This Week in Melbourne
THURSDAY 5th Feb 2026
THNDO @ Aster (Feb 5)
BUTTONS FEB FT AI YAMAMOTO + DANWEST, RIEPLAY, BILLWILL, JAZ, KOJIDO + REGGIE @ Izakaya By Tamura (Feb 5)
BIG FAT CRUSH , TRIO FAN TIID @ Bar Oussou
THE JAZZ ALCHEMISTS @ Birds Basement (Feb 5)
Miss Goldie, Mike Steva & Mothafunk @ LBs Record Bar
ROLÊ @ Section 8 (abstRKt, Livia, Desinformant, Eric Stark, Clickbait)
THE ALAN PARISH PROJECT @ Uptown Jazz Cafe (Feb 5)
BACHATA VIBES @ Victorian Pride Center
THE HONEYMOONERS @ Old Plates (Laneous + Friends)
INNER SANCTUARY W DJ JNETT & DJ Jimmy James THURSDAYS @ Whitehart
ELECTRIC INTRELUDE @ Electric Bar (Thursdays)
FLOW MOTION THURSDAYS @ Kindred Band-room
FRIDAY 6th Feb 2026
OWELU DREAMHOUSE LP celebration INSTORE LIVE! @ Northside Records
11 YEARS OF TEMPORAL CAST – FERGUS JONES LIVE, SOFAY, IKE ZWANIKKEN LIVE, MARLEY SWAIN@ Cams Kiost (Feb 6)
DJ PLEAD X DJ PGZ X YIKES @ Miscellania (Feb 6)
KABYA PANGUANA, SABOR Y RITMO @ BAr Oussou
ROYAL MOTOWN REVIEW @ Paris Cat Jazz Club
PREQUEL VS CAZEAUX OSLO ‘45S ONLY SET’ @ Wax Music Lounge (Feb 6)
1800 PLAY TUNRS 2 WITH SNAD, SILKI & ROKA (LIVE) @ Angel (Feb 6)
JEAN CLAUDE, BEN EMES & BILLIE-JEAN @ Lbs Record Bar
MANA MOTYHAKE @ Section 8 (Mols (live), Kahu, Hope, Kole, Vincydel, Rivi, Pyro, Romiindahouse + special guests)
STEVE MAGNUSSON TRIO and SAM ANNING farewell @ Uptown Jazz Cafe
ANNX, REKA, ZALAN, ZARA @ Solace (Feb 6)
MATILDA SUTHERLAND, RED MOON COWBOY & BRENNA 0 @ Cactus Room (Feb 6)
ASANTI BEAT @ Old Plates (Every Friday 7pm)
GREELEY vs MR RUCKMAN @ Stay Gold
Saturday 7th Feb 2026
TARCUTTA @ Merri Creek Tavern (Feb 7)
MIRIAM MAKEBA – MAMA AFRICA @ The Melbourne recital Center (feat. RARA ZULU and AFROSPACE INTERCHANGE
BOB MARLEY BIRTHDAY BASH @ The Corner (Bellyas, Morris Man, Jesse I, Ras Crucial +++)
DILLA – A JAM CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF J DILLA @ Wax Music Lounge (Feb 7)
SUNSHINE BROTHERS @ The Punters Club (with DJ MANCHILD & WOODY)
MILO EASTWOOD: ON THE LAKE w LIVE: SEX MASK, INTERMOOD, WRONG WAY UP + DITA, DISCO MEDITERRANEA, CLAIRE DICKSON @ Coburg Lake Reserve (Feb 7)
GROOVERIDER @Howler (Mar 7)
LANEOUS @ Edinburg Castle Hotel
ONE PERCENT @ Section 8 (Bellxsxs, Andrew 88, Macmillan, Ryan Stow)
MANTRA BEATS @ Kindred Studios
ATONGO ZIMBA @ BAr Oussou
FORO LAMPARINA @ The Brunswick Green
GRACIE SANN @ LBs Record Bar
THE EUGENE BALL STANDARDS QUARTET @ Uptown Jazz Cafe
NO NEWS @ The Night Cat
THE GENIUS OF RAY CHARLES @ Birds Basement
SUNDAY Feb 8th 2026
VICTORIA’S PRIDE STREET PARTY @ Gertrude & Smith Streets (Mo’Ju ++++)
KOORIE AFTERNOON (Arvo) AUSECUMA BEATS @ Bar Oussou
MORSE SUNNYDAZE @ Dr Morse (DPM, No Era, Mothafunk, Dtyrone)
COLLEGE OF KNOWLEDGE DJs @ The Retreat Hotel
Victor Wooten and THE WOOTEN BROTHERS @ Memo Music Hall
TESTIFY! STEVEN WILLIAMS @ Old Plates (2-5pm)
MOJU & VICTORIA’S PRIDE STREET PARTY @ Gertrude Street
SOUL O SUNDAY 4PM @ Bar Oussou – EVERY 2ND SUNDAY
SEVEN INCH SUNDAYS @ The Albion
TABLISTS CONTAINER @ Section 8 (Mizhap, Dr Diggins, Tanner, Asami)
NCHESVE @ The Clyde Hotel 2pm – Late (Every Sunday)
DOMINGO LATINO – EVERY SUNDAY @ THE NIGHT CAT (This week:)
The Punters @ Punters Club Every Sunday 4pm
MPAPAHI TRIO @ Old Plates
WAX MUSEUM RECORDS & FRIENDS – EVERY SUNDAY @ Wax Lounge
HIGH NOTE STAFF SELECTS EVERY SUN @ High Note (Ewan)
SUNDAYS HARTBEATS LIVE JAZZ @ Whitehart (Lewho this week)
MONDAY 9th Feb 2026
DEAN KALAITZIDOS QUARTET @ BAr OUssou
JASSHUB @ Bar 303
TRANSIENTS: DASIKA/CARBO/BECK/KELLER @ The Jazzlab (Feb 9)
SURROUND LOUNGE @ Bar Oussou (Every Mon)
CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS EVERY MONDAY @ Wax Music Lounge (DAFFA FUCK & HUDSON JAMES JR +++)
NIGHTSIDE’s EDITS @ Section 8 (RIVI, CHRIS KEENE, EMANUEL, KAHU)
BECK / ANNING / KELLER @ Jazz Lab
BTTB @ Section 8 (Naru, Antagonize, TenTenTen, Favson 9)
TORNADO WALLACE @ Onesixone
LEE / DASIKA / Van Der Schyff / KELLER @ Jazzlab
TUESDAY 10th Feb 2026
SYNTHS for Women +/non binary+/Trans peoples @ MESS
FLORA CARBO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE @ Brunswick Green (Feb 10)
KADE BROWN QUARTET @ The Jazzlab (Feb 10)
SPOKEN WORD 7PM @ Bar Oussou (EVERY TUES)
BRAZLOMBIA @ WAX MUSIC LOUNGE (Every Tuesday)
CONDENSED MILK @ Section 8 (Amin Payne, Taijae + Guests)
NOW HERE THIS @ The Toff – 11-3am
MAKE IT UP CLUB Every Tuesday @ Bar Open
SPOKEN WORD TUESDAYS @ Bar Oussou
Wedensday 11th Jan 2026
STEPPERS @ The Evelyn (Feb 11)
ADRIANO SANGINETO – HARP REVOLUTION @ The Jazzlab (Feb 11)
NORTHSIDE RECORDS DJs a @ SOLACE (this week + Every Wednesday)
STEPPERS @ The Evelyn (Wednesdays in February)
EAT THE BEAT @ Section 8 (Hybe, Etwas, Sarah Armstrong, Max Glyde)
AFROSPACE Interchange @ Old Plates (Wednesdays forever!)
THE ROOKIES @ Rooks Return (every Wednesday)
MZ RIZK & FRIENDS @ Section 8 (All the friends!)
OPEN MIC & JAM @ Bar Oussou (EVERY WED)
BE BOP WEDNESDAYS @ Uptown Jazz Cafe
MELLOW DIAS THUMP W Prem Rock @ Wax Music Lounge
OPEN MIC WEDNESDAYS @ Bar Oussou
SALSA NIGHT @ Tatiana’s
COSMIC JAMS JAM SESSION @ Bodriggy (every Wednesday)
MILK BAR @ Section 8 ( Milk. Bar LIVE++)
COMING
UP…
FLORA CARBO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE @ Merri Tavern (Feb 12)
MOONTIDE w/ ENSEMBLE @ The night Cat (Feb 12)
THNDO @ Aster (Feb 12)
BRODSNAKE @ Live at 3RRR
BISTROTEQUE #2 @ Quad Club (Bridget Small + Elsie) (Feb 13)
St Kilda Fest @ O’Donell Gardens (Feb 14-15)
CLAN ANALOGUE PRES FEBFM @ Odeon (Feb 22)
THE DOT PRES SHY FX & RAGE, MALA, DILLINJA @ Northcote Theatre (Mar 13)
WORLD ONL & JUNIOR MAJOR PRESENT STABLE CONFUSIONS (LIVE/AVA), W NICK KLEIN, LIAM KEENAN @ Artshouse (Feb 13)
TRIBQU @ Angel (Feb 13) (Feat El Fuentes, Zjozo & Suzie Ijo)
Victor Wooten AND THE WOOTEN BROTHERS @ Northcote Theatre (Feb 14)
DENIS PURDICH @ Rooks return (Feb 14)
KOMANG — PASAR SENJA @ Fed Square (Feb 14)
RUDI SOUND W MARTHA @ Bar 303 (Feb 14)
VALENTINES DAY W EGYPTIAN LOVER @ The Convent (Feb 14)
HEADRUSHER 5 – LIVE: SICU, LOTUS WEB, BABYXXAN, CRANK + DJS EMELYNE, MARLEY SWAIN @ Altar Space (Feb 14)
JAZZ TEMPLE EXTRAVAGANZA FT MARGIE LOU, AARON CHOULIA QUARTET DJ MANCHID @ IZAKYA BY TAMURA
ALI + KARATE BOOGALOO @ The Evelyn (Feb 15)
FLORA CARBO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE @ Ceres (Feb 15)
FLORA CARBO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE / BOHJASS HUB Bar 303 (Feb 16)
MORCHEEBA @ Forum (Feb 17)
STEPPERS @ The Evelyn (Feb 18)
NIGHTMARES ON WAX @ Northcote Theatre (Feb 19)
MIND ENTERPRISES @ HOWLER (Feb 19)
FLORA CARBO PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE @ Mama Chens (Feb 20)
AFRO CARRIBEAN CARNIVAL @ Fed Square (Feb 21)
JOHNSTON STREET FIESTA @ Johnstone Street Fitzroy (Feb 21,22)
GROOVE DIMENSION @ Carnegie Hall / Dutch Club (Feb 21)
SUGAR MOUNTAIN FESTBar 303IVAL @ VCA (Feb 21)
TEK TEK W CHINA BEACH & DJ EMMA PEEL @ The Tote (Feb 21)
THE SWEETHEARTS @ City Hall Of Kingston (Feb 22)
WILL LARSEN QUARTET @ Tramway Hotel (Feb 22)
Harvey Sutherland / NEW FLOWER SOUNDSYSTEM @ Abbotsford Convent (Feb 22)
MELANGE x SODA BAR @ Runner up (Feb 22)
CRUSH CLUB @ High Note (Feb 22)
STEPPERS @ The Evelyn (Feb 25)
DUBPLATE AND DINNER with MAD PROFESSOR @ BOSSMAN HQ 17 Capella Cres Moorabin (Feb 27)
SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS X BARKAA @ The Nightcat (Feb 27)
DE LA SOUL, ODDISEE, MISS KANINA @ The Palace Forshore (Feb 27)
MAD PROFESSOR + GENERAL LEVY + JOE ARIWA @ The Croxton (Feb 28)
NOW ALWAYS FADES @ The Evelyn (Feb 28)
RUN IT REDW RAY KEITH @ Rubik’s (Feb 28)
SYDNEY RD ST PARTY @ Sydney Rd (Mar 1)
GRACE JONES Palace Foreshore (Mar 2)
GANAVYA @ Howler (Mar 3)
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (May 3)
DOUG DEVRIES And Diana Clarke @ The Counts (Mar 4)
DREAMACHE THEATRE @ Quad Lud (Mar 4)
ROBERTO FONSECA @ Recital Center (Mar 5)
Marlon Williams W/ EMMA DONOVAN & KEE’AHN @ Royal Botanic Gardens (Mar 6)
OBONGJAYAR @ Northcote Theatre (Mar 6)
ABSORB(ED) V @ Miscellania (Mar 6-9)
IN THE MOMENT RADIO – LAUNCH WEEKENDER(Mar 6-7)
FINN REES ENSEMBLE, ELLA THOMPSON CHAMBER SOUL TRIO & MIKE GURRIERI @ Quadraphonic Club (Mar 6)
FRANCOIS K & ZEPHERIN SAINT @ Quadraphonic Club (Mar 7)
FORWARD EVER: CHANNEL ONE SOUND SYS + MUNGOES HIFI + EVA LAZARUS + 3 HAND BUILT DIY SOUND SYSTEMS @ The Croxton Bandroom (Mar 7)
AFROCAN @ Whitehart (Mar 9)
MELB INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL MUSIC @ MLC Kew (Mar 7/8)
LEFTFIELD W PAUL MAC & LATE NITE TUFF GUY @ Royal Botanic Gardens (Mar 8)
ANNIE & THE CALDWELLS @ Melb Recital Centre (Mar 10)
THE SEVEN UPS @ The Punters Club (Mar 14, 21, 28)
NYOTA THE BOMB @ The Toff (Mar 14)
REGGAE ON THE RIBER @ Lady Cutler Melb Showboat (Mar 14)
LIQUID ARCHITECTURE: INTER.SONIX 09: TUJIKO NORIKO & RUHAIL QAISAR W ROD COOPER & NU @ howler (Mar 21)
VAUDEVILLE SMASH The Gift 10 Year Celebration @ The Night Cat (Mar 21)
WU TANG CLAN @ Rod Laver Arena (Mar 27)
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (May 31)
ERYKAH BADU @ Margaret Court Arena (Apr 1)
THE WAILERS @ 170 Russelll Street (Apr 1)
TEMPORARY BLESSINGS ’SUMBISORI LP LAUNCH’ W KRAKATAU & SHIO @ Northcote Social Club (April 2)
15 YEARS OF BUTTER SESSIONS RECORDS @ Collingwood Children’s Farm (Apr 3)
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (Apr 5)
EARTH, WIND & FIRE (April 8)
KUTCHA EDWARDS – 60 CYCLES AROUND THE SUN @ Recital Centre (April 17)
RECORD STORE DAY @ All Record Stores (April 18)
CELEBRATING THE UNION OF REGGAE AND SKA @ Brunswick Ballroom (Apr 18)
NAT BARSCH LIVE @ The Counts (April 22)
JEFF GOLDBLUM with a JAZZ BAND @ Palais (Apr 24)
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (Jun 28)
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (July 26)
GOSPEL SUNDAYS @ Bodriggy (Aug 30)