69Spot Score
Melbourne Recital Centre
Live Music · Southbank
Intimate live music venue in Southbank presenting classical, jazz, and contemporary performances.
4.8(1,619)· GoogleView details →
Melbourne
Best Live Music in Melbourne (2026)
35 live music in Melbourne, compiled from each venue's published details and Google Places data, ordered by Spot Score. Use the filters for suburb, price, hours and features.
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68Spot Score
Forum Melbourne
Live Music · Melbourne
Historic live music venue on Flinders Street in Melbourne's CBD, hosting touring and local acts.
4.7(3,704)· GoogleView details →
68Spot Score
Arts Centre Melbourne
Live Music · Southbank
Major performing arts venue in Southbank with theatres, concert hall and outdoor arena hosting diverse shows and events.
4.7(8,180)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
Palais Theatre
Live Music · St Kilda
Classic 1920s picture house turned theatre, hosting mainstream musical acts, ballet and comedy.
4.5(4,809)· GoogleView details →
66Spot Score
The JazzLab - Bennetts Lane Jazz Club Brunswick
Live Music · Brunswick
Live Music in Brunswick, Melbourne.
4.8(607)· GoogleView details →
65Spot Score
The Tote
Live Music · Collingwood
Long-running, iconic locale with exposed-brick walls, for punk, metal, and psychedelic rock bands.
4.6(911)· GoogleView details →
65Spot Score
Bird's Basement
$$Live Music · Melbourne
High-profile jazz venue & reincarnation of famous New York live gig institution with a restaurant.
4.5(1,488)· GoogleView details →
64Spot Score
Northcote Social Club
$$Live Music · Northcote
Hip, laid-back joint with regular live bands & a spacious deck offering updated pub eats & beer.
4.4(1,853)· GoogleView details →
64Spot Score
Max Watts
Live Music · Melbourne
Max Watts is a live-music venue in Melbourne. It holds a 4.5-star rating from 1,055 Google reviews. Our editorial Spot Score is 64/100.
4.5(1,055)· GoogleView details →
64Spot Score
MEMO Music Hall
Live Music · St Kilda
Live Music in St Kilda, Melbourne.
4.6(558)· GoogleView details →
64Spot Score
The Night Cat
Live Music · Fitzroy
Live Music in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
4.5(1,171)· GoogleView details →
64Spot Score
Chapel Off Chapel
Live Music · Prahran
Independent music, theatre & art shows in a versatile, contemporary space & revamped chapel.
4.6(653)· GoogleView details →
62Spot Score
Tempo Rubato
Live Music · Brunswick
Live Music in Brunswick, Melbourne.
4.9(126)· GoogleView details →
62Spot Score
Mamma Chen's
Live Music · Footscray
Live Music in Footscray, Melbourne.
4.8(164)· GoogleView details →
62Spot Score
Brunswick Ballroom
Live Music · Brunswick
Live Music in Brunswick, Melbourne.
4.5(560)· GoogleView details →
62Spot Score
Baxter's
$$Live Music · Fitzroy
Live bands, cocktails & bar bites provided in an intimate setting with chandeliers & stone walls.
4.6(387)· GoogleView details →
61Spot Score
Mr Boogie Man Bar
$Live Music · Abbotsford
A characterful live-music bar at Abbotsford near Collingwood with a 4.6 rating across 272 reviews.
4.6(272)· GoogleView details →
60Spot Score
Revolver Upstairs
Live Music · Prahran
Big-name DJs, live bands and a graffiti wall in a buzzing club with a funky Thai restaurant.
4.1(2,258)· GoogleView details →
About these results
Melbourne's live-music scene runs from intimate bars and band rooms to bigger stages. These are the venues to catch a gig — check each one's listings for who's playing and when.
Listings are compiled from each venue's own published information and Google Places data, and ordered by Spot Score — a composite of attributed ratings, review volume, category fit and information freshness, not a firsthand review. Hours-based filters use published opening hours, which are not kitchen or last-order times. Sponsored placements are labelled and never counted in results. Spotted an error? Send a correction.
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What are the best live music in Melbourne?+
The live music on this page are ordered by Spot Score, which combines attributed Google ratings, review volume, category fit and how recently the details were re-checked against their sources. The highest scorers appear first.
How is the Melbourne live music ranking decided?+
We blend independent signals — Google star ratings and review counts, popularity, the completeness of available information and freshness — into a single Spot Score out of 100. It is a composite of those signals, not a firsthand review, and it cannot be bought.
Can I filter live music by suburb or price?+
Yes. Use the filters to narrow by suburb, minimum Google rating, price level, whether a place is open now according to its published hours, and features such as dog-friendly or outdoor seating. A filter only matches venues whose details state that feature.
How many live music are listed in Melbourne?+
We currently list 35 live music across Melbourne and surrounding suburbs. Venues are added over time and details are re-checked against their published sources; please confirm hours with the venue before you go.