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The Barwon Club Hotel is a popular live music and function venue at 509 Moorabool Street in South Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The hotel has been in operation under various owners since 1859 and is a double storey Queen Anne Federation-style building.

The hotel is known as the birthplace of the 'Geetroit' sound during the 1990s with bands such as Magic Dirt, Bored!, Warped, Poppin Mommas, etc

International artists such as Henry Rollins

2000s bands

From 1986 to 2018 the hotel became was operated by Greg 'Doddsy' Dodds

The hotel plays an integral part in the local music scene hosting annual festivals such as record label Anti Fade Records' Jerk Fest

In 2018, Dodds sold the hotel to

In 2020, the Barwon Club Hotel was awarded Best Regional/ Outer Suburban Venue (over 50 gigs per year) at the Music Victoria Awards.

1n 2021, the hotel was granted $50,000 as part of the Federal Government's Live Music Australia Program to sound-proofing and restablishment of the live music program.