THIS WEEK
IN
MELBOURNE
THURSDAY 28th May 2026
THURSDAY (28/5//26)
BRIAN JACKSON & YASIIN BEY @ Forum (May 28)
NORTHSIDE RECORDS presents THE BRIAN JACKSON / YASIIN BEY afterparty show of respefct @ ANGEL BAR
MARK ERNESTUS’Ndagga Rhythm Force. @ The Night Cat (May 28)
ROCHELLE JORDAN @ 170 Russell (May 28)
COOKIN ON 3 BURNERS @ 303 Bar (May 28)
MARK ERNESTUS NDAGGA RHYTHM FORCE@ The NIght CAt (MAy 28)
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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
LANEOUS & FRIENDS @ Old Plates (Thursdays)
BACHATA VIBES THIURSDAYS @ Victorian Pride Center St Kilda
ORBIT residency @ BAr OUssou
FRIDAY 29th May 2026
FRIDAY (29/5/26)
MAXINE FUNKE, HANTU, BLUE COMMUNICATIONS @ Eastmint (May 29)
TOKiMONSTA @ The Night Cat (May 29)
MELBOURNE SOUL WEEKENDER @ Wax Music Lounge
FLYING LOTUS @ The Timber Yard (May 29)
ONE SIXTH “Matutara Album launch” @ Revolver Upstiars (May 29)
HALF BENT MUSIC FESTIVAL @ BRUNSWICK WEST (May 29-31)
MONSTRESS @ Creatures Of Habit Bar & Band room
BYRON THE AQUARIOUS @ Howler (May 29)
DJ GAVIN CAMPBELL @ THeory Bar (May 29)
HONEYSMACK @ Revolver (May 29)
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ASANTI BEAT @ Old Plates (Every Friday 7pm)
AFROCAN DAYS @ Whitehart (Good Friday edition! – extra good!)
LANEOUS @ Edinburg Castle
Saturday 30th May 2026
SATURDAY (30/5/3/26)
LIL KIM @ Festival Hall (May 30)
HALF BENT MUSIC FESTIVAL @ BRUNSWICK WEST (May 29-31)
MELBOURNE SOUL WEEKENDER @ Bodriggy Brewing Hall (1-5pm)
MELBOURNE SOUL WEEKENDER @ Brunswick Ballroom (8-1am)
SLOW GRIND FEVER @ Bar Open (May 30)
JIB @ The Retreat (May 30)
BRETT WILLIAMS TRIO @ Uptown Jazz Cafe (May 30)
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THE LATE SHOW SATURDAYS @ Revolver
SWEETIE & FRIENDS @ Punters Club
SUNDAY 31st May 2026
SUNDAY (31/5/26)
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (May 31)
MUSIC IN EXILE X HIgh Note @ High Note (May 31)
THE GET DOWN 23: Melbourne;s Ultimate Hip Hop Showcase @ Bergy Bandroom
HALF BENT MUSIC FESTIVAL @ BRUNSWICK WEST (May 29-31)
THEE SACRED SOULS @ Hamer Hall (May 31)
MELBOURNE SOUL WEEKENDER @ Bodriggy (4-10pm)
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NCHESVE @ The Clyde Hotel 2pm – Late (Every Sunday)
DOMINGO LATINO W/ TUmbao Social – 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
MONDAY 1st June 2026
MONDAY (1/6/26)
NORTHSIDE DJ TAKEOVER @ Music Room (El Fuentes & Stuckey)
STUCKEY & MISS GOLDIE @ Punters Club (June 1)
NO SKIPS – MILES DAVIS Kind Of Blue LISTENING PARTY @ The Moat (June 1)
INDONESIAN GAMELAN ENSEMBLE @ Melba Hall (June 1)
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CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS EVERY MONDAY @ Wax Music Lounge
TRANSIENTS : Dasika/Carbo/Beck/ KELLER @ Jazzlab
SUNFLOWER JAM @ Wesley Anne
JASSHUB @ 303 Bar
TUESDAY 2nd June 2026
TUESDAY 2nd JUNE
NORTHSIDE RECORDS DJ TAKEOVER @ Whitehart Bar
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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
JAZZLAB ORCHESTRA @ Jazz Lab
DON’T SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE @ Shotkickers
Wedensday 3rd June 2026
WEDNESDAY (3/6/26)
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AFROSPACE INTERCHANGE @ Old Plates (Wednesdays forever!)
THE ROOKIES @ Rooks Return (every Wednesday)
JERRY (FIVE-PIECE COSMIC FUNK BAND) @ The Evelyn (Every Wednesday in April)
JUKE JOINTS @ Section 8
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
COMING
UP...
ANAIIS @ Melbourne Recital Centre (June 4)
SAUL WILLIAMS & CARLOS NINO @ Melbourne Recital Centre (June 5)
ADRIAN SHERWOOD @ Max Watts (June 5)
FAIRTRADE NARCOTICS @ The Retreat (June 5)
SEUN KUTI & EGYPT 80 @ Hamer Hall (June 5)
24 HOURS OF MILO @ The Night Cat (June 6)
JAZZ DOOF #8 @ Second Story Studios (June 6)
RISING: DAY TRIPPER W KAE TEMPEST, CHANEL BEADS, SAUL WILLIAMS, THE CONGOS, ADRIAN SHERWOOD, ESTATIC MOB, KAHIL EL’ZABAR AND MORE (June 6)
DAY TRIPPER – RISING @ Melbourne Town Hall / Max Watts (June 6)
ADAM HALLIWELL “Sono Una Pera” Launch @ Norla Dome (june 6)
JON HENDERSON LIVE @ Fat Goat (June 6)
BACON FAT @ The Shady Lady (June 6)
FUNDRAISER FOR SUDAN AND MOB STATIC W SOJU GANG, KOMANG, ONE SIXTH, MOTHAFUNK, THAMPSON P & SECOND THOUGHT, BAKRI + IBSTA & MORE @ Grace Darling (June 7)
KAHIL EL’ZABAR @ Giant Steps Winery (June 7)
KAI ALCE & LOVIE @ Secret Warehouse Location (June 7)
JNETT ARLEN, ANYO & BOOGS @ New Guernica (June 7)
DANNY BROWN @ Northcote Theatre (June 7)
ARRAIA DO BAQUE @ The evelyn Hotel (June 7)
NADAV RAMAN TRIO @ Jazz Lab (June 11)
STEPPERS @ Sooki Lounge (June 12)
STEADY WEATHER @ The Evelyn (June 12)
CATER 2 U: HALF QUEEN X STATE OFF @ Miscellania (June 12)
LEON THOMAS @ Forum (Jun 13, 14)
MARLEY DEL PRETE @ Tramways Hotel (June 13)
TOQUI @ The Jazzlab (June 13)
ULTRAVIBRALUX @ 303 (June 13)
RECLINK COMMUNITY CUP @ Victoria Park (June 14)
STEREOLAB @ Forum (Jun 18)
JULIUS RODRIGUEZ @ Birds Basement (June 19)
JULIEN WILSON QUARTET @ Uptown Jazz Cafe (June 19)
MARLEY DEL PRETE @ Tramway Hotel (June 20)
KRAFTY KUTS & DJ CRAZE @ Howler (June 20)
GRAND WAZOO presents SOUL QUEENS @ Birds Basement (june 20)
ACOPIA @ The Night Cat (June 26)
SUCCULENT present SAMPOLOGY @ Solace (june 26)
SHARI PARI WHEN IT COMES OT LOVE launch @ The Fat Goat (June 27)
COLLINGWOOD CHILDREN’S FARM WINTER BONFIRE FUNDRAISER @ Collingwood Children’s Farm (June 27)
MARLEY DEL PRETE @ Tramway Hotel (June 27)
DONNY BENÉT @ The Croxton Bandroom
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (Jun 28)
24 HOURS OF MILO @ The Night Cat (July 4)
ELLA THOMPSON @ Howler (July 4)
RELAX WITH MAX @ Birds Basement (July 11)
MIJF X NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: JON HUNTS BLUE DEVILS @ NGV (July 17)
MIJF X NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: CANNONBALL FT CHANTAL MITVALSKY @ NGV (July 24)
MILDLIFE, KRAKATAU, CLAIRE DIXON @ the Night cat (July 25)
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (July 26)
MIJF X NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: RALEIGH WILLIAMS @ NGV (July 31)
24 HOURS OF MILO @ The Night Cat (Aug 1)
MIJF X NGV FRIDAY NIGHTS: YUNIOR TERRY QUARTET @ NGV (Aug 7)
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (Aug 30)
CARL COX @ Northcote Theatre (Oct 17)