Music & Nightlife
Gig guide, live music, festivals, clubbing and going out in Melbourne
Meet the Sad Grrrls
Ahead of October's music festival celebrating non-male music talent, we talk to some rad women in the music industry
Rave of Thrones: The Resurrection
Hold the door! DJ Kristian Nairn (aka Hodor) is returning to Melbourne in October.
Your ultimate guide to 24-hour Melbourne
We investigate how we became a city of night owls and show you how to make the most of it
Five Melbourne producers you should know about
Melbourne's music scene is packed with talented electronic music producers of different strains
Live music to see in Melbourne
Guide to Melbourne's music scene
The best upcoming gigs and live music
The Melbourne shows worthy of your hard-earned cash, from local up-and-comers to international superstars
Where to see live music every night of the week
From Monday to Sunday, Melbourne is a music-lover's dream
The best live music pubs in Melbourne
Who doesn't like a beer with their favourite local band? Here's where to go this weekend
The best record stores in Melbourne
If you enjoy an earnest rifle through vinyl, have we got the goods for you? Yes, we have
Where to listen to hip-hop in Melbourne
Don’t confine your obsession with Drizzy, Jay Z, Kendrick and Nas to your headphones
Your guide to clubbing in Melbourne
Late-night fun in Melbourne
How to pull the ultimate all-nighter in Melbourne
Your guide to making the most of 24-hour Melbourne – from drinks and dancing to midnight feasts
The best late-night bars in Melbourne
No lockouts here! When you're keen to kick on, consult our guide to classy fun after one
The best late-night eats in Melbourne
You're up late. You need a feed. We're not here to judge, we're here to help
How Melbourne became a late-night city
Our investigation into how we became a city of night owls – and what the future holds for Melbourne's nightlife
The people who keep Melbourne running after dark
We meet the people who work through the night to keep Melbourne ticking, from public transport to police
How Melbourne’s 24-hour public transport could change your life
The Night Network, explained.
Latest music news and interviews
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Laneway Festival line-up is in: Tame Impala, A.B. Original, Glass Animals and Nick Murphy
St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival teased a couple of names over the past two weeks, including announcing that A.B Original will be the festival’s MC and...
Victorian Opera's 2017 season
Fairy tales, fables and big names fill Victorian Opera’s 2017 talent-packed season
Melbourne Music Week announces this year's hub and headliners
Every year, Melbourne Music Week showcases the very best of Melbourne’s musical and architectural undercurrents across a nine day program. One of the...
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Melbourne's local favourites
Stellar service and optimum convenience is the order of the day at these local favourites. It doesn't matter if you're ducking in for a quick fix solution, or you don't even know what you're looking for, they're going to help out. And when it comes to the cash register, they're savvy enough to let you pay the way you want to, with no worries and no minimums.
Five adventurous Australian guys
Wherever you are around the world, you’re likely to run into a bunch of Aussies having a good time. We spoke to five men, leaders in their respective fields, who’ve managed to bring together their passions and their thirst to travel, in their lives and careers, about what drives themandmakes them unique.
The Grand Tour: Cities Shaped by Art
Learn the essentials of art history with ACCA's chosen team of experts with a refreshing complimentary cocktail in hand. Just as Melbourne's arts culture has shaped the city, the same goes for many of the world's biggest metropolitan cities. ACCA has picked out a group of 'tour guides' for the Grand Tour lecture series to take you through the world's best galleries, arts events, and architecture, as well as visit the writers, thinkers, and artists that have shaped each city. This month, ACCA invites you to a city that you may never have heard of, but that has a fascinating history and a thriving arts culture. Yekaterinburg is located 300km north of Kazakhstan. The fourth largest city in Russia, Yekatinerbug is a bustling city on the east of the Ural Mountains, and is home to the Ural Industrial Biennale of Contemporary Art. In 2015, the biennale was held in a constructivist apartment building that used to be pat of a Chekist (KGB) town. Artist Lisa Radford will harness Yekanterinburg's art scene and take you on a virtual tour through the city. Through her product FOOT-NOTES / ПРИМЕЧАНИЯ, Radford has come to understand the city through the eyes of its artists, theatre-makers, musicians and students – and she will impart her experiences onto visitors of ACCA's Grand Tour. These days, Radford writes and teaches in the painting department at the Victorian College of the Arts, and explores the intersection between place, people and images in her work. As always, guests will b
Blue Ribbon Day
Across Victoria, since 1837, 159 police officers have died in the course of fulfilling their duties. On Thursday September 29, all Victorians can help memorialise them by taking part in Blue Ribbon Day, which raises funds for emergency facilities to be built in the name of those police who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Run by the Victorian Police Blue Ribbon Foundation, the campaign has high profile sponsors this year in Woolworths, Crown Resorts, BankVic, Westfield and more. To show your support, you can donate at Woolworths Supermarkets before and on Blue Ribbon Day. Donations can also be made at the website and at police stations.