Live music in Melbourne

Melbourne Record Fair

12 Sept – 4 Oct

Queen Victoria Market

Noah Kahan - The Great Divide Tour

25 Sept – 29 Sept

Rod Laver Arena

Vaudeville Smash'd

26 Sept – 10 Oct

Spiegel Haus Melbourne

The Turn of the Screw

29 Sept – 1 Oct

Palais Theatre

Lady Blackbird

Wed, 30 Sept · 7:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Flotsam And Jetsam (USA) + Mortal Sin

30 Sept – 3 Oct

Max Watt's

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring in Concert

30 Sept – 1 Oct

John Cain Arena

Melbourne Ska Orchestra feat. Out Of Control Army (MEX)

Fri, 2 Oct · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

Sonya Lifschitz - Duet for One

Sat, 3 Oct · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Gugu Dindi Gunyah Many Rivers. One Home.

Sat, 3 Oct · 7:00pm

Arts Centre Melbourne

Freeform Festival

Sat, 3 Oct · 2:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Conan Gray Wishbone World Tour

Sat, 3 Oct · 7:00pm

Rod Laver Arena

Tyler Braden (USA) - Wild At Heart Tour

Sat, 3 Oct · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Chris Luno — Melbourne 2026

Sat, 3 Oct · 11:00pm

The Night Cat

Olivia Dean The Art of Loving Live

5 Oct – 6 Oct

Rod Laver Arena

Lamb Of God and Trivium Australian Tour

Tue, 6 Oct · 6:00pm

John Cain Arena

TISM No Mistakes Tour

7 Oct – 8 Oct

Forum Melbourne

Gilsons Australia Tour 2026

Wed, 7 Oct · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

The Spare Room

7 Oct – 10 Oct

Geordie Kieffer

8 Oct – 10 Oct

Max Watt's

Ichiko Aoba

Thu, 8 Oct

Melbourne Recital Centre

Carla Geneve 'Guard Dog' Tour

Fri, 9 Oct · 6:30pm

Brunswick Ballroom

The High Kings

Fri, 9 Oct · 8:00pm

Hamer Hall

SAFIA - Internal 10 Year Anniversary Tour

Fri, 9 Oct · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Old Mervs

Fri, 9 Oct · 7:00pm

Forum Melbourne

Elissa

Fri, 9 Oct · 7:00pm

Margaret Court Arena

The Tarantinos: 30 Years of From Dusk Till Dawn

10 Oct – 11 Oct

Brunswick Ballroom

Alan Fitzpatrick — Melbourne

Sat, 10 Oct · 11:00pm

The Night Cat

Katatonia (SWE)

Sat, 10 Oct · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Hindley Street Country Club

Sat, 10 Oct

Palais Theatre

XG World Tour: The Core In Australia

Mon, 12 Oct · 8:00pm

Rod Laver Arena

Henry Moodie (UK) - Mood Swings World Tour

Tue, 13 Oct · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

Tame Impala Deadbeat Tour

14 Oct – 17 Oct

Rod Laver Arena

Songs from the Canyon - Tours Victoria

16 Oct – 30 Nov

Hamer Hall

Daft Punked - The Tribute

16 Oct – 17 Oct

Spiegel Haus Melbourne

Lorna Shore

Fri, 16 Oct · 6:00pm

John Cain Arena

Keynote Lecture: George Lewis

Fri, 16 Oct · 4:00pm

Monash University Music Auditorium

Late Night Jams

16 Oct – 24 Oct

The JazzLab

Yosvany Terry

16 Oct – 17 Oct

The JazzLab

Bigyuki

Fri, 16 Oct · 8:00pm

Max Watt's

Peter Knight and TL;DR

Fri, 16 Oct · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre · Primrose Potter Salon

yama (JPN) - Australian Tour

Fri, 16 Oct · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Joey Alexander Trio + Young Monk (feat. Skylar Tang)

Fri, 16 Oct · 7:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre · Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

The Dreggs

Fri, 16 Oct

Forum Melbourne

The Teskey Brothers + Fred Wesley & The New JBs with Emily Wurramara

Sat, 17 Oct · 3:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Italian Festa Jazz Club

17 Oct – 18 Oct

Royal Exhibition Building

Xani: KOŁACZ

Sat, 17 Oct · 8:00pm

Howler

The Teskey Brothers: 10 Years of Half Mile Harvest with Fred Wesley & the New JBs and Emily Wurramara

Sat, 17 Oct · 3:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Monash Art Ensemble feat. George Lewis and ELISION

Sat, 17 Oct · 8:00pm

Chapel Off Chapel

The Teskey Brothers: 10 Years of Half Mile Harvest

Sat, 17 Oct · 3:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Jay Chou - "Carnival II" World Tour

17 Oct – 21 Nov

Marvel Stadium

Zara Larsson Midnight Sun Tour

Sat, 17 Oct · 7:00pm

Margaret Court Arena

Second Line Street Party feat. Rebirth Brass Band

Sat, 17 Oct · 1:00pm

Red Stair Amphitheatre

Free Jazz at Fed Square

17 Oct – 18 Oct

Fed Square

Young Monk: International Edition feat. Joey Alexander and Skylar Tang

Sat, 17 Oct · 7:30pm

Bunjil Place Studio

Chad Lawson & Priya Singh-Kaushal

Sat, 17 Oct · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Shai Maestro

Sun, 18 Oct · 6:00pm

Chapel Off Chapel · The Chapel

Rebirth Brass Band

Sun, 18 Oct · 7:00pm

170 Russell

Hot Sauce ft. Carl Cox and Eric Powell

Sun, 18 Oct · 5:00pm

Northcote Theatre

Cat Burns

Sun, 18 Oct

Forum Melbourne

Peter Combe in Newspaper Mama

Sun, 18 Oct

Spiegel Haus Melbourne

Footscray Sunday Sessions

18 Oct – 25 Oct

Various Footscray Venues

Faris Ishaq feat. Zela Margossian and Adem Yilmaz

Sun, 18 Oct · 8:00pm

The JazzLab

Resonance

Sun, 18 Oct · 7:00pm

The JazzLab

ABC Jazz Live: Eugene Ball's 'Continuum' + Hyperbaroq

Sun, 18 Oct · 4:00pm

The JazzLab

Kris Davis Trio

19 Oct – 20 Oct

The JazzLab

Asteroid Ekosystem

Mon, 19 Oct · 6:30pm

The JazzLab

Avenged Sevenfold

Tue, 20 Oct · 5:15pm

Rod Laver Arena

The Art of MCing with Stogie T

Tue, 20 Oct · 6:00pm

Bunjil Place

The Bad Plus in Conversation

Tue, 20 Oct · 6:30pm

The JazzLab

Benjamin Clementine

Tue, 20 Oct · 7:30pm

Forum Melbourne

Paradise Lost

Tue, 20 Oct · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

Toff Tuesdays: Jazz Club feat. Melbourne Improv Collective

Tue, 20 Oct · 9:00pm

The Toff in Town

Belle Chen

Tue, 20 Oct · 8:00pm

Chapel Off Chapel

Louis Tomlinson ‘How Did We Get Here?’ World Tour

Tue, 20 Oct · 7:30pm

John Cain Arena

Melb Int'l Jazz Fest: Haus Party

Wed, 21 Oct

Spiegel Haus Melbourne

The Bad Plus Farewell Tour

Wed, 21 Oct · 8:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre · Elisabeth Murdoch Hall

Masters & Apprentices feat. Kris Davis

Wed, 21 Oct · 8:00pm

Chapel Off Chapel · The Chapel

McHenry / O’Farrill / Rowe / Schwing / Anderson

Wed, 21 Oct · 9:30pm

The JazzLab

The Shanghai Pearls

Wed, 21 Oct · 7:30pm

Monash University - The Count's

Saltwater, Sugar

Wed, 21 Oct · 7:30pm

Bunjil Place - Bunjil Place Theatre

Haus Party

Wed, 21 Oct · 6:00pm

Spiegel Haus

Monash University Jazz Futures feat. Robert Hurst

Wed, 21 Oct · 7:00pm

The JazzLab

Bokani Dyer Trio

Thu, 22 Oct · 7:00pm

The JazzLab

Before Nightfall: Speak Percussion + Will Guthrie

Thu, 22 Oct · 8:00pm

Kindred Bandroom

Aja Monet

Thu, 22 Oct · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

Inside Out: Jump, Jive, Jazz

22 Oct – 25 Oct

ArtPlay

Tenors in Chaos + Stereo Champ + Misaki Umei

Thu, 22 Oct · 7:00pm

Chapel Off Chapel

Jazz at Alba

22 Oct – 25 Oct

Alba Thermal Springs & Spa

Sachém: Strangers Again

Thu, 22 Oct · 7:30pm

Spiegel Haus

Henry Lau 刘宪华: ENJOY THE SHOW World Tour - Australia 2026

Fri, 23 Oct

Forum Melbourne

Soojin Suh Coloris Trio

Fri, 23 Oct · 7:00am

The JazzLab

Evergrey 2026 Australian Tour

Fri, 23 Oct · 8:00pm

Max Watt's

The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore: The Songs Of Scott Walker

Fri, 23 Oct · 6:30pm

Brunswick Ballroom

Dee Dee Bridgewater in Conversation

Fri, 23 Oct · 4:00am

Federation Hall, University of Melbourne

Olivia Chindamo & Matthew Sheens - Putting It Together

Fri, 23 Oct · 8:00pm

Chapel Off Chapel · The Chapel

Tigran Hamasyan Manifeste

Fri, 23 Oct · 8:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Crooked Colours - 'Dirt Road Gold' Album Tour

Sat, 24 Oct · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Tomeka Reid Quartet feat. Mary Halvorson

24 Oct – 25 Oct

The JazzLab

Dee Dee Bridgewater with Helen Sung

Sat, 24 Oct · 7:30pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Jazz re:freshed presents: Theon Cross + Summer Pearl

Sat, 24 Oct · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

Prahran Market Pop-Up - Melbourne International Jazz Festival

24 Oct – 25 Oct

Prahran Market

Free Jazz at Prahran Square

Sat, 24 Oct · 1:00pm

Prahran Square

Sound Walks

24 Oct – 25 Oct

Crown Street Stables and Valley Lake

Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level

24 Oct – 25 Oct

Rod Laver Arena

Jazz at the Stables

Sat, 24 Oct · 12:00pm

Crown Street Stables

Mandisi Dyantyis with Afrospace Interchange

Sun, 25 Oct · 8:00pm

The JazzLab

Aziza

Sun, 25 Oct · 6:00pm

Hamer Hall

Aziza feat. Dave Holland, Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke and Eric Harland

Sun, 25 Oct · 6:00pm

Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall

Hilary Duff: The Lucky Me Tour

26 Oct – 27 Oct

Rod Laver Arena

Lily Allen Performs West End Girl

28 Oct – 29 Oct

Rod Laver Arena

FIA (USA) - The Love Me Tour

Fri, 30 Oct · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Fairtrade Narcotics

Fri, 30 Oct · 8:30pm

Brunswick Ballroom

Holly Throsby Normal Magic Tour

Sat, 31 Oct · 1:00pm

Brunswick Ballroom

Naadha Gama - The Orchestral Edition

Sat, 31 Oct · 4:30pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

WINDWAKER - 'smile, you're on camera' Australian Tour 2026

Mon, 2 Nov · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

5 Seconds of Summer EVERYONE’S A STAR! WORLD TOUR

Mon, 2 Nov · 7:00pm

Rod Laver Arena

An Audience with Human Nature

2 Nov – 4 Nov

Palais Theatre

Honouring George Michael: 10th Anniversary

Fri, 6 Nov · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

Odette

Sat, 7 Nov · 7:00pm

Brunswick Ballroom

Courtney Barnett - Creature of Habit Tour

Sat, 7 Nov

Palais Theatre

Charlie Puth - Whatever's Clever! World Tour

Sat, 7 Nov · 8:00pm

Rod Laver Arena

La Bohème

7 Nov – 18 Nov

Regent Theatre

ASQ x Parvyn

Mon, 9 Nov · 6:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

DOMi & JD BECK Who Asked? Tour - Australia 2026

10 Nov – 13 Nov

170 Russell

TEEKS. Live in Australia 2026

10 Nov – 12 Nov

Forum Melbourne

Robbie Williams BRITPOP World Tour

Wed, 11 Nov · 7:00pm

Marvel Stadium

Tex Perkins & Matt Walker – Before The Show Tour

Thu, 12 Nov · 8:30pm

Brunswick Ballroom

Melanie C (UK) - World Tour

Fri, 13 Nov · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

Iron Maiden - AAMI Park

Fri, 13 Nov · 5:30pm

AAMI Park

Touché Amoré

Fri, 13 Nov

Forum Melbourne

Death Cab For Cutie I Built You A Tower Tour

Fri, 13 Nov · 7:00pm

Margaret Court Arena

84Fest

Sat, 14 Nov · 2:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Ashanti ‘Rock Wit U’ Tour

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:30pm

Margaret Court Arena

Foo Fighters - Take Cover Tour

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Marvel Stadium

Men I Trust

14 Nov – 15 Nov

Forum Melbourne

The Sweet (UK) - The Final Blitz Tour

Sat, 14 Nov · 8:00pm

Palais Theatre

Sly Withers - TBH Album Tour

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

Khalid - It's Always Summer Somewhere Tour

Sun, 15 Nov · 6:30pm

Rod Laver Arena

Joji SOLARIS Tour

Tue, 17 Nov · 7:00pm

Rod Laver Arena

Jack Johnson SURFILMUSIC Tour

17 Nov – 18 Nov

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

LANY - soft world tour

Wed, 18 Nov · 8:00pm

John Cain Arena

Timor-Leste - Ita Nia Lian, Ita Nia Istoria - Our Voices, Our Stories

Fri, 20 Nov · 7:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

The Church - A Psychedelic Symphony with The George Ellis Orchestra

Fri, 20 Nov · 7:30pm

Hamer Hall

Two Door Cinema Club Tourist History 15th Anniversary Tour

Fri, 20 Nov · 7:30pm

John Cain Arena

The Trumpet of the Swan

20 Nov – 22 Nov

Regent Theatre

Watershed: The Death of Dr Duncan

21 Nov – 28 Nov

Arts Centre Melbourne

Dermot Kennedy - The Weight of the Woods Tour

Sat, 21 Nov · 8:00pm

Rod Laver Arena

daine the In Endless Awe & Agony tour

Sat, 21 Nov · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

Kim Wilde - Closer Tour

Sat, 21 Nov · 7:30pm

Palais Theatre

Kevin Morby

Sun, 22 Nov

Forum Melbourne

Australian Crawl & Men at Work

Sun, 22 Nov · 5:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Searows

Tue, 24 Nov · 7:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Robyn: The Sexistential Tour

Tue, 24 Nov · 7:00pm

Rod Laver Arena

Saint Etienne

Thu, 26 Nov

Forum Melbourne

Harry Styles: Together, Together

27 Nov – 13 Dec

Marvel Stadium

Kerri Chandler (USA)

Fri, 27 Nov · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Fischer-Z

28 Nov – 31 Dec

Max Watt's

Patrick Watson (Can) - Uh Oh Australian Tour

Sat, 28 Nov · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Mico (Can)

Sun, 29 Nov · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

KIN - Lotte Betts-Dean and Joseph Havlat

Tue, 1 Dec · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

The Sisters of Mercy

Wed, 2 Dec

Forum Melbourne

Thirsty Merc - 20 Good Regions Tour!

Thu, 3 Dec · 7:30pm

Corner Hotel

Spacey Jane

4 Dec – 5 Dec

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

The Reytons (UK) - Australian & New Zealand Tour

Sat, 5 Dec · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Rob Mills Performs Bon Jovi

Sat, 5 Dec · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

Live At The Gardens | Wolf Alice

Sat, 5 Dec · 5:00pm

Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne

Tara Clerkin Trio

Thu, 10 Dec · 7:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Home Alone in Concert

11 Dec – 13 Dec

Hamer Hall

Guns N’ Roses World Tour 2026

Fri, 11 Dec · 7:00pm

Marvel Stadium

Jamie Webster

Sat, 12 Dec · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

Ministry of Sound Summer Dance Festival

Sat, 12 Dec · 4:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

RocKwiz's Very Merry Christmas

Thu, 17 Dec · 7:00pm

Hamer Hall

Nadia Reid

Fri, 18 Dec · 8:00pm

Northcote Social Club

New Year's At The Bowl

Thu, 31 Dec

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Start Making Sense (Talking Heads Tribute) (USA)

Sat, 16 Jan · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

The Cat Empire with Orchestra Victoria

Sat, 16 Jan · 6:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Swimming Paul

Sat, 16 Jan · 7:00pm

Forum Melbourne

Foreverafter

Sun, 17 Jan · 5:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Honestav 'Sweet American Boy Tour'

18 Jan – 21 Jan

170 Russell

Sienna Spiro: My House Tour

Tue, 19 Jan · 7:00pm

Festival Hall Melbourne

Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour

Thu, 21 Jan

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Level 42

Fri, 22 Jan

Palais Theatre

Waylon Wyatt (USA) - Dustpiles World Tour

Sun, 24 Jan · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Ben Folds with the MSO

29 Jan – 30 Jan

Hamer Hall

Our City, Our Sound

Sat, 30 Jan · 2:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Soundrewave

Sat, 30 Jan · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

Propagandhi (Can) - Australian Tour 2027

Wed, 3 Feb · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Sawyer Hill - Everybody's Home, Nobody's Happy Tour

Thu, 4 Feb · 7:30pm

The Night Cat

The Human League

Fri, 5 Feb

Palais Theatre

The Fray Summer of Light Tour

Fri, 5 Feb · 7:00pm

Margaret Court Arena

Holly Humberstone

Wed, 10 Feb · 7:00pm

Forum Melbourne

Lizzy McAlpine: The Over Country Tour

Wed, 10 Feb · 6:30pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

BTS World Tour ‘ARIRANG’ in Melbourne

12 Feb – 21 Feb

Marvel Stadium

VNV Nation

Sat, 13 Feb · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

Bruno Mars - Romantic Tour

19 Feb – 24 Feb

Marvel Stadium

Terminator 2: Judgment Day Live in Concert

Sat, 20 Feb · 3:00pm

Hamer Hall

Osees (USA)

Sat, 20 Feb · 8:00pm

Corner Hotel

King Yellowman (JAM) + Queen Ifrica (JAM)

Sun, 21 Feb · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Del Amitri - Past to Present - Four Decades Of Their Greatest Music

Fri, 26 Feb · 8:00pm

Palais Theatre

Empire of the Sun: Ask That God: Afterlife Tour

Sat, 27 Feb · 6:00pm

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Citizen: Halcyon Blues World Tour

Sun, 28 Feb

Forum Melbourne

Jungle

2 Mar – 10 Mar

Rod Laver Arena

The Milk Carton Kids

Wed, 3 Mar · 7:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Evanescence

Tue, 9 Mar

Rod Laver Arena

D-A-D (DNK) - The Very Best Of Tour

Sat, 13 Mar · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

The Original Wailers ft. Al Anderson (Jamaica)

Sat, 20 Mar · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

Squeeze: Tried, Tested and Trixies Tour

Mon, 19 Apr

Palais Theatre

Fleetwood Mac Orchestrated

22 Apr – 24 Apr

Hamer Hall

Mono

Sat, 24 Apr · 7:45pm

Max Watt's

The Whiskey Brothers Dust Road Tour

Sun, 25 Apr · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

Radiohead

13 May – 20 May

Rod Laver Arena

ELDER - ‘Through Zero’ Australian Tour

Sat, 15 May · 8:00pm

Max Watt's

Ry X

Wed, 14 July · 7:00pm

Hamer Hall

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert

17 Sept – 19 Sept

The Plenary

Jorja Smith

Sat, 13 Nov

Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Nat Bartsch - Acceptance Does Not Mean Surrender

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

China National Opera – Opera Gala with Orchestra

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

Waypeople

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

House of Pianos Four Last Songs

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

Harry Ward & Laurence Matheson with Ben Ward

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

Keys to Life: Jayson Gillham & Iyad Sughayer

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

Stephen Hough in Recital

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

You Am I - Strung Up

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

Loudon Wainwright III

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

Omega Ensemble – Inner Landscapes

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

Colin Hay Solo

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

Tuz DJ Outsider Santerres

Date TBC

Wax Music Lounge

Kristian Chong & Piers Lane

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

Brainwaves Featuring Thndo

Date TBC

Wax Music Lounge

Saltanah

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre

The Tailor of Time - 40 Years of ELISION

Date TBC

Melbourne Recital Centre