G.O: GRAND OPENING!

We’re pulling out all stops and putting together a truly high-calibre line-up for G.O! Our Grand Opening. This will be reasonably huge and is quite likely to sell out. Booking recommended.

To celebrate the venue being fully set up, and ready to regularly open, we’re holding a two-day fiesta! We’re keen to make the winter solstice special. Across Friday night, Saturday day and Saturday night, we’ll host a high-quality smorgasbord of music, performances and installations. Rumour has it that Trainscendence will magically expand, doubling in size like some magic trick. With the tragic closure of many festivals, we’re keen to get as close as we can in the city. Retire to your comfortable bed on Friday night and then come back to meet up with the same people in the same place the next day. What a feeling.

Several awesome Melbourne crews will do a take over of a particular floor. With ten floors available at this event, perhaps changing a little from the Friday to the Saturday, you never know quite what you’ll find behind each door, as you explore the double trouble venue. There are rumours of surprise doors in the laneway, leading to more mystery, music and magic.

Also! Roll the dice with a Monopoly-themed game running throughout the weekend as well. We’re fans of double-meaning and of slight confusion, so this game will be called GO. Not to be confused with the existing popular strategy game called Go. The event is also called G.O! “Are you going to G.O?” “Yes, I can’t wait, I’m definitely going to play GO at G.O!” “Oh, you play Go?” “No, not that Go, they’ve made a new game called GO.” “Oh so we could play Go and GO and G.O!” “Yes, at the same time, so it could be your go in Go while it was my go in G.O.” “Love it. Let’s gooooooo!”

Hope to see you at G.O: Grand Opening. Single Fri night or Saturday day+night passes, as well as full weekend passes available.

(If your question is not answered below, please email us at info@trainscendence.com.au to enquire about anything at all. Thanks :) )

Q: I’m really confused by what you said the game ‘GO’ !?
A: Apologies! This game will be available to be played at the event. There will be tables with game hosts, who will invite players to join when there are open spots at their table. They’ll explain the rules to new players.

Q: Grand ‘opening’ …so, what happens after you’re open?
A: After this Grand Opening, we'll start by opening three days a week: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. 8am-8pm. Members will be able to head upstairs and enjoy the sauna, performances and workshops, kitchen facilities and a variety of spaces to use for co-working, meeting, creative pursuits and more.

Q: So you have to be a member to enter?
A: The ground floor, Platform Infinity, will be a casual co-work cafe, available to all. Non-members will only be able to head upstairs to attend a specific event, if it has a non-member ticket available. We’re incentivising membership because we want to build a community, so membership will definitely be the best value. Members can come and enjoy all we have to offer 24 hours a week (these opening hours will increase after we get properly started).

Q: How much will membership be?
A: Initially, $35-$40 a week. We’re open to thoughts, feedback and discussions too, as we finalise this.