The Definitive Melbourne Live Music Guide: August 2026
Welcome to our weekly Gig Guide, your curated list of live music in Melbourne with all the best events from the CBD and surrounding suburbs.
New gigs are added each week (usually on Wednesdays for the following week), and we feature a range of venues from stadiums to 50 person bandrooms, so whether you want to see you favourite global star on the next up and comer we’ve got it all here for you.
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Monday 10th August
Parkway Drive – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Alex Lloyd – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Tickets
Bipul Chettri and The Travelling Band – Max Watts, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Social Sanctuary Ft. Ella Ion, Liam Snowy Halliwell + Darcy Forever – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Morbid Mondays Ft. Urethra Stockade, Space Flu + Vomit Jackets – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Free Entry
Tuesday 11th August
Massive Attack – Rod Laver Arena, Richmond Tickets
Lotte Gallagher – Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote Tickets
Joan & The Giants w. Sam Sly + Ethan Conway – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Retratos Ensemble – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Wednesday 12th August
Nathan Barrow – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
In Xira – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
effie isobel – Grace Darling Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Wapperin w. Zero City, Electric Self + Frons – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Dole Night w. Beauty Sleep, Nothing Comes to Mind + Arcsin – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Off My Chest Ft. Phoebe Jae, The Ludlow Twins + The Hollows – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Thursday 13th August
Lunar Maria – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Ben Carr Quartet – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
On-Ly w. Playstar 5 – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
LUME ft. Athanasia – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Stella Anning Trio – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Girls Night In, Keets + West End Gap – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Fruit Bats w. Jess Ribeiro – Howler, Brunswick. Tickets
Mind Stain – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Max Watts, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Things of Stone and Wood – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
Ryan Martin John w. Emmy Ryan – Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote Tickets
Charger w. The Noise + Capgun – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Okay The Duo – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
JOSH WILLIAMS PRESENTS…”The Bruno Mars Experience: Live & Intimate” – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
‘Sabor y Ritmo’ – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Loz Perkins w. Jess Shreds and the Unmade Beds – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Chief Executive Officer, Amber Richmond + Micah – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
The Toby Aitken Duo – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Pamela w. Kate Moth – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Friday 14th August
Sunk Loto – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Chillinit – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
Flora Death Pact + Friends – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
The Four Scoops – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Plastic Trees w. The Bluebirds + Moss Dealer – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Gothic sounds ft. Dystropolis, Mankind + Wolf Arrow Rain – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Xander Cuming – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Escarion, The Incantus, Pendle Hull + Gull – Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood Tickets
Toad, Sunday Livingston + Krazy Salt – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
The Valery Trails – Cafe Gummo, Thornbury Tickets
Chelsea Hotel, Ratbucket + Absent Lovers – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Uglieboy w. Waist, Flossy + Violet – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
Drea – The Espy, St Kilda Free Entry.
Casey Barnes – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Deserthead, Greenhouse + Andy Kentler – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
The Maes – Howler, Brunswick. Tickets
Flangipanis – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Concrete Surfers – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
Eddy Current Suppression Ring – Max Watts, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Intermood – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
Sesame Girl – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Black Cab w. Solar Cells + DJ XX – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Wapperin, The Pink Tiles, Ziva + Cat Crawl – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
The Garland-Minnelli Effect. A Mark Morand Production starring Anthea Palmer – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Erica Bramham & Ensemble Bohemica: Prague After Midnight (AU/CZ) – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Elly Poletti SINGS The A List: Aretha-Adele-Alicia-Amy – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
‘Frequent Flyer Mode’ plays The music of The Fearless Flyers – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Back to the Mac – The Prince, St Kilda. Tickets
High Ground: Cantrips, Tony Soprano Band + Navy Blue Radio – Punters Club, Fitzroy, Free Entry
Fountain Lakes w. Simon Bailey (Ponyface) – Railway Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Culture Shock X Bolt Cutter – Revolver Upstairs, Prahran Tickets
Phil Jamieson – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Dhunlab Ft. KAMPAI – The Toff, Melbourne CBD, Tickets.
Paradise Valley – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Mac the Knife – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Bludger – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Saturday 15th August
The Angels – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
1TBSP w. Hannah D, b2b, Ed Kent – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
Ocean Grove w. Cane Hill + Deficit– 170 Russell, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Filthy Rocks w. Wasted Years + This Space Is Ours – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Lewis Toms – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Poltergeist 9000 w. LXRP + Equestrian – Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood Tickets
Alisya Rae w. Isagani + Miar – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Michaeleah, Abeny Hayes + Paige McSmith – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Darlington, The Statts + Grevillea – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Tickets
Laura and the Hell Cutz, Black Wattle Witches + Dead Ed – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Twine w. Awning + Kisses – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
Jack Botts – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
The Bluebirds – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
The Bennies – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
Psycroptic + Rivers of Nihil – Max Watts, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Soul Sacrifice – The Music of Santana – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
Cosmos Midnight – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
Kumi w. ESS, Champagne mama + Pagan – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
Faxman and The Crackpot Ensemble w. Hannah Potter + The Ironbark Brothers – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Seeing Violet – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
BërdFest ’26 Ft. Dërty Bërd + 3 Base Hit + Steppers + Squid Nebula + Boggle + Ba$sik B!tch – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Elly Poletti SINGS The A List: Aretha-Adele-Alicia-Amy – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
‘Alanna & Old Hat’ – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Little Bourke Big Band Presents: THE BEST OF AMY WINEHOUSE – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Shuffle Club – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Australian Doors – Pause Bar, Balaclava, Free Entry
Steve Boyd & Chris Surgey – The Post Office Hotel, Coburg. Tickets
West Thebarton – Punters Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Hate Complex – Revolver Upstairs, Prahran Tickets
Acid Arrow w. Badlanders + Teresa Duffy Richards – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Shuriken + shuv it w. Lockjaw, Rile + Destroy – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Shake Yer Popboomerang ft. The Hollomen, Cold Irons Bound + The Delvenes – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
The Clinch, Resistance + Canary Bones – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Blind Corners – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Yemo Wang – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Ishan – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Sunday 16th August
Holding Absence w. Kingdom of Giants + Stepson – 170 Russell, Melbourne CBD Tickets
For Swings Sake – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Tejo D’Cruz – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Emily & Jo – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Cristina Serafy presents “Il Dolce Far Niente” – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
“A Night for Lovers” Great American Songbook’s Timeless Love Songs FT. Camilla Burrows – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Punters – Punters Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Melody Kin w. Tyla Moonchild + Isadora – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Kebasga – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Izzy Skinner w. Sonia Serin, Yael Zamir + Jade Nye – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Monday 17th August
Slayyyter – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Bipul Chettri and the Travelling Band – Max Watts, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Social Sanctuary ft. Luv4Her, The Takes + Madi Leeds – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Morbid Mondays Ft. All That’s Left of You, Marzipan + Pale View – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Tuesday 18th August
Karan Auija – Rod Laver Arena, Richmond Tickets
Slayyyter – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Lotte Gallagher – Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote Tickets
Joan & The Giants, Saint Victoire + Paige Bernard – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Retratos Ensemble – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Itri of the Sands w. Molly McKew + The Fizzoes – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Wednesday 19th August
Karan Aujla – Rod Laver Arena, Richmond Tickets
Carla Tarquinio – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Silvia – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Cane Hill w. Melting + Soulsleep – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
In Xira – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Think About You + Minibus – Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote Tickets
Father Of Peace – The Prince, St Kilda. Tickets
Thursday 20th August
Tia Ray – Palais Theatre, St Kilda. Tickets
South Arcade w. Terra Rouge – Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury. Tickets
Mary and the Little Lambs – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Gulf – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Arlon Faria – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Tejo D’Cruz – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Comatose w. Decode Island + Mangione – Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood Tickets
LANA, Mekyja, TY, Biance Schembri + Marcela – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Stella Anning Trio – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Allet Cats 6 Ft. Elkie Kershaw, Microplastics, Khoy + Samara Cullen – Cafe Gummo, Thornbury Tickets
PAPERCITY with Vollie + Catholic Guilt – Cherry Bar, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Legs for Breakfast – Creature Bar, Brunswick East Tickets
South Arcade – Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury. Tickets
The Takes – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Charger w. Stockings + Little Decisions – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Charlie Ivan Band w. Milly Strange – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
RUTH ROSHAN & TANGO NOIR FEAT. Amir Farid (New York) – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
GIANNI MARINUCCI’S NONET FEAT. EMMA GILMARTIN – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Dustmyte – Revolver Upstairs, Prahran Tickets
Akey – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
The Toby Aitken Duo – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Senocide w. Split State + MOTHS – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Friday 21st August
Alex Lahey – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Ceres w. Tyler Richardson – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
London Calling – 170 Russell, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Klangkuenstler – The Timberyard, Port Melbourne Tickets
Fallweather – Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury. Tickets
The Jude Quintet – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Miya Zawa – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Melodious Funk, Michelle Talledo + Alex Angeline – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Xander Cuming – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
15 Yeats of Art as Catharsis ft. Ghostsmoker, Convulsing, Black Aleph, Brian Campeau, Diploid + more – Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood Tickets
Dizzy Days w. Matilda Pearl + Tushar – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Rosaries, Operation Karma, Smndif-Dredd, Brontakill – Cafe Gummo, Thornbury Tickets
Thunder Speaks, Shepparton Airplane + Sweet Nothing – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Fallweather – Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury. Tickets
Gut Health w. Essendon Airport, Wrong Way Up + crank – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
TAXIRIDE – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Realname, StoneSet + Neck of the Vulture – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
The Velvet Club – Howler, Brunswick. Tickets
womanasfleshonanopenmarket w. Lily of the Valley, Blood of a Pomegranate, Fracture & La Famiglia – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Mighty Horse, The Thongs + Chants – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Satu in The Beyond – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
Hot Tubs Time Machine w. Erica Carrot Collision Hole + Garage Joe – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
The Veils w. Colbey – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Ritual Disorder, The World At A Glance, Keratin, Razorblades + Welfare – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
The Words and Music of Vince Jones ft. Adam Rudegeai – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Laurel Canyon Scene – LA in the 1970s Ft. ‘Miss George’ – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Neo Soul Reimagined Ft. Leska – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
New York After Dark: A Night of Ballads and Blues Ft. Oscar Bruten – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Adam and Tom – The Post Office Hotel, Coburg. Tickets
GAYC/DC – The Prince, St Kilda. Tickets
Kier Stevens – Quadraphonic Club, Brunswick Free Gig
Josh Pyke – Quadraphonic Club, Brunswick Tickets
Skinthief – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
The Drones – The Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury, Tickets
Nectar Woode – The Toff, Melbourne CBD, Tickets.
Sarcofago – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Arteria de Hule – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Lee Jones Trio – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Searching For Charlie Owen – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Arrhythmia w. Seven7y2 + Deep Majestic Thunder – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Saturday 22nd August
By Storm – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Atsuko Okatsuka – Palais Theatre, St Kilda. Tickets
Chillinit – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
Joe Guiton, Craig Coburn, Anthony Dang + Punxsie – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Woody Samson – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Japan For, Swords Bros, Runyamouth, Elkie Kershaw – Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood Tickets
Echo Bravo Festival ft. Blind Girls, Craning, Gil Cerrone, Ritual Disorder, Gush, In Her Palms + Wriding – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Joshua Batten Band – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Hydra Fashion Week, Butcher, Banksy – Cafe Gummo, Thornbury Tickets
Nava duo, Driftwood + A Temporary – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Sugar Fed Leopards – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Wet Kiss w. Lara + The Reverie – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
Felipe Baldomir – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
FOOT, Machetez, Shum + Protoplanet – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
Haywire – Howler, Brunswick. Tickets
Matt Malone + The Holy Spirits – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Zun, Regenmoor, Fire By The River – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Orchestra Massive – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
Small Dance, Well Into Winter + Elliot Taylor – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Seeing Violet – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Daily J – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Mess is Law – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Free Entry
Supermodels, Violet + Chelsea Hotel – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
NSBB: Star Wars ‘The Music from the Saga Reimagined’ – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Clancye Milne Presents The Music of Carole King – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
CANNONBALL FEAT. Chantal Mitvalsky – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
‘ISEULA presents a New Orleans Special’ – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Radio Vertigo – The Post Office Hotel, Coburg. Tickets
The Yachtski Brothers – The Prince, St Kilda. Tickets
Mega – Revolver Upstairs, Prahran Tickets
Isabelle Skye w. Lucy Clough + Jim Jims – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
System of a Don’t + Insignificant Other + Killing In The Dame – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
The Drones – The Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury, Tickets
To The Lost Ft. Screensaver, BAYANG (Tha Bushranger) & Elina, Npcede, Vampire
+ more – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Toby Barrett Trio – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Lapse w. Bleach – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Sunday 23rd August
Atsuko Okatsuka – Palais Theatre, St Kilda. Tickets
LBI – 170 Russell, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Desert Flowers – Deadly High Tea – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Edward York– Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
CROX w. Burnt Bails + RIBJaw – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Marcus Miller – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Pollyman, Snake Thighs, Gold Coast Leather + Fish Leg – Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood Tickets
Peter Farnan + The Home Bodies – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Ocean Sleeper – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
The Mazzon Band – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
Fasehorse, Shy Ivy + Lipstick Teeth – Mamma Chens, Footscray Tickets
The Weight – Ballads of The Band w/ Andy Baylor’s Chicken Skin Orchestra – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
Marina Anthea + Flora – Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote Tickets
Razorblades w. The Stirling Canon + Rag – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Chomp, Alexandra The Empire + The Shore – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Play Another Slow Jam III Ft. Angela Librandi & Emerson Alexander – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Daniel Gassin Quintet – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Craig Francis Band – Pause Bar, Balaclava, Free Entry
Kris Mizzi, Wild Flowers + David Cosma – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Ama w. Astrium + Four Eyed Frog – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets