Revolver Upstairs: A Unique Experience or a Disturbance to the Neighbourhood?

Located in Chapel Street in Prahran, Revolver Upstairs has been entertaining guests since 1997.

The view from outside of Revolver, which consists of the Café during the day, Colonel tan’s and the night club

The venue has Colonel Tan’s, a Thai restaurant. It also has a collection of art in its disposal, displaying artwork from artists such as Banksy and Shepard Fairey (Obey).

The most famous attraction of them all is their Nightclub. They describe their night club as “Revolver Upstairs is one of Australia’s most respected nightclubs”

This is the entrance to the night club

Mark* who has visited the place described it as “They are fun but always depends on who you’re with, and making Rev friends is a pretty common occurance” showing that Revolver’s words are justified and is also supported by the reviews of the venue online.

From online reviews, it seems that Revolver upstairs has received mostly positive feedback

There are safety concerns from the residential area such as noise, verbal abuse and frightened individuals in the area.

Klara*, who lives in the area said “it does cause disturbance. Coming home late I’d always have to use roads to avoid the area and instead go from the back. music played can actually be heard and is still playing at around 5 a.m. It is very disruptive and distracting”

Her statement, saying that she can hear music until 5 a.m means that it is in direct violation towards the City of Stonnington policy, which states that amplified noises on weekends is not allowed before 9 a.m and after 11 p.m.

Behind Revolver is Macquarie St, a street that is filled with apartments

Krosby*, a former residence in the area said “Sound pollution also comes from obnoxious drunk and drug infused individuals that roam the residential area at night”

He moved out of the area to find a more “tranquil” environment to live while also not worrying about “individuals who is a harm to society”

Revolver is not more than a 2 minute walk from Macquarie St which is only 200 meters away as shown in the video here.

This is not the first time Revolver has had this issue. QT reported that a female walking down the road was threatened on being raped.

Revolver has also had issues on drug usage in the past, having 3 reported casualties by ABC news just over a year ago but revolver stated that they will prioritise health and safety.

*Mark, Klara and Krosby are aliases to protect those who wish to stay anonymous