IN 1983 THE NAVY BAR BANUS OPENED IN WHAT IS KNOWN AS THE BACK LINE, IT WAS IN FACT THE END OF THE LINE. IT LED INTO A CAR PARK. BEHIND IT WAS A LARGE EXPANSE OF LAND WITH A CINEMA READY TO FALL DOWN AT ANY MINUTE. AT FIRST IT DIDN’T WORK. THEN CAME MEL WHO IT IS WELL KNOWN WAS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS IT BECAME THE MOST POPULAR LIVE MUSIC VENUE IN THE PORT.
