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− | [[Image: | + | [[Image:Hilly1.jpg|right|thumb|"The Hillcrest Tavern", late 2005, from Hamilton Press]] |
− | The ''Hillcrest Tavern'', located on the corner of Clyde and York St's, was once a great venue for live bands. | + | The ''Hillcrest Tavern'', located on the corner of Clyde and York St's, was once a great venue for live bands. Their support for local music was shown in 1993, when they offered $1000 in prize money to initiate the first [[Contact 89FM]] [[Battle of the Bands]]. It was also the venue for the inaugural [[The Band Experiments|Band Experiments]] in 2000. Many touring acts also played here, typically supported by local bands. The bar did occasionally feature more dubious entertainment, however, including "Wet T-shirt" contests, "Body Painting" and "Mud Wrestling", and reputedly even "Midget Throwing" was at least planned (if not undertaken).<br> |
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− | Their support for local music was shown in 1993, when they offered $1000 in prize money to initiate the first [[Contact 89FM]] [[Battle of the Bands]]. It was also the venue for the inaugural [[The Band Experiments|Band Experiments]] in 2000. Many touring acts also played here, typically supported by local bands | + | |
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+ | Through the 1980s the pub was known as ''The Tavern Hillcrest'', but to students at the time it was more commonly referred to as ''H-Block'' - a block [[the University of Waikato]] has had on its building plans since its inception (between G-and I-blocks), but still lacks to this day. By the 1990s the bar changed its name to ''The Hillcrest Tavern'', and the term ''H-Block'' had largely faded from the student vocabulary, being replaced by ''The Hilly''. Into the late-1990s, ''The Hillcrest'' was becoming less popular with the student population, who began to migrate into the city in greater numbers. <br> [[Image:Hillystory.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Article on the closing of "The Hillcrest Tavern", from Hamilton Press, December 7, 2005]] | ||
Factors contributing to its demise included the university population outgrowing the size of the bar, and the closing time of midnight enforced by its location in a residential area. ''The Hillcrest'', or whichever name you remember it by, was destroyed in 2006 to build a shopping complex. <br> | Factors contributing to its demise included the university population outgrowing the size of the bar, and the closing time of midnight enforced by its location in a residential area. ''The Hillcrest'', or whichever name you remember it by, was destroyed in 2006 to build a shopping complex. <br> | ||
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In late October 2007, a new bar has opened in the complex, named ''The Hilly''. However, it was opened without provision for bands to play due to residential noise restrictions. | In late October 2007, a new bar has opened in the complex, named ''The Hilly''. However, it was opened without provision for bands to play due to residential noise restrictions. | ||
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