Melb Bar Owner Says Tinder Daters Are Scared Of Losing Their Dates At Cherry Bar

Earlier this week, a Melbourne promoter made news around the world when Cherry Bar owner James Young shared the theory that online dating apps such as Tinder and Grindr were ruining the appeal and culture of live music in Australia.

He used Facebook to pose the notion that, "Tinder is killing off clubs and pubs all over Melbourne and Australia. And when they take their dates out for the first time, they try to impress them with some chic dining experience, rather than a rowdy live music experience."

He also put forth the idea that "Netflix and chilling on the couch is the "new dating".

However, speaking to Pedestrian.TV yesterday, Young expanded on his thoughts and those of the "Melbourne promoter" who initially posed the idea to theory to him.

"I think Tinder daters play it safe and go to cafes. If they brought their date to Cherry they might lose them to someone else. Plenty of people have met their life partners at Cherry.

"I also book comedy shows at the Yarraville Club, and I think we have benefitted from Tinder, (because) comedy is a good, safe date option."

Young was confident that though "it only takes a 10% drop in numbers to kill a bar", that Cherry Bar would remain a cornerstone of Melbourne's music scene.