The Headphone Project

The Headphone Project est April 2015 - PM us or email [email protected] for booking enquiries So you want to Plug in and Play Huh? ok! NO OTHER AMPS ARE TO BE USED. not too loud!

Here is what you need to know....
The Headphone Project can be booked in 1/2 day slots, Day/Evening. It may not be used before 9am or after 9pm. There is no fee to use The Headphone Project as it's maintenance/upkeep is funded by the generous Darby Street Traders Group/CoN. ONLY THE HEADPHONES CAN BE USED FOR AMPLIFICATION in order to ensure compliance with NCC busking regulations i.e. A 6.5 mm in

put stereo plug is required - this is fairly standard. BYO adaptor if required! Read more here - http://www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/laws_and_permits/busking
β€’ Key Security deposit $50, fully refunded upon return of key
β€’ Key is located at Ramjet Assortments, 78 Darby Street. (They cannot assist with bookings.) Once you're booking is confirmed, head down there with your photo ID and cash, fill out the form, grab the keys, plug in and get your tunes pumping! Please bring cash. EFTPOS cannot be accepted. NOTE: PLEASE private message us here for booking requests as out email address may not be promptly attended. Please put "BOOKING REQUEST" at the top of your message to ensure we don't miss it. This project is run by volunteers so apologies if there is a delayed response. We endeavour to check at least once a day for messages. This is not a profit making project. The Headphone Project was created in a collaboration between many members of the Newcastle Community. Thank you for supporting this project! The Headphone Project
Darby Street Newcastle
The Headphone Project was a joint initiative between Darby Street Traders Advisory Group, Urban Exotic, Newcastle Now and NCC Make Your Place Grants. Project Creator - Mark Tisdell - [email protected]
Sculptor - Tom Ireland - [email protected]
Electrical Engineering - Adrian Garner - [email protected]
Graphics - Sean Bell - [email protected]

Aha! Mystery solved, and repairs will happen very soon and we can start accepting bookings again then! It was ants! 🐜 🐜 ...
27/03/2025

Aha! Mystery solved, and repairs will happen very soon and we can start accepting bookings again then! It was ants! 🐜 🐜 🐜 🐜 🐜
With many thanks to City of Newcastle for providing an awesome electrician who’s now on the case! And the Darby Street, Newcastle Traders Group for arranging our super tech guy Alex to sort out the sensor issues! We will hopefully be back up and running soon!
Also thank you to Canvas Events Co for instigating a renewed push for maintenance. πŸ₯°

The Christmas Playlist has been added to The Headphone Project today!!! πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„Walk between the Headphones to trigger a so...
05/11/2024

The Christmas Playlist has been added to The Headphone Project today!!! πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„Walk between the Headphones to trigger a song randomly selected from this list to play for you! When I left them they were working - someone had somehow unplugged the sensor! 🧐
Here's the list:
Frank Sinatra - Have yourself a Merry Christmas
Chuck Berry - Merry Christmas baby.
The Poets of Rhythm – Santa’s got a bag of soul
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas means to me
Bobby Helms - Jingle bell rock
Louis Armstrong - Zat you Santa Claus?
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph run
Destiny’s Child - 8 days of Christmas
Paul McCartney- Wonderful Christmas
Elvis - Blue Christmas
Jessica Mauboy - All I want for Christmas
Chris Issak – Rudolph
Chris Issak – Santa Claus is coming to town
She and Him - Silver Bells
She and Him - Rocking around the Christmas tree
She and Him - Have yourself a merry little Christmas
She and Him - The Christmas song
Saint Etienne - No Cure For the Common Christmas
Jona Lewie – Stop the cavalry
Wham – Last Christmas
Band Aid – Do they know it’s Christmas?
Bing Crosby – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Bing Crosby – White Christmas
John Lennon - Happy Christmas (War is over)
Michael Buble & Idina Menzel – Baby it’s cold outside
Pretenders - 2000 Miles
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means to me
Low - Just Like Christmas
The Beach Boys - Merry Christmas Baby
Michael Buble - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Slade – Merry Christmas everybody

23/03/2023

Apologies! We are having electricity issues, thus The Headphones have been out of action for a couple of weeks now. Tom is onto it! Fear not! They shall return ASAP.

Good Morning and Happy New Year!We've just updated the playlist. Hope you enjoy!This is the new list:All Our Exes Live i...
05/01/2023

Good Morning and Happy New Year!
We've just updated the playlist. Hope you enjoy!
This is the new list:
All Our Exes Live in Texas - When The Sun Comes Up
Alice Bowman - All Eyes On You
Holly Throsby - Things Between People
Angel Olsen - Shut Up And Kiss Me
Angie Hart - Reckless
Anna Von Hausswolff - Mountains Crave
Bat For Lashes - What’s A Girl To Do
Beth Gibbons - Mysteries
Beth Orton - Carmella
Bjork - It’s Oh So Quiet
Blondie - Heart Of Glass
Braids - Lemonade
Breeders (The) - Cannonball
Camera Obscura - I Need All The Friends I Can Get
Cat Power - Free
Colleen - Ritournelle
Concretes (The) - Seems Fine
Corrina Repp - pattern the cut calm ass m**o
Duke Spirit (The) - Wooden Heart
Everything But The Girl - Temperamental
Fauns (The) - Lovestruck
First Aid Kit - King Of The World
Florence & The Machine - You’ve Got The Love
Froth - Contact
Goldfrapp - Human
Grimes - Oblivion
Guther - Boys Do Not Think
Hilary Woods - Kith
Hope Sandoval & The Warm
Inventions - Butterfly Mornings
Jenny Lewis - Godspeed
Julia Jacklin - Body
Julianna Barwick - Nebula
Lamb - What Sound
Laura Marling - Rambling Man
Martina Topley-Bird - Too Tough To Die
Mazzy Star - California
Memoryhouse - Lately
Middle Kids - Mistake
Mojo Juju - Native Tongue
New Buffalo - Recovery
The Organ - Brother
PJ Harvey - Good Fortune
Portishead - Cowboys
Rilo Kiley - Portions For Foxes
Roisin Murphy - Movie Star
Sarah Blasko - I Wanna Be Your Man
Seeker Lover Keeper - Even Though I’m A Woman
Sharon Van Etten - Every Time The Sun Comes Up
Sneaker Pimps - Post Modern Sleaze
Sparklegang - Bring You Back
Stealing Sheep - Apparition
Sundays (The) - Summertime
Tiddas - Anthem
Veruca Salt - Seether

Roolya Boolya are having a   at The Headphones today! Come along if you’re in town. πŸ’ƒπŸ» πŸ•ΊπŸΌ 🎻🎸πŸ₯πŸŽ€πŸŽΌπŸŽ§With thanks to Darby Str...
18/11/2022

Roolya Boolya are having a at The Headphones today! Come along if you’re in town. πŸ’ƒπŸ» πŸ•ΊπŸΌ 🎻🎸πŸ₯πŸŽ€πŸŽΌπŸŽ§
With thanks to Darby Street, Newcastle Traders Group and City of Newcastle

It’s a beautiful day to  ! If you are a local Newy artist, and you’d like to try your hand at chalk, now's the time! Com...
11/11/2022

It’s a beautiful day to ! If you are a local Newy artist, and you’d like to try your hand at chalk, now's the time! Come on down - you might even win a cool prize!

TODAY!!!! This is going to be SO FABULOUS!!!!Chalk the Walk - Local Artist Competition at The Headphone Project!! Shall ...
11/11/2022

TODAY!!!! This is going to be SO FABULOUS!!!!
Chalk the Walk - Local Artist Competition at The Headphone Project!!
Shall we see you here? Head to the event page for more info! It's going to be SO FUN! Special thanks to the traders who contributed to the Peoples Choice Award:
Blackbird Corner + The Colour Bug + Coco Monde Chocolateria + Cooks Hill Books + Ramjet Assortments + Steel & Anchor !!
Also a shout out to the lovely team at MOVABLE whose office is nestled behind The Headphone Project - they have a front row ticket to the event! Thinking of buying, selling, renting? Think Movable!

03/11/2022

The Christmas Playlist has been added to The Headphone Project today!!! πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„Walk between the Headphones to trigger a song randomly selected from this list to play for you!
Here's the list:
Frank Sinatra - Have yourself a Merry Christmas
Chuck Berry - Merry Christmas baby.
The Poets of Rhythm – Santa’s got a bag of soul
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas means to me
Bobby Helms - Jingle bell rock
Louis Armstrong - Zat you Santa Claus?
Chuck Berry - Run Rudolph run
Destiny’s Child - 8 days of Christmas
Paul McCartney- Wonderful Christmas
Elvis - Blue Christmas
Jessica Mauboy - All I want for Christmas
Chris Issak – Rudolph
Chris Issak – Santa Claus is coming to town
She and Him - Silver Bells
She and Him - Rocking around the Christmas tree
She and Him - Have yourself a merry little Christmas
She and Him - The Christmas song
Saint Etienne - No Cure For the Common Christmas
Jona Lewie – Stop the cavalry
Wham – Last Christmas
Band Aid – Do they know it’s Christmas?
Bing Crosby – It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
Bing Crosby – White Christmas
John Lennon - Happy Christmas (War is over)
Michael Buble & Idina Menzel – Baby it’s cold outside
Pretenders - 2000 Miles
Stevie Wonder - What Christmas Means to me
Low - Just Like Christmas
The Beach Boys - Merry Christmas Baby
Michael Buble - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Slade – Merry Christmas everybody
In the New Year we will be doing a LOCAL MUSIC Playlist.
Stay tuned!

Not long now until we’re fully up and running 🎧 Stay tuned! πŸ’ƒπŸ» πŸͺ© πŸ•ΊπŸΌ 🎡
28/10/2022

Not long now until we’re fully up and running 🎧 Stay tuned! πŸ’ƒπŸ» πŸͺ© πŸ•ΊπŸΌ 🎡

You’ve seen the Chalk the Walk team create their chalk art masterpieces as part of Chalk The Walk for New Annual . Now i...
25/10/2022

You’ve seen the Chalk the Walk team create their chalk art masterpieces as part of Chalk The Walk for New Annual . Now it’s your chance to come out of your studios and create your own chalk art masterpiece live on the streets of Newcastle!
Register now at chalkthewalk.com πŸ˜ŽπŸŽ¨πŸ§‘πŸΌβ€πŸŽ¨
At The Headphone Project

Tomorrow is the Darby Street STREET PARTY!!!! πŸ’ƒπŸŽ§πŸŽΌπŸ•ΊWe're so excited!! Here's a quick snapshot of what's happening along t...
13/10/2022

Tomorrow is the Darby Street STREET PARTY!!!! πŸ’ƒπŸŽ§πŸŽΌπŸ•Ί
We're so excited!! Here's a quick snapshot of what's happening along the street.
Ride your bike in! πŸš²πŸ›΄πŸ›΅πŸπŸš΄β€β™€οΈπŸš΄πŸš΄β€β™‚οΈ
Catch the train/light rail/bus in to town! πŸš‰πŸšŽπŸš
Drive in and park at a local parking station πŸš—πŸš™πŸ›» then stroll (or roll) to Darby! πŸšΆβ€β™€οΈπŸšΆπŸ‘©β€πŸ¦―πŸ§‘β€πŸ¦― πŸ‘©β€πŸ¦ΌπŸ§‘β€πŸ¦½πŸ›Ή It's going to be a wonderful day!! β˜€οΈ
SEE YOU ON SATURDAY!!

with thanks to CANVAS EVENTS & City of Newcastle

Address

92/94 Darby Street
Newcastle, NSW
2300

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 9pm
Sunday 9am - 9pm

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