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Did they live up to the hype? Our Live Music Reviews offer an honest, first-hand look at recent performances. We break down the setlists, the stage presence, and the atmosphere of the night. Whether it was a stadium spectacle or a hidden gem in a basement venue, read our concert reviews to see how the music translated from the record to the room.

Balu Brigada performing at 170 Russell June 4 26
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Review: Balu Brigada – 170 Russell, Melbourne

by Lee CrawfordJune 5, 2026June 5, 2026
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Aleksiah performing at Howler in Melbourne
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Review: Aleksiah – Howler, Brunswick

by suziescribblesMay 31, 2026
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Charley performing at Melbourne's Night Cat
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Review: Charley – The Night Cat, Fitzroy

by suziescribblesMay 17, 2026
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Maggie Lindemann performing at Melbourne's Forum
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Review: Maggie Lindemann – Forum, Melbourne

by Lee CrawfordMay 16, 2026
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Amber Run performing at Richmond's Corner Hotel
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Review: Amber Run – Corner Hotel, Richmond

by suziescribblesApril 19, 2026
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Everything Everything performing at Melbourne's Forum
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Review: Everything Everything – Forum, Melbourne

by suziescribblesApril 17, 2026
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Tour header for Biffy Clyro's Futique Tour
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Review: Biffy Clyro – Forum, Melbourne

by suziescribblesApril 8, 2026April 8, 2026
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Dune Rats performing at Melbourne's Corner Hotel
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Review: Dune Rats, Corner Hotel

by suziescribblesMarch 29, 2026
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Meg Mac laying on a table while performing at Melbourne's Malthouse Theatre
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Review: Meg Mac, Malthouse Theatre Melbourne

by suziescribblesMarch 15, 2026
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Pulp Sidney Myer Music Bowl Melbourne
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Review: Pulp, Sidney Myer Music Bowl

by suziescribblesMarch 4, 2026
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The Belair Lip Bombs at Melbourne's Corner Hotel
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Review: The Belair Lip Bombs, Corner Hotel

by suziescribblesFebruary 28, 2026February 28, 2026
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Outside of St. Kilda Palais, sign reading Etherl Cain Mon 16-Thurs 19 FEb
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Review: Ethel Cain, Palais Theatre

by suziescribblesFebruary 17, 2026
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Band Folk Bitch Trio dressed in black sat on sofas
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Review: Folk Bitch Trio, Fed Square Melbourne

by suziescribblesFebruary 11, 2026
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Image of piano on stage for Cameron Winter's performance at Forum, Melbourne.
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Review: Cameron Winter – Forum, Melbourne

by suziescribblesFebruary 10, 2026
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Image of the stage and the crowd at Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Melbourne
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Review: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne

by suziescribblesFebruary 1, 2026
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Close up of Ocean Alley's front man performing at Catani Gardens, St Kilda, Melbourne
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Review: Ocean Alley, Catani Gardens, St Kilda – Melbourne

by suziescribblesJanuary 25, 2026January 25, 2026
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The Wow! Signal finds Matt Bellamy and co. taking The Wow! Signal finds Matt Bellamy and co. taking inspiration from their vast catalogue of music and using it to create something that sounds both blisteringly fresh yet reassuringly Muse.

✍️: @leecrawford19
This week’s tour news update, and there are a TON This week’s tour news update, and there are a TON of great local acts touring soon! Swipe to see some of the great gigs coming our way. More info on the website.
Next week’s gig guide with all the best live music Next week’s gig guide with all the best live music in Melbourne is here! Swipe to see who you should check out.
The Veils eighth studio album Fragile World was an The Veils eighth studio album Fragile World was an act of faith in the creative process. Starting as the bare bones of tracks it quickly evolved into a nuanced, tender album brimming with hope. In many ways it’s the antithesis of previous release Asphodels replacing quiet reflection with loud optimism. 

Read the full review over on the website. 

✍️ @leecrawford19
Next week’s gig guide is here! A bit of a quiete Next week’s gig guide is here! 

A bit of a quieter week in Melbourne but still some incredible options to check out! Who are you seeing?
Here’s this week’s Australian tour news (a day lat Here’s this week’s Australian tour news (a day late, again). 
Swipe to see some of these weeks key tour announcements
We had the pleasure of chatting with @kaiyahmerced We had the pleasure of chatting with @kaiyahmercedes recently about her musical journey, her latest single and how we build a better music industry. 

Swipe for a few highlights and check out the full interview on our website or Substack.
Time for this week’s new music recommendations! Si Time for this week’s new music recommendations! Six tracks this week instead of the usual five - find out why in the article over on our website! 

Songs To Brush Your Teeth To is our new music playlist. We recommend five new songs each week, mainly by Aussie artists and these get added to the rotating playlist, along with tracks from previous weeks.

You can find the playlist on Tidal, Spotify and now YouTube.
Argh!! I made the post but never posted it. So on Argh!! I made the post but never posted it. 
So one day late, this week’s Aussie tour news. 
You can find more details and ticket info on our website.
Next week’s gig guide is here. Swipe to see all Next week’s gig guide is here. 

Swipe to see all of Melbourne’s best live music this week! 
If you think we’re missing a great venue please tag them in the comments to let me know!
We got the chance to catch up with @jewelowusu jus We got the chance to catch up with @jewelowusu just before her Melbourne show last week. 

If you haven’t already seen this on the website, swipe for some of the highlights or head to the link in our bio to read the full interview.
It’s time for this week’s new music recommendation It’s time for this week’s new music recommendations! 

Swipe for five tracks we think you should check out this week.
I’m going to make a special collection called “vid I’m going to make a special collection called “videos I forgot I had”

The incredible @notlarabuchanan in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago.
I was especially intrigued by Emily’s latest relea I was especially intrigued by Emily’s latest release Summer Nostalgia as it builds on her previous EP by the same name, adding six fresh tracks to take this to a full-length album, so we caught up with Emily to ask a few questions about how this new iteration of Summer Nostalgia came about…

Read through the first few here and head to the website to check out the full interview.
A huge week for live music in Melbourne! Swipe t A huge week for live music in Melbourne! 

Swipe to see all the great options for gigs next week.
You might have spotted our new Tour News posts ove You might have spotted our new Tour News posts over on the website. 

Each week we’re rounding up some of the best tour announcements of the week from international acts to local favourites and also recommending one or two shows that are happening soon! 

Swipe to see this week’s list and head to suziescribbles.com for ticketing info.
Severe winter storms, flash flooding and traffic c Severe winter storms, flash flooding and traffic chaos across the city couldn’t stop a sell out crowd from packing themselves into 170 Russell on Thursday evening for the second headline Melbourne show of Balu Brigada’s Australian Portal tour…

📸: @leecrawford19
An introspective list of songs this week! Swipe An introspective list of songs this week! 

Swipe to see this week’s new music recommendations 

Songs To Brush Your Teeth To is our regular new music update where we bring you five songs to listen to each week – our suggestion is to listen while brushing your teeth so you make new music a good daily habit, but honestly, you can listen whenever you like. We won’t judge!

Check out the playlist on Tidal, Spotify or YouTube
I’m not sure why these photos have only just made I’m not sure why these photos have only just made it to my feed! 

@catchyourbreathband performing in Melbourne last month! 

📸: @leecrawford19
So I thought this felt like a quiet week, but I’m So I thought this felt like a quiet week, but I’m actually at the max number of slides!! 

Check out all the upcoming gigs in Melbourne for next week!! 
More details on our website.
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