The complete guide to live music in Melbourne this weekend (Thu 18–Sat 20 Jun 2026). 10 shows across the city — find your next gig.
Here's what's on in Melbourne for live music this weekend, Thu 18 Jun to Sat 20 Jun 2026. 10 shows across the city.
Stereolab
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at Time TBA
Where: Various Venues (Nationally), Melbourne
Artists: Stereolab
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Fatai
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at Time TBA
Where: The Jazzlab, Brunswick
Artists: Fatai
SUNSHINE TIP // THUR ARVO GIG SERIES
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 1:00pm
Where: Kindred Bandroom, Footscray
Artists: SUNSHINE TIP // THUR ARVO GIG SERIES, SUNSHINE TIP
DOORS 1PM // FREE ENTRY
Charles Jenkins Songwriting Workshop
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 6:00pm
Where: Coburg Library, Coburg
Artists: Charles Jenkins Songwriting Workshop
Join acclaimed songwriter and musician Charles Jenkins for a special songwriting workshop.
**FREE ENTRY** Ben Carr Quartet (Front Bar)
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 6:30pm
Where: Bar Open, Fitzroy
Artists: Ben Carr
** FREE ENTRY // FRONT BAR // 6:30-8:30PM **Ben Carr harness' the energy of the Sun (Ra) to create a warm round sound searching for possibilities. Informed by contemporary jazz, and the pioneers of the late 80’s M-Base movement, the compositions resonate the sonic abstract imagery of bonfires during…
Thornback ‘Blur’ Single Launch
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 7:00pm
Where: Bergy Bandroom, Brunswick
Price: $$23
Artists: Thornback
After dropping debut track ‘Come, hold me’ in 2025 and the recent release of her second track 'Helen Scary’, Thornback brings the third single of her highly-anticipated debut album to the Bergy Bandroom. Lyrically contemplative and sonically laid-back, ‘Blur’ muses upon the impermanence of relations…
DREAMWORM
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 7:00pm
Where: The Workers Club, Fitzroy
Price: $$18
Artists: Dreamworm
Melbourne alt-metal powerhouse Dreamworm are set to bring their chaotic live energy across Australia this year with the Journey Across The East Coast tour. Known for blending crushing riffs, industrial textures, heavy groove, and explosive stage presence, Dreamworm have steadily built a reputation a…
Cola (CA) w/ bodies of divine infinite and eternal spirit // Season 2
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 7:00pm
Where: Thornbury Theatre, Thornbury
Artists: Cola, COLAYAO, Yours Owls, Season 2, bodies of divine infinite and eternal spirit
PRESS CLUB
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 7:00pm
Where: Stay Gold, Brunswick
Price: $$35
Artists: Press Club
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Cola (CA)
When: Thursday 18 June 2026 at 7:00pm
Where: Thornbury Theatre - Ballroom, Thornbury
Price: $$50
Artists: Cola
C.O.L.A. is sort of a self-titled album. It’s an acronym for Cost of Living Adjustment, a fitting conceptual framework for the band’s third record. Why? Because C.O.L.A. considers, among other things, socialism vs. hell. It considers: rolling the dice of life. The eerie and sweet pangs that nostalg…
For the full list of upcoming shows, visit our What's On in Melbourne This Weekend page — updated daily as new shows are announced.