This thread is for anyone seeking a venue to watch the world cup in good company, and perhaps enjoy a refreshing beverage whilst watching.

Anyone who owns, works in, or regularly attends a venue is welcome to add their own suggestion.

So... I begin with a fine city of Melbourne venue...

Celtic Club and Dickens in Melbourne. Will assume the vic gov will put up a site in Birrarung marr or Fed Square again.

I see what you did there Benj. ;) Subtle advertisement for a fellow forumer. ;)

In Sydney, I know the Star will be hosting a lot of events, but the city will be a no-go area, simply because nowhere will be open. Cheers Barry O'Fucking'Farrel, you $30,000 grange guzzling dickhead.

Can confirm the Bank Hotel in Newtown & The Marlbourgh Hotel will be showing all games live.

I'll find out if my work will be hosting anything. My manager did say something about perhaps extending the trading hours for the Netherlands game at least. If we are, I'll give my bar some free advertisements if you're in and around the inner-west/city of Sydney. :P

(But don't come in hoping to guzzle free drinks off me all night :P - I've already got our WC games off!) :lol:

I think they're setting up at Fed Square at the moment. That'll be a dry event. The Dickens' liquor licence expires at 3am so that will be dry too. Not sure about Celtic Club.

Can confirm my work has extended opening hours, and is opening at 7am for the 8am kickoff for the Spain game.

Will post a poster tomorrow.

Enmore Theatre in Sydney (near Newtown) is going to be showing all the Socceroos and all the Greece matches live on the big screen.

http://www.enmoretheatre.com.au/

I'll be at the Star in Sydney with the FIFA Van for all of Australia's matches.

I can't find any information on an official live site in Melbourne. Anyone know any better?

SydCro, EasterngGlory, head down for the Netherlands game at least. We've got State of Origin earlier that night, and then Netherlands at 2am.

[size=1][size=1]You know you'll come for the cheap Bourbon & Cokes, & Vodka Redbulls. [/size][/size]

Double:-"

Edited by ultimate: 9/6/2014 09:53:05 PM

I know the Australian brewery is open for the Chile game, but it sounds like they're catering for the kiddies

'Event Cinemas' will be showing selected games at a handful of Cinemas around the country. The games are as follows:



The cinema's showing these games:

Beverly Hills, Bondi, Chermside, Cronulla, George St, Glendale, Indooroopilly, Innaloo, Macquarie, Marion, & Maroochydore.

$10 entry. $20 for a popcorn & coke.

Or you could pop down to the UHH and get on the piss. #freeplug. :lol:

^Cool, thanks for posting this. Those two midweek Aussie games are now locked in for me at Glendale cinema.

I don't think lesbians are interested in men's football. Not at that venue anyway.

Uh...OP and the very first post in the thread?

Not only is my work showing all the Australian games live....we're doing BEER PROMOTIONS TOO!!!!! Yay for cheap beer.

Why are those dudes and not chicks in that poster?

So is fed square or birrarung marr holding it for Melbourne?

What are you talking about? I'm looking for an official live site held in public space, not a pub. There was one in Birrarung Marr in 2010. Federation Square has held them in the past. But I can't find anything official for 2014.

Brazilian ways to enjoy the World Cup
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Copacabana staff Romeo Omar and Luciana Reboucas. Photo: Angela Wylie
Can't go to Rio? Forced to call Australia home during the World Cup? Then you might consider the Copa - Copacabana, that is - for your taste of soccer celebrations, Brazilian-style.

Melbourne is careering into full-blown World Cup fever ahead of the opening ceremony in the wee hours of Friday morning, and the Brazilian community is leading the festive charge.

Melburnians not making the pilgrimage to South America can experience the flavours of the greatest show on earth at local restaurants, bars, clubs and pubs.

But while the local hospitality and entertainment scene has risen to the challenge - offering myriad ways to see the matches live - Melbourne will be without a free outdoor hub to watch the World Cup.

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The City of Melbourne confirmed on Wednesday that it ''does not have any plans to run any live sites during the upcoming FIFA World Cup and is not aware of any other planned live sites''.

Sports fans may consider Federation Square an obvious spot to view the action, but it has only screened the World Cup once, in 2006. For the 2010 World Cup it was dropped at the last minute as the official public site in favour of Birrarung Marr. ''It's lovely that the public consider Federation Square a hub for live sport but in fact we have only screened the World Cup once,'' Federation Square marketing manager Jane Sydenham-Clarke said.

Victorian Labor MP Martin Foley lamented the lack of venues, suggesting community infrastructure should be used for events like the World Cup.

''The least the Victorian government can do to support our Socceroos is to make Fed Square available for Victorians to get on board with the World Cup,'' he said.

Brazilian dance studios and entertainers have been inundated with requests for dancers in full Brazilian costume to perform at corporate, public and private parties, according to Ekaterina Kourilova, director of Melbourne salsa specialists, Entertainment Dance Creations.

Brazilian restaurants and cabaret bars have also experienced a massive upswing in bookings and are offering World Cup-themed parties, menus and festivities.

Owner of Fitzroy's Brazilian party spot, the Copacabana International, Didi Fonseca, is a former policeman who moved to Australia more than 30 years ago and has flown back to witness the World Cup on Brazilian soil.

But his bar and restaurant - staffed primarily by Brazilian nationals - will keep the party going and is tipped to be a hot spot for the host nation's matches.




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Would be guttered if this doesn't happen. I've had some great memories there the atmosphere was amazing in 2006. My mates and I still talk about it today. Planned to get up at 5.30am, jump in the car and head over there..

:cry:

Shit news..

Fed Square not showing Socceroos games

My office at work o:)

-PB

BYO?

Fish and Chip shop opening early? :lol:

Calamari will be fresh :lol:

-PB

Pauline Hanson guest of honour. She can [size=1]wo[/size]man the deep fryer while we watch the football.

the fuckers at the celtic club told me they would open for aus v croatia. so i turn up there early on a sat morning and there aint no one but the cleaner. dirty bastards. fuck them.

http://blog.thatsmelbourne.com.au/blog/2014/06/12/5-places-to-watch-the-world-cup/