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Tilley's originally had seating for 60, but subsequently expanded five times, and now has large indoor and outdoor eating areas. It was once a popular space for night time [[concert]]s by local [[musician]]s, hosting names such as [[Mia Dyson]] and [[Clare Bowditch]]. In 2005 concerts were scaled back in order to expand the more financially viable restaurant and café.[http://the-riotact.com/?p=913] [http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=features&subclass=features&category=feature&story_id=414583&y=2005&m=8] According to the Tilley's site, it was the first licensed outdoor venue in Australia, and the first Australian [[bar (establishment)|bar]] to ban [[tobacco smoking|smoking]] indoors.
Tilley's originally had seating for 60, but subsequently expanded five times, and now has large indoor and outdoor eating areas. It was once a popular space for night time [[concert]]s by local [[musician]]s, hosting names such as [[Mia Dyson]] and [[Clare Bowditch]]. In 2005 concerts were scaled back in order to expand the more financially viable restaurant and café.[http://the-riotact.com/?p=913] [http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=features&subclass=features&category=feature&story_id=414583&y=2005&m=8] According to the Tilley's site, it was the first licensed outdoor venue in Australia, and the first Australian [[bar (establishment)|bar]] to ban [[tobacco smoking|smoking]] indoors.

== Past Performers (incomplete) ==

*[[Ember Swift]]
*[[Deborah Conway]] 2002, 2004, 2005 [http://www.tilleys.com.au/H/16176x14076(a14115z1e41478)/9449/a0.htm]
*[[Johnny Diesel]] 2003, 2004, 2005 [http://www.tilleys.com.au/H/28224x14076(a14115z1e41478)/9449/a0.htm]
*[[Missy Higgins]] 2004 [http://www.tilleys.com.au/H/53781x14076(a14115z1e41478)/9449/a0.htm]
*[[Bernie Hayes]] 2003 [http://www.tilleys.com.au/H/27172x14076(a14115z1e41478)/9449/a0.htm]
*[[James Reyne]] 2004, 2005 [http://www.tilleys.com.au/H/50254x14076(a14115z1e41560)/9449/a0.htm]
*[[Hedys Lament]] 2004 [http://www.tilleys.com.au/G/0/1/search.htm?hedys%20lament]
*[[Ruby My Dear]] 1993
*[[Max Webb]] 2004
*[[Lucie Thorne]] 2003, 2004, 2007
*[[The Lucksmiths]]
*[[Darren Hanlon]]
*[[Richard Thompson]]
*[[Luka Bloom]]
*[[Ed Kuepper]]
*[[My Friend The Chocolate Cake]]


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Revision as of 20:17, 8 August 2009

Tilley's café

Tilley's Devine café Gallery is a well-known café in the suburb of Lyneham in Canberra, Australia. It was named after Matilda 'Tilly' Devine, a gangster and madame from Sydney who lived in the mid-twentieth century.

When the café first opened in 1984, it was intended as a women's space, with men allowed entry only when accompanied by women. Popular with lesbian women, it quickly became an icon of Canberra's LGBT scene. Attempts to restrict or limit entry of men inevitably brought challenges, most notably by a group of cadets from the Royal Military College, Duntroon who attempted to force their way in, instigating a brawl. Eventually the policy was dropped.

Tilley's originally had seating for 60, but subsequently expanded five times, and now has large indoor and outdoor eating areas. It was once a popular space for night time concerts by local musicians, hosting names such as Mia Dyson and Clare Bowditch. In 2005 concerts were scaled back in order to expand the more financially viable restaurant and café.[1] [2] According to the Tilley's site, it was the first licensed outdoor venue in Australia, and the first Australian bar to ban smoking indoors.

35°15′7″S 149°7′27″E / 35.25194°S 149.12417°E / -35.25194; 149.12417