Melbourne seven-piece Vanilla Gorilla are emerging from their "celestial hiatus" with a brand new album and a special hometown show at Brunswick Ballroom. The band will be touring in support of their ...

If you’re looking for a bar that is homey but still cool and as comfortable as your living room but a lot more lively, Merri Bar is your spot. It’s a good bar on regular day, but on the weekends it ...

Fed Square is set to come alive with Sufi music as Pakistan's Fareed Ayaz and Abu Muhammad return for a special free Eid celebration. Internationally renowned Qawwali performers Fareed Ayaz and Abu ...

APRA AMCOS has applauded the move while challenging all political parties to commit to a Triple Lock Guarantee for local music ahead of the upcoming election. The budget includes vital cash injections ...

Standing in front of a room of horrified punters in 2018, comedian Sammy Petersen’s heart decided it had copped enough of the brutal comedy industry that had been his childhood obsession. The cardiac ...

Or close the wall up with our English dead. Marion Potts makes a triumphant return to Bell Shakespeare after 15 years, directing this riveting new take on Shakespeare’s war-time epic. The production ...

The Bearded Bakers, known for their energetic performances and Middle Eastern baking traditions, will be at the heart of the action, bringing their signature “baking and shaking” with live music, ...

This event is part of the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Letitia Lickkit is throwing an ASMR party and you’re invited! Presents! Cake! Role plays! Headphones! “Like watching ASMR by a ...

Vocalist, songwriter, broadcaster, and all-round jazz superstar Chelsea Wilson is bringing high-energy swing and blues to Monash University Performing Art Centres (MPAC) this May for the Big Jazz Day ...

The Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) is kicking off a year-long celebration to mark 40 years of cultural resilience, growth and connection to Victorian First Peoples. From humble beginnings to becoming the ...

Five lucky Beat readers will win a case each of Patient Wolf Distilling's G&T cans and entering couldn't be easier. Melbourne gin heroes Patient Wolf are dishing out the goods this summer with five ...

Kick those Monday blues to the curb at Social Sanctuary – your weekly night of free live music at NSC. We’ve lined up a stellar roster of your fave local artists and some exciting new talents breezing ...