Social Club: Vinyl Listening Club

Vinyl Listening Club at Funhaus Factory

This is analogue listening — a break from the algorithm, the scroll, and the skip button.
Just music, people, and the shared act of paying attention.

Inspired by Japanese listening rooms and long afternoons spent discovering music together, Vinyl listening club is a monthly vinyl listening club for people who love records, sound, and slowing down.

Blurring the line between food, drink, and music, Vinyl listening club turns Funhaus Factory into an immersive vinyl & burger bar - serving milk-bar and street-eat nostalgia, cheeky Saturday cocktails, and records worth sitting with from start to finish. It’s music you listen to properly.

On the third Saturday of every month, music lovers, collectors, DJs, and curious listeners gather to share vinyl, spin full records, and talk it out — a book club for albums rather than books. Bring a record you love, drop the needle, and share why it matters: the artist, the pressing, the sound, or the memory attached to it. These sessions are about discovery, high-fidelity listening, and the simple pleasure of paying attention together.

Expect records played in full, good sound, good food, and time set aside to listen properly. An afternoon of analogue listening, shared curiosity, and getting out of the algorithm for a while.

No playlists. No skips. Just records, sound, and people in the room.

🎤 November: Divas

From powerhouse vocals and pop royalty to soul legends, disco queens, rock goddesses and modern icons, Divas celebrates the artists who command a stage and leave a lasting mark on music culture. Expect everything from Diana Ross to Dolly Parton, Kate Bush to Kylie, Chaka Khan to Cher, Beyoncé to Björk. Bring records that showcase unforgettable voices, larger-than-life personalities and fierce musical legacy.

🌏 December: World Music

Pack your passport and take a musical journey around the globe. World Music is an invitation to explore sounds, rhythms and stories from every continent. From Afrobeat, Latin grooves and reggae to flamenco, Bollywood, Celtic folk, Japanese city pop, Middle Eastern classics and beyond, this theme celebrates music without borders. Share records that connect cultures, tell stories and expand our listening horizons.

🎛️ January: Electronic

From the earliest synth pioneers to contemporary dancefloor innovators, Electronic explores the machines, beats and visionaries that transformed modern music. Think ambient, house, techno, electro, synth-pop, trip-hop, drum & bass, IDM, electronica and everything in between. Whether it's a groundbreaking classic or an underground gem, bring records that push sonic boundaries and make us move.

✨ February: Post-Disco & Early '80s

As disco faded from the spotlight, a new wave of groove emerged. Post-Disco & Early '80s dives into that magical period where disco evolved into boogie, synth-funk, new wave, dance-pop and early electronic sounds. Expect shimmering basslines, drum machines, sophisticated grooves, neon synths and plenty of dancefloor energy. From Chic, Grace Jones and Talking Heads to Prince, The Human League and ESG, this is the sound of music reinventing itself for a new decade.

Enjoy $15 cocktail happy hour from 12pm – 1pm + Delicious burgers and street food from Beau’s Burgers.

This is an all ages event (Under 18s to be accompanied by an adult)

If you’re driving, street parking and public parking is available in Baker St car park (enter via Erina St near Gosford hotel and ground floor parking is free)

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