![]() Section 8 in March 2025 | |
Address | 27-29 Tattersalls Lane |
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Location | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Opened | 2006 |
Website | |
https://section8.com.au/ |
Section 8 is a live music bar located in the Chinatown of Melbourne, Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
The venue plays host to local and international musicians. The venue is associated with hip-hop, house, and afrobeats. It has a relatively young crowd. [2] It was Melbourne's first open-air bar. [2]
Bar service is run out of a shipping container, with the courtyard of the venue located in an alleyway space behind a chain fence.
It neighbours another bar named Ferdydurke that is run by the same proprietor.
The venue requires that all patrons remove work attire, such as suits. [10]
It opened in 2006 by Maz Salt. [9] [11]
The venue expanded to Sydney in 2013. As of 2023 it no longer appears to operate in that city. [3]