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Located on the corner of Victoria and Bridge Streets (1 Victoria St), the ''Meteor'' building started life as the ''Innes'' bottling factory, and was a ''Skateworld'' in the 1970's to 1980's.  In the early 1990's, it briefly became a car-yard, before finally becoming a theatre and music venue in the early 1990's. The Meteor is used mostly by the punk and hardcore scene, and hosted the annual [[Hamtown Smackdown]] events and several international hardcore acts.
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Located on the corner of Victoria and Bridge Streets (1 Victoria St), the ''Meteor'' building started life as the ''Innes'' bottling factory, and was a ''Skateworld'' in the 1970's to 1980's.  In the early 1990's, it briefly became a car-yard, before finally becoming a theatre and music venue in the early 1990's. Notable events that took place here include the 1996 [[In Love With This Town]] release party. The Meteor is used mostly by the punk and hardcore scene, and hosted the annual [[Hamtown Smackdown]] events and several international hardcore acts.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:07, 19 August 2006

Located on the corner of Victoria and Bridge Streets (1 Victoria St), the Meteor building started life as the Innes bottling factory, and was a Skateworld in the 1970's to 1980's. In the early 1990's, it briefly became a car-yard, before finally becoming a theatre and music venue in the early 1990's. Notable events that took place here include the 1996 In Love With This Town release party. The Meteor is used mostly by the punk and hardcore scene, and hosted the annual Hamtown Smackdown events and several international hardcore acts.