In 1986, Simon Grigg, Roger Perry, and Tom Sampson opened the house music club 'Asylum' within the Galaxy venue.

[4] Grigg described Asylum as "one of the first clubs that had no colour or race barriers, so the crowd came from south, west, north, east, and central Auckland and mostly happily mixed.

"[5] In 1989, Galaxy started to host five bands for five dollars glam metal shows - sparking a renewed interest in the genre in Auckland.

In 2009, Bar Retro went into receivership and Peter Campbell bought the venue, branding it as the Powerstation.

[8] Lorde's 2017 show had to be urgently rescheduled from the Powerstation to the Bruce Mason Centre as there were liquor-licensing issues for an all-ages gig.