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Located
in
bayside
St
Kilda
Melbourne,
The
Newmarket
Hotel was one
of
the last
remaining
'traditional'
pubs in
Melbourne.
Open
7
days
from
early
till
late,
the
hotel operated
a 'hungarian' restaurant
for
weekday
lunches
and
dinner.
The
Newmarket
Hotel featured
a
Public
Bar
and
a
Function
room,
which was used as
Melbourne's
Premier
Drag
Entertainment venue each weekend.
PINK
@
The
Newmarket
Hotel
 Between
2003 and 2007, the Newmarket Hotel played host to weekly drag shows, from
Melbourne troupes such as the Showbags, The
Manly Sisters, Jack &
Jill and later Drags Aloud. The night was known as PINK@Newmarket
Hotel.
Originally
aimed at a gay cliental, in its later year the shows became popular with Hens
parties and birthday groups, work functions, and other large group
bookings.
This
was mostly due to the large production shows that the venue was hosting, such as
The Sound of Music Drag Show and Grease The Drag Show.
Popular
performers such as Amanda Monroe, Jessica James, Linda Lamont, Miss Bunny, Roxy
Bullwinkle, Jillette
Jones, Kris del Vayze, Amy Jane Roberts, Girl DJ, Char D'Nay, Alexis,
Electra Jones, Christina Andrews, and
Jackie
Stevens all called pink home for a period.
With
a
history
of
the
biggest
and
best
drag
shows
in
Melbourne
PINK had
a
reputation
for
high
energy,
camp
entertainment.
The
Newmarket hotel was demolished in mid Nov 2007.
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