The Definitive Melbourne Live Music Guide: September 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 14th September
Silvie Paladino – Hamer Hall, Melbourne CBD. Tickets.
Swervedriver w. Fancy Weapon – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Tuesday 15th September
Kate Miller-Heidke w. Xani Kolac – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Pierre Jacquinot Trio – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Wolf in The Corridor w. Jib & Friends + Edie Mitchell – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Wednesday 16th September
Kate Miller-Heidke w. Xani Kolac – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
No Bride w. Magic Trick + Sikluh – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Enki – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Sebastian Haysman – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Jacqui Beaman – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Dakini Cuddle – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Dole Night Ft. Turge + CPR Unit – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Thursday 17th September
C. W. Stoneking – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Get Airborne ft. Hopeful Few, Contact Sport, Catholic Guilt and Another Rotting Corpse – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Noless – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Kyle Chenoweth Quintet – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Harrisen Hughes – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Fools – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Flower Extract, Constantina + Tom Skalicky + Band – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Legs For Breakfast – Creature Bar, Brunswick East Tickets
Nepenthes – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Arrhythmia, Cellophanes, New Collision + The Human Factor – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Soonkie – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
Fur Blossom, Book Runner + Non Standard Leisure – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Swapmeet w. Dogworld – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
MEN OF R&B PROJECT A Night of Forgotten B-Sides – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
“The Teen Town Quintet” pays tribute to the music of Jaco Pastorius – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Grace Nikita w. Snava + Joanna Mathers – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Zuko – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Rachel Clark – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Wise Street w. Ella Salome + Bonnie Jackson – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Friday 18th September
AKMU – Margaret Court Arena, Richmond. Tickets
Tiltmeter w. As A Rival + Bateman – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Violent Soho w. Beddy Rays, Secret World – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Miss Kaninna – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
Lebanon Hanover – 170 Russell, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Eden Hawkins – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Black Dime Cabaret w. Junkyard Wizards + Soulphase – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Ruby Dattner w. Hannie Day + Banjo Lucia – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Lewis Ciavarella – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Segression w. The Witching Hour + Common Evil – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Low Monroe, XS, Soliloquy + Passat Act – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Sage – Creature Bar, Brunswick East Tickets
Ivan Ooze – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
In Lucid Dreams – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Obscure Structure Vol 2 Ft. Esp Mayhem, Cerebral Erosion, Narcissistic Ejaculation + Komune – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
Wintermelon – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
The John Hutchinson Experience – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
Jarrow w. Kosmetika + Rhys Renwick – Mamma Chens, Footscray Tickets
The Kovenant – Max Watts, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Elias Bartholomeo – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
Reno Ltd. + 01 Thurman w. Stockings – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Swapmeet w. Dogworld + Ebop – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
NSBB: A Tribute To Kind of Blue (ft. Gianni Marinucci) – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Tamara Kuldin’s “To Ella with Love” – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
GROOVE CONGRESS//Snarky Puppy – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Georgia Brooks Swingtet – “Blue Moon” – The Songs of Rodgers and Hart – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Clags + Fast Castle – The Post Office Hotel, Coburg. Tickets
John Henderson Trio – Quadraphonic Club, Brunswick Tickets
Cacartu – Railway Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Grace Mitchell w. Maggie Alley + Billy Cart – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Celent – The Toff, Melbourne CBD, Tickets.
Tides of Darkness ft. Black Jesus, Infernal Method, Monoliyth and Allocer – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Benni Hedgers – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Tony Yang – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Oliver Downes – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Azure w. Kevin Silverster + Kaiyah Mercedes – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Chains of Rock Ft. Charlie Lane, Delphi and AltaV – Smith St Hotel, Collingwood Tickets
Saturday 19th September
The Cure in Orange – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Violent Soho w. Beddy Rays, Secret World – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Ilaiyaraaja – Palais Theatre, St Kilda. Tickets
Odd Mob – The Timberyard, Port Melbourne Tickets
Evil Eye Recordings Label Night No 3. Ft. Mark N, Doc Ross, Speedloader + more – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Cass Aware w. The Dropkicks + The Takes – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Daniel Nistico – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Woody Samson – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
She Makes Noise w. LÂLKA + harminia + Sadie Mustoe + Girls Night In + Kaylah Thomas – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
A Band of Rain + Jono Chambers – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Spillway, Ebi Nori + Amber Richmond – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Minibus – Creature Bar, Brunswick East Tickets
Strung Out – Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury. Tickets
Doubloonapalooza Pirate Fest Ft. Projectile Dysfunction, Captain Hellfire & The Wretched Brethren + more – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
Kick off the Rock Ft. Monsteria, New Age + Trick Shot – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Sunday Lemonade – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Magpie – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
Benny Page & Doktor – Howler, Brunswick. Tickets
29Fest Ft. Relays, The Coolabahs, Monkey Butler + Madigans Wake – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Headbanging For Hope Ft. Mondo Cane, Violet Tendencies, Knight Rider, The Refuge + Laura and the Hell Cutz – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
Mamma Mosh Megashow Ft. DevilMonkey, Fame Street, Deep Majestic Thunder + Dystropolis – Mamma Chens, Footscray Tickets
Pretty in Pink – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Sam Curtis Collective w. Keira J. and the Mice + Wolf in the Corridor – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Jem Cassar-Daley w. Kaitlin Keegan + Gypsy Lee – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Nadira and Friends Present: “Songs of Dinah Washington” – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
“It’s Always Chet”: An evening with Gabriel Lynch – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Air Mail Special! The Songs of Ella Fitzgerald feat. Tiana Young – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Chris Johnstone/James Sherlock Quartet – play ‘George Benson’ – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Nick Manic + Mouthfeel – The Post Office Hotel, Coburg. Tickets
Petit Biscuit – The Prince, St Kilda. Tickets
Rubyhoo – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Boof Heads w. Scarnon – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Babyccino – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Big Noter – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Tall Timber – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Hercules and The Bricks w. Bizargo + C.C.T.V. – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Sunday 20th September
The Songs of John Farnham – Rod Laver Arena, Richmond Tickets
Brother Ali w. Horrorshow – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Health w. Pertubator + King Yosef – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Song Dongye – Palais Theatre, St Kilda. Tickets
Harry Coulson’s Blue Dogs – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Tejo D’Cruz – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Hellphx w. Miror Clippers, Misfitdeo + Cellophanes – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Hammond Robinson – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Tickets
Serena Rose, Junkyard Wizards + Mote – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Tickets
Problem Green w. OBI Strip – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Sheer Chance w. Hard Mercury, Fouldzy + Malicy – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Keratin, Adorned + All That’s Left of You – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Les Thomas – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Mina Yu Quartet with strings: Studio Ghibli – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Yardbird Suite: The Amazing Legacy of Charlie Parker – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Starhorse – Pause Bar, Balaclava, Free Entry
Flickering Stars w. Salvation Jane – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Heavy Delay + Bitimus – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Bigger Boot w. Clara Darcy + CWA – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Steamboat Whistlers – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
The Disgrace – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Monday 21st September
Jason Derulo – Rod Laver Arena, Richmond Tickets
Bento Beats w. Hachijo Taiko Party – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Morbid Mondays Ft. King Yosef, Post Heaven + Death Tax – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
The Red 40 + Nonstandard Leisure – Punters Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Tuesday 22nd September
MAMAMOO – John Cain Arena, Richmond, Tickets
Ashnikko w. Robert Baxter – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Suzanne Vega – Hamer Hall, Melbourne CBD. Tickets.
DSM6, Jake & The Snakes + Lifetime Warranty – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Don’t Sweat The Technique Ft. Tumi, Life of Ti + Dopeman – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Pierre Jacquinot Trio – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Wolf in The Corridor w. Yasmin Leyre + Edie Mitchell – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Wednesday 23rd September
Ashnikko w. Robert Baxter – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Fishbone – 170 Russell, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Shayan – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Lucas Amers – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Amorphis – Croxton Bandroom, Thornbury. Tickets
Dakini Cuddle – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Katie May & Michael Hubbard w. Jarrah Ma – Retreat Hotel, Brunswick, Tickets
Thursday 24th September
Dom Dolla – Marvel Stadium, Docklands. Tickets
CloZee w. Chamberlain + Lo.Tess – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
Psych Fest Ft. Junkyard Wizards, Moss Dealer, Flicker Vertigo + Mollie’s Hug – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Skabhangers – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Saint Melina w. Juliette Miot + Flora – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Checkerboard Lounge – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Marcus Miller – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Victoria K w. Wallet Inspector, Beautiful Bedlam + Alien Fingers – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Fools – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Press Club – Brunswick Ballroom, Brunswick Tickets
Gavin!, Hard Rubbish + Sian Stacey Band – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Bonsoir!, Nonstandard Leisure + Legs for Breakfast – Creature Bar, Brunswick East Tickets
Screensaver X Program – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
Brokenchord, w. Uberwench + Holy Trinity – Grace Darling Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Lahgo– The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
James Massiah – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
The Lazt Eyes – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
Pepper La Floyd, Shum + Mr. Doily – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
The Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra ft Chantal Mitvalsky – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Royal Motown Revue Ft. Paul Slattery, Sarah Maclaine & The Horns of Hip – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Steely Ann – Retreat Hotel, Brunswick, Free Entry
Footy Weekender Ft. Orchestra Massive + Groove Bandits – Retreat Hotel, Brunswick, Free Entry
Clara Darcy and the Medicine Women, Kaytlyn Johnson, Miguel Brooking + Sammy Snide – Revolver Upstairs, Prahran Tickets
Banks Arcade – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Pinch points + Captain Beep-boop – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Body Type – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Bludger – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
The Casanovas w. Snake Powder – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Friday 25th September
Noah Kahan – Rod Laver Arena, Richmond Tickets
Shinedown and Bush – John Cain Arena, Richmond, Tickets
Sandbox Festival Ft. Beauz, DJ Guestlist, Hikckd, Jovynn + more – PICA, Port Melbourne Tickets
Shannon Noll – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Carcass w. Brujeria + Nembutolik – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
Tattoo Colour – 170 Russell, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Four Scoops – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Klara & The Suns w. Elkie Kershaw + girl from nowhere – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Agvamil, Nepenthes + Jude Quintet – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Desmond Mase w. Bek Brooks – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Lewis Toms– Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Overnight – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Monochromia, Just for a Day, Velora + Bratzilla – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Sarah Mary Chadwick + Various Asses – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
The Meanies X Dad Fight w. Operation Karma – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
Aka Zeb, Allysha Joy, Kuzco + more – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Seven Hells, Blood On My Hands, Chain of Fools + more – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
Danny Rampling – Howler, Brunswick. Tickets
Mousse Cannon, LXRP, Frons + Queen Hyena – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Supermodels – Lulie Tavern, Abbotsford Free Entry
Clotheslined, Blight, The Pass, Knifepoint, La Familiglia + Cardiac – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Clementine Douglas – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
Nah w. The Sloppy Jalopies, Freud and The Family Solution + Jules Sheldon – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
The Beefs – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Sophisticated Lady: A Tribute to Jazz’s First Ladies of Song – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
West Coast Cool – Jazz from the City of Angels – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Phoebe Sena Presents ‘Love Deluxe’ – The Sade Tribute show – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Craig Smith Quintet plays Billy Joel: In a Jazz State of Mind – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Footy Weekender Ft. ENOLA, Laura and the Hell Cutz, Ding Ding Ding, DOLLS, Funkytown Fish + Shock Value – Retreat Hotel, Brunswick, Tickets
Rakhi – Retreat Hotel, Brunswick, Free Entry
pHinioUS – Retreat Hotel, Brunswick, Free Entry
Terrestrials w. Verona Lights + What Most You Fear – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Bukowski w. Great job!, Oscar the Wild + Talk Heavy – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Saskia Robin w. Charlotte Bridie + Jemima Rae – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Saturday 26th September
Noah Kahan – Rod Laver Arena, Richmond Tickets
Agnes Obel – Hamer Hall, Melbourne CBD. Tickets.
Flavour – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
Christian Buckler – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Soulty, Emma & The Wayfarer + Emilia Fol – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Harrisen Hughes – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Araminta w. Kaviita + Javiera Diaz – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Chanel Louise – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Queer Punk Disco Tech Ft. James Seedy, Ding Ding Ding, Erica Carrot Collision Hole + Bradd Edwards – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Mouseatouille w. Other Joe + Inkling – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
The Ians – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Goodboys – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Brand, Stepdad Advice, Magpie + Hellvis – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
Fatale Fest Ft. Penalty, Funkytown Fish, G-String Nicotine + red40painclub – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Ratbird – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Fraternizing With Fish w. Jib + Dead Silver – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Disgraceland – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Piaf – A Tribute ft. Noria Letts – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
NSBB: The Best of Frank & Ella (ft. Ben McGill & Ava McDermott) – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Shuffle Club – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Spoonful – The Post Office Hotel, Coburg. Tickets
Footy Weekender Ft. Kwasi, Mansplainers, Tongue Biter + Assorted Pleasures – Retreat Hotel, Brunswick, Free Entry
Phil Coyne & The Wayward w. Liam Kealy Trio + TK Reeve and Benny Gerrard – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Nunchukka Superfly, Moler + Grytt – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Front Porch – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Sunday 27th September
Gabe Fatin, Brain Abrahams, Robbie Finch – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
KTV w. Niche + Jess Shreds and the Unmade Beds – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Xander Cuming – Baxters, Fitzroy Free Entry
Maquina Peligrosa w. Plaster of Paris, Pussy Horse + Hot Milk Machine – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Microwave Dinner, John Yanko, Soldiers Road, Xandri + Klara & The Suns – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Alex Hamilton – Lulie Tavern, Abbotsford Free Entry
Feelin; Groovy: The Simon & Garfunkel Project – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
Grace de Vos – Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote Tickets
k8 m055, Uuxe & Floored Interior + Let X=Y – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
The Paris Cat Big Band – Best of Basie – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Jackie Bornstein & Jeremy Hopkins present: ‘Duets: The Crooners’ – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Starhorse – Pause Bar, Balaclava, Free Entry
Tiffany Grace – Retreat Hotel, Brunswick, Tickets
Born Secret w. Invasion Skies – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Plastic Section + Future Primitives – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Butcher, Flesh Cherub + Mitch Lane – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Tony Yang – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Unregistered Firearm w. Life of Tragedy + Running with Blood – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Bowlo Pop! Benefit. Ft. Hydroplane, Hot Tubs Time Machine, Monnone Alone, Cheeses, Tam Ventage, Social Worker – Thornbury Bowls Club, Thornbury Tickets