Spirits Of The Hoey

3D Model based on floorplans

This model is based on the 1987 floorplans of the Hopetoun that are part of the MAAS Powerhouse Museum collection. Created by Willow Ferris

UTS Data Arena Test, May 2023

This initial stereoscopic test of ‘Spirits…’ was undertaken in early May 2023 and used to test the video playback scale in the UTS Data Arena.

Simone Young and her brother Tony both engage with music through movement. Simone’s passion took her around the world as a pioneering chief conductor, while Tony, aka “Dangermouse”, was an Air Guitar Virtuoso whose regular performances at The Hoey were the stuff of legend. Here, over the phone, Simone recalls Tony’s contribution to the Hoey. He passed ten years ago and is sadly missed. 

Tex Perkins—Excerpts from Interview

Tex Perkins looms large in the Australian music industry. In the early 80s, he came to The Hoey from Brisbane, appearing regularly with Thug, The Beasts of Bourbon, The Cruel Sea and countless others, and since he’s won multiple awards, broken millions of hearts and continues to make amazing original music. Here he talks about an iconic local, ‘Terry The Pieman’, part of the rich community of artists, fans and punters who made the place so special. 

Susie (Box The Jesuit)—Excerpts from Interview

Susie Beauchamp is half of the songwriting/performance powerhouse Box The Jesuit. An incredible live and recorded Sydney band from the mid-1980s until the early 1990s, they supported Nirvana at the first Big Day Out but, more importantly, gave Hoey patrons all singing, all dancing, all death-defying, all pornographic-cake-eating nights to remember. The band ended when Susie’s partner in music and life, Goose (Stephen Gray), passed away. The legend remains, and the music remains completely captivating.

Tim Rogers—Excerpts from Interview

Tim Rogers is a national bloody treasure. He played The Hoey with You Am I countless times in the 90s and 2000s and in the final Box The Jesuit gig after Goose’s passing in 1993. Here he talks about the joy of being a punter and seeing his heroes there; meeting Gudinski at the urinal; and the joy of a Dimitri’s Special with Chilli. He also talks about the amazing women in charge there, including You Am I’s powerhouse manager, Kate Stewart. 

iOTA—Excerpts from Interview

iOTA is a multi-award winning musician and visual artist. Since his time at The Hoey in the late 90s and early 2000s, he’s released six multi-award-winning albums, won four Helpmann awards for performing and composing, and appeared as the ‘Doof Warrior’ in Max Max: Fury Road. His Hoey gigs were legendary, with candles, soaring vocals and audience passion next to none. 

Millie Millgate, Director of Music Australia

Millie Millgate’s love and passion for Australian music have literally made international careers for our industry. During her time at The Hoey as a booker and artist manager from the late 1990s into the 2000s, she built the room’s reputation and the artists who played there with a delicate understanding of how to foster new talent while not burning a star too brightly. Since moving on, she’s worked across the industry and has recently moved from being Executive Producer for Sounds Australia to her new role as director of Music Australia.

Frente – Excerpts from Interview

Frente are darlings of the Australian indie music scene. They played some of their first shows at the Hoey, and lead singer Angie Hart played some of the venue’s last shows too. Here they talk backstage before a show at Sydney’s Oxford Arts Factory – a venue now carrying the torch.

Photogrammetry Render of Julia Richardson (Club Hoy)

Photogrammetry Render of punter Lisa Anderson