The Metro Theatre

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Metro Theatre
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The Metro Theatre, September 2018
The Metro Theatre
Location city centre of Sydney, Australia
Coordinates 33°52′33″S151°12′24″E / 33.875759°S 151.206776°E / -33.875759; 151.206776
British singer Mimi Webb performing at the venue on 9 September 2022. Mimi Webb performing in Sydney.jpg
British singer Mimi Webb performing at the venue on 9 September 2022.

The Metro Theatre (commonly the Metro) is a music venue located on George Street, in the city centre of Sydney, Australia. The venue was redeveloped, from two former cinemas, by property developer Leon Fink. [1]

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The foyer of the Metro, designed by leading Australian stage designer Brian Thomson, features a lightweight plastic replica of the Art Deco crystal chandelier which once hung in Regent Theatre which formerly stood opposite the Metro in George Street.

Acts that perform at the Metro often include heavy metal music, indie-rock, and alternative bands, often of international fame. It was the venue for the now-legendary Sydney concerts in 1995 by Jeff Buckley and a record seven sold out shows in a row over six days in 1996 by You Am I, [2] among many others.

It has two separate performance spaces inside the building, the Forum (often simply called the Metro) and the Transit Lounge (which, in January 2007, was re-launched and re-branded as the Lair). Up until 2007 it was not uncommon for both spaces to be used on the same night for different acts, with the larger of the two, the Forum, generally hosting the more famous act. Since the launch of the Lair the space has seldom been used for a public performance, as its primary function was to house MTV Australia's the Lair live music programme.

For a brief period in the second half of 2006 the venue was known as the Century Theatre after it went into receivership and was acquired by Century Venues. It was changed back to the Metro Theatre by October 2006.

On 16 September 2009 the Metro was rebranded as the Virgin Mobile Metro, after a sponsorship deal had been made. Dappled Cities Fly and the Seabellies both played at the launch night on 29 September 2009.

Performing acts at the Metro, Sydney

A list of some of the more famous musical acts that have performed at the Metro:

Band NameGenreCountryYear/s Played
Machine Head Groove Metal / Thrash Metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2015
Emperor Black Metal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2019, 2023
Fear Factory Industrial Metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2015
Lamb Of God Groove Metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2015
Exodus Thrash Metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2015
Morbid Angel Death Metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1996, 2011, 2014
Hypocrisy Death Metal Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2019
Kataklysm Death Metal Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2019
Obituary Death Metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2020
Hour of Penance Technical Death Metal Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2014
Fit For an Autopsy Deathcore Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2018
Emmure Deathcore Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2018
Wormrot Grindcore Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 2020
Devildriver Groove metal, Melodic death metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2019
All That Remains Metalcore, heavy metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2019
Static-X Industrial metal, Nu metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2009, 2019, 2023
Dope Nu metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2019
Wednesday 13 Gothic Metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2019
Dimmu Borgir Symphonic Black metal Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2018
Cradle of Filth Extreme metal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2009, 2018, 2019
Arch Enemy Melodic death metal Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2023
At The Gates Melodic death metal Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2012
Sevendust Alternative Metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2016
Killswitch Engage Metalcore Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2018
Seether Post-grunge / Hard rock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2008, 2012, 2015, 2018
From The Jam New wave Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2016
Flosstradamus Trap Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2015
Anthrax Thrash Metal / Rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2004
John Mayer Rock / Acoustic Rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2009
Lorde Pop / Electropop Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2013
Nightwish Symphonic Metal Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2005
Blink 182! Punk rock / Punk Pop Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2009
Foo Fighters Alternative rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2005
Coldplay Alternative rock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2001
Muse Alternative rock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2004
Doves Indie rock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2000
Alestorm Folk Metal Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2019,2022
Kaiser Chiefs Indie rock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2012
The Dandy Warhols Indie rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1998
Flyleaf Hard rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2013
Neil Finn Rock / Pop Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2001
The Eels Indie rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2006
Thrice Post Hardcore Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2008
Ladytron Synthpop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2008
Anathema Doom Metal / Progressive rock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2014
DragonForce Power Metal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2008
Covenant EBM Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2008
KMFDM Industrial Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2004
Behemoth Blackened Death Metal Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2010
The Hives Garage rock Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2008
Propagandhi Punk rock Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2009
2019
Billy Talent Punk rock Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2009
Salt-N-Pepa Hip-hop Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2010
Calexico Indie rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2010
Sven Väth Techno Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2010
HIM Gothic rock Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2014
ZZ Top Blues rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2014
Cannibal Corpse Death Metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2014
Dinosaur Jr Alternative rock Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1995
The Prodigy Techno Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1996
Aphex Twin IDM / Electronic Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2004
Queensrÿche Heavy metal Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2006
Aneurysm Industrial Metal Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2011
Booker T. Jones R&B Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2017
McBusted Pop-Punk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2015
The Script [3] Pop rock Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2012
2014
Bastille Pop rock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2013
You Me at Six Pop-Punk Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2010
2015
Calum Scott Pop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2018
Freya Ridings Pop/Soul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2020
Mimi Webb [4] Pop Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2022

Australian acts that have played there include:

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References

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  2. Escape artists
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  4. 1 2 "Sam Fischer is joining Mimi Webb on her tour of Australia". Beat. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.