); see the attached program for the full, night by night schedule of live music.

Stay tuned for more details on the one-day, twenty band festival, ‚ÄòThe Espy Fest’ to be held on the glorious St Kilda Esplanade on Sunday November 30.