As Sydney prepares to bid farewell to the beloved Abercrombie Hotel and the indelible mark it has left on the scene, we reach out to one of the venue's owners and driving forces, Dane Gorrel, to share with us ten moments that have stood out the most during the hotel's brief but influential run. The Abercrombie's Last Night Ever withDJ Kozehappens this Thursday 9th Jan. Buy ticketshere.
#1 Sydney Dance Party
These were the first ever parties we did outside and we did them until 6am. Charlie O’Brien, Pari Haka and George El Barno were behind them and this was when we first thought we had something special with the venue.
#2 Our first international - Yousef
Yousef was the first international we ever had, it was part of the Sydney Dance Party and it was Rennie Pillay’s (one of the owners) 30th birthday. The place was packed with Yousef holding a solid groove and we had two guys turn up wearing Empire Of The Sun's stolen costumes from Stereosonic.
#3 Funktion One sound system
Charlie O’Brien was the first person to get Funktion One into the venue for his Sydney Dance Party event, but it was myself and Rennie Pillay who bought the inside system with our own money and what a difference it made - the sound has been amazing.
#4 Dixon's afternoon set
S.A.S.H played host to RA’s #1 DJ of 2013 for an afternoon set that had the venue at capacity by 4pm. He didn’t disappoint and his set was possibly the best 3 hours of dance music The Abercrombie has ever heard.
#5 The Flood
Some genius blocked the drain in the DJ box one night in the early days of S.A.S.H and it started to rain. Carlos Zarate played to a packed dance floor full of water with one legendary party goer leaving the venue, returning in his wetsuit and then continuing on dancing.
#6 NYE 2013 with James Holden
One of the best bookings we've had in the hotel's in 2.5 years. James’ set was one of brilliance and kept everyone dancing for the entire of his 3 hour extended set. Really nice guy too!
#7 NYD 2013 party with Luke Slater's Planetary Assault Systems
Strange Fruit, Ben Dunlop & Pete Coyle brought Luke Slater to The Abercrombie on NYD 2013 with around 600 people crammed into the beer garden and the adjoining laneway. The council arrived and commented, “What a great party you have running here”. 
#8 S.A.S.H closing party
The last S.A.S.H was always going to be big and it didn’t disappoint. Capacity at 3pm, people dancing on the roof and hanging off the walls...what an amazing journey it has been. Amazing effort Matt Weir and Kerry Wallace - good luck with the new venue. Lets get loose.
#9 Midlife party 2011
Fuzzy brought their Midlife party to The Abercrombie on a Wednesday night with the likes of Digitalism, MSTRKRFT, Gossip, A Trak & Armand Van Helden all coming past for what was a loose night.
#10 Eelke Kleijn's mind-blowing set
Shrug boss Dave Stuart secured an act that I have followed for ten years, so when he called to ask if the venue was free to showcase Eelke Kleijn I was extremely happy. What followed was one of the best sets ever at The Abercrombie with Eelke using the live recording on his podcast series, thus bringing The Abercrombie to the world.