QIRKZ

23/01/2024

Our friends and yours, The Thin White Ukes have a gig coming up in the Hunter in a few weeks! Yay!

Saturday 10 February at QIRKZ in Cessnock. A beautiful, intimate venue that are great supporters of live music.

Tickets and more info: https://www.stickytickets.com.au/e84dq/the_thin_white_ukes_melb.aspx

One night only! Don’t miss it 🎶

16/01/2024

What an incredible week ahead at Qirkz in the Hunter!!! 4 fantastic live-music experiences:

Fri 19 Jan - Rick Price
Sat 20 Jan - Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo
Sun 21 Jan (free at 12pm) - Joe McManus
Sun 21 Jan (530pm show) - Andy Baylor Cajun Combo present Songs from the Lost Highway - the legacy of Hank Williams!

Visit www.Qirkz.com to prebook your tix…
QIRKZ - the Hunter’s home of live music!

03/01/2024

Do you love bluegrass?!
Then whatever you do, don’t miss The Alum Ridge Boys & Ashlee at QIRKZ this Friday night!!!

All the way from the US of A, these guys are the real deal!!!

Tickets at www.qirkz.com - be quick, they’re selling fast! 🎟️🎫

Qirkz - home of live music in the Hunter!

18/12/2023

***BUSHFIRE FUNDRAISERS***

Last weekend the Abermain/Kurri/Cessnock area was hit by horrendous bush-fires.

Amidst the devastation, 4 families lost their homes and all their possessions - only days before Christmas.

So... over two HUGE fundraising nights at QIRKZ, we will be raising much needed funds for these families.

Some of our most incredible local musicians will be performing across two fantastic nights of music...

Thursday 21 Dec:
William Crighton
Mackenzie Lee
Melody Pool

Friday 22 Dec:
Catherine Britt
Anna Weatherup
The Flattrakkers

100% of ticket-sales will go to these families that have lost everything, with special thanks to Court Stride who will oversee the distribution of the funds raised.

We have set the ticket prices at $40, $50, $75, and $100 - feel free to choose the option you can afford.

We also have a DONATE button in case you can't attend the show, but still wish to contribute to the fundraising.

Visit www.qirkz.com to book or donate!
Thanks in advance for your support of this 'Fundraising Festival' and merry Christmas to you all!

*Please share this post and spread the word! 🙏

11/09/2023

Sydney-siders!
Fancy a fabulous weekend away in the Hunter Valley (or perhaps one unforgettable night?!)
We have partnered with Weekenda.com to offer you a fantastic experience THIS WEEKEND!

The enchanting ARIA-nominated Baby et Lulu are performing at Qirkz in the Hunter - and thanks to our friends at Weekenda.com you can get a spectacular deal on their stunning range of accomodation options!! Seeing is believing!

Just use the codeword QIRKZLIVE and receive a further 5% off all their listings - which are already reduced by 30% as a last minute offer! So, we’re talking a whopping 35% in total off their usual list price!

It’s time to be spontaneous! Get yourselves out of Sydney for a night or weekend, breath some country air, enjoy the fabulous food that our incredible chef is producing here at QIRKZ, and treat your ears to the glorious French music of Baby et Lulu!

Visit www.qirkz.com for more info, and see you this weekend in the Hunter!

22/08/2023

Don’t forget to come to my show at the fabulous new venue, Qirkz in the Hunter, in The Hunter Valley,
THIS SATURDAY 26th AUGUST!

I’ll be playing 2 sets with the sublime Simon Dobson on heavenly harmonies and guitar shimmers….

Get a convoy together!

TICKETS HERE:
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/shjlq/abby_dobson_leonardos_bride_baby_et_lulu.aspx

🥕x

09/07/2023

05/06/2023

We are so excited to welcome the wonderful David Bridie to Qirkz in the Hunter this Sat night!

Thanks so much to Kawai Australia for the beautiful piano that he and Katie Noonan will have played within a week of each other!

Please visit www.qirkz.com to secure your tix!

29/05/2023

7:00 PM Fri 23 Jun at Qirkz In The Hunter, Abermain, NSW. You won't see a more exciting and entertaining band at Qirkz!!! 7pm doors, 8pm show (bar open from noon for a nice drink!) $30 +bf pre, $35 door General admission tickets do not guarantee a seat (thou...

18/05/2023

Did someone say free tix?! ✅
Did someone say a fantastic touring Brazilian Samba Rock & Funk Band?! ✅
Did someone say the Hunter’s most exciting (and quirky) music venue?! ✅

Don’t miss this incredibly groovy night at Qirkz in the Hunter - TONIGHT (19th May)

We are giving away a swag of tickets to Beliza - and you’re invited!
When you prebook, just use the special codeword BRAZILNUTS and score your free tix!

If you still wanna book the 3-course meal (but want free tix to the show), just use the special codeword FEAST - and voila - the show is free!

Whether you wanna get down on the dance-floor to their exciting sound, or feel like a fantastic listening experience (or both!) - don’t miss our Brazilian Samba Rock/Funk Party with BELIZA!
Visit www.qirkz.com to prebook…

21/03/2023

Thanks so much to Australian Hotels Association NSW for this article about Qirkz in the Hunter!

https://www.ahanewcastlehunter.org/post/iconic-sydney-underground-music-venue-qirkz-finds-a-new-home-in-the-hunter

Meanwhile, have you booked your tickets to see this legendary Australian performer in action at QIRKZ this weekend - as part of the Kurri Kurri Nostalgia Festival?!

Secure your tix to see the mighty Kevin Borich this Friday night in the Hunter Valley right here!
https://www.stickytickets.com.au/06FDC

08/02/2023

https://www.stickytickets.com.au/btu33/baby_et_lulu.aspx

04/12/2022

We are so incredibly grateful to RØDE Microphones for providing Qirkz in the Hunter with a fleet of their fantastic mics, and are beyond thrilled that Kawai Pianos have sponsored us with an incredible 6-foot grand!
What makes this piano all the more special is that it is the very piano that has spent its life at Venue 505. To think of how this instrument is imbued with the brilliance of Australia’s finest who have played it, makes it an incredible honour to have at QIRKZ! 🙏🙏

30/10/2022

QIRKZ Crowd-funding update:

A HUGE thank you to the people that have contributed to the Qirkz campaign - you have helped make Qirkz in the Hunter a reality!!!
For those that requested a QIRKZ t-shirt, they will be ready mid-November, and we'll get all the Qirkz Perks out then!

We are now 5 weeks away from our new launch dates, and we need to raise a further 20k to get Qirkz open on the first weekend of December. We are achieving the near impossible on a shoe-string budget, and we're now so incredibly close!!!
Here is the link to our campaign - and thank you again for your incredible support - together we can do it!
https://chuffed.org/project/qirkz

24/10/2022

**STOP PRESS**

Due to renos taking longer than anticipated, as well as some supply issues, we've had to change our launch dates for Qirkz in the Hunter.

The soft opening of QIRKZ CAFE will now happen this Wednesday (from 6am!) - the wonderful Di Lorenzo Coffee will be flowing, the gelato will be scooping, the Portuguese tarts will be tarting, delicious gluten-free treats will ready for dunking - and... other assorted delicious offerings will be on offer!

And as for the music venue and pub - we are now launching the first weekend of December, with two fantastic party nights!!! Aside from Bowie, no one sings Bowie like the legendary Jeff Duff, so we are thrilled that our opening night on Friday 2nd Dec will be Jeff Duff's Bowie Unzipped show!!!

And then, on Saturday 3rd Dec, it's a HUGE tequila-soaked Mexican/Latin Party with the sensational Victor Valdes Mariachi Band!!!
Bookings now open - please visit www.qirkz.com for more info...

Thanks so much again everyone for your patience - we promise it'll be worth the wait!

16/10/2022

Less than 3 weeks to convert this space at the glorious historical Hotel Denman into a live music venue, including creating a stage, putting up walls, installing air-conditioning etc etc etc!!!
We have reopened our crowd-funding campaign with the urgent goal of raising 50k to get the most urgent work done - so we have a venue to open in the Hunter valley - and a stage for the musicians to play on!!

Thank you so sooooo much to those that have already got behind the campaign - every dollar
counts and you contribution is hugely appreciated - together we can do it!!!

Here's a few links:
Campaign:
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz
Promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w
Recent article:
www.hunterhunter.com.au/hunter-valley/eat-drink/qirkz-in-the-hunter/

We can't wait to welcome you to Qirkz in the Hunter!!!

05/10/2022

There was a glitch in the campaign editor which meant donations were closed - but they're open again!
So please do support our campaign - every dollar counts! 🙏🙏

We are less than a month from opening, and...we need a stage and walls!!!
We have reopened our crowd-funding campaign with the urgent goal of raising 50k to get the most urgent work done - so we have a venue to open in the Hunter valley - and a stage for the musicians to play on!!

Your contribution is hugely appreciated - together we can do it!!!
We can't wait to welcome you to Qirkz in the Hunter!!!

Here's a few links:
Campaign:
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz
Promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w
Recent article:
www.hunterhunter.com.au/hunter-valley/eat-drink/qirkz-in-the-hunter/

04/10/2022

We are less than a month from opening, and...we need a stage and walls!!!
We have reopened our crowd-funding campaign with the urgent goal of raising 50k to get the most urgent work done - so we have a venue to open in the Hunter valley - and a stage for the musicians to play on!!

Your contribution is hugely appreciated - together we can do it!!!
We can't wait to welcome you to Qirkz in the Hunter!!!

Here's a few links:
Campaign:
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz
Promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w
Recent article:
www.hunterhunter.com.au/hunter-valley/eat-drink/qirkz-in-the-hunter/

17/09/2022

Thanks so much to Rai Thistlethwayte from Thirsty Merc for this wonderful video contribution to the Qirkz in the Hunter crowdfunding campaign!
With less than 2 months til opening night, we need your help and every dollar counts!

Here's the campaign link...
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz
And here's the full promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w

Can't wait to see you at QIRKZ! 🙏🙏

12/09/2022

The crowdfunding campaign is still very much open - your help is hugely appreciated and every dollar counts!! 🙏🙏

Owner of Qirkz and Camelot in Marrickville, Sydney, Yaron Hallis is set to unveil the Hunter Valley’s coolest and quirkiest new music venue at the Hotel Denman.

03/09/2022

Thanks so much to Joseph Zarb from "MARSALA" for this wonderful video for the Qirkz in the Hunter crowdfunding campaign!

I have extended the campaign as we have a LONG way to go - and every dollar contributed is hugely appreciated!!!

A music venue in the Hunter Valley (the ONLY dedicated intimate music venue in the Hunter) will have a massive impact on the local community, not to mention holidaying Sydney-Siders, not to mention the countless wonderful musicians who will play at this new QIRKZ venue!!!

Here's the campaign link...
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz
And here's the full 12 min promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w

And speaking of Marsala, I have had the pleasure of working with Marsala for more than 20 years, and experiencing the utter joy of their shows and the impact they have on audiences. Or as John Shand from SMH so brilliantly articulated:

"This is the real multicultural Australia: neither threat, failure, myth nor aspiration, but a thumping reality. Migration can be a glue rather than a source of division, because it is something most of us share, even if coming from spectacularly diverse places. Express this diversity in music, as Marsala does so joyously, and watch the various ethnic pools cohere. Young and old, from all corners of the world, the audience members responded as one: dancing, laughing, clapping and singing. This is what our politicians don’t get: the arts are not a luxury, but the secret that converts an economy into a community. For two decades Marsala has been turning music from all around the world into one repertoire, and people from around the world into one audience."

Also, there's only about 20 tix left to their next Camelot Lounge show - which is this Friday night! www.stickytickets.com.au/M0DWS

28/08/2022

Some of the QIRKZ artworks are up!
Which certainly FEELS like progress!

Now... in order to transform the alfresco area into a music-venue we need to raise A LOT more funds, and we need your help to do it!!!
So...we have extended our crowd-funding campaign, so it's not too late to get involved!!!
In fact - your timing couldn't be better! 🫶

Here's the campaign link...
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz

And here's the promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w

We have some FANTASTIC rewards for contributing - from the fabulous Qirkz in the Hunter tshirts through to yearly and lifetime gold passes to both Camelot Lounge Marrickville and Qirkz!!! 🥕🎉🍷

25/08/2022

One day left of the Qirkz in the Hunter crowdfunding campaign!!!
We need your support...every dollar counts!!!

Here's the campaign link...
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz
And here's the full promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w

23/08/2022

Just 3 days left for you to help get Qirkz in the Hunter off the ground!!!!!!!

Thanks so much to Martin Taylor for this selfie-video in support of the QIRKZ crowdfunding campaign!
Looking forward to Martin bringing his fabulous projects to the Hunter Valley - such as Mucho Mambo, Jungle Boogie, and the fabulous Brazilian Soul/Funk band Kriola Collective - who are playing THIS SAT NIGHT at Camelot Lounge!

And...did I mention just 3 DAYS LEFT to help this exciting new music venue in the Hunter become a reality!!!
Here's the campaign link...
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz

And here's the full promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w
And here's the short version...
https://youtu.be/TDeoRRnTrcg

21/08/2022

Thanks so much to Michael Carpenter from The Album Show for this selfie-video in support of the Qirkz in the Hunter crowdfunding campaign!

Less than a week left of the QIRKZ crowd-funding campaign - please contribute here - we need your help!!! 🙏🙏

Here's the campaign link...
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz

And here's the full promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w
And here's the short version...
https://youtu.be/TDeoRRnTrcg

Meanwhile, after their fantastic sold-out CCR show last weekend, Michael and Co return to Camelot Lounge this Friday with The Album Show presents The Beatles: The End and the Beginning 1969-1971

19/08/2022

Only a week left of the crowd-funding campaign - please contribute here! 🙏🙏

Here's the campaign link...
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz

And here's the full promo video...
https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w
And here's the short version...
https://youtu.be/TDeoRRnTrcg

17/08/2022

Thanks so much to the amazing Emma Pask for this selfie-video for the Qirkz in the Hunter campaign!!

With just a few days left of the campaign, we urgently need your help to enable us to get QIRKZ off the ground in the Hunter Valley!!
Here's the campaign link...
www.chuffed.org/project/qirkz

Here's the full length 12 min promo video... https://youtu.be/eFFSmWEHY_w

And... you can see and hear Emma with the wonderful Kevin Hunt on piano at Camelot Lounge on Thu 15 Sep!!