Live music & DJs 7 days a week Choo Choo's ... - Music Victoria

Beaches + Ben Browning + Ben sims (UK) + collarBones + 

crayon Fields+ eprom (Usa) + esKmo (Usa) + Floating points (UK) + 

Forces + Fox+sUi + Francolin + Frowning cloUds + 

goBlin (ita) + hoUsse de racKet (Fra) + JUggernaUt dJs + 

King gizzard & the lizard wizard + Kirin J callinan + 

matias agUayo (chl) + millions + naysayer & gilsUn + new war + 

nicK hUggins & Band + no zU + oliver tanK + richard devine (Usa) + 

teeBs (Usa) + teengirl Fantasy (Usa) + the night terrors + 

the orBweavers + //this thing// + tim sweeney (Usa) + 

troy pierce (Usa) + twerps ++ 

TickeTs on sale now melbourne.vic.gov.au/mmw 

facebook.com/melbmusic twitter.com/melbmusicweek 

MELBOURNE 

MUSIC CITY 

Melbourne is the live music capital of Australia and boasts 

one of the most dynamic music scenes in the world. It has been 

the breeding ground for hometown heroes including AC/DC, 

Nick Cave, Kylie Minogue, Men at Work, The Divinyls, Crowded 

House, Jet, Airbourne, Paul Kelly, Temper Trap, Cut Copy, Gotye 

and Kimbra. 

You can catch a gig just about anywhere in Melbourne – from laneways to rooftops, bowls 

clubs, concert halls and pubs. For many of these venues, live music is its primary business, 

showcasing diverse, original music across rock, pop, roots, jazz, electronic and experimental 

spectrums. 

A recent report revealed that over 5.4 million people attended live music performances in 

2009/2010 – that’s more action than the Australian Football League season. But how do 

all of these people find the best gigs at the best venues? That’s where Melbourne Music 

City comes in. 

While the city is built around a 19th century central grid of main streets, they are intersected 

by a labyrinth of laneways which house many of the city’s best bars, shops and venues. 

Music Victoria encourages you music enthusiasts to treat the guide like a treasure map and 

wander around this amazing city, pop into one of the many dedicated record stores, visit 

landmarks such as AC/DC Lane and check out the incredible local music and venues we 

have on offer. 

After the success of last year’s guide, Music Victoria, with help from Tourism Victoria and 

Melbourne City Council has published this second edition. It is also developing a Smartphone 

and iPad application versions of the guide this year, which will soon be available as free 

downloads from the App Store and Google Play. We are also launching a new project, AirPlay, 

which will see some of our best musicians playing live at Melbourne Airport. We are very proud 

of our music scene, and now it’s easier than ever to find it. Enjoy! 

Patrick Donovan (CEO Music Victoria) 

2 3

555 Music Co. Supporting Melbourne Music 

Long before Bon Scott, Angus and Malcolm Young and a couple of 

bagpipers conquered Swanston Street on the back of a flatbed truck, 

music was a key part of what makes Melbourne great. 

Melbourne is proud of its crown as Australia’s music capital. 

With more live music venues than any other Australian city, artists 

and music lovers have plenty of choice when it comes to gigs, festivals, conferences and 

industry events celebrating genres ranging from rock, metal and electronica to traditional 

Indigenous music and folk. 

Music Victoria’s Melbourne Music City is a great and long-overdue guide for those in 

search of rare vinyl, on the lookout for a venue or upcoming festival, or trying to navigate 

their way around the vast and rich tapestry of music in Melbourne. 

This guide may be focused on Melbourne, but live music in Victoria is a huge asset for the whole 

state. Every week, Victorian venues host an average of 3,000 gigs and last year 5.4 million 

people attended live music performances at venues around Melbourne and across Victoria. 

All those gigs created jobs and economic activity for our state, as well as being a massive 

drawcard for tourists from around Australia and across the globe. 

You’ll find it easier to get to see the music you love with Melbourne Music City as your guide. 

teD Baillieu Mla (Premier and Minister for the Arts) 

Melbourne has a richly deserved international reputation for the way we 

nurture and support our local music industry. On stages large and small, 

Melbourne musicians shape our city’s sounds. 

Last year as part of Melbourne Music Week more than 20,000 people 

saw 200 artists at 90 events. Most of these were local artists, with 

Victorians making up 75 per cent of artists performing at MMW. 

With all this talent around, it makes sense to publish a guide to help people easily find the 

best gigs at the best venues. 

Melbourne Music City is a welcome guide to Australia’s best live music scene. 

roBert Doyle (Lord Mayor) 

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MELBOURNE 

MUSIC CITY 

COBURG 

P.22 

BRUNSWICK 

CARLTON 

MELBOURNE CBD 

METROPOLITAN 

MELBOURNE 

P.8 

FITZROY 

THORNBURY 

NORTHCOTE 

P.16 

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COLLINGWOOD 

RICHMOND 

SOUTH YARRA 

PRAHRAN 

WINDSOR 

P.34 

P.30 

ST KILDA 

CONTENTS 

Maps & Venue Listings 

MElbOurNE CbD & FrINGE 

COllINGwOOD / FITzrOy 

CarlTON / bruNSwICk / COburG 

NOrThCOTE / ThOrNbury 

rIChMOND / SOuTh yarra / 

PrahraN / wINDSOr 

ST kIlDa 

OuTEr SuburbaN 

rEGIONal VICTOrIa 

Other Listings 

MEDIa 

rESOurCES 

MuSIC FrIENDly hOTElS 

MuSIC FESTIVal CalENDar 

MElbOurNE MuSIC TIMElINE 

Content is correct at time of printing. However, venues and record stores open and close constantly. 

Please check the Music Victoria website for updates (musicvictoria.com.au). 

© musicvictoria Novmember 2012 

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CBD & 

FRINGE 

So much more than just 

a business district. 

Explore the laneways and 

discover Melbourne's 

offerings in music, arts 

and food. 

LEGEND 

1 

1 

live Music Venue 

record Stores 

Public Gardens and Parks 

DRYBURGH ST 

11 

ARDEN ST 

VICTORIA ST 

17 

ERROL ST 

43 

ADDERLEY ST 

HARBOUR ESPLANADE 

16 

32 

KING ST 

DUDLEY ST 

LA TROBE ST 

BOURKE ST 

CHETWYN ST 

BATMAN ST 

WURUNDJERI WAY 

26 27 31 33 39 

29 

SOUTHERN 

CROSS STATION 

QUEENSBERRY ST 

PEEL ST 

36 

14 

WILLIAM ST 

FLAGSTAFF 

GARDENS 

& 

STATION 

QUEEN 

VICTORIA 

MARKET 

LITTLE LONSDALE 

6 

KING ST 

SPENCER ST SPENCER ST 

2 

COLLINS ST 

40 

7 

BOURKE ST 

16 

VENUES LOCATED OFF THE MAP 

FRANKLIN ST 

LINLITHGOW AVE 

DOMAIN TUNNEL 

8 9 

ELIZABETH ST 

1 5 

15 4 15 

LITTLE BOURKE 

WILLIAM ST 

KINGS WAY 

23 

5 

WHITEMAN ST 

MELB. CENTRAL 

STATION 

QUEEN ST 

MARKET ST 

22 

6 

8 

19 

QUEENSBRIDGE ST 

VICTORIA ST 

3 

LA TROBE ST 

1 

ELIZABETH ST 

POWER ST 

LYGON ST 

41 

SWANSTON ST 

10 

42 

2 

LONSDALE ST 

DEGRAVES ST 

FLINDERS ST 

CITY RD 

WESTGATE FWY 

14 

9 38 

3 

5 

9 

10 

34 

4 

45 

13 

28 

FLINDERS ST 

STATION 

24 

EXHIBITION ST 

RUSSELL ST 

44 

STURT ST 

FED. SQ 

SOUTHBANK B LVD 

8 

20 

13 

12 

ST KILDA ROAD 

SPRING ST 

21 

12 

18 

37 

25 

LITTLE COLLINS 

COLLINS ST 

7 

YARRA BANK HWY 

PARLIAMENT 

STATION 

11 

FLINDERS LN 

BATMAN AVE 

30 

35

CBD & FRINGE 

1. £1000 BEND 

361 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne 

thousandpoundbend.com.au 

2. BANG! 

(ROYAL MELB. HOTEL) 

621 – 629 Bourke St, Melbourne 

T: 9629 2400 • rmh.com.au 

3. BENNETTS LANE 

25 Bennett’s Lane, Melbourne 

T: 9663 2856 • bennettslane.com 

*Iconic jazz Venue. (P.14, image 3) 

4. BILLBOARD THE VENUE 

170 Russell St, Melbourne 

T: 9639 4000 • billboardthevenue.com.au 

5. BLUE DIAMOND 

Level 15, 123 Queens St, Melbourne 

T: 8601 2720 • bluediamondclub.com.au 

6. BROwN ALLEY (NExT) 

Cnr King & Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne 

T: 9670 8599 • brownalley.com 

7. CHERRY BAR 

AC/DC Lane (Cnr 103 Flinders Lane), Melbourne 

T: 9639 8122 • cherrybar.com.au 

*Where the rockstars hangout. AC/DC 

Lane was re-named in 2005 to honor 

Australia's biggest music export. (P.14, 

image 1) 

‘’Melbourne was our stomping ground in the 

early years. The town was abuzz with rock 

music - they were the fun-packed days. If you 

could make it in Melbourne, you could make it 

anywhere in Australia.” – angus young 

8. DING DONG LOUNGE 

Level 1, 18 Market Lane, Melbourne 

T: 9521 7447 • dingdonglounge.com.au 

9. ELEPHANT & wHEELBARROw 

94 Bourke St, Melbourne 

T: 9639 8444 

bourkest.elephantandwheelbarrow.com.au 

10. FAD GALLERY 

14 Corrs Lane, Melbourne 

T: 9639 2700 • fadgallery.com.au 

11. FESTIVAL HALL 

300 Dudley St, Melbourne 

T: 9329 9699 • festivalhall.com.au 

12. FORUM THEATRE 

154 Flinders St, Melbourne 

T: 1300 11 10 11 • forummelbourne.com.au 

(P.13, image 2) 

13. HAMER HALL 

100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne 

T: 9281 8000 • theartscentre.com.au 

14. HI FI BAR 

125 Swanston St, Melbourne 

T: 1300 843 443 • thehifi.com.au 

15. HORSE BAzAAR 

397 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne 

T: 9670 2329 • horsebazaar.com.au 

16. HOUSE OF ROCk @ INFLATION 

60 King Street, Melbourne 

T: 9614 6122 • houseofrock.net.au 

17. kIPL 

136 Roden Street, West Melbourne 

Find us on Facebook 

18. LOOP BAR 

23 Meyers Place, Melbourne 

T: 9654 0500 • looponline.com.au 

19. MELBOURNE CENTRAL LION 

Level 3, 211 Latrobe Street, Melbourne 

T: 9827 8244 • acemelbourne.com.au/mclion 

20. MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE 

Cnr Southbank Boulevard & Sturt Street, 

Southbank • T: 9699 3333 

melbournerecital.com.au 

21. PALACE THEATRE 

20-30 Bourke St, Melbourne 

T: 9650 0180 • palace.com.au 

22. PALMS AT CROwN 

Crown Casino, 8 Whiteman St, Southbank 

T: 9292 8888 • crowncasino.com.au/thepalms 

23. PARIS CAT JAzz CLUB 

6 Goldie Place, Melbourne 

T: 9642 4711 • pariscat.com.au 

24. PJ O'BRIENS 

3 Southgate Avenue, Southbank 

T: 9686 5011 • pjobriens.com.au/southbank 

25. PONY 

68 Little Collins St, Melbourne 

T: 9417 2326 • thetoffintown.com 

26. PRINCE ALFRED HOTEL 

355 Bay Street, Port Melbourne 

T: 9646 6006 • princealfred.com.au 

(Not on Map) 

27. RAILwAY HOTEL 

280 Ferrars Street, South Melbourne 

T: 9690 5092 • railwaypub.com 

(Not on Map) 

28. ROxANNE 

2 Coverlid Place, Melbourne 

T: 9662 3600 • roxanneparlour.com.au 

29. ROYAL STANDARD HOTEL 

333 William St, West Melbourne 

T: 9328 2295 • royalstandardhotel.com.au 

30. SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOwL 

King's Domain, Linlithgow Ave, Melbourne 

T: 9281 8450 • theartscentre.com.au 

*Scene of Melbourne’s largest music 

crowds ever for The Seekers (1967) 

10 11

31. SLOANEY PONY 

1 Crockford Street, Port Melbourne 

T: 9645 2503 • sloaneypony.com 

(Not on Map) 

32. SPENSERS LIVE 

419 Spencer St, Melbourne 

T: 9329 8821 • spenserslive.com.au 

33. STAR BAR HOTEL 

160 Clarendon Street, South Melbourne 

T: 9810 0054 • starbarhotel.com.au 

(Not on Map) 

34. THE ATHENAEUM 

188 Collins St, Melbourne 

T: 9650 1500 • athenauemtheatre.com.au 

*A gothic icon rich in history. 

When opened in 1929, boasted the 

largest seating capacity in Australia. 

35. THE COMMUNE 

2 Parliament Place corner St Andrews Place, 

East Melbourne 

T: 9654 5477 • thecommune.com.au 

36. THE DRUNkEN POET 

65 Peel St, West Melbourne 

T: 9348 9797 • thedrunkenpoet.com.au 

37. THE HAMMY 

Westwood Place (off Bourke St), Melbourne 

T: 0424 193 442 • facebook.com/atthehammy 

38. THE LIBERTY SOCIAL 

279 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 

thelibertysocial.com.au 

39. THE LOCAL 

22 Bay Street, Port Melbourne 

thelocalportmelbourne.com.au • 9810 0076 

(Not on Map) 

40. THE PUBLIC BAR 

238 Victoria St, North Melbourne 

T: 9329 9888 • facebook.com/thepublicbar 

41. TOFF IN TOwN 

Level 2 Curtain House, 

252 Swanston St, Melbourne 

T: 9639 8770 • thetoffintown.com 

(P.11, image 2) 

42. TONY STARR’S kITTEN CLUB 

267 Little Collins St, Melbourne 

T: 9650 2448 • kittenclub.com.au 

43. NORTH MELBOURNE 

TOwN HALL HOTEL 

33 Errol St, Melbourne • T: 9328 1983 

townhallhotelnorthmelbourne.com 

44. TRANSPORT HOTEL 

Federation Square, 2 Swanston St, Melbourne 

T: 9564 8808 • transporthotel.com.au 

(P.11, image 1) 

45. YOUNG & JACkSONS 

Cnr Swanston & Flinders St, Melbourne 

T: 9650 3884 • youngandjacksons.com.au 

*One of Melbourne's oldest remaining 

pubs, see the famous 'Chloe' painting. 

Record Stores 

1. ABC SHOP 

Shop M01, Mezzanine level, GPO Building 

Cnr Elizabeth St & Bourke St, Melbourne 

T: 9662 4522 • www.shop.abc.net.au 

2. BASEMENT DISCS 

24 Block Place, Melbourne 

T: 9654 1110 • basementdiscs.com.au 

*For the discerning music fan 

The Toff 

Stage and Carriage 

Live music & DJs 

7 days a week 

Choo Choo's serving 

Thai Dinner & 

Supper til late 

2nd Flr Curtin House, 252 Swanston St, Melbourne, 3000 

9639 8770. www.thetoffintown.com 

www.choochoos.com.au - CALL 9639 8770 TO RESERVE A BOOTH 

Live music & DJs Tuesday to Sunday 

THAI KITCHEN 

229 Chapel St, Prahran, 3181. 9521 5985 

12 13 

AND 

DINNER TUE-SAT 

PLUS LUNCH ON FRIDAYS

3. READINGS STATE LIBRARY 

Cnr La Trobe and Swanston Streets, Melbourne 

T: 8664 7540 • readings.com.au 

4. DISCURIO 

113 Hardware Lane, Melbourne 

T: 9600 1488 • discurio.com.au 

5. JB HI FI 

Cbd: 206 Bourke St • T: 9650 0788 

Cbd: 239 Elizabeth St • T: 9670 7722 

jbhifi.com.au 

6. COLLECTORS CORNER 

Level 1, 387 Bourke St, Melbourne 

T: 9670 8208 • recordcollectorscorner.com.au 

*P.11, image 3 

7. MUSIC JUNGLE 

Shop 3, F Shed, 

Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne 

T: 9416 7119 

8. OFF THE HIP 

Basement Level, 


T: 9621 2044 • offthehip.com.au 

9. POLYESTER RECORDS 


T: 9663 8696 • polyesterrecords.com 

10. RHYTHM & SOUL RECORDS 

Shops 6 & 7, 306 Little Collins St, Melbourne 

T: 9662 4322 

11. DIRT CHEAP CDS 

Collins Place, 45 Collins St, Melbourne 

T: 9662 1196 • dirtcheapcds.com.au 

12. THOMAS' MUSIC 

31 Bourke St, Melbourne 

T: 9650 9111 • thomasmusic.net.au 

13. wAx MUSEUM RECORDS 

Shop 2 Campbell Arcade, 

Degraves St, Melbourne 

T: 9663 6310 • waxmuseumrecords.com.au 

14. HEARTLAND RECORDS 

61 Peel St, West Melbourne 

T: 9329 9636 • heartlandrecords.com.au 

15. TITLE MELBOURNE CBD 

113 Hardware Street, Melbourne 

T: 9600 1488 • titlespace.com 

16. wOOLY BULLY 

104 Errol St, North Melbourne 

T: 9329 5820 • woolybully.com.au 

*Have a cup of coffee at Wooly's 

14 15

FITZROY 

COLLINGWOOD 

VICTORIA PDE VICTORIA PDE 

1.6 KM 

10 

3 

GERTRUDE ST 

LANGRIGDE ST 

31 

6 

18 

5 

33 12 8 

NAPIER ST 

PEEL ST 

11 

COLLINGWOOD 

STATION 

YOUNG ST 

GORE ST 

FITZROY ST RAE ST 

SMITH ST 22 SMITH ST 

24 

WELLINGTON ST WELLINGTON ST 

5 

GIPPS ST 

KING WILLIAM ST 

WEBB ST 

32 

NICHOLSON ST NICHOLSON ST 

BRUNSWICK ST 7 13 

BRUNSWICK ST NORTH 

28 

26 

MOOR ST 

ST DAVIDS ST 

BELL ST 

HOODLE ST HOODLE ST 

14 

PARK ST 

VICTORIA ST 

PERRY ST 

JOHNSTON ST JOHNSTON ST 

2 

SACKVILLE ST 

3.2 KM 

ARGYLE ST 

VICTORIA PARK 

STATION 

COLLINGwOOD / FITzROY 

These old working class suburbs have transformed 

into an eclectic and easily accessible hub to the senses. 

15 

29 

4 

1 

25 

27 

6 

30 

10 

3 

1 

16 

KERR ST 

20 

GEORGE ST 

EDINGBURGH 

GARDENS 

16 17 

KEELE ST 

ROSE ST 

12 

4 

HOTHAM ST 

9 

23 

LEICESTER ST 

9 2 

CECIL ST 

EASTERN FWY / ALEXANDER PDE 

ST GEORGE’S RD SOUTH ST GEORGE’S RD 

NEWRY ST 

QUEENS PDE 

DARLING 

GARDENS 

17 

MICHAEL ST 

REID ST 

RUSHALL CRES 

FITZROY NORTH 

7 

8 

19 

SCOTCHMER ST 

21 


record Stores 


HOLDEN ST 

LEGEND 

1 

1

COLLINGwOOD 

/ FITzROY 

1. ACOUSTIC CAFE 

187 Johnston St, Collingwood 

T: 9417 1687 • acousticcafe.com.au 

2. BAR OPEN 

317 Brunswick St, Fitzroy 

T: 9417 2326 • baropen.com.au 

3. BARLEY CORN HOTEL 


T: 9417 1777 • Find us on Facebook 

4. BEBIDA BAR AND CAFE 

325 Smith St, Fitzroy 

T: 9419 5260 • bebida.com.au 

5. BENDIGO HOTEL 


T: 9417 3415 • bendigohotel.com.au 

6. BIRMINGHAM HOTEL 


T: 9417 2706 • birminghamhotel.com.au 

7. CAPE LIVE 

298 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 

T: 9415 9688 • Find us on Facebook 

8. COPACABANA 


T: 9417 7099 • copacabanaint.com.au 

9. FIRST FLOOR 


T: 9419 6380 • firstfloor393.com 

10. GERTRUDES BROwN COUCH 

30 Gertrude Street, Fitzroy 

T: 9417 6420 • facebook.com/gertrudes.couch 

11. GRACE DARLING HOTEL 

114 Smith St, Collingwood 

T: 9416 0055 • thegracedarlinghotel.com.au 

12. GRUMPY'S GREEN 


T: 9416 1944 • grumpysgreen.com/fitzroy 

13. GYPSY BAR 


T: 9419 0548 • gypsybar.com.au 

14. IDGAFF BAR & VENUE 

160 Hoddle St, Abbotsford 

T: 0433 967 207 • Find us on facebook 

15. LABOUR IN VAIN 

197a Brunswick St, Fitzroy 

T: 9417 5955 • labourinvain.com.au 

16. LAUNDRY BAR 

50 Johnson Street, Fitzroy 

T: 9415 8027 • facebook.com/thelaundrybar 

17. SOME VELVET MORNING 

123 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill • T: 0433 967207 

find us on facebook 

18. THE CARRINGBUSH HOTEL 

228 Langridge St, Abbotsford 

T: 9417 2918 • thecarringbush.com.au 

19. THE EMPRESS HOTEL 

714 Nicholson St, Fitzroy 

T: 9489 8605 • theempresshotel.com.au 

20. THE EVELYN HOTEL 


T: 9419 5500 • evelynhotel.com 

21. THE FITzROY PINNACLE 

251 St. Georges Rd, Fitzroy North 

T: 9489 3044 • fitzroypinnacle.com.au 

22. THE GASOMETER 

484 Smith St, Collingwood 

T: 9417 5538 • gasometerhotel.com 

23. THE GEM 

289 Wellington St, Collingwood 

T: 9419 5170 • thegembar.com.au 

24. THE HORN AFRICAN CAFE 


T: 9417 4670 • thehorncafe.com.au 

25. THE LUwOw 

62-70 Johnston St, Fitzroy 

T: 9417 5447 • theluwow.com 

26. THE NIGHT CAT 

141 Johnston St, Fitzroy 

T: 9417 0090 • thenightcat.com.au 

27. THE OLD BAR 

74-76 Johnston St, Fitzroy 

T: 9417 4155 • theoldbar.com.au 

28. THE RAINBOw HOTEL 

27 St David St, Fitzroy 

T: 9419 4193 • therainbow.com.au 

*Image 1 

29. THE STANDARD HOTEL 

293 Fitzroy St, Fitzroy 

T: 9419 4793 • thestandardhotel.com.au 

*Image 2 

30. THE TOTE 

71 Johnson St, Collingwood 

T: 9419 5320 • thetotehotel.com 

*Celebrating over 30 years, (P.20, image 2) 

31. THE wORkERS CLUB 


T: 9415 6558 • theworkersclub.com.au 

32. UPTOwN JAzz CAFE 


T: 9416 4546 • uptownjazzcafe.com 

*Image 3 

33. YAH-YAH'S 


T: 9419 4920 • yahyahs.com.au 

34. YARRA HOTEL ABBOTSFORD 

295 Johnston Street, Abbotsford 

T: 0425 783394 

facebook.com/YarraHotelAbbotsford 

(Not on Map) 

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Stores 

1. LOST AND FOUND 

1-5 Perry St, Collingwood 

T: 9419 4477 • lostandfoundmarket.com.au 

*Located in a fantastic second hand 

and vintage bazaar just off Smith street. 

2. DIxON'S RECYCLED 


T: 9416 2272 • dixons.com.au 

3. NORTHSIDE RECORDS 

236 Gertrude St, Fitzroy 

T: 9417 7557 • northsiderecords.com.au 

*From hip hop to soul and reggae 

through to funk. (Image 1) 

4. POLYESTER RECORDS 


T: 9419 5137 • polyesterrecords.com 

5. THE SEARCHERS 


T: 9939 0096 

*Second hand records and books. 

6. TITLE FITzROY 

183 Gertrude St, Fitzroy 


7. 222 RETRO 

AND VINTAGE 

222 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy 

T: 0419 112 631 

8. RITUAL MUSIC 

AND BOOkS 

189 St Georges Rd, North Fitzroy 

T: 9482 6986 • ritualmusic.com.au 

*Find rare and limited pressings, CDs, 

books and a world of knowledge. 

9. POISON CITY RECORDS 


T: 9077 0563 • poisoncityrecords.com 

*Record label, distribution and 

skateboard/record store. 

10. GUTTERHYPE RECORDS 

130 Johnston Street, Collingwood 

T: 0409 336251 

20 21

C ARLTON / 

BRUNSwICk / COBURG 

From student hangout Carlton, to the rapidly developing 

cultural districts of Sydney Road and Lygon Street in Brunswick. 

LEGEND 

1 

1 

VICTORIA ST 


record Stores 


PEEL ST 

ELIZABETH ST 

LEICESTER ST 

QUEENSBERRY ST 

CARDIGAN ST 

7 1 

CARLTON 

GARDENS 

SWANSTON ST 

GRATTAN ST 

MELBOURNE 

MUSEUM 

11 

ELGIN ST 

UNIVERSITY 

OF 

MELBOURNE 

RATHDOWNE ST 

CANNING ST 

LYGON ST 

ROYAL PDE 

4 

PRINCES ST 

COLLEGE CRES 

2 

MELBOURNE 

GENERAL 

CEMETARY 

NEWRY ST 

PRINCES 

PARK 

3 

PIGDON ST 

NICHOLSON ST NICHOLSON ST 

BRUNSWICK RD 

GRANTHAM ST 

22 23 

JEWELL 

STATION 

WESTON ST 

UNION ST 

1 3 

7 

13 

16 

2 

17 

GRAY ST 

EWING ST 

DAWSON ST 

GLENLYON RD 

JOHN ST 

GILPIN 

PARK 

5 

ALBERT ST ALBERT ST 

BRUNSWICK 

9 STATION 

15 12 

14 

FLEMMING 

PARK 

CLIFTON PARK 

PEARSON ST 

18 

VICTORIA ST 

SYDNEY RD 

VICTORIA ST 

LYGON ST 

CITY LINK (TOLL WAY) 

MEVILLE RD 

BRUNSWICK 

PARK 

4 

BLYTH ST 

HOPE ST 

8 

ANSTEY 

STATION 

8 

6 

ALBION ST 

5 6 

GAMET ST 

MORELAND RD 

10 

REYNARD ST 

COBURG 

STATION 

HOLMES ST NICHOLSON ST 

9.5 KM 

CARLTON BRUNSWICK/COBURG 

BELL ST

C ARLTON / 

BRUNSwICk / COBURG 

1. BRIDIE O'REILLYS 

29 Sydney Rd, Brunswick 

T: 9387 2600 

brunswickrd.bridieoreillys.com.au 

2. BRUNSwICk HOTEL 


T: 9387 6637 • brunswickhotel.net 


3. CORNISH ARMS 

163a Sydney Rd, Brunswick 

T: 9380 8383 • cornisharms.com.au 

4. DAN O'CONNELL HOTEL 

225 Canning St, Carlton 

T: 9347 1502 • thedan.com.au 

*Traditional Irish pub 

5. EDINBURGH CASTLE 


T: 9386 7580 • edinburghcastle.net.au 

6. HIGHwAY 31 

743 Sydney Road, Brunswick 

T: 9386 3392 • highway31.com.au 

7. THE JOHN CURTIN HOTEL 

29 Lygon St, Carlton 

T: 9663 6350 • johncurtinhotel.com 

8. LOMOND HOTEL 

225 Nicholson St, Brunswick 

T: 9380 1752 

lomondhotel.com.au 


9. NOISE BAR 

291 Albert Street, Brunswick 

T: 9380 1493 


10. POST OFFICE HOTEL 

231 Sydney Rd, Coburg 

T: 9386 5300 • thepostofficehotel.com.au 

11. PUGG MAHONES 

175 Elgin Street, Carlton 

T: 9347 0202 • puggmahones.com.au 

12. SPOTTED MALLARD 


T: 9380 8818 • spottedmallard.com 

13. THE B.EAST 

80 Lygon Street, Brunswick East 

T: 9036 1456 • theb-east.com 

14. THE PENNY BLACk 


T: 9380 8667 • thepennyblack.com.au 

15. THE RETREAT HOTEL 


T: 9380 4090 • retreathotelbrunswick.com.au 

16. THE SPORTING CLUB 

27 Weston St, Brunswick 

T: 9380 8777 • sportingclub.net.au 

17. THE UNION HOTEL 

109 Union St, Brunswick 

T: 9388 2235 

unionhotelbrunswick.com.au 

18. VICTORIA HOTEL 

380 Victoria St, Brunswick 

T: 9388 0830 

vichotelbrunswick.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. READINGS CARLTON 

309 Lygon St, Carlton 


*image 3 

2. GOLDMINE PRELOVED 

CDS & RECORDS 

369 Nicholson St, Carlton 

T: 9347 0882 

3. RATHDOwNE RECORDS 

420 Rathdowne St, North Carlton 

T: 9347 9997 

smallscreendvd.blogspot.com 

4. ROUND & ROUND | TOOT 


T: 9380 5095 

roundandroundrecords.com.au 

5. TITLE BRUNSwICk 



6. LOST AND FOUND 

511 Lygon St, Brunswick East 

T: 9383 1883 

lostandfoundmarket.com.au 

7. ARkITEkT RECORDS 

81 Lygon St, East Brunswick 

T: 9387 2470 

8. MUSCLE SHOALS 

504 Lygon St, East Brunswick 

facebook.com/muscleshoalsrecords 

24 25

NORTHCOTE / THORNBURY 

High Street is fast becoming one of Melbourne’s most vibrant cultural strips. 

LEGEND 

1 

1 


record Stores 


WESTGARTH ST 

MERRI PDE 

2 

WESTGARTH 

STATION 

SOUTH CRES 

DENIS 

STATION 

CHARL E S ST 

CLARKE ST 

VICTORIA RD 

BASTING ST 

ST GEORGE’S RD ST GEORGE’S RD 

5 

NORTHCOTE 

STATION 

1 7 

SEPERATION ST 

ASHTURTON RD 

BEAVER’S RD 

4 1 5 3 10 

RAYMENT ST 

HIGH ST HIGH ST 

NORTHCOTE 

PLAZA 

DAREBIN RD 

WALES ST 

VICTORIA RD 

ST DAVID ST HOTHAM ST 

NEWCASTLE ST 

VICTORIA ST 

26 27 

NORMANBY AVE 

CROXTON STATION THORNBURY STATION 

6 9 13 12 14 

3 

8 

2 

ALL NATIONS 

PARK 

CLAREDON ST 

MANSFIELD ST 

HUTTON ST 

4 

11 

DUNDAS ST 

OAKOVER RD 

PLENTY RD 

5 KM 

NORTHCOTE THORNBURY 

HENDERSON 

PARK 

RAGLAN ST 

BELL 

STATION 

BELL ST

NORTHCOTE / THORNBURY 

1. 303 

303 High St, Northcote 

T: 9482 4577 • 303.net.au 

2. BAR NANCY 


T: 9486 4632 • facebook.com/bar.nancy.1 

3. CROxTON PARk HOTEL 

607 High Street, Thornbury 

T: 9480 2233 • croxtonparkhotel.com.au 

4. LEVEL 2 THE CLUB 

2 Arthurton Road, Northcote 

T: 9482 3241 • level2.com.au 

5. NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB 


T: 9489 3917 • northcotesocialclub.com 

6. OPEN STUDIO 

204 High St, Northcote • openstudio.net.au 

7. PURPLE EMERALD 

349 High St, Northcote • T: 9482 7007 

facebook.com/ThePurpleEmeraldLoungeBar 

8. TAGO MAGO 

744 High St, Thornbury 

T: 9484 1470 • facebook.com/tago.mago.7 

9. REGAL BALLROOM 

216–218 High St, Northcote 

T: 9481 3310 • facebook.com/TheRegalBallroom 

10. THE THORNBURY LOCAL 


T: 9495 0341 • facebook.com/thethornburylocal 

11. THORNBURY THEATRE 


T: 9484 9831 • thethornburytheatre.com 

12. wESLEY ANNE 


T: 9482 1333 • wesleyanne.com.au 

13. wILLOw BAR 


T: 9481 1222 • willowbar.com.au 

14. CARTERS PUBLIC HOUSE 


T: 9486 5551 • carterspublichouse.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. RECORDS ETCETERA 


T: 9481 3951 • recordsetc.com.au 

2. SIGHT N SOUND 

Shop 20, Northcote Plaza, 

3 Seperation St, Northcote • T: 9482 5299 

3. TITLE NORTHCOTE 


T: 9481 1315 • titlespace.com.au 

4. MUSIC JUNGLE 

746 High St, Thornbury • T: 9416 7119 

5. THORNBURY RECORDS 


T: 9942 0754 • thornburyrecords.com 

BUY ONLINE & RECEIVE 

FREE SHIPPING 

anywhere in Australia at 

www.readings.com.au 

Carlton, Hawthorn, Malvern, St Kilda, 

State Library of Victoria, Readings at the Brain Centre. 

Visit our ebooks shop at ebooks.readings.com.au 

28 29

RICHMOND / SOUTH YARRA / PRAHRAN / wINDSOR 

More than just the Fashion Mecca of Chapel Street, this hub features plenty 

of music offerings including the iconic Corner Hotel and Greville Records. 

LEGEND 

1 

1 

VICTORIA ST 


record Stores 


NORTH RICHMOND 

STATION 

ELIZABETH ST 

15 

BUCKINGHAM ST 

HOODLE ST 

HIGHETT ST 

WEST RICHMOND 

STATION 

BRIDGE RD 

LENNOX ST 

BURNLEY ST 

COPPIN ST 

ROWENA PDE 

STAWELL ST 

CHURCH ST 

5 

7 

RICHMOND 

STATION 

4 

6 

SWAN ST 

17 

2 

12 

BURNLEY 

STATION 

BARKLEY 

GARDENS 

8 

EAST 

RICHMOND 

STATION 

CREMORNE ST 

McCONCHIE 

RESERVE 

BALMAIN ST 

MONASH FWY 

MONASH FWY 

GRANGE RD 

PUNT RD PUNT RD 

7.5 KM 

RICHMOND WINDSOR 

30 31 

ALEXAN D E R AV E 

COMO 

PARK 

SOUTH YARRA 

STATION 

DARLING ST 

DOMAIN RD 

16 

18 

TOORAK RD 

1 

9 

MATHOURA RD 

GARDEN ST 

CHAPEL ST 

OSBORNE ST 

WILLIAMS RD 

HAWKSBURN 

STATION 

3 11 

13 

MALVERN RD 

COMMERCIAL RD 

5 

CHATSWORTH RD 

PRINCESS 

GARDENS 

6 

4 

IZETT ST 

GREVILLE ST 

VICTORIA 

GARDENS 

1 

3 

PRAHRAN 

STATION 

2 

14 10 

HIGH ST 

CHOMLEY ST 

WINDSOR 

STATION 

QUEENS WAY DANDENONG RD

RICHMOND/ SOUTH YARRA / 

PRAHRAN / wINDSOR 

1. ARCADIA HOTEL 

2 Toorak Road, South Yarra 

T: 9866 5380 • arcadiahotel.com.au 

2. BAR 9T4 

94 Swan St, Richmond 

T: 9425 9644 • bar9t4.com.au 

3. BRIDIE O'REILLYS 

462 Chapel Street, South Yarra 

T: 9387 2611 • chapelst.bridieoreillys.com.au 

4. CENTRAL CLUB HOTEL 

293 Swan St, Richmond • T: 9428 1480 

myspace.com/thecentralclubhotel 

5. CHAPEL OFF CHAPEL 

12 Little Chapel St, Prahran • T: 8290 7000 

chapeloffchapel.com.au 

6. CORNER HOTEL 

57 Swan St, Richmond 

T: 9427 9198 • cornerhotel.com 

*Reguarly hosting Australian 

& international artists 

7. DIzzY'S JAzz CLUB 

381 Burnley St, Richmond 

T: 9428 1233 • dizzys.com.au 

8. GREAT BRITAIN HOTEL 

447 Church St, Richmond 

T: 9429 5066 • greatbritainhotel.com.au 

9. GREEk DELI & TAVERNA 

583 Chapel St, South Yarra 

T: 9827 3734 • greekdeli.com.au 

10. LUCkY COq 

179 Chapel Street, Prahran 

T: 9525 1288 • luckycoq.com.au 

11. CHASERS 

386 Chapel Street, South Yarra 

T: 9827 7379 • neverland.net.au 

12. PRECINCT HOTEL 

60 Swan Street, Richmond 

T: 9429 1633 • precincthotel.com.au 

13. RED BENNIES 

373 Chapel St, South Yarra 

T: 9826 2689 • redbennies.com 

14. REVOLVER UPSTAIRS 

229 Chapel St, Prahran 

T: 9521 5985 • revolverupstairs.com.au 

15. STATION 59 

59 Church St, Richmond 

T: 9427 8797 • station59.com.au 

16. SUGAR 

Trak Centre, 8 Jackson Street, Toorak 

T: 9827 8244 • acemelbourne.com.au/sugar 

17. SwAN HOTEL 

425 Chruch St, Richmond 

T: 9428 2112 • theswan.com.au 

18 .TRAk LOUNGE BAR 

445 Toorak Rd, Toorak 

T: 9826 9000 • trakloungebar.com 

Record Stores 

1. GREVILLE RECORDS 

152 Greville St, Prahran 

T: 9510 3012 • find us on facebook 

*A wealth of music knowledge 

2. LICORICE PIE RECORDS 

249A High St, Prahran 

T: 9510 4600 • licoricepie.com 

3. MR VINYL STORE 

Chapel Street Bazaar, 217 Chapel St, Prahran 

T: 9457 3720 

4. OBESE RECORDS 

4A Izett St, Prahran 

T: 9529 1577 • obeserecords.blogspot.com 

*Iconic Australian Hip-Hop institution 

5. THIS IS IT HIP HOP SHOP 

396 Church Street, Richmond 

T: 9417 4477 


6. JB HI FI 

282 Chapel St, Prahran 

T: 9521 4166 • jbhifi.com.au 

32 33

ST kILDA 

In the 70's & 80's, this bayside suburb 

was the live music capital of Australia, 

featuring some of our most historic 

music venues. 

LEGEND 

1 

1 


record Stores 


LAKESIDE DR 

MARY ST 

WELLINGTON ST 

4 

13 

CANTERBURY RD 

LOCH ST 

CRIMEA ST 

CHAPEL ST 

ST KILDA 

BOTANICAL 

GARDENS 

34 35 

LUNA 

PARK 

ST KILDA BEACH 

PEANUT 

FARM 

RESERVE 

BALACALVA 

STATION 

ST KILDA RDBRIGHTON RD 

PRINCES ST 

PARK ST 

6 

12 

FITZROY ST 

BEACONSFIELD PDE 

1 

11 

BURNETT ST 

ALMA RD 

GREY ST 

ACLAND ST 

5 

BARKLY ST 

VICTORIA ST 

T H E ESPLANAD E 

ARGYLE ST 

CHARLES ST 

ROBE ST 

GREEVES ST 

INKERMAN ST INKERMAN ST 

CLYDE ST 

10 

LOWER ESPLANADE 

KING LN 

15 

CHAPEL ST 

2 

CARLISLE ST 

ACLAND ST 

MARINE PARADE 

WESTBURY ST 

3 

16 

4 

CHAUSER ST 

SPENSER ST 

6 

5 

CARLISLE ST 

7 

BLESSINGTON ST 

2 

1 

14 

3 

HOTHAM ST 

8 

BLESSINGTON ST 

DICKENS ST 

BARKLY ST 

DICKENS ST 

RIPPONLEA 

STATION 

MITFORD ST 

BYRON ST 

9 

GLEN EIRA RD

ST kILDA 

1. BALACLAVA HOTEL 

123 Carlisle St , St Kilda 

T: 9531 2709 • thebalaclavahotel.com.au 

2. BAR 362 

362 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda 

T: 9534 4666 • bar362.com 

3. CLAYPOTS TAVERN & FAIR 

213 Barkly St, St Kilda 

T: 9534 1282 

4. ELEPHANT & wHEELBARROw 

169 Fitzroy St, St Kilda • T: 9534 7866 

stkilda.elephantandwheelbarrow.com.au 

5. ESPLANADE HOTEL 

11 The Esplanade, St Kilda 

T: 9534 0211 • espy.com.au 

The Esplanade Hotel & The Palais Theatre are 

two of Australia’s oldest live music venues. 

6. THE GEORGE BASEMENT 

127 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda • T: 9534 8822 

facebook.com/georgestkilda 

7. GREYHOUND HOTEL (GH) 

1 Brighton Rd, St Kilda 

T: 9534 4189 • ghhotel.com.au 

8. IDDY BIDDY 

35-39 Blessington Street, St Kilda 

T: 9525 3320 • iddybiddy.com.au 

9. LYREBIRD LOUNGE 

61 Glen Eira Rd, Ripponlea 

T: 9532 7574 • find us on facebook 

10. PALAIS THEATRE 

Lower Esplanade, St Kilda 

T: 9525 3240 • palaistheatre.net.au 

11. PRINCE BANDROOM 

29 Fitzroy St, St Kilda 

T: 9536 1168 • princebandroom.com.au 

12. ROBARTA 

109 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda 

T: 9534 9041 • robarta.com.au 

13. ST kILDA GROCERY BAR 

135 Fitzroy Street, St Kilda 

T: 9537 1137 • facebook.com/StKildaGroceryBar 

14. THE ST kILDA BRANCH 

204 Barkly Street, St Kilda 

T: 9525 3054 • thestkildabranch.com.au 

15. THE VINEYARD 

71A Acland Street , St Kilda 

T: 9534 1942 • thevineyard.com.au 

16. VELUDO 

175 Acland St, St Kilda 

T: 9534 4456 • veludo.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. MAINLY JAzz 

94 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda • T: 9534 1173 

2. PURE POP 

221 Barkly St, St Kilda 

T: 9525 5066 • purepop.com.au 

*Regular free live performances 

and is also a licensed venue. 

3. READINGS ST. kILDA 



4. RECORD PARADISE 

100 Chapel St, St Kilda 

T: 9534 9344 • recordparadise.com 

5. SECOND SPIN 

280 Carlisle St, St Kilda East 

T: 9534 5300 

6. ECLECTICO 

163a Acland Street, St Kilda 

T: 0411 209 912 

36 37

OUTER SUBURBAN 

Music venues & record stores in the outer suburbs of Melbourne 

NORTH 

1 ASCOT VALE HOTEL 

447 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale 

9375 1928 

2 CUBBY HOUSE 

674 Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds 

9326 0492 • cubbyhouse.net.au 

3 ELTHAM HOTEl 

746 Main Street, Eltham 

9439 9224 • elthamhotel.com.au 

4 GRANDVIEw HOTEL 

429 Heidelberg Road, Fairfield 

9489 8061 • thegrandview.com.au 

5 LINCOLNSHIRE ARMS 

HOTEL 

1 Keilor Road, Essendon 

9374 1055 • thelinc.com.au 

6 MR POCkETS 

217 Mickleham Road, Tullamarine 

9330 1788 • mrpockets.com.au 

7 MUSICLAND FAwkNER 

MUSIC COMPLEx 

1359a Sydney Road, Fawkner 

0412 587 587 • musiclandonline.com.au 

8 PASCOE VALE HOTEL 

12 Railway Pde, Pascoe Vale 

9375 9800 • pascoevaletavern.com.au 

9 ROYAL ESSENDON HOTEl 

873 Mt Alexander Road, Essendon 

9370 7466 • royalhotel-essendon.com.au 

10 STOLBERG BEER CAFé 

197 Plenty Road, Preston 

9495 1444 • stolberg.com.au 

11 COMMERCIAL HOTEL 

820 Plenty Road, South Morang • 9407 1082 

thecommercialhotellounge.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. ESSENDON SECONDHAND 

CDS, RECORDS AND BOOkS 

20 Russell St, Essendon 

T: 9372 9100 • essendoncdlpbook.com.au 

2. JB HI FI 

Essendon: 

100 Bulla Rd • T: 9374 1911 

Preston: 

19-33 Murray Rd • T: 9471 3695 

broadmeadows: 

Broadmeadows Town Centre, Coleranie St 

T: 9302 3555 

Airport West: 

Tenancy MM1, 29-35 Louis St 

T: 9338 8508 

Epping Plaza: 

571-583 High St • T: 9408 5055 

Heidelberg: 

37 Burgundy St • T: 9459 6311 

Greensborough: 

25 Main St • T: 9432 0336 

Mill Park: 

Westfield Plenty Valley, 

Cnr McDonalds Rd & Civic Dr 

T: 9436 8100 

Thomastown: 

Cnr Dalton Rd & Settlement Rd 

T: 9464 1501 

jbhifi.com.au 

38 39 

EAST 

1 BRYCEES TAVERN 

30/32 Brice Avenue, Mooroolbark 

9727 0600 • bryceestavern.com 

2 BURVALE HOTEL 

Cnr Springvale Road & Burwood Hwy, 

Nunawading • 9847 9900 

burvalehotel.com.au 

3 CASABLANCA TAVERN 

499 Maroondah Highway, Mitcham • 9874 8799 

myspace.com/casablancatavernmitcham 

4 DONCASTER HOTEL 

855 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster • 9848 1622 

doncasterhotel.com.au 

5 DORSET GARDENS HOTEL 

335 Dorset Road, Croydon • 9725 6211 

dorsetgardenshotel.com.au 

6 FERNTREE GULLY HOTEL 

1130 Burwood Highway, Ferntree Gully 

9758 6544 • ferntreegullyhotel.com.au 

7 GRAND HOTEL 

wARRANDYTE 

110 Yarra Street, Warrandyte • 9844 3202 

grandhotelwarrandyte.com 

8 HARP OF ERIN 

636 High Street, Kew • 9859 1631 

harpoferin.com.au 

9 MANHATTAN HOTEL 

Cnr Heatherdale & Canterbury Rds, Ringwood 

9874 7777 • manhattanhotel.com.au 

10 MITCHAM HOTEL 

556 Maroondah Hwy, Mitcham • 9874 8899 

mitchamhotel.com.au 

11 OSCAR'S ALEHOUSE 

7 Bayview Road, Belgrave • 9754 8002 

facebook.com/OscarsAlehouse 

12 PALACE HOTEL 

893 Burke Rd, Camberwell • 9813 3566 

palacecamberwell.com.au 

13 ROYAL FTG HOTEL 

1208 Burwood Hwy, Ferntree Gully • 9758 2755 

royalftghotel.com.au 

14 RUBY'S LOUNGE 

1648 Burwood Highway, Belgrave • 9754 7445 

rubyslounge.com.au 

15 SHOPPINGTOwN HOTEL 

19 Williamsons Road, Doncaster • 9848 6811 

shoppingtownhotel.com.au 

16 STAMFORD INN 

Cnr Stud & Wellington Rds, Rowville 

9764 4488 • thestamford.com.au

17 THE CASTLE 

Hemmings Park, Princes Highway, Dandenong 

9771 6666 • greaterdandenong.com 

18 THE HAwTHORN HOTEL 

481 Burwood Road, Hawthorn • 9810 0022 

thehawthorn.com 

19 wHEELERS HILL HOTEL 

Cnr Ferntree Gully & Jells Rd, Wheelers Hill 

9560 8922 • wheelershillhotel.com.au 

20 YORk ON LILYDALE 

Cnr York & Swansea Rds, Mt Evelyn • 9736 4000 

yorkonlilydale.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. 555 MUSIC CO. 

555 Burwood Rd, Hawthorn 

T: 9818 5040 • 555music.com.au 

*Boutique guitars, CDs, lessons 

& free live performances 

2. ALLEY TUNES 

8/660a Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn 

T: 9819 9449 

3. MIGHTY MUSIC MACHINE 

441 Auburn Rd, Hawthorn 

T: 9822 2522 • mightymusicmachine.com.au 

4. qUALITY RECORDS 

269 Glenferrie Rd, Malvern • T: 9500 9902 

qualityrecords/speakerscornerrecords.com.au 

5. READINGS 

Malvern: 

185 Glenferrie Rd • T: 9509 1952 

Hawthorn: 


readings.com.au 

6. VICIOUS SLOTH 

COLLECTABLES 

1309 High St, Malvern 

T: 9822 4992 • vicioussloth.com.au 

7. DIxON’S RECYCLED RECORDS 

Camberwell: 

736 Burke Rd • T: 9882 3345 

blackburn: 

100 Railway Rd • T: 9894 1844 

dixons.com.au 

8. RADICAL RECORDS 

Shop 3-4 Hub Arcade, Langhorne St, Dandenong 

T: 9794 8316 • radicalrecords.com.au 

9. FIST2FACE 

146 Maroondah Hwy, Ringwood 

T: 9095 7911 • fist2face.com.au 

10. TIVOLI HI-FI 

155-157 Camberwell Rd, Hawthorn East 

T: 9813 3533 • tivolihifi.com.au 

11. JB HI FI 

Malvern: 


Camberwell: 

2/793 Burke Rd • T: 9882 1372 

doncaster: 

Westfield Shoppingtown, 

619 Doncaster Rd • T: 9840 7800 

Forest Hill: 

270 Canterbury Rd • T: 9877 2133 

Nunawading: 

372 - 394 Whitehorse Rd • T: 9877 4466 

Springvale: 

Tenancy Unit 29, 917 Princes Hwy 

T: 9544 1022 

Cranbourne: 

Shop 23, Cnr South Gippsland Hwy 

& Thompson Rd • T: 5996 9555 

dandenong: 

21 Cleeland St • T: 9793 6977 

Ringwood: 

171 Maroondah Hwy • T: 9870 3488 

Ferntree Gully: 

Shop 8134 Knox O-Zone, 

Cnr Stud Rd & Burwood Hwy 

T: 9800 5577 

Narre Warren: 

430 – 440 Princes Hwy • T: 8786 5444 

jbhifi.com.au 

SOUTH 

1 CARAVAN MUSIC CLUB 

95-97 Drummond Street, Oakleigh 

0411 569 180 • caravanmusic.com.au 

2 CARNEGIE HALL 

60 Rosstown Rd, Carnegie • 0418 395 343 

carnegiehall.com.au 

3 CHELSEA HEIGHTS HOTEL 

Cnr Springvale & Wells Road, Chelsea Heights 

9773 4453 • chelseaheightshotel.com.au 

4 DAVEY'S HOTEL 

510 Nepean Highway, Frankston 

9783 7255 • daveys.com.au 

5 ELSTERNwICk HOTEL 

259 Brighton Rd, Elwood • 9531 3218 

elsternwickhotel.com.au 

6 FLYING SAUCER CLUB 

4 St Georges Road, Elsternwick • 9528 3600 

flyingsaucerclub.com.au 

7 HALLAM HOTEL 

241 Princes Highway, Hallam • 8786 0200 

hallamhotel.com.au 

8 LONGBEACH HOTEL 

380 Nepean Highway, Chelsea • 9772 1633 

longbeachhotel.com.au 

9 LUCkY 13 GARAGE 

8 Cochranes Road, Moorabbin • 9553 0011 

Find us on Facebook 

10 MENTONE HOTEL 

95 Beach Road, Mentone • 9810 0088 

mentonehotel.com.au 

11 MILANOS TAVERN 

4 The Esplanade, Brighton • 9592 3555 

milanos.com.au 

12 MONASH HOTEL 

2077 Dandenong Rd, Clayton • 9544 8011 

monashhotel.com.au 

13 PIER HOTEL 

508 Nepean Highway, Frankston • 9783 9800 

pierlive.com.au 

14 PRINCE MARk HOTEL 

28A Princes Highway, Doveton • 9792 9725 

princemarkhotel.com.au 

15 ROSSTOwN HOTEL 

1084 Dandenong Road, Carnegie • 9571 1033 

rosstown.com.au 

16 SANDBELT CLUB HOTEL 

630 South Road. Moorabbin • 9555 6899 

sandbelthotel.com.au 

17 SANDOwN PARk HOTEL 

Cnr Corrigan Rd & Princes Hwy, Noble Park 

9546 5755 • sandownparkhotel.com.au 

40 41

18 THE BAY HOTEL 

2-6 Centreway (corner of Beach Rd), Mordialloc 

9588 2066 • thebaymordialloc.com.au 

19 CHANDELIER ROOM 

91 Cochranes Road, Moorabbin • 9532 2288 

chandelierroom.com.au 

20 THE ELwOOD LOUNGE 

49-51 Glen Huntly Rd, Elwood • 9525 6788 

elwoodlounge.com.au 

21 VILLAGE GREEN 

Cnr Springvale & Ferntree Gully Rds, Mulgrave 

9560 8400 • thevillagegreen.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. PLATO'S RECORDS 

7 Station St, Frankston • T: 9781 5977 

facebook.com/platos.pop.culture 

2. RECORD CITY 

COLLECTABLES 

433 Nepean Hwy, Frankston • T: 9783 2357 

3. VINYL SOLUTION 

Shop 5/10 Park Road, Cheltenham 

T: 9585 0133 • vinylsolution.com 

4. JB HIFI 

brighton: 

459-467 Nepean Hwy • T: 9596 7500 

Chadstone Shopping Centre: 

1341 Dandenong Rd • T: 9569 9303 

Chadstone(Holmesglen): 

675 Warrigal Rd • T: 9568 2811 

Frankston: 

* 2 Locations in Frankston 

32 McMahons Rd • T: 9783 5820 

23 Beach St • T: 9783 3469 

jbhifi.com.au 

wEST 

1 DANCING DOG 

42a Albert Street, Footscray • 9689 2566 

dancingdog.com.au 

2 HARDIMANS 

521 Macaulay Road, Kensington • 9372 1340 

hardimans.com.au 

3 kINDRED FRONTSPACE 

212a Whitehall Street, Yarraville • 9687 0233 

kindredstudios.com.au 

4 MYNT LOUNGE 

185 Watton Street, Werribee • 9974 0009 

myntspace.com.au 

5 PURE NITECLUB 

92 McKenzie Street, Melton • 9743 9955 

pureniteclub.com.au 

6 REVOLT 

12 Elizabeth Street, Kensington • 9376 2115 

revoltproductions.com 

7 RIFLE CLUB HOTEL 

121 Victoria St, Williamstown • 9397 6073 

rifleclubhotel.com.au 

8 SPOTTISwOODE HOTEL 

62 Hudsons Road, Spotswood • 9391 1056 

spottiswoode.com.au 

9 THE REVERENCE HOTEL 

28 Napier Street, Footscray • 9689 7088 

reverencehotel.com 

10 THE SUBSTATION 

1 Market Street, Newport • 9391 1110 

thesubstation.org.au 

11 wAY OUT wEST ROOTS 

MUSIC CLUB 

Williamstown RSL, Cnr Melbourne Rd & Ferguson 

St, Williamstown • 9397 7642 

wowrootsmusic.com 

12 wESTEND MARkET HOTEL 

47 McIntyre Road, Sunshine • 9364 9044 

westendmarkethotel.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. RARE RECORDS 

(Online Store) Laverton 

T: 9394 8339 • rarerecords.com.au 

2. wHITE RABBIT 

RECORD BAR 

176 Bellair St, Kensington 

T: 9376 5441 • whiterabbitrecords.com.au 

3. JB HI FI 

Maribyrnong: 

* 2 Locations in Maribyrnong 

Level 1, Highpoint Shopping Centre, 

Warrs Rd • T: 9317 8277 

159-163 Rosamond Rd • T: 9318 3666 

Hoppers Crossing: 

6/283 Old Geelong Rd 

T: 8742 2985 

Sunshine: 

80 Harvester Rd 

T: 9311 7881 

Taylors Lakes: 

399 Melton Hwy 

T: 9449 1800 

Werribee: 

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T: 9748 3533 

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REGIONAL VICTORIA 

Music Venues & Record Stores in Regional Victoria 

MORNINGTON 

PENINSULA 

1 BACkYARD BAR 

MORNINGTON 

37 Main Street, Mornington • 5975 7500 

facebook.com/backyardbar.mornington 

2 BAHA 

2203-2209 Pt Nepean Rd ,Rye • 5985 2077 

bahatacos.com.au 

3 BAY HOTEL 

62 Main Street, Mornington • 5976 2222 

bayhotel.com.au 

4 BEACHES OF MORNINGTON 

55 Barkly St, Mornington • 5975 0966 

beachesofmornington.com.au 

5 CONTINENTAL HOTEL 

1 Ocean Beach Road, Sorrento • 5984 2201 

continentalhotel.com.au 

6 GODS kITCHEN MORNINGTON 

53 Barkly St, Mornington 

5976 8666 • godskitchenmornington.com.au 

7 HARBA 

786 Esplanade, Mornington 

5975 1183 • harba.com.au 

8 HERITAGE 3059 

3059 Frankston-Flinders Road, Balnarring 

5983 2597 • heritage3059.com.au 

9 HICkINBOTHAM 

194 Nepean Highway, Dromana 

5981 0355 • hickinbotham.biz 

10 ROSEBUD HOTEL 

1099 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud 

5986 1688 • rosebudhotel.com.au 

11 ROSE GPO HOTEL 

1003 Point Nepean Roa, Rosebud 

5982 3200 • rosegpo.com.au 

12 RYE RSL 

5-11 Nelson Street, Rye • 5985 2595 

ryersl.com.au 

13 SOMERVILLE HOTEL 

84 Station St, Somerville • 5977 5241 

somervillehotel.com.au 

14 T’GALLANT wINERY 

1385 Mornington Flinders Rd, Main Ridge 

5931 1300 • tgallant.com.au 

15 THE ATRIUM 

10 Country Club Drive, Safety Beach 

5981 8123 • theatrium.net.au 

16 wESTERNPORT HOTEL 

16 High Street, Hastings • 5979 1201 

westernporthotel.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. RELOAD RECORDS 

Shop 12, Rosebud Square, 

1283 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud 

T: 5981 2533 • reloadrecords.com.au 

GEELONG & 

GREAT OCEAN ROAD 

1 BARwON CLUB HOTEL 

509 Moorabool Street, South Geelong 

5222 5099 • barwonclub.com.au 

2 BARwON HEADS HOTEL 

1 Bridge Rd, Barwon Heads • 5254 2201 

barwonheadshotel.com.au 

3 BEAV'S BAR 

77-79 Little Malop Street, Geelong • 5222 3366 

beavsbar.com.au 

4 EDGE 

6-8 Eastern Beach Road, Geelong • 5222 2666 

edgegeelong.com.au 

5 EUREkA HOTEL 

98 Little Malop Street, Geelong • 5229 5266 

eurekahotel.com.au 

6 GATEwAY HOTEL 

218-230 Princes Hwy, Corio • 5275 1091 

thegatewayhotel.com.au 

7 GROwLERS 

23 The Esplanade, Torquay • 5264 8455 

growlers.com.au 

8 HARVESTER MOON 

2320 Portarlington Rd, Bellarine • 5259 3200 

harvestermoon.com.au 

9 HOTEL wARRNAMBOOL 

Corner Koroit & Kepler Street, Warrnambool 

5562 2377 • hotelwarrnambool.com.au 

10 IRISH MURPHY'S 

30 Aberdeen Street, Geelong West • 5221 4335 

irishmurphysgeelong.com.au 

11 LAMBYS 

Corner Moorabool and Brougham Streets, Geelong 

5223 2536 • lambys.com.au 

12 ODYSSEY TAVERN AND 

BREwERY 

611 Surfcoast Highway, Mount Duneed 

5264 1333 • odysseytavernandbrewery.com.au 

13 PIPING HOT 

CHICkEN SHOP 

63a The Terrace, Ocean Grove • 5255 1566 

pipinghotchickenshop.com.au 

14 SLEEPY HOLLOw 

BLUES CLUB 

Trades Hall, 127 Myers Street, Geelong 

0434 126 644 • sleepyhollowbluesclub.org.au 

15 THE BARkING DOG 

126 Pakington Street, Geelong West 

5229 2889 • thebarkingdog.com.au 

16 THE BENDED ELBOw 

69 Yarra Street, Geelong • 5229 4477 

bendedelbow.com.au 

17 THE BLACk HATT 

54 Little Myers Street, Geelong • 5221 4469 

facebook.com/blackhatt.geelong 

18 THE BLUES TRAIN 

Queenscliff Railway Station, Queenscliff 

5258 2626 • thebluestrain.com.au 

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19 THE CARLTON HOTEL 

21 Malop Street, Geelong • 5229 1954 

thecarltonhotel.com.au 

20 THE CITY qUARTER 

Cunningham Pier, 10 Western Beach Foreshore 

Road, Geelong • 5222 6233 

thecityquarter.com.au 

21 THE GATEwAY HOTEL 

218-230 Princes Highway, Corio • 5275 1091 

thegatewayhotel.com.au 

22 THE GROVEDALE HOTEL 

236-258 Torquay Road, Grovedale • 5243 2814 

grovedalehotel.com.au 

23 THE LOFT 

6/58 Liebig Street, Warrnambool • 5561 0995 

theloftbar.com.au 

24 THE LORNE HOTEL 

Mountjoy Parade Great Ocean Road, Lorne 

5289 1409 • lornehotel.com.au 

25 THE MAx HOTEL 

2 Gheringhap Street, Geelong • 5229 5504 

maxhotelgeelong.com.au 

26 THE PIER GEELONG 

Cunningham Pier, 10 Western Beach Foreshore 

Road, Geelong • 5222 6444 

thepiergeelong.com.au 

27 THE wHALER'S HOTEL 

53 Liebig Street, Warrnambool • 5562 8391 

thewhalershotel.com.au 

28 THE wRONG CROwD 

239 WMoorabool Street, Geelong • 5221 3022 

thewrongcrowd.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. CAPRICORN RECORDS 

167 Koroit St, Warrnambool • T: 5562 2803 

2. NU-SOUND ELECTRIC 

114 Percy St, Portland • T: 5521 7400 

3. 33 1/3 RECORDS 

& BOOkS 

Shop 9, Park Lane, Ocean Grove • T: 5255 5858 

4. JB HI FI GEELONG 

Market Square, Yarra Plaza, 

Cnr Malop St & Moorabool St, Geelong 


5. LEADING EDGE MUSIC 

Shop 8 Murray Square, Colac 

T: 5231 2178 • leadingedgemusic.com.au 

PHILLIP ISLAND 

1. SAN REMO HOTEL 

145 Marine Pde, San Remo 

T: 5678 5352 • sanremohotel.net 

2. wESTERNPORT HOTEL 

161 Marine Pde, San Remo 

T: 5678 5205 • thewesternport.com.au 

GIPPSLAND 

1 FORGE THEATRE 

& ARTS HUB 

80 McKean Street, Bairnsdale • 5152 1482 

eastgippsland.vic.gov.au 

2 MEENIYAN TOwN HALL 

Whitelaw Street, Meeniyan • 5664 9239 

lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au 

3 METUNG HOTEL 

1 Kurnai Avenue, Metung • 5156 2206 

metunghotel.com.au 

4 ROYAL ExCHANGE HOTEL 

64 Princes Hwy, Traralgon • 5174 1281 

royalexchange-vic.com.au 

5 wYANGA PARk wINERY 

246 Baades Road, Lakes Entrance • 5155 1508 

wyangapark.com.au 

6 YINNAR HOTEL 

46-48 Main Street, Yinnar •5163 1263 


Record Stores 


288 Raymond St, Sale • T: 5144 4063 

leadingedgemusic.com.au 

2. JB HI FI TRARALGON 

63-65 Hotham St, Traralgon 


GOLDFIELDS 

1 BASEMENT BAR 

17 View Point, Bendigo • 5444 3700 

facebook.com/basementbarbendigo 

2 BENDIGO FOLk CLUB 

Under the QEO (Queen Elizabeth Oval) 

Grandstand, Bendigo • 5439 4243 

bendigofolkclub.com 

3 CAFE MUzYkA 

206 South Street, Ballarat • cafemuzyka.com.au 

4 CAMBRIAN HOTEL 

200 Arnold Street, Bendigo • 5443 3363 

facebook.com/CambrianHotelBendigo 

5 GLENLYON GENERAL STORE 

63 Barkly Street, Glenlyon • 5348 7922 

glenlyongeneralstore.com.au 

6 GOLD DUST LOUNGE 

Cnr Pall Mall & Williamson St, Bendigo 

5443 0333 • hotelshamrock.com.au 

7 GOLDMINES HOTEL 

49-57 Marong Street, Bendigo • 5442 2453 

facebook.com/GoldminesBendigo 

8 GOLDEN VINE HOTEL 

135 King St, Bendigo • 5443 6063 

facebook.com/goldenvinehotel 

9 kAROVA LOUNGE 

15 Field Street, Ballarat • 5332 9122 

karovalounge.com 

10 MARONG FAMILY HOTEL 

26 High Street, Marong • 5435 2206 

marongfamilyhotel.wix.com 

11 NEwMARkET HOTEL 

Cnr Charleston Rd & Nolan St, Bendigo 

5443 3042 • newmarketbendigo.com 

12 PETER LALOR HOTEL 

331 Mair Street, Ballarat • 5331 1702 

peterlalor.com.au 

13 PORTICO'S ON STURT 

31-33 Sturt St, Ballarat • 5332 1020 

porticobar.com.au 

14 THE ALLIES HOTEL 

Loddon Valley Highway, Myers Flat • 5446 8291 

allieshotel.com 

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15 THE BRIAN BORU HOTEL 

1 McIvor Rd, Bendigo • 5443 5258 

brianboruhotel.com 

16 THE BRIDGE 

49 Bridge Street, Bendigo • 5443 7811 

thebridgebendigo.com.au 

17 THE BRIDGE HOTEL 

21-23 Walker Street, Castlemaine • 5472 1161 

facebook.com/thebridgecastlemaine 

18 THE CAPITAL 

50 View Street, Bendigo • 5434 6100 

thecapital.com.au 

19 THE COSMOPOLITAN 

HOTEL 

Corner High St and Cosmo Rd, Trentham 

5424 1516 • thecosmopolitanhotel.com.au 

20 THE METRO 

224 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo • 5443 4916 

metrobendigo.com.au 

21 THE STAR BAR 

Cnr Pall Mall and Mundy Street, Bendigo 

5441 8222 • starbarbendigo.com.au 

22 THEATRE ROYAL 

CASTLEMAINE 

30 Hargraves Street, Castlemaine • 5472 1196 

theatreroyal.info 

Record Stores 

1. ARARAT RECORDS & TAPES 

123 Barkly St, Ararat 

T: 5352 1244 

2. BALLARAT RECORDS & TAPES 

Shop 11a, Wendouree Village, Wendouree 

T: 5339 5641 

3. HIGH ON MUSIC 

109 High St, Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo 

T: 5447 2441 

4. CENTRAL MUSIk 5133 High St, 

Maryborough 

T: 5461 1435 

5. JB HI FI BALLARAT 

24-26 Mair St, Ballarat 


DAYLESFORD & 

MACEDON RANGES 

1. THE PALAIS 

111 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs 

T: 5348 4849 • thepalais.com.au 

2. OLD HEPBURN HOTEL 

235 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs 

T: 5348 2207 

oldhepburnhotel.com 

3. BABY BLACk ESPRESSO BAR 

10 Church Street, Bacchus Marsh 

T: 5367 5156 


4. ROYAL HOTEL 

63 Evans St, Sunbury 

T: 9744 1550 • royalhotel-sunbury.com.au 

Record Stores 

1. BIG APPLE SIGHT & SOUND 

Shop 23-25 Village Shopping Centre, 

Bacchus Marsh 

T: 5367 5372 

THE GRAMPIANS 

Record Stores 

1. ARCADIA RECORDS 

& TAPES 

126 Gray St, Hamilton 

T: 5572 4295 

2. STAwELL LOTTO 

105 Main Steet, Stawell 

T: 5358 1709 


Shop 17B, Horsham Shop/Plaza, Horsham 

T: 5382 7211 

leadingedgemusic.com.au 

THE HIGH COUNTRY 

1. HIBERNIAN HOTEL 

40 Camp Street, Beechworth 

T: 5728 2028 • hibernianhotel.com.au 

2. wANDI PUB 

- MOUNTAIN VIEw HOTEL 

580 Morses Creek Rd, Wandiligong 

T: 5755 1311 • thewandipub.com 

3. YAHOO BAR 

45 High St, Shepparton 

T: 5822 2505 

Record Stores 

1. DISCLOCATION 

47 Murphy St, Wangaratta 

T: 5721 4594 • disclocation.com.au 

2. JB HI FI SHEPPARTON 

413 - 451 Wyndham St, Shepparton 


YARRA VALLEY 

1. GRIND N GROOVE 

274 Maroondah Hwy, Healesville 

T: 5962 6840 • grindngroove.com.au 

2. ST. ANDREwS HOTEL 

Cnr Kangaroo Ground Rd & St Andrews Rd, 

St. Andrews • T: 9710 1201 

standrewspub.com 

THE MURRAY 

Record Stores 

1. MELLBERG'S MUSIC 

37 Langtree Avenue, Mildura 

T: 5023 2603 

2. wE SELL MUSIC 

Kiosk 14/15 Centro, 

831 Fifteenth St, Mildura • T: 5021 2895 

3. JB HIFI MILDURA 

Centro, 831 Fifteenth St, Mildura 



Echuca: 162 Hare St 

T: 5482 3230 

Swan Hill: 326 Campbell St 

T: 5032 9033 

leadingedge.com.au 

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MEDIA 

Daily Newspapers 

THE AGE 

EG - Friday: Film, music 

The Green Guide – Thursday: 

TV, radio & technology 

A2 – Saturday: Arts 

& entertainment 

theage.com.au 

HERALD SUN 

Hit - Thursday 

heraldsun.com.au 

THE AUSTRALIAN 

Review - Saturday 

theaustralian.com.au 

Mx 

Free weekday commuter 

newspaper 

mxnet.com.au 

Street Press 

INPRESS 

Comprehensive gig listing – 

all genres. 

On the streets every 

Wednesday. 

themusic.com.au 

BEAT 

Comprehensive gig listing – 

all genres. 

On the streets every 

Wednesday. 

beat.com.au 

FORTE 

Regional and Bellarine 

Peninsula 

fortemag.com.au 

PEARL MAG 

Mornington Peninsula and 

Bayside 

pearlmag.com.au 

Radio 

TRIPLE R FM 102.7 

rrr.org.au 

PBS-FM 106.7 

pbsfm.org.au 

3CR 

3cr.org.au 

SYN FM 

syn.org.au 

94.7 THE PULSE 

Geelong 

947thepulse.com 

JOY 94.9 

Gay & lesbian radio 

joy.org.au 

NOVA FM 100.3 

novafm.com.au 

kISS FM 

kissfm.com.au 

AUSTEREO 

southerncrossaustereo.com.au/ 

radio 

Online Gig Guides 

MESS+NOISE 

messandnoise.com 

FASTERLOUDER 

fasterlouder.com.au 

TONEDEAF 

tonedeaf.com.au 

NOISE11 

Noise11.com 

THE THOUSANDS 

Melbourne City Guide 

thethousands.com.au/melbourne 

BROADSHEET 

broadsheet.com.au/Melbourne 

MUSICFEEDS 

musicfeeds.com.au 

THEMUSIC 

themusic.com.au 

UNDERCOVER 

undercover.fm 

THE MUSIC NETwORk 

themusicnetwork.com 

THE AU REVIEw 

theaureview.com 

THE DwARF 

thedwarf.com.au 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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RESOURCES 

MUSIC VICTORIA 

Peak body for contemporary music 

PO Box 220, Brunswick VIC 3056 

T: 9380 1566 • musicvictoria.com.au 

TOURISM VICTORIA 

visitvictoria.com.au 

CITY OF MELBOURNE 

melbourne.vic.gov.au 

THE PUSH 

Youth music organisation 

thepush.com.au 

APRA / AMCOS 

apra-amcos.com.au 

ARTS VICTORIA 

arts.vic.gov.au 

AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT 

RECORD LABELS ASSOCIATION 

air.org.au 

ARIA AUSTRALIAN RECORDING 

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION 

aria.com.au 

AUSTRALIAN MUSIC 

INDUSTRY NETwORk 

amin.org.au 

MUSICIANS UNION OF AUSTRALIA 

musicians.asn.au 

NATIONAL FILM & SOUND ARCHIVE 

nfsa.gov.au 

PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCE 

COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA 

ppca.com.au 

Travel & Freight 

STAGE AND SCREEN 

stageandscreen.travel 

SHOwTRAVEL 

showgroup.com.au 

VIRGIN AUSTRALIA 

virginaustralia.com 

qANTAS 

qantas.com 

FLIGHT CENTRE 

flightcentre.com.au 

STA 

T: 134 782 • statravel.com.au 

ENCORE TRAVEL 

encoretravel.com.au 

AUSTRALIAN TOURING SERVICES 

atslogistics.com.au 

Public Transport 

YARRA TRAMS 

yarratrams.com.au 

TRAM SESSIONS 

Live music on trams 

tramsessions.com.au 

METRO TRAINS 

metrotrains.com.au 

PUBLIC TRANSPORT VICTORIA 

ptv.vic.gov.au 

MELBOURNE BIkE SHARE 

melbournebikeshare.com.au 

THE HUMBLE VINTAGE 

thehumblevintage.com • T: 0432 032 450 

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For musical instrument and equipment hire, rehearsal and recording studios, lawyers etc 

please check the Music Victoria website: musicvictoria.com.au 

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MUSIC-FRIENDLY HOTELS 

LUxURY / UPMARkET 

THE PRINCE 


T: 9536 1111 • theprince.com.au 

Located with one of the city’s 

premier rock ‘n’ roll venues. (Image 2) 

Art Series Hotels 

THE CULLEN 

164 Commercial Rd, Prahran 

T: 9098 1555 • artserieshotels.com.au/Cullen 

THE OLSEN 

637 - 641 Chapel St, South Yarra 

T: 9040 1222 • artserieshotels.com.au/Olsen 

THE BLACkMAN 

452 St.Kilda Rd, Melbourne 

T: 9039 1444 • artserieshotels.com.au/Blackman 

Each Art Series Hotel is unique, taking design 

inspiration from Australia’s artistic greats and 

each suite features original artworks. 

MID-RANGE 

BROOkLYN ARTS HOTEL 

48-50 George St, Fitzroy 

T: 9419 9328 • brooklynartshotel.com.au 

HOTEL TOLARNO 

42 Fitzroy St, St Kilda 3182 

T: 9537 0200 • hoteltolarno.com.au 

*Image 3 

THE BLOOMFIELD HOTEL 

1 Millswyn St South Yarra • 9866 4485 

bloomfieldgroup.com.au 

This converted old Victorian mansion was wellknown 

as a popular hangout for musicians in 

the 70s. *Image 1 

BUDGET: 

HABITAT Hq 

333 St Kilda Rd, St Kilda 

T: 9537 3772 • habitathq.com.au 

THE NUNNERY 

116 Nicholson St, Fitzroy 

T: 1 800 032 635 (Free) • nunnery.com.au 

HOTEL DISCOVERY 

167 Franklin St, Melbourne 

T: 1 800 645 200 (Free) • hoteldiscovery.com.au 

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MUSIC FESTIVAL 

CALENDAR 

Victoria, 2013 

JANUARY 

1 SUMMADAYzE 

Sidney Myer Music bowl on New Year's day 

futureentertainment.com.au/summadayze 

28 DEC PENINSULA SUMMER 

6 JAN MUSIC FESTIVAL 

classical and contemporary music 

on Mornington Peninsula 

peninsulafestival.com.au 

6 MOSSVALE PARk: 

‘SUMMER OF SOUL’ 

Mossvale Park, South Gippsland, 

two hours from Melbourne 

lyrebirdartscouncil.com.au 

13 THE RED HILL COUNTRY 


Red Hill Showgrounds Reserve, 

Arthurs Seat Rd, Red Hill 

redhillcmf.org.au 

13 MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL 

(until 3 Feb) Melbourne’s gay and lesbian arts 

and cultural festival 

midsumma.org.au 

13, 20, JAzz IN THE GARDENS 

27 CITY OF STONNINGTON 

stonnington.vic.gov.au/events/ 

jazz-in-the-gardens 

19 SUGAR MOUNTAIN 

sugarmountainfestival.com 

21 - 27 THE MURRAY RIVER 

INTERNATIONAL 


mrimf.com.au/mrimf 

26 THE BIG DAY OUT 

Flemington Racecourse 

bigdayout.com 

26 - 27 GLOBE TO GLOBE wORLD 


Namatjira Park, Clayton South 

kingston.vic.gov.au 

JAN- zOO TwILIGHTS 

MAR Melbourne Zoo, Jan – March 

zoo.org.au/twilights 

FEBRUARY 

2 BLUES AT THE BRIARS 

The briars Homestead, Mount Martha 

bluesatthebriars.com 

3 ST JEROME’S LANEwAY 

FESTIVAL 

Footscray Community Arts Centre 

lanewayfestival.com.au 

2 – 10 ST kILDA FESTIVAL 

stkildafestival.com.au 

8 - 10 GRAMPIANS JAzz FESTIVAL 

grampiansjazzfestival.com.au 

9 wHITTLESEA COUNTRY 


Yea Rd, Whittlesea, 35km north of Melbourne 

whittleseacountrymusicfestival.com.au 

15 – 17 BRUTHEN BLUES & 

ARTS FESTIVAL 

bruthenblues.org 

TBC UPPER BEACONSFIELD 

VILLAGE FESTIVAL 

sites.google.com/site/ubvillagefest 

TBC 3630 FESTIVAL 

SHEPPARTON 

3630festival.com.au 

15 - 17 RIVERBOATS, JAzz, 

FOOD AND wINE FESTIVAL 

Held in Echuca-Moama, about 2.5 hours 

from Melbourne | riverboatsmusic.com.au 

16 - 17 I'LL BE YOUR MIRROR - 

ALL TOMORROw’S PARTIES 

Westgate Entertainment Centre & 

Grand Star Reception, Altona 

atpfestival.com/events/australia2013.php 

23 - 24 ELTHAM JAzz & BLUES 

HERITAGE FESTIVAL 

elthamtown.com.au 

TBC MOONEE VALLEY FESTIVAL 

One of the largest free community events 

in Melbourne, attracting more than 70,000 

people from Moonee Valley and beyond. 

mvcc.vic.gov.au 

MARCH 

1 SOUNDwAVE FESTIVAL 

soundwavefestival.com 

1 - 11 SHEPPARTON FESTIVAL 

Goulburn Valley | sheppartonfestival.net.au 

TBC MILDURA wENTwORTH 

ARTS FESTIVAL 

artsmildura.com.au/mwaf 

3 – 4 kNOx FESTIVAL 

Wally Tew Reserve, Glenfern Road, 

Ferntree Gully 

knox.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=195 

TBC wANDONG COUNTRY 


wandongcmf.org.au 

8 – 11 PORT FAIRY FOLk FESTIVAL 

portfairyfolkfestival.com 

8 – 11 INVERLOCH JAzz FESTIVAL 

inverlochjazzfestival.com 

8 – 11 CHILLOUT FESTIVAL 

daylesford - the largest gay and lesbian 

celebration in regional and rural Australia 

chilloutfestival.com.au 

9 - 11 GOLDEN PLAINS 

goldenplains.com.au 

10 FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL 

futureentertainment.com.au 

13 – 24 BRUNSwICk MUSIC 

FESTIVAL 

brunswickmusicfestival.com.au 

15 – 17 TERANG COUNTRY 


terangcountrymusic.com 

16 - 17 MORDIALLOC BY THE BAY 

FINE FOOD, wINE & 


kingston.vic.gov.au 

16 - 17 SUNBURY COMMUNITY 

FESTIVAL 

sunfest.org.au 

22 - 24 THE BASIN MUSIC FESTIVAL 

thebasinmusic.org.au 

22 – 24 YACkANDANDAH FOLk 

FESTIVAL 

folkfestival.yackandandah.com 

27 MELBOURNE COMEDY 

(until April 21) FESTIVAL 

comedyfestival.com.au 

29 – 31 BOOGIE 

Tallarook | boogie.net.au 

APRIL 

1 – 21 BYRON BLUESFEST 

SIDESHOwS 

bluesfest.com.au 

4 - 7 MAN FROM SNOwY RIVER 

BUSH FESTIVAL 

Corryong in regional Victoria 

bushfestival.com.au 

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5 - 7 MELBOURNE LATIN 

FESTIVAL 

darebin Arts & Entertainment Centre, Preston 

melbournelatinfestival.com.au 

19 - 21 MOUNT BEAUTY 


musicmuster.org.au 

26 – 28 APOLLO BAY 


apollobaymusicfestival.com 

TBC ST kILDA BUSkING 

April - May FESTIVAL 

Every Sunday afternoon for six weeks 

stkildabuskingfestival.com.au 

TBC kOROIT IRISH FESTIVAL 

koroitirishfestival.com.au 

MAY 

5 CHERRY ROCk 

AC/dC Lane 

cherryrock.com.au 

TBC MOE MUSIC FESTIVAL 

Moe, 134 km east of Melbourne 

moemusicfestival.com.au 

TBC GROOVIN THE MOO 

Annual music festival featuring Australian 

acts. bendigo Showground 

groovinthemoo.com.au 

16 - 26 STONNINGTON JAzz 

stonningtonjazz.com.au 

JUNE 

31 MAY MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL 

9 JUN JAzz FESTIVAL 

melbournejazz.com 

7 – 10 wOODEND wINTER ARTS 

FESTIVAL 

woodendwinterartsfestival.org.au 

TBC EMERGE FESTIVAL 

June - July Presented by Multicultural Arts Victoria 

multiculturalarts.com.au 

JULY 

7 – 14 NAIDOC wEEk 

National Aboriginal and Islander day 

Observance Committee 

naidoc.org.au 

25 JUL MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL 

11 AUG FILM FESTIVAL 

miff.com.au 

26 – 28 ECHUCA MOAMA wINTER 

BLUES FESTIVAL 

winterblues.com.au 

AUGUST 

TBC MELBOURNE wRITERS 

FESTIVAL 

mwf.com.au 

TBC wINTER IN BANYULE & 

THE LOST ARTS wEEkEND 

banyule comprises 21 suburbs northeast 

of Melbourne. | banyule.vic.gov.au 

SEPTEMBER 

19 - DAREBIN 

6 OCT MUSIC FEAST 

musicfeast.com.au 

TBC MELBOURNE FRINGE FESTIVAL 

melbournefringe.com.au 

20 – 22 BANJO JAMBOREE 

Traditional string band music festival 

in Guildford. | banjojamboree.org 

27- MILDURA COUNTRY 

6 OCT MUSIC FESTIVAL 

milduracountrymusic.com.au 

OCTOBER 

TBC MELBOURNE FESTIVAL 

melbournefestival.com.au 

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TBC PARkLIFE 

parklife.com.au 

TBC HUME FESTIVAL OF MUSIC 

hume.vic.gov.au 

TBC MURTOA'S BIG wEEkEND 

Murtoa, 305 kilometres north-west 

of Melbourne. 

murtoa.net/big-weekend 

TBC kENNEDYS CREEk 


facebook.com/pages/Kennedys-Creek-Music- 

Festival/110072412379302 

TBC PORT FAIRY SPRING 


portfairyspringfest.com.au 

TBC JAMGRASS 

jamgrass.com.au 

NOVEMBER 

1 - 4 MALDON FOLk FESTIVAL 

(40TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR) 

maldonfolkfestival.com 

1 - 4 MILDURA JAzz FOOD 

& wINE FESTIVAL 

artsmildura.com.au/jazz 

1 - 4 wANGARATTA FESTIVAL 

OF JAzz & BLUES 

wangarattajazz.com 

TBC BEECHwORTH CELTIC 

FESTIVAL 

beechworthcelticfestival.com.au 

TBC BENALLA FESTIVAL 

benallafestival.com 

TBC BENDIGO BLUES & ROOTS 


bendigobluesandroots.com.au 

TBC HARVEST FESTIVAL 

Werribee Park 

harvestfestival.com.au 

TBC AUSTRALASIAN wORLDwIDE 

(MID-NOV) MUSIC ExPO 

awme.com.au 

TBC FACE THE MUSIC 

CONFERENCE 

facethemusic.org.au 

TBC MELBOURNE MUSIC wEEk 

melbourne.vic.gov.au/mmw 

TBC HISPANIC FIESTA 

Johnston Street, Fitzroy 

hispanicfiesta.com.au 

22 - 24 qUEENSCLIFF MUSIC 

FESTIVAL 

qmf.net.au 

TBC CHERRYFEST 

AC/dC Lane 

cherryrock.com.au 

TBC PHILLIP ISLAND 

JAzz FESTIVAL 

Phillip Island Eco Resort, Cowes 

phillipislandjazzfest.org.au 

TBC MALAHANG FESTIVAL 2011 

West Heidelberg 

banyule.vic.gov.au/events/#4 

DECEMBER 

6 – 8 MEREDITH MUSIC FESTIVAL 

mmf.com.au 

TBC GOOD VIBRATIONS 

www.gvf.com.au 

28 FALLS FESTIVAL 

1 JAN LORNE 

fallsfestival.com 

29 PYRAMID ROCk FESTIVAL 

1 JAN PHILLIP ISLAND 

thepyramidrockfestival.com 

31 DEC BLUESTONE BLUES 

1 JAN FESTIVAL 

goldenplains.vic.gov.au/page.aspx?u=746 

03 9388 1027 • rrr.org.au 

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MELBOURNE 

MUSIC TIMELINE 

1841 - The first indoor gig 

took place at The Pavilion 

Theatre next door to the Eagle 

Tavern in Bourke Street. The 

building's owner, Thomas Hodge 

or Hodges, had been refused a 

theatre licence by the Colonial 

Secretary in Sydney, but the 

local police gave permission for 

a concert. 

1964 - The beatles play 

Festival Hall (June 6). 

1957 - The Thunderbirds 

form. Their single ‘Wild 

Weekend’ becomes one of the 

most successful Australian 

instrumental singles of all time. 

Orginal members are still playing 

on the local scene. 

1972 - Mushroom Records 

founded by Michael Gudinski and 

Ray Evans. billy Thorpe & The 

Aztecs draw 250,000 people to the 

Myer Music bowl. 

The first Sunbury Pop Festival 

headlined by billy Thorpe, Max 

Merritt, Spectrum and Chain. 

1800s 1900s 1900s 

1900s 

2000s 

1878 - The Esplanade Hotel; 

St Kilda, is built. In the ‘20s 

it becomes an important jazz 

venue. Rock gigs arrive there in 

the ’70s. Also home to RockWiz. 

1967 - The Seekers 

attract 200,000 people to 

the Myer Music bowl 

1958 - The Henri bource All 

Stars issue the very first Australian 

rock'n'roll album, Rock'n 'Roll 

Party, on the Planet label. 

1965 - The Loved Ones form 

in October. Their album Magic 

box is the only Australian 

album from the ‘60s never to 

be deleted. 

1970 - Ross Wilson forms daddy Cool. 

Lionel Rose, the first indigenous Australian 

to win a world boxing title, has a nationwide 

hit with 'I Thank You' (written and produced 

by Johnny Young). 

1973 - The Rolling 

Stones play Kooyong 

Tennis Centre 

1975 - AC/dC film ‘Long 

Way To The Top’ on flatbed truck 

travelling down Swanston Street. 

1976 - Triple R 

starts broadcasting 

from a terrace house 

in Carlton. 

3PbS-FM starts four 

years later from the 

Prince of Wales in 

St Kilda. 

1981 - Triple J 

begins broadcasting 

in Melbourne 

1977 - Nick Cave, 

Mick Harvey, Phil Calvert 

form The boys Next door 

(later to become 

The birthday Party). 

1974 - Skyhooks’ landmark 

album 'Living In The ‘70s' 

released by Mushroom Records. 

1979 - Men At Work begin a year long 

residency at Cricketers Arms in Richmond. 

1985 - dogs In Space, starring 

Michael Hutchence, filmed in Richmond. 

1992 - Nirvana appear at 

The Palace, on February 1, as 

Nevermind hits big in the USA. 

bennett's Lane Jazz Club opens 

1993 - The very 

first Melbourne 

big day Out. 

2002 - The Punters Club in 

Fitzroy (376 Brunswick Street), once 

likened to New York's CBGB, closes 

as a live music venue after 15 years. 

1990 - Archie Roach's song 

'Took The Children Away' (from 

the album Charcoal Lane) wins 2 

ARIA Awards and an International 

Human Rights Achievement Award. 

1987 - Star of the hit TV series Neighbours, 

Kylie Minogue releases her first single, a 

cover of ‘Locomotion.’ 

2010 - SLAM RALLY, 

20,000 people support live music 

in Melbourne by protesting against 

new restrictive licensing legislation. 

(pic: P.52) 

Music Victoria formed. 

dan Sultan wins two Indigenous 

deadly Awards, two ARIA 

Awards and two AIR Awards 

and becomes only the second 

indigenous performer, next to 

Gurrumul, to take out the trifecta. 

2005 - Corporation Lane 

renamed AC/dC Lane. 

2004 - Adelaide hip hop 

group Hilltop Hoods put 

Australian hip hop on the map 

by selling out 4 consecutive 

Corner Hotel shows. 

2011 - The Station Hotel, Prahran, 

the legendary 70s venue that saw the 

birth of The dingoes, closes. 

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© musicvictoria November 2012 

PUBLISHER AND CEO 

MUSIC VICTORIA: 

Patrick Donovan 

PROJECT MANAGERS: 

Rebekah Duke and Andrew Kelly 

RESEARCH ASSISTANCE: 

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wITH SPECIAL THANkS TO: 

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