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Music and nightlife

Your guide to live music and nightlife in Sydney

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The best music venues in Sydney

Whether it's a big name international or a local indie band, Sydney's got a banging bunch of venues ready to house them.

Music

The best jazz clubs in Sydney

The syncopated beat goes on.

Gay and lesbian

The best queer-friendly parties

Dance in these glitter-daubed safe spaces

Nightlife

The best clubs in Sydney

Sydney loves to party, here's where to look

Music

The best bars and pubs in Sydney for live music

Gigs still thrive in Sydney's smaller drinking holes

Upcoming gigs and parties

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Twilight at Taronga

Prepare for sunset selfies at the most spectacular gig series in Sydney

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Courtyard Sessions

End the work week with free outdoor concerts from our indie scene stars

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Turandot

Puccini's tale of an ice-cold princess and her brave soldier suitor is the source of opera's greatest hit

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Werther

Opera Australia is reviving one of its most celebrated productions

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Latest music news

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Vivid Live announces the Cure as their first big-name act

Prepare for your local Priceline to run out of hairspray, classic goth-pop band the Cure are bringing their sensory melodies and voluminous hair to Sydney....

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Laneway proves to be a fun, safe time for Sydney’s music fans

On Sunday February 3, St Jerome’s Laneway Festival managed something a lot of large-scale music events struggle to: it presented an impressive line-up of...

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Mary's are reopening the Basement with free live music every night of the week

Jake Smyth and Kenny Graham are firm believers in making the town you live in better, not moving to a better town. It was this idea that underpinned their...

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The young women of Spinifex Gum sang protest songs in perfect unison on the eve of January 26

You know that warm feeling you got when you watched a bunch of high school kids take more affirmative action on climate change in a national protest than the...

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Fancy having lunch with Sarah Blasko? Here's your chance

We all dream of casually sharing a long lunch with our musical heroes, and for fans of singer songwriter Sarah Blasko, that dream can become a reality for...