Now or Never

Overview

Since I started visiting The Abercrombie Hotel post refurb, the first thing I hear when I confess my love for it — even before unanimous approval of scotch egg sliders and deep fried mac ‘n’ cheese balls — is that it used to be the home of Purple Sneakers. I didn’t move to Sydney until Purple Sneakers and The Abercrombie had already parted ways so I don’t really know how good those nights were, where good tunes and sneaky goon sacks made sweet love in a dark and dusty pub, but they sound like they were pretty damn good.

Something that also sounds pretty good, however, is Now or Never. The Abercrombie’s brand new music event takes place every Saturday night, kicking off with $6 vodka Red Bulls from 9pm – 1am and charging on until 5am. The previous two Now or Nevers have delved into the vast sonic underworlds of Anne Deep, Morgan Hyslop and Charlie Chux, and equally diverse DJ sets are expected to follow. What’s more, entry is free — so chug some goon, throw on any colour sneakers you like and spend that $10 you’ve saved on one of those killer Berocca Coladas they do on Sundays.