Ben Hansen

Ben Hansen is the Junior Editor at Concrete Playground. Ben is Sydney's biggest advocate — a passionate supporter of the city's hospitality and art scenes. You can catch him sipping a negroni at your local bar, barracking for the Eels at CommBank Stadium or on your radio as host of FBi Radio's Mornings every Wednesday.

Favourite restaurant in Sydney: Baba's Place. Minimal-intervention wines, inventive eats, great tunes, friendly staff and a love for all things suburban, all hidden in a Marrickville warehouse. What more could you want?

News
Bar Nina Is Darlinghurst's New All-Day Bar and Italian Restaurant by the Arms Length Crew

The Stanley Street spot is serving up morning coffee, daily handmade pasta and a weekly bottomless brunch.

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News
Sampa the Great Has Been Announced as Vivid Live's First Act

The Zambian-born musician will be performing songs from her acclaimed album 'The Return' as part of her new live show.

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News
A New Multi-Level Venue and Rooftop Bar Is Opening Inside the CBD's Historic Shell House

The CBD venue is set to open in July from the owners of The Dolphin Hotel and Bondi Beach Public Bar.

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News
Pyrmont and the CBD Will Receive New Train Stations as Part of the Metro West Line

The new Metro line is expected to connect Parramatta to the CBD by 2030.

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News
Summer in the Domain Is Returning with a Blockbuster Winter Edition

Running across June and July, the festival will include an ice rink, carnival rides and performances from The Presets and Missy Higgins.

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News
The Federal Government Has Promised to Give the Arts Nearly $300 Million in COVID-19 Relief

The 2021-22 Budget will see $125 million dedicated to the Government's RISE fund, $20 million for independent theatres and $10 for Support Act.

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Event
Powerhouse Late

Thu, 1 Jul, 2021
Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo

Catch free talks, musical performances and exhibitions alongside a pop-up cocktail bar at the Powerhouse Museum after dark.

Book Now

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News
The City of Sydney Has Committed to a Net Zero Carbon Emission Target by 2035

The local government area is set to hit its 2030 target of reducing emissions by 70 percent this year.

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News
Chinatown's Abandoned Monorail Station Is Being Transformed Into an Immersive Art Exhibition

The empty station will be illuminated for a nostalgic 11-day exhibition later this month.

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News
Active Truth Has Released a New Line of Activewear Designed by Indigenous Australian Artist Bobbi Lockyer

Shop for tights, crop tops or maternity activewear, all featuring Lockyer's hand-painted design.

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News
Volleyball Courts at Bondi and Tamarama Beach Are Currently Under Review By the Waverley Council

The community feedback survey is open until Monday, May 17.

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News
Quarantine-Free Travel Between New Zealand and New South Wales Has Reopened

Flights resumed following no locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in NSW over the weekend.

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Event
The Creative Hub at Pier One

Fri, 7 May - Sun, 30 May 2021
Pier One Sydney Harbour, Walsh Bay

Get your creativity flowing at Sydney Harbour this month.

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Event
Picnic Presents CC:Disco

Fri, 4 Jun, 2021
UNSW Roundhouse, Randwick

Head to the Roundhouse for a six-hour dance party featuring Australia's largest disco ball.

Buy Tickets

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News
Hinchcliff House Is Circular Quay's New Mega-Venue Inside a Heritage Wool Store

Four venues including an all-day Italian restaurant and romantic cocktail bar stretch across the multi-level structure in Quay Quarter.

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Bar
Elm Rooftop Bar - CLOSED

Level 2, 122 Flinders Street, Darlinghurst

This rooftop cocktail bar above The Taphouse is serving a variety of hard seltzers, plus orange wine by the glass.

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News
MTV Has Launched a Luxe Travel Experience Featuring an Intimate Tash Sultana Concert

Those that book the experience will also be treated to an exclusive afterparty and a stay at the new Ovolo South Yarra.

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Enmore Theatre Will Be Protected From Noise Complaints Under New Legislation

The historic theatre will also be allowed to extend its trading hours for the purpose of live music.

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The First Three Installations of Vivid's 2021 Program Have Been Revealed

Two luminous clocks in The Rocks and Barangaroo are currently counting down to this year's launch.

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Sydney Hospitality Giant Merivale Is Set to Open Its First Melbourne Venue

Justin Hemmes' hospitality group has purchased Melbourne's historic Tomasetti House.

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Picnic Presents CC:Disco

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Elm Rooftop Bar - CLOSED

MTV Has Launched a Luxe Travel Experience Featuring an Intimate Tash Sultana Concert

Enmore Theatre Will Be Protected From Noise Complaints Under New Legislation

The First Three Installations of Vivid's 2021 Program Have Been Revealed

Sydney Hospitality Giant Merivale Is Set to Open Its First Melbourne Venue

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