The Midnight Shift (Closed Permanently)

My Favorite Bar

The Shift would be my favorite Bar on Oxford Street. It has reasonably priced drinks great Music and live shows..... The has a majority of GAM's but still gets a very dirverse crowd of people.

A Sydney Institution

The Shift has been around for a long time and like any venue, some nights the crowd is great others not - it's true that it is popular with GAMs and mature guys but it does attract a varying mix of guys. There are 3 pool tables at the back of the downstairs bar, which is great to hang with friends and possibly meet new people. It is a cruisier bar than most, however cruisy by Sydney standards is pretty conservative compared to other major international cities. The upstairs club can be pumping depending on what's on and has varied in popularity over the years and crowd. The bouncers for the shift can be quite surly. The big older islander guy is really friendly, though the Eastern European guy who has been there for years is a bit of a hard ass.

Disgusting security, beware.

I heard before how a friend of mine was thrown out of the bar because he tripped up the stairs. Regardless of being the designated driver and sober, he was thrown out by a security guard because that is his prerogative. Last night I went out and my other half and I were thrown out. Not because of drunkenness or causing a scene or problem. A security approached us and said we had too much expression on our face and he deemed that we were not fit to be in the bar. We asked to speak to the manager to get some common sense injected into the situation. Alas, he sides with the security and said it is their right to throw anyone out for whatever reason. Absolutely crazy. We will never go back again and implore others to avoid to perhaps send a message that this kind of treatment by these foreign, straight security guards will not be tolerated.

Midnight shift is good fun

If your looking to start your night off with a fun beginning shift is the place good mixed crowd good music and shows and good times happen there ;-p

Every night is 80's night

'Cause it's full of people that old. Not too impressed with this place. It's big, and the 12 people in the place just don't fill it up. The drag show usually keeps me interested, but I was up to the bar in minutes just to get away. The drinks were fast, because there wasn't a crowd, but that's about the best I can say. Go here if you want to get away from the busier bars, maybe?