cold chisel star hotel

The Star Hotel riot, occasioned by the closing of a popular pub, was one of the largest riots in Australian history. An estimated 4,000 people fought with police on the streets of Newcastle, New South Wales on the night of 19 September 1979.

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• 1981Cold
• Chisel

[Snicker1982]

Chisel never played at the Star Hotel, they just wrote the song about it

[usagichain]

My daddy was in this, theres a photo of him flipping a car ^__^. On the 11th of Dec 2011, daddy died, and that same night, Cold Chisel were having a concert, this song was being played, nan and grandy (his mum and dad) and my aunty and uncle were there, looking out for him on the screen when they got the phone call. ~spooky~ R.I.P Daddy oxox. :c

[PeterHBne1]

Today, rich fucks would stand around and applaude and get impatient when the cocktails didn't start during bulldozering. where is the Aust spirt of the 60s/70s/early 80s??????

[ImAuzziebaby]

My Aunty was ther chisel did play the riot was cause the police were there to shut it down for good ...

[yellayute]

The riot didn't break out because Chisel didn't play.Heaps reckon they were there and chisel did play.

[yellayute]

I can categorically state I was not there at the Star Hotel the night Cold Chisel didn't play and the riot broke out.

[Geekman333]

Australia. How could you live anywhere else? I was 12 in 1979 and I remember the riot on the news. Food for thought for a young Melbourne lad. Great song...thanks for the video.

[64g15csr]

now the pubs shut early in newcastle

[deanjohnwoods]

least the aussies didn't loot the pub.....

[peterrabbity]

Just can't get enough of this song.