MAX MOOSE Melbourne Review:

Viva!

Saturdays

@

Silvers
Silvers
445 Toorak Rd, Toorak
Does anyone remember a guy who worked behind the bar at Silvers called Simon? He worked there for a few years back around 2001 or so? If you know anything at all please email me:
melissa.ferraro@trma.com.au
Melissa, East Doncaster, Tue Mar 23 14:46:30 2010
great music and a good atmosphere
Mike, Thu Oct 6 03:22:03 2005
the place was ok, 6/10 id say. probably worth going down the road to somewhere
on chappel st
Johno, Thu Mar 31 00:57:41 2005
i love the music and the crowd (italiano)
Gabi, Mon Sep 6 23:33:20 2004
24.07: Ladies Night, Viva!
Ladies night tonight, Le Belle Donne, Viva Satuday nights,
this Saturday July 24
ace
www.acemelbourne.com.au
Viva!
Saturday Nights @ Silvers
Ladies Night / Le Belle Donne
Saturday 24th July
Attention all babes, es, princesses and porn queens!
This night is for you! It’s a woman’s world with Viva’s very first ever
bachelorette party, you will get the following just for being there....
* Meet Ivan (member of Manpower Australia: Male Stripper of the Year 2003, 2001,
Stripper of the year in Spain, and Switzerland)
* Free Champagne until midnight with our tantalizing topless waiters, Giancarlo
& Bobby
* ½ price drinks until midnight
* Shoulder & head massages courtesy of Sharde Salon
* Suddenly 30 movie tickets
* Fantasia CD singles from BMG
* Tickets & show bags for the 1st 40 ladies in before 11pm from Mandate
(Melbourne’s #1 Male Review)
½ Price Drinks, Free Champagne & FREE entry 10pm - 11pm
2 LEVELS 1 HUGE PARTY VIVA... WHERE THE PARTY’S AT!
RSVP before 24/7/04 to candice@acemelbourne.com.au with your name + 4 friend’s
names and you will all recieve free entry until 12 midnight
Viva Saturday’s @ Silvers, Trak Centre, 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak, 3142 · $10 with
pass · $15 @ door (6 level car park & safeway carpark, enter via Jackson St)
Guest List: Ph: 9827 8244 · Email: jenni@acemelbourne.com.au ·
candice@acemelbourne.com.au · Silvers practices the responsible serving of
alcohol · minimum entry age 18 yrs · photo ID required · management reserves
right of admission
Silvers, Toorak, Sat Jul 24 07:15:08 2004
please tell me where it is situated so i can come to see it for myself
Simone Montebello, Epping, Wed Jul 14 21:04:46 2004
i love it because of the people, the music and the general atmosphere, and
because it is a long time success
amanda, chadstone, Fri May 28 05:45:00 2004
i like the atmosphere, great bunch of people there and i dig the chix that go
there!
JJ, kings park, Wed May 12 03:00:17 2004
i like it cause i have a good time, i luv the two rooms, people there, alcohol,
i have a good time dont forget the music is mad too. :)
katherine, lalor, Fri Mar 19 20:45:00 2004
rnb songs are really good to dance to.
Gabriella, Heatherton, Wed Mar 3 03:30:23 2004
Silvers presents: Viva La Dolce Vita this Saturday November 29
Viva... where the party’s at!
Viva L’amore : Viva La Vita : Viva La Musica
Saturdays Viva! at Silvers
For Love : For Life : For Music
Silvers, ACE Melbourne, Joe Mavrikos, Maurice Montesalvo & Paul Barbaro present
Viva La Dolce Vita
Saturday 29th November
A night dedicated to all our Rockstars & Supermodels high flyin’ & LIVING THE
SWEET LIFE!
LINGERIE SHOW (with luscious guys & gals) LIVE ON STAGE @ 12:30AM
COMPLIMENTARY CHAMPAGNE for all those dressed in theme.
R’nB Superarena: Brandon, Anthony D, Dulz & Jeevz plus Sensation
Decades of Dance Main Room: Franky G, Paul B & Rob M alternating weekly
VIVA Saturdays @ Silvers Trak Centre 445 Toorak Rd, Toorak 3142 (Six level Car
Park & Safeway Car Park - enter via Jackson Street) Tel. 9827 8244. For guest
list email: jenni@acemelbourne.com.au
Silvers, Toorak, Fri Nov 28 09:37:04 2003
Saturday @ Silvers was awesome!!! There were so many hotties! Was Amore, now
called Viva, but its still the same fun night!!
Candy, Melbourne, Mon Nov 3 16:33:34 2003
Anyone remember DJ Stellz?
LaLaLa, Glen Waverley, Wed Oct 29 12:11:48 2003
VASKENS 21ST BIRTHDAY, IF YOU GO TO THE WHEELERS, COME DOWN TO SILVERS TO SEE
SOME FAMILIAR FACES! DEFINETLY GOING TO BE A BIIIIIIIIG NIGHT!
OOga Booga, Wheelers Hill, Tue May 20 16:22:41 2003
Vespa has since moved on to Arena, via Club 145 (145 Flinders Lane, the old Ivy). It has been replaced with Amore, billed as Melbourne's first official Italian/Latin night. The following review is of Vespa when it was at Silvers (5.12.01)...
January 27, 2001
VESPA is the place to be on a Saturday night. People who go to Vespa are in there for pure FUN! The crowd is fantastic and the staff are so friendly.

The crowd is amazing. By 10.00, the upstairs room is pumping with R'n'B played by The Anferny Twins. The music continues until 4am, but people still want more! The age of the crowd is from 19-25, which doesn't really matter that much because everybody loves to dance!

The dowstairs room opened at about 11.00 with DJ Tony P as he started mixing his retro, dance and Italian tunes. By this times, the club is full, but there's room for those who like to stand around the bar and have a few drinks with their friends and those who just want to party all night.

Tony P took all requests and announcements from people which fired up the crowd even more. I scored an Italian CD which was great and my friend said she won a WESTLIFE CD a few weeks back. I think there are CD giveaways most weeks. To make it more exciting, they have competitions in order to win the CD's and the crowd really gets into it.

The club finished at 4am which is a reasonable time. Even though it was hard to leave, because people were asking Tony for more, it's good to look forward to something the following Saturday! The girl on the lights was really good and used her skills according to what music was playing.

I paid $7 to get in because I was on a guestlist, but I think it's normally $11. Passes were given out as we left to inform us of what was on the next week. The guestlist isn't hard to get on because the promoters are in the club and at the front door and are really approachable and friendly!

I recommend Vespa on Saturday nights as I have tried other clubs in the past and haven't really had much fun. Oops, I forgot, as you walk in, there's a cool room on the side for chillin' out. The DJ's in there play house music and it's really relaxing.

I think a club with three rooms and about six varieties of music is pretty cool, don't you? I'm very impressed!

Sally Grasino
December 30, 2000
Vespa is Silvers' answer to an "Italian Discotecca". However, don't be fooled into believing that this night plays only Italian Music. The truth is quite the contrary.

Silvers is deceptively located amongst a shopping strip on Toorak Road in South Yarra (thus making parking very easy, and amazingly free). However, it still manages to draw a core group of loyal followers who are primarily between the ages of 18 and 22. Silvers operates three rooms. Upstairs, DJs the Anferny Twinz and Funky K plays R&B and Progressive House. The Side Room has DJ Anthony Luppino playing funky, vocal and Latino house. However, the main attraction can be found downstairs. Here Paul B and Tony P play the latest commercial dance, retro and Italian tracks. On special occasions, DJ Mark Pellegrini can be found in the DJ booth.

I did not spend very much time upstairs, as downstairs is where the majority of people can be found. Downstairs is rectangle in shape, with two bars on either side of the dance-floor. Surprisingly, the dance-floor is very large in comparison to that of other clubs. Thus meaning that there is plenty of room for all to dance on. I didn't mind the fact that current commercial dance was mixed in with the occasional 80's and Italian track, but I seemed to be the only one to be annoyed when the weekly Bon Jovi dedication came on. However given the crowd response, you feel compelled to "get with it". Given the very young crowd, dress sense is of extreme importance. Thus cargo's and three-quarter pants are no where to be seen.

I arrived just after 11 to be surprised that there was a very little line of a few people, but the club was fairly full. Upon entering, the atmosphere was very vibrant and alive. Vespa is perceived to be a club only for those with an Italian culture. This is not so! Although the occasional Italian music is played, it is played to a current dancing beat, thus not restricting the crowd to a certain race or culture. One could say that bar the occasional Italian tracks, the crowd is similar to that of a Chasers or Heat.

What shocked me the most was the easy nature of the crowd. You won't see those that are only looking for trouble, nor would you see anything that would disturb you or force you to walk away reluctant to return. That's why Saturday nights always lead me to Vespa.

Entry is $11, but cheaper if you present the pass they give out when you left from the week before.

Silvers is located at 445 Toorak Road, Toorak. Entry is via a corridor at the back of the shopping strip, though there is ample signs that's will direct the first timer. The trick is to park behind the shopping strip closest to the supermarket. From there, it's a simple walk through the corridors to the club entrance.

Vinni M

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