The Bridge Hotel Pub / Hotel

The Bridge Hotel is Sydney’s longest running entertainment pub venue. Under current ownership for over 35 years. Local band The Hippos became the resident band soon playing every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with their infectious rhythm and blues that had the whole pub a dance floor. Country rock and blues band, Chasin The Train, also began playing regularly and many other acts become resident or regular performers such as The Mighty Reapers and The Foreday Riders and many others. With this emphasis on blues and roots music, overseas touring artists soon began dropping in to check out the local talent and sometimes joining them on stage for a jam. Numerous international touring acts were to perform from then right up to the present day – From blues outfits from the Mississippi Delta, Zydeco bands from New Orleans, Cajun and Creole bands from the boondocks of Louisiana, West Coast Jump Jive outfits, Texas bar bands, Country legends.