The Hunter's most iconic live music venue closed its doors on Sunday in preparation for its redevelopment into student accommodation, but not before delivering the biggest farewell party ever seen in Newcastle.
Across three nights from June 23 to 25 the Cambridge hosted a farewell street party, with two stages - one outside in Wood Street and the other inside the venue's main band room.
More than 10,000 punters attended the festival, including reporters from the Newcastle Herald. Didn't get tickets? Take a look inside the farewell festival.
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Night one was hip-hop themed, featuring No.1 ARIA artist Illy, 360, Drapht, Thundamentals, Seth Sentry and more.
Rock commanded centre stage on the final night led by British India, The Smith Street Band, Dune Rats, Hope D, Polish Club, Press Club and The Gooch Palms, before alt-rock legends Grinspoon performed the Cambridge's final set.
Meanwhile, the owners of the Cambridge have already began construction on a new live music venue as part of the King Street Hotel's redevelopment.
The expanded King Street Hotel is expected to open this year and will feature a 600-capacity mezzanine room next door to the existing venue.
The third level of the existing King Street Hotel building is being reconfigured into a smaller live music space.
PAST SHOWS INCLUDE
360
Against Me
Alberta Cross
Anberlin
Andy Bull
Archie Roach
As I lay Dying
Art vs Science
Asta
Augie March
Ball Park Music
Beautiful Girls
Ben Kweller
Birds of Tokyo
Black Keys
Benjalu
Bertie Blackman
Blink 182
Bliss n Eso
Bluejuice
Blue King Brown
Boo Seeka
Bootleg Rascal
Boy and Bear
British India
Busby Marou
Butterfly Effect
Childish Gambino
Clar Bowditch
Coheed and Cambria
Donavon Frankenreiter
Dune Rats
Evermore
Frenzal Rhomb
Gang of Youths
Gooch Palms
Grinspoon
Halestorm
Harts
Head PE
Helmet
Hermitude
Illy
In Hearts Wake
Iyaz
James Blundell
Jebadiah
Karnivool
Kate Miller Heidke
Kilter
Kim Churchill
Kingswood
Kisschassy
The Kite String Tangle
KLP
Lagwagon
Lisa Mitchell
Living End
Matt Corby
Midnight Juggernauts
Misfits
Nina Las Vegas
NOFX
Operator Please
Parkway Drive
Pete Murray
The Presets
Reese Mastin
Regurgitator
Rufus
Sarah Blasko
Seth Sentry
Shockone
Silverchair
Smashmouth
Something For Kate
Steve Smyth
Sticky Fingers
Stonefield
Stung Out
Tame Impala
Terror
The Beards
The Grates
The Herd
The Preatures
The Whitlams
Thundermentals
Unwritten Law
Urthboy
Violent Soho
Wolfmother
You Am I
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