Iconic nightspot turns 25

The radically revised interior of Hard Rock Cafe Kuala Lumpur was a move initiated worldwide by Dodds. This current look is a far cry from the days when it had checkered table cloths and old-school seats. —Photos: AZLINA ABDULLAH and VINCENT TAN/The Star

WHEN the first Hard Rock Cafe (HRC) in Malaysia opened its doors in Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur on Nov 9, 1991, someone snapped a picture of the queue lining up to enter, in all its early nineties fashion glory, tucked-in shirts, hair and all.

Fast forward 25 years later, the facade has changed somewhat, with an al fresco section, the long bar has been shifted to another part of the floor while the interior and rock memorabilia were also changed during a 2008 revamp.