Balcony nightclub

Balcony was a nightclub located above the Coolangatta Hotel on Marine Parade in Coolangatta, Queensland. Opened in the 1990s, the club was named for its prominent balcony feature which overlooked the beachfront strip of Coolangatta.
History
The Balcony was a popular dance club in Coolangatta, regularly drawing large crowds in comparison to its competitors in the area. A popular routine for the average Balcony patron involved the earlier hours of the evening spent at the nearby Twin Towns Services Club, becoming intoxicated off the cheaper alcoholic beverages offered and enjoying the calmer atmosphere of the club's amenities, then moving on to the Balcony generally before midnight.
For many years after opening, the balcony was a small venue with an interior focused around a single bar and dance floor. In 2006 the establishment was renovated, and this doubled the floor space to include a second bar, pool table area, and performance stage. The renovations and stage addition increased the Coolangatta Hotel's viability as a venue for popular live performances, however it caused disarray for the dance-floor aesthetics and is undoubtedly a significant factor in the ultimate demise of the venue as a popular dance club.
The establishment hit its peak popularity in the period of 2004-2006 when a typical friday and saturday night would see local entertainer DJ Jaydo man the decks in front of a full house. This period in Balcony history attracted the regular attendance of such notables of the Gold Coast scene as David Evans, Chris Howarth, Ashley Murtha, Beau Norman, Josh Eastgate and the infamous Carter family. The club was notorious for the consumption of the alcoholic beverage cocktail 'magic pixie', and also for the relatively cheap shots of whiskey or vodka available. This policy was tightened in late 2006 however when Ashley Murtha was known to have consumed six shots of Johnnie Walker Red Label in six consecutive seconds in front of security. The 'six shot' benchmark still stands and remains a Coolangatta nightlife legend to this day.
End of an era
Balcony closed its doors sometime in 2007 due to a restructuring of the Coolangatta Hotel and also due to declining attendance from the key 1983-1987 birth year demographic that kept the venue profitable.

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