In August we told you about one of our favourite hangouts in Tsim Sha Tsui’s food district of Ashley Road.
Colin Aitchison from Ned Kelly’s Last Stand just sent us the Picasa links to 2 galleries of pictures that chronicles the fun, the visitors and the thousands of big band tunes that has been offered to guests from that precariously positioned bandstand over the last couple of decades.
As we mentioned before, Ned Kelly Last Stand is truly one of the pioneers of the genre in the Territory and their recipe for success has made them one of the oldest entertainment venue in Hong Kong.
Pop in next time you’re in Tsim Sha Tsui.
Happy Hour is until 9pm and live jazz starts at 9:30pm
Flashback from way back Ned Kelly’s 12 October 2008 (Pic: Colin Aitchison)
For more more images of Ned Kelly’s Last Stand click here or here. You can also join their FaceBook page
One of my favourite hang-outs when I’m in the mood for some big-band jazz and a couple of big beers (not necessarily in that order) can be found in one of Tsim Sha Tsui’s food-districts: Ned Kelly’s Last Stand in Ashley Road.
In December 2011 Ned Kelly’s Last Stand will celebrate it’s 40th Anniversary. During this time, the entertainment business being what it is here in Hong Kong and indeed anywhere in the world, Ned Kelly’s Last Stand has become a true Hong Kong institution that is known and fondly remembered by patrons all over the world.
The small stage precariously perched on one side of the venue has hosted numerous bands over the years. These include: Sergio Mendez Band, Jimmy Rogers, Kenny Ball & His Jazzband, Winifred Atwell, Rosemary Clooney, Kay Starr, Matt Monroe, Charlie Barnet, Bob Wilber, The Imelda May Band, Kenny Martyn, The Tom Jones Band and many others.
These days, bandleader Colin Aitchison and the Colin Aitchison & The China Coast Jazzmen is responsible for entertaining the fans and the five or six musicians who do duty every evening do a grand job of entertaining the packed crowds who swarm in every evening around 9pm.
Ned Kelly’s Last Stand is open daily from 11h30 to 2am. and the live Dixieland jazz daily starts from 9:30pm until around 1am.
It serves Australian fare, including juicy pork sausages with mashed potatoes and onion gravy; beef stew; fish and chips; Australian sirloin steak; Irish stew; hamburgers; and cottage pie (baked bowl of minced beef, onions, vegetables, and mashed potatoes).
How they manage to feed and entertain so many hungry and thirsty patrons in such a small venue is beyond me, but who cares? They do a damn fine job!
Happy Hour is from 11:30am to 9pm, with reduced prices.
(Pictures below: Mike Jansen)
Here’s a taste of Ned Kelly’s Dixieland Jazz band, courtesy of alblurt06 on YouTube:
Additional video clips of Ned Kelly’s Last Stand/The China Coast Jazzmen can be found here
While there’s a bit of a break in the IRB Sevens Series schedule (the Series resumes in New Zealand in the first week of February 2010) I thought I’d refresh your collective memories about our experiences during the 2009 Hong Kong Sevens. For those of you who were parked on the South Stand, this is for you:
The 2010 edition of the Mother of all Sevens: the Hong Kong Sevens returns to the Hong Kong Stadium in Causeway Bay between 26-28 March 2010.
