Would you expect any less? Of course not. If there's one thing we've learned and experienced and come to know very well over the years, it's that Hard Rock knows how to throw a party, no matter where in the world that party might be. Whether it's Bali or Chicago, Florence or St. Maarten, we like to have fun. Combine that with excellent food, great music, and incredible people and you have yourself one heck of a party! This is a central tenet of Hard Rock. Believe it.

The grand opening celebration at the new Hard Rock Cafe Sydney proved that this tenet is alive and well in the Southern Hemisphere, half a world away from Hard Rock headquarters. It was a music-filled night, as international superstars and a plethora of Australia's best and brightest took the stage to entertain the gathered. Inside the Cafe, Matt Sorum, drummer extraordinaire for Gun N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, showed everyone why his drumming is some of the best drumming in all the drumming land. Yep, it was a drum school, put on by one of rock's best drummers of the past 20 years. At Hard Rock. On an awesome night. Hard Rock Cafe Sydney definitely grand opened in grand style.