Hopetoun Hotel

The Hopetoun Hotel, colloquially referred to as The Hoey,^[1] is a historic Sydney hotel and live music venue in Surry Hills. It was built somewhere between 1836 and 1839, originally under the name of the Cookatoo Inn and then in 1901 revamped and named in honour of the first Governor General, Lord Hopetoun.^[2] In 1997 it was purchased by siblings Evangelos and Anastasia Patakas for $1.5 million and became a live music venue that saw performances by bands including the Hoodoo Gurus and Wolfmother.^[3] In 2009, it was closed due to accumulated fines and police citations for noise violations in a residential area.^[4] It has remained shut since, though it was used in 2012 as a set for The Wolverine (film).^[5]

Former names

• The Cockatoo Inn (1839–1861)
• The Sportsman’s Arms (1861–1873)
• Kilkenny Inn (1873–1885)
• The Great Western Hotel (1885–1901))

Address416 Bourke Street, Surry Hills
Sydney
Australia

Coordinates33.88537°S 151.21587°E / -33.88537; 151.21587

OwnerEvangelos and Anastasia Patakas

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Hopetoun Hotel

The Hoey
The disused Hopetoun Hotel in 2020
Interactive map of Hopetoun Hotel
Former names	The Cockatoo Inn (1839–1861) The Sportsman’s Arms (1861–1873) Kilkenny Inn (1873–1885) The Great Western Hotel (1885–1901))
Address	416 Bourke Street, Surry Hills Sydney Australia
Coordinates	33.88537°S 151.21587°E / -33.88537; 151.21587
Owner	Evangelos and Anastasia Patakas
Type	Music venue
Designation	Heritage listed
Construction
Built	1836~1839
Closed	2009

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Regarding venue, Australian indie musician Sarah Blasko stated, "It's so intimate, you almost feel like you could order a drink from the stage".^[6]