Southern Cross Hotel, then a name change to The Strawberry Hills Hotel ( just down from The Trade Union Club )
This venue was the top of the pack in the early 8o's and launched the career of many bands.
Le Hoodoo Gurus when they were a four piece..3 guitars and drums. No bass player. Around the time of Lellani. The Gurus now include mark Kingsmill from The Hitmen ( after James Baker was sacked an event that almost caused a riot with the fans) and Rick Grossman from The Divinyls.
Dynamic Hepnotics, Lime Spiders, The Cockroaches ( now basically The Wiggles with the former singer now their manager) and loads of others also had thier start at the Southern Cross. I was there recently with my son. We walked into where the bands played with me doing the "the stage was other there.." bit and him looking around perplexed as the room is now full of pokies....
