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Dallas Brooks Hall

Dallas Brooks Hall was an Australian events venue in East Melbourne, Victoria. Built in 1969,[2] the building was named after the 19th Governor of Victoria, Dallas Brooks. It was designed by the architecture firm Godfrey and Spowers.[1] It was later renamed the "Dallas Brooks Centre".[3]

Address

300 Albert Street
East Melbourne, Victoria
Australia

37°48′36″S 144°58′54″E / 37.8098951°S 144.9816961°E / -37.8098951; 144.9816961

2,300 [1]

1969

2015

In 2015, Victorian state government approval was given to demolish the hall and build residential apartments in its place.[4] There was some controversy about the height of the apartment residential development built on the site.[5]

Events held at the venue[edit]

Music[edit]

Musicians who played at the Dallas Brooks Hall include: Tom Waits,[6] Dutch fusion band Focus supported by Sebastian Hardie, Rory Gallagher, Ravi Shankar, Talking Heads (first Australian tour), John Cale and Jonathan Richman, blues duo Brownie McGhee & Sonny Terry, country outlaw Jerry Jeff Walker, country singer Crystal Gayle, McGuinn Clark and Hillman (formerly of the Byrds), Rosanne Cash with Lucinda Williams and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

Politics[edit]

Malcolm Fraser started the Liberal Party of Australia's campaign for the 1975 Australian federal election with a speech at the Dallas Brooks Hall.[7]