Melbourne scene guide
Melbourne scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Preston Warehouse. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Melbourne’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Richie Hawtin: Preston Warehouse, Sidney Myer Music Bowl, The Night Cat
- Techno — if you like Richie Hawtin: Preston Warehouse, TBA - Inner North Location, Sidney Myer Music Bowl
- Tech House — if you like Mark Knight: Revolver Upstairs, Solace, Glamorama
- Jazz — if you like Zepherin Saint: The Evelyn Hotel, Tender, Wax Music Lounge
- Hip-Hop — if you like Woesum: 170 Russell, Abbots Yard, TBA - Eclipse Brisbane
- Funk / Soul — if you like Julius Myles: High Note, Wax Music Lounge, Milneys
- Deep House — if you like Nora En Pure: The Evelyn Hotel, Bourke Street Courtyard, The Night Cat
Busiest venues
- Preston Warehouse
- TBA - The Underpass
- Abbotsford Convent
- TBA - Inner North Location
- The Night Cat
- QQQ ST. Park
- Pica (Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts)
- Sidney Myer Music Bowl
How big is Melbourne’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 4,082 club nights across 350 venues in Melbourne, featuring 2,539 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Melbourne tonight.
Which Melbourne venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Wax Music Lounge | 386 |
| Revolver Upstairs | 357 |
| OneSixOne | 227 |
| Solace | 201 |
| Miscellania | 159 |
| Glamorama | 143 |
| New Guernica | 141 |
| Angel Music Bar | 134 |
| Sooki Lounge | 104 |
| Collingwood Basement | 100 |
What time do Melbourne club nights actually start and end?
From the 4,082 listings publishing door times: the median Melbourne night opens at 20:00 — 76% open before 22:00, 24% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 846 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 33% run past 04:00 and 12% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Melbourne cost?
Across the 479 listings publishing prices (12% of all nights): the median advance ticket is null 15, with half of all nights between null 0 and null 25. 30% of listed nights are free.
When does Melbourne go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (38% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 67% of the week. The busiest month of the year is September.
What does Melbourne sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 35% · Techno 28% · Tech House 8% · Deep House 8% · Jazz 7% · Electronica 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.