Live music in Melbourne

Choir 3006

15 July – 16 Sept

Melbourne Recital Centre

Song Play Term Three

15 July – 2 Sept

Melbourne Recital Centre

Frequency

22 July – 16 Sept

The Show Room

Eddy Current Suppression Ring - 2nd Show

Thu, 13 Aug · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

Intermood

Fri, 14 Aug · 9:00pm

The Night Cat

Eddy Current Suppression Ring

Fri, 14 Aug · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

1TBSP - Bubble Tour

Sat, 15 Aug · 8:00pm

Northcote Theatre

El Fuentes AKA Zeb

Sat, 15 Aug · 7:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Psycroptic + Rivers of Nihil (USA) Co-Headline Tour

Sat, 15 Aug · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

Esai

Sun, 16 Aug · 8:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Karan Aujla 'P-Pop Culture World Tour'

18 Aug – 19 Aug

Rod Laver Arena

Wrapped or Warped? The State of Music Criticism

Wed, 19 Aug · 6:30pm

The Wheeler Centre

Shine Caught Blue

19 Aug – 30 Aug

Federation Bells

Father of Peace

Wed, 19 Aug

Prince Bandroom

DJ Meredith Marks

Thu, 20 Aug

170 Russell

Tia Ray

Thu, 20 Aug

Palais Theatre

Nai Palm’s Inner Orbit

Thu, 20 Aug · 9:00pm

Angel Music Bar

Philip Glass: Piano Etudes + In the Upper Room

Fri, 21 Aug · 6:30pm

Royal Exhibition Building

Skip-A-Beat Transmedia Takeover: Spryk x Dave Court (Live A/V), Chor Bazaar, Mowgli, Primary Thug, CNTRL V, Neural Natak & More

Fri, 21 Aug · 8:00pm

Max Watt’s

Skip-a-Beat Presents - Transmedia Takeover at Now Or Never 2026

Fri, 21 Aug · 8:00pm

Max Watt's

Ceres - ‘Drag It Down on You’ 10th Anniversary Tour

Fri, 21 Aug · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Satu in the Beyond: Far Field Theory LATE SESSION

Fri, 21 Aug · 9:00pm

The Night Cat

Klangkuenstler

21 Aug – 22 Aug

The Timber Yard

Eddie Mac, Colette, Dem Large & Don Nadi

Fri, 21 Aug · 7:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Gut Health, Essendon Airport, Wrong Way Up, Crank

Fri, 21 Aug · 7:00pm

The Curtin

Chillinit - The Last Leg Tour (Second Show)

Sat, 22 Aug · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Mutations feat. Mark N, RamonPang (US), DJ Scorpion, Niph x Insula (Live A/V), Mai

Sat, 22 Aug · 8:00pm

Miscellania

The Breath Haus x Now or Never With Performance by Daniel and David Wilfred

Sat, 22 Aug · 4:30pm

Royal Exhibition Building

Somnia: William Basinski / Bendik Giske

22 Aug – 23 Aug

Royal Exhibition Building

Parkway Drive: Killing Horizons

24 Aug – 25 Aug

Forum Melbourne

Rubiks Collective Nested Problems

Tue, 25 Aug · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Larry Fleet (USA) - Another Year Older Australian Tour

Tue, 25 Aug · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Vera Blue - Modern Rituals Tour

Wed, 26 Aug · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Derrick Gee’s Radio Hour

Wed, 26 Aug · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

How to Train Your Dragon 2 in Concert

27 Aug – 30 Aug

Hamer Hall

Dior Da Ying: Kampung Girl World Tour

Thu, 27 Aug · 6:30pm

Forum Melbourne

Avatar (Swe)

Fri, 28 Aug · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Broadway 50

Fri, 28 Aug · 8:00pm

Max Watt's

Friday Night Social: Wild Circuits

28 Aug – 29 Aug

Science Gallery at the University of Melbourne

HamilTown: Hamilton vs Hadestown Club Night - Melbourne

Fri, 28 Aug · 8:00pm

Max Watt's

Chuleo Club: A.Chal / Slim Soledad / LIZZ / Dinamarca / Zalina

Fri, 28 Aug · 8:00pm

Melbourne Town Hall

Finding Figaro: Octave One / Sleep D X Hybrid Man / JNETT / Baby G

Sat, 29 Aug · 7:30pm

Melbourne Town Hall

Jon Stevens (NZ) - The Noiseworks & INXS Collection '26 Tour

Sat, 29 Aug · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

Tribe

Sat, 29 Aug · 10:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Closing Night: Robin Fox / MY DISCO / Jeho Yun + Kyoungjin So

Sun, 30 Aug · 5:30pm

Melbourne Town Hall

LeeHi

Sun, 30 Aug

Forum Melbourne

Freshly Squeezed Live: Next Gen Jazz

Thu, 3 Sept · 7:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Jim Henson's Labyrinth in Concert

4 Sept – 5 Sept

Hamer Hall

Alex Warren - Finding Family on the Road World Tour

4 Sept – 6 Sept

Rod Laver Arena

Afrosound

Fri, 4 Sept · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

Skindred (UK) - Australian Tour

Fri, 4 Sept · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

To The Grave 'Nail Australia To The Walls'

Sat, 5 Sept · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

DICE | Altitude Tour | Melbourne

Sat, 5 Sept · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

The Outsider

Sat, 5 Sept · 9:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Jib in Xira Izjkala

Sun, 6 Sept · 7:00pm

Wax Music Lounge

Electric Callboy - TANZNEID World Tour

Tue, 8 Sept · 7:15pm

Rod Laver Arena

Bury Tomorrow (UK) - Will You Haunt Me Australian Tour 2026

Wed, 9 Sept · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

John Cameron Mitchell: I’m Afraid of Americans – A Bowie Song Cycle

Wed, 9 Sept · 7:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

The Temper Trap

10 Sept – 11 Sept

Forum Melbourne

Ash (IRL) - ‘1977’ 30th Anniversary Tour

Fri, 11 Sept · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

Infinity Song with Skyscraper Stan

Fri, 11 Sept · 7:00pm

Max Watt's Melbourne

Macy Gray: Live

Fri, 11 Sept · 7:30pm

Hamer Hall

Rhiz & The Sugarplums - 'All Over Again' Album Launch

Sat, 12 Sept · 6:30pm

Brunswick Ballroom

mike.

12 Sept – 18 Sept

Max Watt's Melbourne

Kita Alexander - The Rage Tour

Sat, 12 Sept · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Belle and Sebastian

Sat, 12 Sept · 8:00pm

Palais Theatre

Julian Lage

Sun, 13 Sept

Melbourne Recital Centre

Kate Miller-Heidke

Wed, 16 Sept

Forum Melbourne

Miss Kaninna - Blackprint Tour 2026

Fri, 18 Sept · 8:00pm

Northcote Theatre

The Kovenant

18 Sept – 19 Sept

Max Watt's

Eclipse: Pink Floyd Orchestrated

Fri, 18 Sept · 7:30pm

Hamer Hall

AKMU Australia Tour 2026

Fri, 18 Sept · 7:00pm

Margaret Court Arena

The Songs of John Farnham: A Living Legend

Sun, 20 Sept · 7:00pm

Rod Laver Arena

Jason Derulo - The Last Dance World Tour

Mon, 21 Sept · 6:30pm

Rod Laver Arena

The Lazy Eyes - Cheesy Love Songs Tour

Thu, 24 Sept · 8:00pm

The Night Cat

Press Club

Thu, 24 Sept · 7:00pm

Brunswick Ballroom

CloZee (FRA)

Thu, 24 Sept · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Ben Lee & Georgia Maq

Thu, 24 Sept · 7:30pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Noah Kahan - The Great Divide Tour

25 Sept – 29 Sept

Rod Laver Arena

Shannon Noll - The Road In Front Of Me Tour

Fri, 25 Sept · 8:00pm

Corner Hotel

Carcass (UK) - 'Putrefying Down Under' w. Guests Brujeria (USA)

Fri, 25 Sept · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Flavour (NGA) - The Afroculture Experience

Sat, 26 Sept · 7:00pm

Northcote Theatre

Cohen Noir

Sat, 26 Sept · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

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 Melbourne

The Spare Room

7 Oct – 10 Oct

Geordie Kieffer

8 Oct – 10 Oct

Max Watt's

Ichiko Aoba

Thu, 8 Oct

Melbourne Recital Centre

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

Lorna Shore

Fri, 16 Oct · 6:00pm

John Cain Arena

yama (JPN) - Australian Tour

Fri, 16 Oct · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

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

Zara Larsson Midnight Sun Tour

Sat, 17 Oct · 7:00pm

Margaret Court Arena

Chad Lawson & Priya Singh-Kaushal

Sat, 17 Oct · 7:00pm

Melbourne Recital Centre

Hot Sauce ft. Carl Cox and Eric Powell

Sun, 18 Oct · 5:00pm

Northcote Theatre

Cat Burns

Sun, 18 Oct

Forum Melbourne

Avenged Sevenfold

Tue, 20 Oct · 5:15pm

Rod Laver Arena

Paradise Lost

Tue, 20 Oct · 7:00pm

Max Watt's

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

Tue, 20 Oct · 7:30pm

John Cain Arena

Aja Monet

Thu, 22 Oct · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

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

Fri, 23 Oct

Forum Melbourne

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

Crooked Colours - 'Dirt Road Gold' Album Tour

Sat, 24 Oct · 7:30pm

Northcote Theatre

Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level

24 Oct – 25 Oct

Rod Laver Arena

Aziza

Sun, 25 Oct · 6:00pm

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

Holly Throsby Normal Magic Tour

Sat, 31 Oct · 1:00pm

Brunswick Ballroom

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

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

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

Ashanti ‘Rock Wit U’ Tour

Sat, 14 Nov · 7:30pm

Margaret Court Arena

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

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 Melbourne

Kim Wilde - Closer Tour

Sat, 21 Nov · 7:30pm

Palais Theatre

Kevin Morby

Sun, 22 Nov

Forum Melbourne

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

Home Alone in Concert

11 Dec – 13 Dec

Hamer Hall

Jamie Webster

Sat, 12 Dec · 7:00pm

Max Watt's Melbourne

Ministry of Sound Summer Dance Festival

Sat, 12 Dec · 4:00pm

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

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

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

BTS World Tour ‘ARIRANG’ in Melbourne

12 Feb – 21 Feb

Marvel Stadium

VNV Nation

Sat, 13 Feb · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

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

Citizen: Halcyon Blues World Tour

Sun, 28 Feb

Forum Melbourne

Jungle

2 Mar – 10 Mar

Rod Laver Arena

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

Mono

Sat, 24 Apr · 7:45pm

Max Watt's

The Whiskey Brothers Dust Road Tour

Sun, 25 Apr · 7:30pm

Max Watt's

ELDER - ‘Through Zero’ Australian Tour

Sat, 15 May · 8:00pm

Max Watt's

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert

17 Sept – 19 Sept

The Plenary

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