Colonial Hotel, Melbourne, Australia - Review
Thursday nights, or Uni night as we like to call it
, is the time for a BIG evening. Put down the books, turn off the computer and grab your IDs and wallets because if Big is what youre after, then Lonsdale Street has it. With three different themed function rooms, The Colonial Hotel is the only place where you can get the Around the World in 80 Days experience in just one night.On a Thursday evening, the three separate levels of the Colonial Hotel merge together to become an event known only as Next. I guess the name is befits the club as once youve had enough of one music style, NEXT! Is really all you need to say before heading upstairs or downstairs to a different one.
An eclectic scene of metal, punk, RnB, retro, hardcore, Indie and hip hop is what youll find behind each door, the only question is, what are you in the mood for?
Downstairs is your Punk/Hardcore room, and this is where youll find the band. Rock chicks and metal dudes rocking out on stage, followed by the greatest hits of Blink 182, Greenday, the Living End and if youre lucky, even some Katy Perry blasting from the enormous, and slightly sinister-looking speakers. The cameraman hangs out down here too, poised and ready to snap pics of you and your mates and allow you to cringe at them the next morning on their website.
Once youre done marching along to the Black Parade, a short trip up the epic spiral staircase will lead you into the Metal room. A personal favourite of mine, with its couches, bar, dance floor and most importantly the DJ, spinning out the anthems of Rock Gods. Ramstein, Korn, Limp Bizkit, Marilyn Manson, Lamb of God and In Flames are just some of the legends that the guys and girls will be head banging to, dancing to, and singing-or in some cases screaming-along to.
When youve downed your pot, another journey awaits you as you venture up the rest of the infamous staircase, in which more people fall up than down. The only advice I can give is to be ready to catch the girls as their impossible high heels are simply no match for the awesome power of the staircase.
When you get to the top, this means youve landed yourself in the RnB/Party room. This room seems another world of its own compared to the rest of the club somehow, a long, rectangular room with the bar at one end, and the DJ at the other. The windows along the walls reiterate the vertigo of being so far above the rest of Melbourne, and a sense of omniscience develops.
In keeping with the travel theme, if you look to your left you can see the graceful females in their sequined-skirts dancing, and to the right the majestic males in their brightly coloured shirts shuffling. If you listen closely you can hear the radio hits from today and the Golden Oldies from the 80s coming from the DJ booth, in which the Disc Jockey can be found spinning hits and awaiting requests.
Each room has its own unique charm, whether that be the energy of the Punk room, the power of the Metal room or the chill of the RnB room, they all have their doors wide open to anyone no matter what their music preference or dress sense is. And conveniently, each room comes fully equipped with its own set of drink specials.
Thankyou Ladies and Gentleman this concludes todays tour, and I invite all of you go and experience Next at the Colonial Hotel on Thursday nights. Take advantage of the killer drink specials, the live bands and a smorgasbord of music. With a collection of teens from the different social cliques drinking beers together, doing shots, dancing, head banging and singing all under the one roof, Next really encapsulates what Melbourne is all about, diversity and collaboration.
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