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The term came from the venues at which most of these bands originally played at — inner-city and suburban pubs (short for public house, which is rarely used in Australia in its full form). These often noisy, hot, and crowded establishments are largely frequented by men and women in their 20's. “Pub” redirects here. ...

The emergence of 'pub rock' and the pub circuit in Australia was the result of several interconnected factors. From the 1950s to the 1970s, only a small proportion of live pop-rock music in Australia was performed on licensed premises (mostly private clubs or discotheques); the majority of concerts were held in non-licensed venues like community, church or municipal halls. These concerts and dances were 'all-ages' events — often with adult supervision — and alcohol was not served. A discothèque (or discoteque) (pronounced disko-tek) is an entertainment venue or club with recorded music, played by Discaires (Disk jockeys), rather than an on-stage band. ...

After the mid-1960s, however, Australian states began liberalising their licensing laws. Sunday Observance Acts were repealed, pub opening hours were extended, discriminatory regulations — such as the long-standing ban on women entering or drinking in public bars — were removed, and the age of legal majority was lowered from 21 to 18.

Concurrently, the members of the so-called "Baby Boomer" generation — who were the main audience for pop and rock music — were reaching their late teens and early twenties, and were thus able to enter licensed premises. Pub owners soon realised that providing live music (which was often free) would draw young people to pubs in large numbers, and regular rock concerts soon became a fixture at many pubs. For the video game, see Baby Boomer (video game). ...

Many city and suburban pubs gained renown for their support of live music, and many prominent Australian bands — including AC/DC, The Angels and The Dingoes — cut their teeth at these venues in the early days of their careers. Notable pub-rock venues include the Largs Pier Hotel and the Governor Hindmarsh Hotel in Adelaide, the Royal Antler Hotel in Narrabeen, Sydney and the Civic Hotel in Sydney's city centre, the famous Star Hotel in Newcastle NSW and the Station Hotel in Prahran, Melbourne, which was one of the premier pub-rock venues in Australia for more than two decades. This article is about about the band. ... The Angels was a hard rock band that formed in Adelaide, Australia in 1970. ... The Dingoes were an Australian rock band from 1973 to 1979. ... Narrabeen is a Sydney, Australia beach suburb and locality, one of the Northern Beaches of Sydney. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Prahran (pronounced prah-RAN) is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

As the pub-rock phenomenon expanded, hundreds of pubs in capital cities and major towns began providing regular live music, and a thriving circuit evolved, enabling bands to tour up and down the eastern and southern coast of Australia from North Queensland to South Australia.

It could be argued that the very venues many of the bands played in (pubs), had a major influence on the evolution of their music and sound. The venues were more often than not small and the crowds — alcohol-fuelled — were there for the experience rather than to see a "name band". Thus, an emphasis on simple, rhythm-based songs grew. With the sound in many of the rooms far from ideal for live music, an emphasis on a very loud snare and kick-drum and driving bass-guitar grew. Guitarists tended to rely on simple, repetitive riffs, rather than more complex solos or counter-melodies. This might explain why, even in studios and larger arenas and stadia, many of the bands who cut their teeth in pubs still relied on an exaggerated drum sound and fairly simple musical arrangements.

A band like Hunters & Collectors, for example, saw their sound harden from their arty origins (which included a brass-section, experimental percussion and complex arrangements) to a more straightforward rock sound with emphasis on drums, bass and simple guitar riffs; a sound that more suited the beer barns they were to play in over their extensive touring career. Hunters & Collectors, often referred to as the Hunnas by their fans, were an Australian rock band, formed in Melbourne in 1980. ...

Though Australia has a small population, the sheer number of venues that bands could play in, mainly along the Eastern coast, meant that a band could tour extensively, often playing every night for long periods. This would allow bands such as AC/DC, INXS, Midnight Oil plus many others to take their well-honed live skills into large venues in the US and Europe with ease. This article is about about the band. ... INXS (pronounced In Excess) are an Australian rock group. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Changes to entertainment options have to an extent seen the end of Aussie Pub Rock as an entity. The advent of dance music and the DJ have taken away the need to squeeze into a pub and see a 4/4 rock band.

Sydney in particular has seen many staple live music venues close, falling victim to increasing rents in gentrified areas; noise restrictions imposed by local governments in response to local residents' demands; the popularity of the DJ and dance music; and the supposedly greater profitability of poker machines. As it turned out, these poker machines were not nearly as popular as expected, and in recent times a number of pubs have resumed hosting live bands. Slot machines in the Trump Taj Mahal A slot machine (American English), fruit machine (British English), or poker machine (Australian English) is a certain type of casino game. ...

Melbourne, too, has lost venues, including the Continental in Prahran and the Punters Club in Fitzroy. The newer generation of bands that could be considered the followers of the Pub Rock tradition includes: Jet, The Living End, Magic Dirt, and You Am I. The Punters Club was the name of a pub and live music venue located at 376 Brunswick Street, in the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy. ... For other uses, see Jet. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Magic Dirt at the 2004 Big Day Out Magic Dirt is an Australian rock band, formed in 1992 in Geelong, Australia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Notable pub rock bands

• AC/DC
• Airbourne
• Australian Crawl
• Cold Chisel
• Cosmic Psychos
• Divinyls
• Hoodoo Gurus
• Hunters and Collectors
• INXS
• Jet
• Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons
• Mental As Anything
• Midnight Oil
• Painters and Dockers
• Powderfinger
• Radio Birdman
• Rose Tattoo
• The Angels
• The Celibate Rifles
• The Choirboys
• The Hard Ons
• The Living End
• The Radiators
• The Screaming Jets
• The Sunnyboys
• You Am I