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Live music in Melbourne

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Example nights

Real Melbourne venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Jul 20.

Games at The JazzLab - Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Brunswick in Brunswick, then dinner at Subculture Brewing.

  • 01The JazzLab - Bennetts Lane Jazz Club BrunswickBrunswick · $$$
  • 02Subculture BrewingBrunswick · $$
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Games at Forum Melbourne in Melbourne (3000), then dinner at Melbourne Central Lion Hotel.

  • 01Forum MelbourneMelbourne (3000) · $$$
  • 02Melbourne Central Lion HotelMelbourne (3000) · $$
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Games at The Tote in Collingwood, then dinner at Evies Disco Diner in Fitzroy.

  • 01The ToteCollingwood · $$
  • 02Evies Disco DinerFitzroy · $$
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Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    Paris Cat Jazz Club

    Melbourne (3000) · $$

    Dimly lit room, live jazz most nights, cocktails and tapas — shared tables, cozy dates, locals cycling through.

  2. 02

    The JazzLab - Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Brunswick

    Brunswick · $$$

  3. 03

    Lido Jazz Room

    Hawthorn · $$$

  4. 04

    Max Watts

    Melbourne (3000) · $$$

    Split-level floor, upstairs balcony — claim your sight line early. Bar staff helpful, sound tight, Swanston Street entrance easy to miss.

  5. 05

    Northcote Social Club

    Northcote · $$

    Hip, laid-back joint with regular live bands & a spacious deck offering updated pub eats & beer.

  6. 06

    Forum Melbourne

    Melbourne (3000) · $$$

    1920s theatre with Grecian blue domes, terraced standing, booth seating — central CBD spot with genuinely great acoustics and atmosphere.

  7. 07

    The Tote

    Collingwood · $$

    Long-running, iconic locale with exposed-brick walls, for punk, metal, and psychedelic rock bands.

  8. 08

    The Last Chance

    Melbourne (3000) · $

    Convivial bar & live-music venue with diverse acts, offering craft beer & American-inspired snacks.

  9. 09

    The Central Club Hotel

    Richmond · $$

  10. 10

    Cherry

    Melbourne (3000) · $

    Live rock acts, sticky floors, DJ sets past midnight — nights built around the riffs, not the décor.

  11. 11

    The Old Bar

    Fitzroy · $

    Old-school venue with band posters lining red walls and a diverse nightly line-up of live music.

  12. 12

    Mr Boogie Man Bar

    Abbotsford · $

    Live bands weekly, staff who actually care, drinks honest. Old-school bar that still feels like Melbourne — rough edges, full of heart.