At the height of the emo craze of the mid-2000s, Melbourne, like many other major cities around the world, was home to its own thriving emo music scene. With dedicated nightclubs like Next and Bang, a dearth of live music venues and independent music stores, being an emo in Melbourne did not make you an outsider - unless you were one of those creeps who liked to spend time on the Flinders St steps. With acts like Closure in Moscow, Carpathian and The Getaway Plan, being an emo in Melbourne gave you access to incredible local talent, as well as the international touring artists they would inevitably support.

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