Melbourne scene guide
Melbourne scene guide. House lands at Abbotsford Convent. Venues, promoters and artists in Melbourne. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- House · if you like Gilles Peterson: Abbotsford Convent, ark (Melb), Collingwood Children's Farm
- Techno · if you like Boris Brejcha: 24 Moons, Melbourne Pavilion, Revolver Upstairs
- Hip-Hop · if you like Savage The Girl: Wax Music Lounge, QQQ ST. Park, 170 Russell
- Funk / Soul · if you like Moodymann: Wax Music Lounge, High Note, The Forum Theatre
- Tech House · if you like Move D: Solace, Glamorama, Abbots Yard
- Deep House · if you like Lee Burridge: Common Rooms, Miscellania, Abbots Yard
- Disco · if you like SELENA: Common Rooms, Collingwood Children's Farm, Fairfield Amphitheatre
Busiest venues
- Abbotsford Convent
- The Underpass Melbourne
- Preston Warehouse
- Collingwood Children's Farm
- TBA - PORT MELBOURNE
- ark (Melb)
- Wax Music Lounge
- Common Rooms
How big is Melbourne’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 4,106 gigs across 360 venues in Melbourne, featuring 2,620 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Melbourne tonight.
Which Melbourne venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Wax Music Lounge | 371 |
| Revolver Upstairs | 370 |
| OneSixOne | 216 |
| Solace | 195 |
| Miscellania | 174 |
| Angel Music Bar | 145 |
| Glamorama | 143 |
| New Guernica | 130 |
| Collingwood Basement | 111 |
| Sooki Lounge | 109 |
What time do Melbourne gigs start and end?
From the 4,106 listings publishing door times: the median Melbourne gig opens at 20:00. 76% open before 22:00, 24% between 22:00 and midnight, and 0% after midnight. Of the 1,440 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 02:00, 33% run past 04:00 and 13% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Melbourne cost?
Across the 698 listings publishing prices (17% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is null 15, with half of all gigs between null 0 and null 25. 30% of listed gigs are free.
When does Melbourne go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (38% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 66% of the week. The busiest month of the year is November.
What does Melbourne sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 35% · Techno 27% · Tech House 9% · Deep House 8% · Jazz 7% · Electronica 5%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.