The Definitive Melbourne Live Music Guide: July/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 20th July
Orchestra Victoria w/ Caroline O’Connor – Hamer Hall, Melbourne CBD. Tickets.
Social Sanctuary Ft. Lunar Lagoon, Astari + Alice Ruby – Northcote Social, Northcote. Free Entry
Tench + Drowning Houdini + Queen Hyena – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Free Entry
Tuesday 21st July
Big Black Maria + Palliative + Heavy Delay – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Benjamin Attiche Trio – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Wednesday 22nd July
Dole Night w/ Sam Curtis Collective + Big Village – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Hannah Cameron – Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote Tickets
Shai Rose – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Tickets
Prince Daddy & The Hyena, w/ Suzi + Paint – Howler, Brunswick. Tickets
Standing Circle – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Thursday 23rd July
Spiderbait – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Skykickranger x Tee Jetset’er x Tik Playground – Max Watts, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Mankind + Funkytown Fish + Fujideathcult – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Antonia Kay w/ Jacinta Bennett + Do Not Disturb – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Ava Gerrard – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
Ashey Naylor Spaceship w/ Buried Feather – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Booka Shade – The Prince, St Kilda. Tickets
The Nova Fiends w/ Black Wattle Witches and Joy Arcade – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
The Smith Street Band – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Bill Chambers – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
The Resignators w/ Roarcuss + The Lexlies – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Bud Wilkins Electric Trio – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Adam Mendum – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Naked Mannequin w/ Deep Majestic Thunder + Why The Masquerade – Mamma Chens, Footscray Tickets
Frog Eating Bat w/ Charger + Stockings – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Meisie – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Tobiahs x A1 Bakery Lebanon Fundraiser – Howler, Brunswick. Tickets
Human Noise + Wriding + Fine Motor – Cactus Room, Coburg. Door Tix Only
Benn Carr Quartet – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Fliryte – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Friday 24th July
Karnivool – Margaret Court Arena, Richmond. Tickets
Spiderbait – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Laura Norda – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Day Dreamers w/ Dan Blitzman – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Wild At Heart Ft. June Jones, Rhys Renwick, GwotLik + more – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Local The Neighbour – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Jeane – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Itchy and the Nits– The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Ghost Dice – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Short Hand – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Mankind, Orphix + Big Black Maria – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Sweet Boy Sonnet, My Guardian Angel + Chooki – Grace Darling Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Firetail w/ Sweet Nothing + Miri – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Kaarst + In Throes + Lily of the Valley + False Fate – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Chris G Le Bon & The C’est Si Le Bon Band – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Tickets
Merpire w/ Loose Tooth – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
Fenn Wilson & The Weather + The Mundaynes – Punters Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
The Offtopics – The Post Office Hotel, Coburg. Tickets
Waliens, Twisted Fix + Eden – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
The Four Scoops – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Sleep Box Hotel w/ Slow Exposure + Signal Chain – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
One Whole Hand w/ Mystery Daughter + En_Zo – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
LCO Trio – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Noah Hill – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Saturday 25th July
30 Year of Stones Throw Records feat. Peanut Butter Wolf, Knxwledge + more – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
Grand Wazoo – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
ItsRosieQuartz – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Xanthe w/ Javiera Diaz + Jasmine Matthews – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Volume in the Quiet Ft. Jorja Harding, Tempered Lines, Matt Rai + Paraj – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Pretty Bleak – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Equaliser Ft. Cabin Fog, Charlie Lane, Clean Beast, Kaiyah Mercedes + Saint Ergo – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
Bordeline w/ The Peppermints – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
The Kittyhawks w Admiral Ackbar’s Dishonourable Discharge, Pirateska Rebellion + Brodown – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
DEM MOB w/ Crooked TP + Torres Green– The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Mildlife – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
The Blitz Kids – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
The Prize w/ Cujo and IUD – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Chaos – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Black Planet Ft. The Amenta, Mammon’s Throne, Hydrid Nightmares + more – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
The Fizzoes, Monsteria + the Midnight Express – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Eris & The Disciples – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Things We Build w/ Jump The Fence + Laralac – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Dave Graney and Clare Moore – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Cat Crawl w/ Killing Leaders + Mobhead – Creature Bar, Brunswick East Tickets
The Ramifications/Citizen Zane – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Baggy Trousers – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
Laura & The Hell Cutz – Punters Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Shock Value, Techno 666, Hail Mary Jane + Kyle Brew – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Slowly Slowly – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
HZED, w/ Big red fire truck, Dangerous Curves + The Hidden Charms – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
Retratos Ensemble – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Sunday 26th July
Cameron Gould – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Telegraph Road – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Didirri, Winten, Darvid Thor, 98 Camry + Lewis Coleman – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Bottlebug – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
Madeline Leman – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Crossbones Boogie – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Skid Steer – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Bombshell Interview – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Shock Value w/ Marcello Cole, The Rartel + Tommy Dynamite & The Explosions – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Jemima Rae – Mamma Chens, Footscray Tickets
Peace Frogs w/ Signal Chain – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Chiffon Magnifique w/ Father Daddy + Beat Panic – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Shock Value + Handgrenade + Hearts + Boyfriend TV + The Reverie – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Harriet Bennett + Atticus Flynn + Joshua Billings – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Porpoise Spit & D.B. Longing – The Curtin, Carlton Free Entry
Quincoction – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Little Somebodies w/ The Phosphenes + Lightkeepers Trio – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Tony Yang – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Monday 27th July
Social Sanctuary ft. Hyla, Che Arthur + Cvrns – Northcote Social, Northcote. Free Entry
Azure Ryder – Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote Tickets
Morbid Mondays Ft. Mankind, LXRP + Koolooz – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Free Entry
Tuesday 28th July
Silversun Pickups (w/ Coast Arcade) – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Paperfolk and The Mischievous Insomniac – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Big Black Maria, Floral Death Pact + Anna Bortionist – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Benjamin Attiche Trio – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Quiet Electric w/ Choro + Gonzo – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Wednesday 29th July
Dole Night Ft. Toad + Sundar Livingstone – The Tote, Collingwood. Free Entry
Hannah Cameron – Merri Creek Tavern, Northcote Tickets
Your New Friends ft. Stockins, Silver Ponies + JetSki – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
The Maddie Browne Quintet – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Tickets
Standing Circle – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Julien Wilson’s Rhythimista + Strange Meeting – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Thursday 30th July
Daya w/ Darcie Haven – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Eamonn Conor – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Georgina Dacheff w/ Chelsea Elder – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Chanel Louise w/ Backo + Screamagers – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Ryosuke Kiyasu – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Blues Guitar Roadshow ft. Ana Popivic– Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
Low Monroe w/ The Mundaynes + Techno 666 – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Red40Pa!nclub w/ Penalty + Miss Communication – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
CSRIAC w. Frons + Turge – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
The Daryl McKenzie Jazz Orchestra ft Fem Belling – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Bluemode – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Zero City + The Red String Theory – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
SoCal Blonde, Damon Mudge & The Replacement Buses + Mansplainers – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Skabhangers – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Hazelwood Project w/ Agvamil + AV duo – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Toadstool w/ Keets + Henry Toast – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Steve Reich Sextet – Abbotsford Convent, Abbotsford Tickets
Fliryte – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Henry Manetta and the Trip – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Foot, Oceanlord, Shum + Nighteyes – Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood Tickets
Friday 31st July
Laufey – Rod Laver Arena, Richmond Tickets
Weened – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Brad Cox (w/ The Vanns, Max Jackson) – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Late Night Orchestra: Back to Ours – Hamer Hall, Melbourne CBD. Tickets.
Geordie Greep – Northcote Theatre, Northcote. Tickets
Antarctic Monkeys – 170 Russell, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Luther – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Middle Palms w/ Groundswell + Powder – The Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick Tickets.
Hydra – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Pierce Brothers – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
The Meltdown – Night Cat, Fitzroy, Tickets
Riff Raff – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
Body Shirt – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
De Jure – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
The Pearlies w/ Supa Lucia + Fur Blossom – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Mild To Mulch w/ Super American Eagle + Sweet Nothing – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Mer Lo, Pepper La Floyd, Tina Growls + Sugar Gum – The Old Bar, Fitzroy Tickets
Belle Phoenix + Jeffrey Wegner – Pause Bar, Balaclava, Free Entry
The Aretha Franklin Project Ft. Joys Njambi – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Royal Motown Revue Ft. Iseula and Paul Slattery & The Horns of Hip – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Joys Njambi Presents: “Queens of Soul” – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Chris Johnstone quartet presents the Music of Miles Davis – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Dërty Bërd Quartet – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Indire w/ Heavy Delay + The Reverie – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Maajela w/ Neon Goblin + Black Wattle Witches – Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy Tickets
Punchbowl w/ Toad, The Detours + Thornback – The Graveyard Bar, Coburg North Tickets
LCO Trio – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets
Salsa Casera w/ Velour + Keets – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Destruktor + Atra Vetosus – Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood Tickets
Saturday 1st August
Laufey – Rod Laver Arena, Richmond Tickets
The Pretty Littles – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
La Furia – Max Watts, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
The Clone Roses + Noasis – The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
Pomp Art w/ Arie Rose + Henry Toast – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Goof w/ Ekosa, Tongue Scum, Kniver + Grimlock – The Workers Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Filth – The Leadbeater Hotel, Richmond Tickets
Banksia w/ Girls Night In + Steppers – Northcote Social, Northcote. Tickets
Birds Aren’t Real w/ Winternationale – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Tumour, Scattered Limbs, Burn In Hell, Knifepoint + Rile – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Raw Brit – Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, Tickets.
Bodyjar – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Caution: Thieves w/ Elision + Lumens – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Leotrix – Bad Decisions Bar, Fitzroy Tickets.
Minibus – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Clydesdale w. Violet + Allara – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
Martians of Error! – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Izzy Skinner w/ Kat Greta, Pirritu + Kalo – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Woodcutters – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Kim Salmon’s Smoked Salmon – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Feelin’ Groovy: the Simon & Garfunkel Project – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
NSBB: An Evening In La La Land Ft. Ava McDermott – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
SOLOMON SISAY AND HIS BAND – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Front Porch – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Girl and Girl w/ Divers + Bughunt – The Curtin, Carlton Tickets
Brown Spirits + Heavy Amber – Punters Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Peter Joseph Head – The Post Office Hotel, Coburg. Tickets
Quiet Neighbours, The Rosaries + Sanszu – Cactus Room, Coburg. Tickets
Charlie Needs Braces – Bar Open, Fitzroy Free Entry
Erica Carrot Collision Hole w/ Baby Ouzo, Plaster of Paris + Burakashi – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Cat & Bull Club w/ Diopside – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
NOISEFLOOR ft. Terra Valē, Destrøy, All Monsters Are Human + Deadlock – Bar 303, Northcote Tickets
Sunday 2nd August
Motta Maadi Music w/ Into The Unknown – Corner Hotel, Richmond. Tickets
Wage War w/ Orthodox, Heavensgate – Forum, Melbourne CBD. Tickets
Large Mirage– The Espy, St Kilda Tickets.
The Rorts w/ Audio + Blue Fur – The Tote, Collingwood. Tickets
Mitsuru Tabata / Shoji Hano Duo – The Last Chance Rock n Roll Bar, North Melbourne, Tickets.
Annie + The Make Believe – Nighthawks, Collingwood Tickets
The Tone Deaf Tenors – Mamma Chens, Footscray Free Entry
Lucy Wise w/ Flora – Shotkickers, Thornbury Tickets
Ryley Duncan’s Trio plays ‘The Beauty of Bill Evans’ – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
Adam Miller Trio – The Paris Cat, Melbourne CBD Tickets
The Peccadilloes + The Golden Rail – Brunswick Artists Bar, Brunswick Free Entry
Inertia – Howler, Brunswick. Tickets
The Punters – Punters Club, Fitzroy, Tickets
Monty Shnier Quartet – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Hercules + The Bricks w/ Dana Mitchell – Bar Open, Fitzroy Tickets
Kebasga – The Wesley Anne, Northcote Tickets