Mojo's Bar

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Mojo's Bar
Mojos
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Mojo's Bar in January 2025
Mojo's Bar
Former namesStoned Crow
Address237 Queen Victoria Street, North Fremantle
Fremantle
Australia
Coordinates 32°02′07″S115°45′12″E / 32.035414°S 115.75321°E / -32.035414; 115.75321 (Mojo's Bar) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
TypeMusic venue
Capacity 190 [1]
Website
www.mojosbar.com.au OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Mojo's Bar, also known colloquially as Mojos, is a live music venue in North Fremantle, Western Australia. It has been described as "a linchpin of Perth's live music scene", [2] and is known as a venue where some notable musicians have performed before their careers launched. [3]

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History

The venue was formerly known as the Stoned Crow and the first performances there took place in the 1970s. [3] In 1998, the venue was purchased by Phil Stevens and his wife Anna Chiovitti. They renamed it Mojos and refurbished the interior, installing new staging and red velvet curtains. [4]

The venue closed for three months in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 900 people donated over $66,000 to help with running costs while it was closed. [3] [4]

In April 2021, there was public backlash against the behaviour of Mojos' co-owner and managing director Andrew Ryan. Multiple artists cancelled gigs at the venue as a result. [5] The controversy led Mojos to close for a month and Ryan's departure from the company. In August 2021, Triple-1-Three acquired Ryan's majority stake in the venue. [6]

In 2024, Michael Benson, Tony Papa-Adams and Paul Malone purchased the venue from Triple-1-Three. [1] In October 2024, the venue was given a $60,000 grant for acoustic upgrades from the federal government's Revive Live program. [1]

Notable acts

Some notable past acts to have performed at the venue include:

Awards

National Live Music Awards

The National Live Music Awards commenced in 2016 to recognise contributions to the live music industry in Australia.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
2023 Mojo's BarBest Venue in WAWon [15]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Collins, Simon (3 November 2024). "Major changes set to transform popular Freo bar". PerthNow. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Myles, Cameron; Pascual Juanola, Marta (9 April 2021). "North Freo icon Mojo's closes, owner exits as backlash grows and gigs go elsewhere". WAtoday .
  3. 1 2 3 Manfield, Evelyn (24 June 2020). "The lights were almost switched off at Mojos for good, but now the legendary live music bar is back". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 Brennan, Rosamund (27 April 2024). "'There's history in these walls': is Mojos in Fremantle Australia's best music venue?". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Backlash over Mojo co-owner's alleged behaviour expands to other WA venues". The Music Network. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  6. 1 2 "The lights were almost switched off at Mojos for good, but now the legendary live music bar is back". 24 June 2020 – via www.abc.net.au.
  7. ↑ Yates, Jill (1979), Triffids : Stoned Crow, Tues 14 Aug , retrieved 10 June 2023
  8. ↑ "Days of the Triffids: WA icons reunite for Perth Festival". The West Australian. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "The lights were almost switched off at Mojos for good, but now the legendary live music bar is back". ABC News. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Rockpit, The (3 September 2022). "LIVE PHOTOS: The Hard-Ons with special guests Rinehearts and The Shakeys at Mojo's in Fremantle".
  11. ↑ Staff Writers. "Chris Cheney 2022 Australia Tour". scenestr - Pop Culture & Entertainment.
  12. ↑ Gallagher, Alex (11 February 2022). "Dinosaur City announce Homecoming concert series with Julia Jacklin, Body Type and more". NME .
  13. ↑ "The Murlocs Release New Album". Mixdown Magazine. 21 March 2016.
  14. ↑ Gallagher, Alex (11 August 2022). "Freo.Social apologises after punk band Body Horrors allege member was assaulted by Mojo's employee at venue". NME .
  15. ↑ "Genesis Owusu And Amyl & The Sniffers Win Big At The 2023 National Live Music Awards". The Music . 11 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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