{{Short description|Hotel and hospitality venue in South Australia}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox hotel | name = Largs Pier Hotel | logo = | logo_size = | logo_caption = | image = File:Largs Pier Hotel 1900.jpg | image_size = | caption = | pushpin_map = Australia South Australia | location = [[Largs Bay, South Australia]], [[Australia]] | pushpin_map_caption = Location in South Australia | address = 198 Esplanade Largs Bay SA 5016 | hotel_chain = | coordinates_type = | coordinates = {{coord|-34.8256|138.4865|display=inline}} | opening_date = 1882 | closing_date = | developer = | architect = | operator = | owner = | number_of_rooms = | number_of_suites = | number_of_restaurants = | floor_area = | floor_count = | height = | parking = | website = [http://www.largspierhotel.com.au www.largspierhotel.com.au] | footnotes = }} '''Largs Pier Hotel''' is located on the corner of The Esplanade and Jetty Road in [[Largs Bay, South Australia]].
== History == The Largs Pier Hotel opened in 1882 on the same day as the Largs Bay Railway and Pier. Believed to be 23 December according to The Port Adelaide Historical Society.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title = The Largs Pier Hotel - History|url = http://www.largspierhotel.com.au/history|website = www.largspierhotel.com.au|accessdate = 2015-10-28}}</ref>
From 1882 till around 1892 the Largs Pier was the primary port of call for new Australians travelling from Europe. Many of these immigrants spent their first nights in Australia at the hotel.<ref name="auto"/>
The [[drive-through]] [[bottle shop]] at the Largs Pier Hotel was the first of its kind in Australia, opening in 1953.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beilharz |first=Nikolai |date=2024-05-13 |title=The Adelaide man who created Australia's first drive-thru bottle shop |url=https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/adelaide-afternoons/bottle-shop/103841748 |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=ABC listen |language=en-AU}}</ref>
== Music == The Largs Pier Hotel has a rich history of live performances. [[Jimmy Barnes]] has such fond memories of playing at the venue that he wrote a song in 2010 honouring the Hotel, "Largs Pier Hotel", which appears on his ''[[30:30 Hindsight]]'' Album. [[AC/DC]] frontman [[Bon Scott]] met his wife, Irene Thornton at the Hotel after a performance in 1974.
Other acts to play at the venue include [[Lobby Loyde]], [[Split Enz]], [[The Angels (Australian band)|The Angels]], [[Cold Chisel]] and [[Billy Thorpe]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = The Pub That Rocked. The Largs Pier {{!}} Adelaide Remember When|url = http://www.adelaiderememberwhen.com.au/the-pub-that-rocked-the-largs-pier/|website = www.adelaiderememberwhen.com.au|accessdate = 2015-10-31}}</ref> in addition to [[Mississippi (band)|Mississippi]], [[Skyhooks (band)|Skyhooks]], [[Little River Band]] and [[Rose Tattoo]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Largs Pier Hotel, Adelaide, Australia Concert Setlists {{!}} setlist.fm|url = http://www.setlist.fm/venue/largs-pier-hotel-adelaide-australia-4bd4db16.html|website = www.setlist.fm|accessdate = 2015-10-31}}</ref> [[Don Walker (musician)|Don Walker]] of Cold Chisel mentions the hotel in his song "Port Adelaide", from the soundtrack of the film ''[[Freedom (1982 film)|Freedom]]''.
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