The Metro Theatre


The Metro Theatre is a music venue located on George Street, in the city centre of Sydney, Australia. The venue was redeveloped, from two former cinemas, by property developer Leon Fink.
The foyer of the Metro, designed by leading Australian stage designer Brian Thomson, features a lightweight plastic replica of the Art Deco crystal chandelier which once hung in Regent Theatre which formerly stood opposite the Metro in George Street.
Acts who generally perform at the Metro usually are Heavy Metal music, indie-rock and alternative bands, often of international fame. It was the venue for the now-legendary Sydney concerts in 1995 by Jeff Buckley and a record seven sold out shows in a row over six days in 1996 by You Am I, among many others.
It has two separate performance spaces inside the building, the Forum and the Transit Lounge. Up until 2007 it was not uncommon for both spaces to be used on the same night for different acts, with the larger of the two, the Forum, generally hosting the more famous act. Since the launch of the Lair the space has seldom been used for a public performance, as its primary function was to house MTV Australia's the Lair live music programme.
For a brief period in the second half of 2006 the venue was known as the Century Theatre after it went into receivership and was acquired by Century Venues. It was changed back to the Metro Theatre by October 2006.
On 16 September 2009 the Metro was rebranded as the Virgin Mobile Metro, after a sponsorship deal had been made. Dappled Cities Fly and the Seabellies both played at the launch night on 29 September 2009.

Performing acts at the Metro, Sydney

A list of some of the more famous musical acts that have performed at the Metro:
Band NameGenreCountryYear Played
Machine HeadGroove Metal / Thrash Metal2015
SevendustAlternative Metal2016
SeetherPost-grunge / Hard rock2008, 2012, 2015
From The JamNew Wave2016
FlosstradamusTrap2015
AnthraxThrash Metal / Rock2004
John MayerRock / Acoustic Rock2009
LordePop / Electropop2013
NightwishSymphonic Metal2005 / 2013
Blink 182!Punk Rock / Punk Pop2009
Foo FightersAlternative Rock2005
ColdplayAlternative Rock2001
MuseAlternative Rock2004
DovesIndie Rock2000
Kaiser ChiefsIndie Rock2012
The Dandy WarholsIndie Rock1998
FlyleafHard rock2013
Neil FinnRock / Pop2001
The EelsIndie Rock2006
ThricePost Hardcore2008
LadytronSynthpop2008
AnathemaDoom Metal / Progressive Rock2014
DragonForcePower Metal2008
CovenantEBM2008
KMFDMIndustrial2004
BehemothBlackened Death Metal2010
The HivesGarage Rock2008
PropagandhiPunk Rock2009
Billy TalentPunk Rock2009
Salt-N-PepaHip-Hop2010
CalexicoIndie Rock2010
Sven VäthTechno2010
5 Seconds of SummerPop Rock2012
HIMGothic Rock2014
ZZ TopBlues Rock2014
Cannibal CorpseDeath Metal2014
Dinosaur JrAlternative Rock1995
The ProdigyTechno1996
Aphex TwinIDM / Electronic2004
QueensrÿcheHeavy Metal2006
AneurysmIndustrial Metal2011
Booker T. JonesR&B2017
McBustedPop-Punk2015

Australian acts that have played there include: