The Thousands

Some guy told me that AstroTurf is dangerous. When it gets over 35 degrees (like, our whole summer), it burns you! Lucky the new Rooftop at Rocket is only open in the evenings for now and it has super heat resistant turf, coz it’s dripping with the stuff. We can count the number of rooftop bars in Adelaide on half a hand. With Rooftop, the ’bar’ (ahem) has been raised. With a cute little bar harking back to summer backyard pool parties, and a huge ‘how–the-hell-did-that-get-there’ palm tree smack bang in the middle, this could very easily be somewhere in the burbs of the 1950s. But it isn’t. It’s on a roof. Views of carparks, aircon ducts, and high-rise apartments go for miles, along with the sparkly lights of Hindley Street. From up here Hindley looks… pretty!

For now, the rooftop bar is only open at nights and earlier on Sundays from 6pm, but it’s crying out for some more Sunday afternoon sessions. The music from the DJs downstairs is piped up on to the roof and festoons of carnival lights run back and forth like on a cruise ship. The day-glo yellow seating adds to that 50s feeling, but why not make use of that endless AstroTurf?! Lay back, grab a sangria and gaze at the stars.