The Enmore Theatre Analysis

The Enmore Theatre (The Enmore), located on Enmore Rd, Enmore, is one of the oldest performance venues to still be standing in Sydney. Throughout it’s history, The Enmore has provided Sydney with a varied choice of live performances. Due to gentrification of the surrounding suburbs in the 1990s, The Enmore has had to capitalize on the emerging “alternative” markets that have developed within these new demographics as well as adapt to a broader audience as gentrification pulled wealthier residents into the area in the 2000s. Newtown (the adjoining suburb), especially, has a reputation as the bohemian, alt-culture centre and this has influenced the type of image The Enmore has attempted to create along with the performance schedule and type of…show more content…
They manage this balancing act by bringing in acts that are popular to a certain demographic but which also could appeal to a wider audience who appreciate quality of a genre over the genre itself. Animal Collective are a perfect example of a band that play along this line and use The Enmore to their full advantage during their performances. They cater to their specific audience by altering the venue’s seating plan as well as using up all the space to create a visual experience alongside the…show more content…
Cecbuzz. ‘Animal Collective Tour Dates Announced’, FasterLouder, 8 Aug 2006. Retrieved 18 Sep 2012.

Contemprée, M. ‘The Enmore Theatre’, CCE Magazine, 6 Sep, 2009. Retrieved 18 Sep, 2012.

‘Enmore Theatre Venue Layout’,

Gibson, C. & Homan, S. (2004) ‘Urban Redevelopment, Love Music and Public Space’. International Journal of Cultural Policy. Vol. 10. No. 1. Pg. 67-84.

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[ 1 ]. Contemprée, M. ‘The Enmore Theatre’, CCE Magazine, 6 Sep, 2009. Retrieved 18 Sep, 2012.
[ 2 ]. Animal Collective Moshcam, Live Music Concert Video, Enmore Theatre, Sydney, 2009.
[ 3 ]. Cecbuzz. ‘Animal Collective Tour Dates Announced’, FasterLouder, 8 Aug 2006. Retrieved 18 Sep 2012.
[ 4 ]. Contemprée, M. 6 Sep 2009.
[ 5 ]. ‘Enmore Theatre Venue Layout’,
[ 6 ]. Gibson, C. & Homan, S. (2004) ‘Urban Redevelopment, Love Music and Public Space’. International Journal of Cultural Policy. Vol. 10. No. 1. Pg. 67-84.
[ 7 ]. This means that they may not attend every performance under that genre but they would attend a performance by a popular act of that genre. This is a subtle but important