THIS WEEK
IN
MELBOURNE
THURSDAY 30th July 2026
NORTHSIDE THIEVES @ Bodriggy Brewing Co
BARNEY McALL : NON COMPLIANCE TRIO @ JAzz Lab
RAY PEREIRA & ABOUBACAR DJELIKE KOUYATE @ Kindred (Arvo)
MICHELLE NICOLE & FRIENDS @ The BRunswick Green
TOADSTILL @ The Evelyn (with KEETS )
MELBOURNE JAZZ PROJECT @ Jacket
HENRY MANETTA & THE TRIP @ BAr 303
THE DARYL MCKENZIE JAZZ ORCHESTRA ft FEM BELLING @ Pari s Cat
THE OSCAR BRUTEN QUARTET @ Uptown Jazz Cafe
LAUFEY @ ROd Laver Arena
BROWN SUGA PRINCESS +++ @ Angel Music Bar
BARNEY MCALL’s NON COMPLIANCE TRIO @ Jazzlab (July 30)
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INNER SANCTUARY W DJ JNETT & DJ Jimmy James THURSDAYS @ Whitehart
ELECTRIC INTRELUDE @ Electric Bar (Thursdays)
FLOW MOTION JAM THURSDAYS @ Kindred Band-room with MIKE RUDD!
LANEOUS & FRIENDS @ Old Plates (Thursdays)
BACHATA VIBES THIURSDAYS @ Victorian Pride Center St Kilda
ORBIT residency @ Bar Oussou (10pm)
DIGGIN IN THE CRATES @ Wax Museum (with GSM)
FRIDAY 31st July 2026
TRIBQU TRIBE & FULL CIRCLE with JUS-ED
CHECKERBOARD LOUNGE @ The Lomond hotel
THE PEARLY SHELL SWING ORCHESTRA @ Jazz Lab
SALSA CASERA & KEETS @ Bar 303
LAUFEY @ ROd Laver Arena
EDDIE MAC @ Wax Music Laounge
THE MELTDOWN PERSEVERANCE TOUR @ The Night Cat (July 31)
MIJF X NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: RALEIGH WILLIAMS @ NGV (July 31)
KADIKOY MIX TAPE @ The leadbeater Hotel
LATE NIGHT ORCHETRA (Back TO Ours) @ Hamer Hall (feat. KYLIE AULDIST
KRAKATAU live at 3RRR @ 3RRR (july 31 7pm)
MAAJELA MAN KE ANDAR EP LAUNCH W NEON GOBLIN & BLACK WATTLE WITCHES @ The Evelyn (July 31)
LIZZIE BRADLEY & INKSWEL album release party @ BAr OUssou (July 31)
BIONIC BOOGIE: THE ONLY CHILD MUSIC APPRECIATION SOCIETY @ Wax Music Lounge (July 31)
JULIAN WILSON / STEHAN MAGNUSSON / James Gilligan TRIO @ Uptown Jazz Cafe
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3,2,1 @ the Horn every Friday 7:30pm
ASANTI BEAT @ Old Plates (Every Friday 7pm)
AFROCAN DAYS @ Whitehart (Good Friday edition! – extra good!)
LANEOUS @ Edinburg Castle
Saturday 1st August 2026
BANKSIA (single Launch) @ Northcote Social Club (with GIRLS NIGHT IN and STEPPERS
CROSSFADER with DJ VADIM @ Howler (with J-RED !!))
24 HOURS OF MILO @ The Night Cat (Aug 1)
BROWN SPIRITS @ The Punters Club (with HEAVY AMBER)
CHARLIE NEEDS BRACES @ BAr Open (front Bar)
MIKE GURRIERI & KGMOTOSO @ Boriggy
ELA STILES @ Miscilanea
LAUFEY @ Rod Laver Arena
DJ JNETT @ Workshop Bar
CISCO TAVARES @ Tusk Bar
THE MELTDOWN @ THe Eureka Hotel Richmond
PRIMA with Saadiva & Friends @ Whitehart
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THE LATE SHOW SATURDAYS @ Revolver
SWEETIE & FRIENDS @ Punters Club Callum Vass this week!
SUNDAY 2nd August May 2026
ULTRAVIBRALUX @ Bodriggy (arvo)
EMMA VOLARD (Live) @ Whitehart (With SKOMES and AMIN PAYNE!!)
OVNI COLLECTIVE @ Jacket
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NCHESVE @ The Clyde Hotel 2pm – Late (Every Sunday)
DOMINGO LATINO W/ Havan Club Orquesta – EVERY SUNDAY @ THE NIGHT CAT
The Punters @ Punters Club Every Sunday 4pm
WAX MUSEUM RECORDS & FRIENDS – EVERY SUNDAY @ Wax Lounge
HIGH NOTE STAFF SELECTS EVERY SUN @ High Note (Ewan)
SUNDAYS HARTBEATS LIVE JAZZ @ Whitehart (Shantael Raphael + NHT Quintet w/ Thurtdelic of Parliament Funkadelic)
KOORI AFTERNOON @ Bar Oussou
TESTIFY W? @ Old Plates
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HARTBEATS – LIVE JAZZ – @ Whitehart GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy |
MONDAY 3rd August 2026
NO SKIPS – LISTENING PARTY – EDDIE PALMIERI Sun Of Latin Music @ The Moat 6:30pm
FRIENDS – Mondays iN AUGUST @ The Punters club
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CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS EVERY MONDAY @ Wax Music Lounge
TRANSIENTS : Carbo / Anderson/ KELLER @ Jazzlab
SUNFLOWER JAM @ Wesley Anne
JASSHUB @ 303 Bar
LATIN JAZZ CLUB MONDAYS @ Bodriggy
TUESDAY 4th August 2026
OSCAR JIMINEZ @ The Quadrophonic Club
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NORTHSIDE RECORDS JUNE DJ TAKEOVER @ Whitehart Bar
SPOKEN WORD 7PM @ Bar Oussou (EVERY TUES)
BRAZLOMBIA @ WAX MUSIC LOUNGE (Every Tuesday)
CONDENSED MILK @ Section 8 (Amin Payne, Taijae + Guests)
NOW HERE THIS @ The Toff – 10-3am
MAKE IT UP CLUB Every Tuesday @ Bar Open
SPOKEN WORD TUESDAYS @ Bar Oussou
SANFONA @ BAr 303
DON’T SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE @ Shotkickers
Wedensday 5th August 2026
DIVE TEAM FIVE @ The Counts (Aug 5)
THE JAZZ LAB JAMS hosted BY HUE BLANES @ Jazz Lab
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AFROSPACE INTERCHANGE @ Old Plates (Wednesdays forever!)
THE ROOKIES @ Rooks Return (every Wednesday)
JAZZ & SOUL @ The Music Room (Every Wednesday)
OPEN MIC & JAM @ Bar Oussou (EVERY WED)
BE BOP WEDNESDAYS @ Uptown Jazz Cafe
MELLOWDÍAS THUMP (Live Hiphop with Tumi the Be + Special Guests@ Wax Music Lounge (Every Wednesday)
SALSA NIGHT @ Tatiana’s
COSMIC JAMS JAM SESSION @ Bodriggy every Wednesday
WEDNESDAYS JAZZ @ Solace
COMING
UP...
BUTTONS @ Izakaya By Tamura (Aug 6)
TYLA MOONCHILD THURS IN AUG @ Edinburg Castle (Aug 6)
STUPID FVCK THE SILLY CLOWN @ The Tote
HOLY TRINITY PRES: GRACE FERGUSON @ High Note (Aug 6)
UPTOWN’s 18th BIRTHDAY with THE FIREMEN @ Uptown Jazz cafe (Aug 6)
THE PRO-TEENS @ Old Plates (Aug 6)
STELLA ANNING TRIO @ Brunswick Artists Bar
ON-LY ‘BURN’ LP LAUNCH + STANDING CIRCLE ‘ THE RUN UP’ SINGLE LAUNCH @ High Note (Aug 7)
MIJF X NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: YUNIOR TERRY QUARTET @ NGV (Aug 7)
4H FEST IV – HIP HOP HABLA HISPANAA – LA ETNNIA @ Inflation (Aug 7)
GOODY’S HIFI @ Spit (Aug 8)
FIVE YEARS OF MISC @ Miscellania (Aug 8)
JAKE MASON TRIO @ The Counts (Aug 12)
GABI BASMAN TRIO @ Aster (Aug 13)
THE PRO-TEENS @ Old Plates (Aug 13)
TYLA MOONCHILD THURS IN AUG @ Edinburg Castle (Aug 13)
INTERMOOD @ The Night Cat (Aug 14)
CANTRIPS & TONY SOPRANO BAND @ Punters Club (Aug 14)
FOUNTAIN LAKES @ Railway Hotel (Aug 14)
JARABI & YUVAL ASHKAR TRIO @ Glen Waverly Community Centre (Aug 14)
IMMY OWUSU @ Kindred Studios (Aug 14)
NONG KRONG SODA GEMBIRA @ Miscellania (Aug 15)
CRAZY HORSE BURLESQUE SALOON @ Shady Lady (Aug 16)
PAUL WILLIAMSON HAMMOND COMBO @ The Counts (Aug.19)
IWUDA TRIO @ Aster (Aug 20)
THE PRO-TEENS @ Old Plates (Aug 20)
TYLA MOONCHILD THURS IN AUG @ Edinburg Castle (Aug 20)
LOOKBOOK W ELA STILES, BROOKLYN QUEENZ, NICK CURRIE & MORE @ Miscellania (Aug 1)
NADAV RAYMAN TRIO album launch @ Jazz Lab (Aug 22)
NOW OR NEVER First Nations Futures @ The Capitol (Aug 24)
SCOFIELD A GO GO @ The Counts (Aug 26)
TYLA MOONCHILD THURS IN AUG @ Edinburg Castle (Aug 27)
THE PRO-TEENS @ Old Plates (Aug 27)
NOW OR NEVER: CHULEO CLUB W A.CHAL, SLIM SOLEDAD, LIZZ, DINAMARCA, ZALINA @ Melbourne Town Hall (Aug 28)
NOW OR NEVER Finding Figaro @ Melb Town Hall *Aug 29)
AMARU TRIBE album lunach @ The Night Cat (Aug 29)
MOUNT KUJO @ Revolver Upstairs (Aug 29)
MACY GRAY @ Hamer Hall (Sep 11)
ETHIOPIAN NEW YEAR CELEBRATION @ Jolted Arts Space with NEW FLOWER SOUND SYSTEM (Sept 11)
ALOE BLACC @ The Palais (Sep 13)
SOUL-A-GO-GO @ The Night Cat (September 19)
THE CAIRO CLUB @ BRunswick Ballroom (Sept 19)
NAI PALM @ The Counts (Oct 16)
CARL COX @ Northcote Theatre (Oct 17)
TESKEY BROTHERS 10 years of HALF MILE HARVEST with FRED WESLEY AND THE JBs + EMILY WURRAMARA @ Sidney Myer MusiC Bowl (Oct 17)
HOT SAUCE feat CARL COX & ERIC POWELL @ Northcote Theatre (Oct 18)
ASTELS @ Brunswick Ballroom (Nov 1)
HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR DJ SET @ The Night Cat (Nov 14)
KERRI CHANDLER @ Northcote Theatre (Nov 27)
KOOL & THE GANG AND SISTER SLEDGE FT SLEDGENDARY @ Festival Hall (Nov 28)
DIZZEE RASCAL @ Live at The Gardens (Dec 4)
JAMAICAN FOOD AND MUSIC FESTIVAL – 10 YEAR Anniversary @ Seaworks (Dec 12)