Live music
If live music, clubs & bars are what you’re after, there’s no doubt you’ll be in the best place. Melbourne is Australia’s live music capital, and Citadines on Bourke Melbourne is at its epicentre. Venues include some of the most eclectic lounges, bars and stages you’ll find anywhere in the world, featuring everything from cool jazz to hot fusion and everything in between. Annual events include the Big Day Out and Summadayze, while a vast range of jazz, folk and festivals crowds the calendar.
RRR gig guide
www.rrr.org.au/whats-going-on
Melbourne Gig Guide
www.onlymelbourne.com.au
Tickets
Ticketek Australia
www.ticketek.com.au
Melbourne Ticketek City Box Office
225 Exhibition St, Melbourne 3000
132 849
Live music venues in and around the city
Bennett's Lane
bennettslane.com
25 Bennetts Lane, Melbourne, 3000
03 9663 2856
Cherry Bar
myspace.com/cherrybarmelbourne
103 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 3000
03 9639 8122
Corner Hotel
cornerhotel.com
57 Swan Street Richmond, 3121
03 9427 9198
Ding Dong Lounge
dingdonglounge.com.au
18 Market Lane, Melbourne, 3000
03 9662 1020
The Drunken Poet
myspace.com/drunkenpoets
65 Peel St, West Melbourne, 3003
03 9348 9797
Forum
forummelbourne.com.au
154 Flinders Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9299 9800
The Hi-Fi Bar & Ballroom
thehifi.com.au/melbourne
125 Swanston Street Walk, Melbourne, 3000
03 9654 7617
Miss Libertine
misslibertine.com.au
34 Franklin Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9663 6855
Pony
pony.net.au
68 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9662 1026
The Toff
thetoffintown.com
Second Floor, Curtin House, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9639 8770
The Workers Club
theworkersclub.com.au
Cnr Brunswick and Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 3065
03 9415 8889
Bars
Melbourne’s boutique bar culture is world-class, bar none. The coolest lounges and wine bars lurk in laneways, down tiny arcades, below ground in secluded cellars and elsewhere throughout the humming Melbourne. Look forward to signature cocktails, award-winning estate-grown wines and some of the funkiest décor you’ve seen this side of nineteenth century Paris.
Bar Lourinha
barlourinha.com.au
37 Little Collins Street, Melbourne 3000
03 9663 7890
Berlin Bar
berlinbar.com.au
16 Corrs Lane, Melbourne, 3000
03 9639 3396
The Carlton
thecarlton.com.au
193 Bourke St, Melbourne, 3000
03 9663 3216
Collins Quarter
collinsquarter.com
86a Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9650 8500
Cookie
cookie.net.au
Level 2, 252 Swanston Street Walk, Melbourne, 3000
03 9663 7660
The Croft Institute
thecroftinstitute.net
21 Croft Alley, Melbourne, 3000
03 96714399
Emerald Peacock
theemeraldpeacock.com
233 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9654 8680
The Galley Room
thegalleyroom.com.au/
Level 1, 510 Flinders Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9629 1350
Gin Palace
ginpalace.com.au
10 Russell Place, Melbourne, 3000
03 9654 0533
Madame Brussels
madamebrussels.com
Level 3, 59-63 Bourke Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9662 2775
Misty Bar
misty.net.au
3-5 Hosier Lane, Melbourne, 3000
03 9663 9202
The Order of Melbourne
theorder.com.au
Level 2, 401 Swanston Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9663 6707
Pony Fish Island
Yarra Pedestrian Footbridge, Melbourne, 3000
0426 501 857
Riverland
riverlandbar.com
1-9 Federation Wharf (under Princes Bridge), Melbourne, 3000
03 9662 1771
Seamstress Cocktail Bar
seamstress.com.au
113 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9663 6363
Section 8
section8.com.au
27-29 Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne, 3000
0422 972 656
Siglo
Level 2, 161 Spring Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9654 6631
Spice Market
spicemarket.net.au
Beaney Lane off Russell Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9660 3777
Clubs
Melbourne’s club scene is as vibrant as its world-renowned restaurants and bars. Whatever your vibe, there’s a club waiting for you, from out-there alternative to happening indie to funked-out dance featuring local and international DJs.
Baroq House
www.baroqhouse.com.au
9-13 Drewery Lane, Melbourne, 3000
03 8080 5680
Champagne Lounge
www.champagnelounge.com.au
41 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9654 0554
Cherry Bar
melbourne.citysearch.com.au
103 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, 3000
03 9639 8122
Double Happiness
www.double-happiness.org
21 Liverpool Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9650 4488
La Di Da
www.ladidapeople.com
577 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9670 7680
The Loft
www.the-loft.com.au
Level 2, 117 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, 3000
0425 854 989
Marrakech
www.marrakechcocktailbar.com.au
25 Bank Place, Melbourne, 3000
03 8080 5690
Revolver
www.revolverupstairs.com.au
229 Chapel St, Prahran, 3181
03 9521 5985
Cheap tix
Make your entertainment dollar stretch even further with Melbourne’s cheap ticket outlets. Go to halftixmelbourne.com or visit them on Bourke Street (Hours: Mon 10am-2pm, Tues-Thurs 11am-6pm, Fri 11am-6.30pm, Sat 10am-4pm).
Half Tix
www.halftixmelbourne.com
Melbourne Town Hall Swanston St, Melbourne, 3000
03 9650 9420
Performing arts
Melbourne and the stage are synonymous, from the experimental one-act drama through to the vast, majestic productions playing in the major theatres. Melbourne’s opera and ballet cultures remain as strong as ever, backed by some of Australia’s best performing spaces, for both performers and audiences alike. Festivals abound, from annual choral events through to the Comedy Festival and everything in between.
Athenaeum Theatre
thatsmelbourne.com.au
188 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9650 1500
Theatre Guide
www.theatrealive.com.au
9-13 Drewery Lane, Melbourne, 3000
03 8080 5680
The Dog Theatre
www.thedogtheatre.com
42a Albert Street, Footscray, 3011
03 9689 2566
Comedy
www.marrinertheatres.com.au
240 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9299 4950
La Mama
www.lamama.com.au
205 Faraday Street, Carlton, 3053
03 9347 6142
Her Majesty’s Theatre
www.hmt.com.au
219 Exhibition Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 8643 3300
Princess Theatre
marrinertheatres.com.au
163 Spring Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9299 9800
Melbourne Theatre Company
www.theatrealive.com.au
140 Southbank Blvd, Southbank, 3006
03 8688 0800
Regent Theatre
191 Collins Street, Melbourne, 3000
03 9299 9800
La Mama
www.lamama.com.au
205 Faraday Street, Carlton, 3053
03 9347 6142
Theatre Works
www.hmt.com.au
14 Acland St, St Kilda, 3182
03 9534 3388
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