List of music venues in Melbourne

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This is a list of venues (pubs, clubs, and cafes) commonly used for concerts and other musical performances in Melbourne, Australia.

The following venues have been identified as Melbourne's premier places for live music according to Beat Magazine (April, 2025).

  • 170 Russell (formerly Billboard) - 170 Russell St, Melbourne
  • Bird's Basement - 11 Singers Ln, Melbourne
  • Cherry Bar - 69 Little Collins St, Melbourne
  • Festival Hall - 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne
  • Hamer Hall - Southbank
  • Max Watt's (formerly the Hi-Fi Bar) - 125 Swanston St, Melbourne
  • Melbourne Recital Centre - 31 Sturt St, Southbank
  • Paris Cat Jazz Club - 6 Goldie Place, Melbourne
  • Section 8 - 27-29 Tattersalls Ln, Melbourne
  • Sidney Myer Music Bowl - Kings Domain Gardens, Linlithgow Ave, Melbourne
  • The Forum - 154 Flinders St, Melbourne
  • The Last Chance Rock and Roll Bar - 238 Victoria St, Melbourne
  • Toff in Town - 2f/252 Swanston St, Melbourne
  • Wax Music Lounge - 250 Flinders St, Melbourne
  • Whiteheart Bar - 22 Whitehart Lane, Melbourne

Abbotsford

  • Lulie Tavern - 225 Johnston St, Abbotsford

Belgrave

  • Sooki Lounge - 1648 Burwood Hwy, Belgrave

Brunswick

  • The Beast - 80 Lygon St, Brunswick East
  • Bergy Bandroom - 64 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
  • The East Brunswick Hotel - 280 Lygon St, East Brunswick
  • Edinburgh Castle - 681 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
  • The Brunswick Ballroom - 314 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
  • The Brunswick Artists Bar - 316 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
  • Howler - 7-11 Dawson St, Brunswick
  • The Jazzlab - 27 Leslie St, Brunswick
  • Penny Black - 420 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
  • Retreat Hotel - Level 1/280 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
  • Rubix Warehouse - 36 Phoenix St, Brunswick
  • Stay Gold - 133 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
  • Union Hotel - 109 Union Street, Brunswick

Carlton

Coburg

  • The Post Office Hotel - 229-231 Sydney Rd, Coburg

Collingwood

  • The Bendigo Hotel - 125 Johnston Street, Collingwood
  • The Gem - 289 Wellington St, Collingwood
  • The Tote Hotel - 67-71 Johnston St, Collingwood

Fitzroy

  • Bar Open - 317 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
  • Evelyn Hotel - 351 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
  • Labour in Vain - 197a Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
  • Laundry Bar - 50 Johnston St, Fitzroy
  • The Night Cat - 137-141 Johnston St, Fitzroy
  • Nighthawks - 136 Johnston St, Collingwood
  • The Old Bar - 74 Johnston Street, Fitzroy
  • The Punters Club - 376 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
  • Rooks Return - 201 Brunswick St, Fitzroy
  • Sugar Glider - 56 Johnston St, Fitzroy
  • Tramway Hotel - 165 Rae St, Fitzroy North
  • The Workers Club - 51 Brunswick St, Fitzroy

Footscray

  • Kindred Bandroom - 3 Harris St, Footscray
  • Misfits Bar - 30 Chambers St, Footscray

Heatherton

  • Arcobar - 8 Arco Ln, Heatherton

Moonee Ponds

  • The Clocktower - 750 Mt Alexander Rd, Moonee Ponds

Newport

  • The Substation - 1 Market St, Newport

Northcote

  • Bar 303 - 303 High St, Northcote
  • High Note - 220 High St, Northcote
  • Merri Creek Tavern - 111 High St, Northcote
  • Northcote Social Club - 301 High St, Northcote
  • Northcote Theatre - 216-218 High St, Northcote
  • Open Studio - 204 High St, Northcote
  • Wesley Anne - 250 High St, Northcote

Nunawading

  • The Round - 379-399 Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading

Port Melbourne

  • The Timber Yard - 351 Plummer St, Port Melbourne
  • Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts (PICA) - 1 Thackray Rd, Port Melbourne

Prahran

Preston

  • The Merri Bar - 15 Gilbert Rd, Preston
  • Ragtime Tavern - 206 Tyler St, Preston

Richmond

  • The Central Club Hotel - 293 Swan Street, Richmond
  • Corner Hotel - 57 Swan St, Richmond
  • The Leadbeater Hotel - 1 Church St, Richmond
  • Odeon Richmond - 267 Swan St, Richmond

St Kilda

  • Dogs Bar - 54 Acland St, St Kilda
  • George Lane - 1 George Ln, St Kilda
  • Esplanade Hotel - 11 The Esplanade, St Kilda
  • Memo Music Hall - 88 Acland St, St Kilda
  • The Palais Theatre - Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
  • Prince Bandroom - 29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
  • The Vineyard - 71A Acland St, St Kilda

Thornbury

  • Cactus Room - 614 High St, Thornbury
  • Cafe Gummo - 711 High St, Thornbury
  • The Croxton - 607 High St, Thornbury
  • Shotkickers - 744 High St, Thornbury
  • Thornbury Local - 635 High St, Thornbury
  • Thornbury Theatre - 859 High St, Thornbury

Former Venues

  • Bennetts Lane - Bennetts Lane, Melbourne (closed 2017)
  • Bombay Rock - 1 Phoenix St, Brunswick (cnr Sydney Road) (closed 1991)
  • Brunswick Hotel - 140 Sydney Rd, Brunswick (closed 2018)
  • The Club (formerly The Jump Club) - Smith St, Collingwood (closed 1993-94)
  • Dallas Brooks Hall - Albert St, East Melbourne (demolished 2015)
  • Dan O'Connell Hotel - 225 Canning St, Carlton (closed 2020)
  • Dizzy's Jazz Club - 368-382 Bridge Rd, Richmond (closed 2018)
  • Empress Hotel (formerly Empress of India) - 714 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North (still open, but no longer a live music venue)
  • The Grainstore - 46 King St, Melbourne (closed early 1990s)
  • Hugs&Kisses Club - 22 Sutherland St, Melbourne (closed 2019)
  • The Lounge - 1/243 Swanston St, Melbourne (closed 2019)
  • Manchester Lane Jazz Club - 234 Flinders Lane, Melbourne (closed 2013)
  • The Palace Theatre - 20 Bourke St, Melbourne (closed 2014)
  • The Palace - Lower Esplanade, St Kilda (closed 2007)
  • Prospect Hill Hotel, High Street, Kew (closed 2000)
  • Red Bennies - Chapel St, South Yarra (closed 2014)
  • Roxanne Parlour - 2 Coverlid Place, Melbourne (closed 2015)
  • Ruby's Music Room - Cnr Little Lonsdale St and Bennetts Lane, Melbourne (closed 2016)
  • Shebeen Bandroom - 234 Flinders Lane, Melbourne (closed 2016)
  • Whole Lotta Love Bar, 524 Lygon Street, East Brunswick (closed 2024)
  • Yours and Mine Nightclub - 229 Queensberry St, Carlton (closed 2018)

Venues used primarily for theatrical productions

see also: List of theatres in Melbourne

Venues used primarily for sporting events but have hosted music events

Other Venues

See also

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