To celebrate five big years of business, the southside-based hospo group will be serving half-priced drinks and a host of fun experiences on May 2.
Get ready to loosen your belts and empty your calendars, because the legends behind some of Melbourne’s most heaving nightspots are turning five and they’re not doing things by halves.
Good Company Bar Group (GCBG) – the hospo powerhouse founded by Nick Young, Ben White and Antony Beltrame – is throwing a monster birthday bash across all eight of their venues on Friday, May 2, slinging half-price drinks till midnight and announcing a serious expansion that’ll see them add three new joints to their already impressive portfolio.
Venues
- Holy Grail – 67 Chapel St, Windsor – Barber pop-ups, tarot readings and cocktail comps
- La La Land Chapel St – 134 Chapel St, Windsor – Flash tattoos and Red Bull DJ truck
- La La Land CBD – 125 Hardware St, Melbourne – Free photo booth and live jazz
- Somewhere Bar – 181 Chapel St, Prahran – Merch printing, karaoke and prize wheel
- Circus – 199 Commercial Rd, South Yarra – UK DJ duo In Parallel
- Rossi – 162 Greville St, Prahran – 50 free pizzas, new menu
- Electric – 265-267 Chapel St, Prahran – Official afterparty
- The Emerson – 141-145 Commercial Rd, South Yarra – New Mexican food and sunset DJs
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What started as a modest small-bar vision has morphed into a proper Melbourne institution with over 300 staff across venues spanning Windsor, Prahran, South Yarra and the CBD.
But they’re not resting on their laurels – GCBG is about to go even harder with a landmark revival of iconic Swanston Street haunt The Lounge (closed for over a decade), set to re-open in Spring 2025.
But wait, there’s more – they’re also partnering with Andy Ryan and Dave Abela to relaunch the Ugly Duckling on Swan Street with a spicy new cocktail and wine list courtesy of Jon Minihan and Matt Ambler, plus a fresh Italian bar menu. Next door, they’re transforming the current Untitled site into a brand-new restaurant concept.
For those who’ve sweated it out on Electric’s dancefloor, you’ll know these guys don’t stuff around when it comes to bookings, having hosted the likes of Dom Dolla, Peking Duk Fisher and Flight Facilities, plus legendary afterparties for Dua Lipa, Post Malone and Drake.
“Melbourne’s nightlife scene is in our DNA, and this expansion is just the beginning,” says Nick Young. Feeling lucky? Jump online to score one of 25 vouchers up for grabs, including five $500 gift cards and 20 $150 ones.
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