| Tuesday 24 May |
| Rock & Pop |
| The Brunswick Discovery: Artist/s unknown | 9pm | Brunswick Hotel | free | Gig Info |
| Clairy Brown & the Bangin' Rackettes, Hiatus Kiayote | 8pm | The Toff in Town, Melbourne | $10 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Courtney Barnett, Wil Wagner, Tom Denton | 8pm | The Old Bar, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Juniper Spective, Kane Muir, Nic Tate Band | 7pm | 303, Northcote | $7 | Gig Info |
| Make It Up Club: Artist/s unknown | 7pm | Bar Open, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Melbourne Fresh Presents: Duke Street, The Chaos Asethetic, Nitro Jett, Christos Linou,Graham Rix, Talisa Jobe | 7.30pm | Revolver Upstairs, Bandroom, Prahran | $15 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Open Mic Night: Artist/s unknown | 7.30pm | Wesley Anne, bandroom, Northcote | free | Gig Info |
| Open Mic Night: Artist/s unknown | 7.30pm | The Empress Hotel, Fitzroy North | free | Gig Info |
| Rosie & George, Animaux, Daydream Arcade | 8.30pm | Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy | $10 | Gig Info |
| Ruby's Tuesday Open Mic: Artist/s unknown | 7pm | Ruby's Lounge, Belgrave | free | Gig Info |
| Sugardolls, Since We Kissed, Nicolette Forte,David Aurora, Nyssa Bradworth | 9pm | Esplanade Hotel, Lounge Bar, St Kilda | free | Gig Info |
| DJ & Dance |
| Dumplings: Dumplings DJs | 8pm | Eurotrash Bar, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Juicebox: Ed Vine, Phil Ross, Cauc-Asian DJs,Mitch Kutz, Mau2dice, Jack Ebert, Elliot Hunter,Ed Myer | 9pm | Room 680, Hawthorn | $10–$20 | Gig Info |
| Tuesday's At New Guernica: Post Percy & Friends | 8pm | New Guernica, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Jazz |
| Annie Smith & the Jazz Drive, Nicole Thorne Trio | 8pm | Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond | $10 (conc)–$14 | Gig Info |
| Julien Wilson & The Coathangers | 8.30pm | Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne | $10 (conc)–$15 | Gig Info |
| Wednesday 25 May |
| Rock & Pop |
| Alexis Nicole & the Missing Pieces | 8pm | Front Bar, Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick | free | Gig Info |
| Bomba | 8pm | The Night Cat, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Boy & Bear, Jinja Safari, Emma Louise | 8pm | The Corner Hotel, Richmond | $20 (+ bf)
Tickets on sale:
3 March | Gig Info |
| Brunswick Hotel Open Mic: Artist/s unknown | 8.30pm | Brunswick Hotel | free | Gig Info |
| Das Musik Mann | 8.30pm | The Standard Hotel, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Jenny Biddle, Club Crain, Burning Violet Bridges,The Hidden Venture | 9pm | Esplanade Hotel, Lounge Bar, St Kilda | free | Gig Info |
| Music For Mad Bastards: Pigram Brothers, Alex Lloyd | 8pm | Northcote Social Club | $27.50 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Open Mic Night: Artist/s unknown | 7.30pm | Elwood Lounge | free | Gig Info |
| The Ovals | 8pm | Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood | $8 | Gig Info |
| Parkway Drive, Miss May I, The Wonder Years,Confession | 6pm | Festival Hall, West Melbourne | $40.50 (+ bf)
licensed all ages | Gig Info |
| The Rapala's, Brittany Green, Matthew Blair | 8pm | Builders Arms Hotel, front bar, Fitzroy | $5 | Gig Info |
| The Red Jane Show, HMAS Vendetta, Rusty,Delsinki Jane | 8pm | Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy | $5 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| The Reigate Squires, Cameron & Co, The Pears | 8pm | The Empress Hotel, Fitzroy North | free | Gig Info |
| The Released Series: Lofly Records: Artist/s unknown | 8pm | The Workers Club, Fitzroy | | Gig Info |
| Show Us Your Riffs - Open Mic Night: Artist/s unknown | 7pm | The Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood | free | Gig Info |
| Sleepdecade, Leagues, Frames | 7.30pm | The Toff in Town, Melbourne | $8 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Stand & Deliver | 9.30pm | Co. Nightclub, Southbank | free | Gig Info |
| Thomy & the Tanks, Wicked City | 8.30pm | The Old Bar, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Where Were You at Lunch, Sarah Mary Chadwick, Chris Smith, A Wallace | 8pm | Bar Open, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| White Walls, Boarders, The Stevens, Jumping Jack | 8.30pm | The Tote Hotel, Collingwood | $6 | Gig Info |
| DJ & Dance |
| Hit The Turf: Artist/s unknown | 7pm | Turf Bar, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Mikey Young, Spidey, Adalita | 6pm | Revolver Upstairs, Bandroom, Prahran | free | Gig Info |
| No Era: Sizzle, Backlash Brew, Project Puzzles | 8pm | Miss Libertine, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Wednesday's At Lounge: Matty Raovich, PCP | 9pm | Lounge, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Wednesday's At New Guernica: Fromage Disco | 7pm | New Guernica, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Jazz |
| Adam Katz, Ben Anderson, Brendan Tsui,Christian Meyer, Sam Hirshfelder | 9pm | Paris Cat, Melbourne | $10 (conc)–$15 | Gig Info |
| Alistair Parsons Band | 8pm | 303, Northcote | free (donation) | Gig Info |
| Dave Panichi Septet | 8.30pm | Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne | $15 (conc)–$18 | Gig Info |
| Dizzy's Big Band | 8pm | Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond | $10 (conc)–$14 | Gig Info |
| Murphy's Law: Modular | 8.30pm | Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Jazz Lab, Melbourne | $12 (conc)–$15 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Acoustic & Folk |
| African Grace: Soweto Gospel Choir (South Africa) | 8pm | Frankston Arts Centre | $45 (u15 yrs)–$89
all ages | Gig Info |
| Country |
| Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson, Bill Chambers, Ashleigh Dallas | 8pm | Hallam Hotel | $49 (presale)–$50 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Stand-up Comedy |
| OMG Comedy Tour | 8pm | Comic's Lounge, North Melbourne | $29.90 (+ bf)–$44.90 (dinner & show) | Gig Info |
| Thursday 26 May |
| Rock & Pop |
| Ainslie Wills, Major Chord | 8pm | Front Bar, Edinburgh Castle, Brunswick | free | Gig Info |
| All Fires the Fire, Pretty Strangers, Little Audrey | 8pm | John Curtin Hotel, Carlton | $8 | Gig Info |
| Alright Already | 8pm | The Fleece Hotel, South Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Architecture in Helsinki, Zowie (New Zealand),Oscar & Martin | 8pm | The Hi-Fi, Melbourne | $40 (+ bf)
Tickets sold out | Gig Info |
| Blac Mail: Ikarii, Close, September falls | 8.30pm | Revolver Upstairs, Bandroom, Prahran | $10 | Gig Info |
| Boy & Bear, Jinja Safari, Emma Louise | 8pm | The Corner Hotel, Richmond | $20 (+ bf)
Tickets sold out | Gig Info |
| Brian Cadd, Russell Morris | 8pm | York On Lilydale Resort, Mt Evelyn | $32 (show only)–$62 (dinner & show) | Gig Info |
| Bruce Springsteen Night: Artist/s unknown | 8pm | The Gem Bar & Dining Room, Collingwood | | Gig Info |
| Buftie Boys, Daddy Long Legs, Bits of Shit | 8pm | Brunswick Hotel | free | Gig Info |
| Burn That Cat: Dozers, Backward Zombie, See Saw! | 9pm | Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne | $10 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Clowns, Cold Hiker, Humans, Scape | 9pm | Esplanade Hotel, Basement, St Kilda | free | Gig Info |
| Cylinders | 6pm | Sporting Club Hotel, Brunswick | free | Gig Info |
| Deja, Richard Lipp, Yuko Nishiyama | 9pm | Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood | $8 | Gig Info |
| Dusted Orange, Robot Child, The Upstanding Members, Strangers From Now On | 8pm | Ruby's Lounge, Belgrave | $10 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Glory Tuesday, Glycerine, The Scarletons | 8pm | 303, Northcote | $5 | Gig Info |
| The Holy Sea, The Ten Rules, St Thomas Sound | 8pm | Builders Arms Hotel, bandroom, Fitzroy | $12 | Gig Info |
| Joe Bonamassa (USA), Claude Hay | 7.30pm | Palais Theatre, St Kilda | $69 (B Res)–$79 (A Res) | Gig Info |
| The Lounge Acoustic Sessions: Little Wise | 8pm | Elwood Lounge | free | Gig Info |
| Ma Petite, Elk and Whale, Tim Woods | 7.30pm | Northcote Social Club | $10 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Miss Deviant, Trixie Venom, Kitty Rock, Mad Dame | 8pm | The Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood | $15 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Next: The Wonder Years, Miss May I | 8.30pm | Colonial Hotel, Melbourne | $12 (guestlist)–$15 | Gig Info |
| Pang, Los Dominados, No Escape for The King | 8.30pm | The Old Bar, Fitzroy | $7 | Gig Info |
| Roscoe James Irwin, Magic Mountain Band | 8pm | The Toff in Town, Melbourne | $12 (+ bf)–$15 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Scissor Grinder, The Borte | 8pm | The Empress Hotel, Fitzroy North | $5 | Gig Info |
| Sea Changes: Australian Boys Choir, The Vocal Consort | 3pm | Melba Hall, Parkville | $33
all ages | Gig Info |
| The Seminar of Funk | 9pm | The Night Cat, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Shake Some Action: The Box Rockets, Meet Me At Montuak, Napoleon In Rags, Indian Summer,Backyard DJs, Smoking Toddlers, Milk and Doritos, Marquee Moon, Knee Cools, Cracker Bax, Streetcore DJs | 9pm | Onesixone, Prahran | $8–$10 | Gig Info |
| Sierra Fin | 8.30pm | Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne | $15 (presale) | Gig Info |
| Son Tres | 7.30pm | Mi Corazon, Brunswick East | free | Gig Info |
| Sweet Jean | 7.30pm | Union Hotel, Brunswick | free | Gig Info |
| This War, Charging North, Foxtrot, The Cavalcade | 8pm | Pony, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Waiting Room: The Phillistines, Drunk Mums,Chaos Kids, The Pretty Littles, Merrygorounds | 8pm | Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy | $8 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Wiggle Pigeon, Lashes to Lashes, Alex Rowe | 8pm | Builders Arms Hotel, front bar, Fitzroy | $5 | Gig Info |
| Wilderbeast, Dani Marie, Joe Mcguigan | 9pm | Bar Open, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| DJ & Dance |
| Funhouse: Funhouse DJs | 9.30pm | Co. Nightclub, Southbank | free | Gig Info |
| Mood: DJ NuBody | 9pm | Loop, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Night Skool: Night Skool DJs | 8pm | Eurotrash Bar, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Obsession Thursdays: Obession DJs | 8pm | First Floor, Fitzroy | free–$10 | Gig Info |
| Text Book Thursdays: Rollin Conenction, Paul Beynon, Jon Bets, Lister Cooray | 7pm | Miss Libertine, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Thursday's at Lounge: Silversix, Citizen.com,Code Luke | 9pm | Lounge, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Thursday's at New Guernica: Negative Magick | 8pm | New Guernica, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Unlucky: Unlucky DJs | 9pm | Seven Nightclub, Lounge Room, South Melbourne | $18 | Gig Info |
| Jazz |
| Stonnington Jazz Festival: The Harry James Angus Band | 8pm | Red Bennies, South Yarra | $33 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Sonya Veronica Quartet | 8pm | Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond | $12 (conc)–$15 | Gig Info |
| Tatu Rai | 9pm | Paris Cat, Melbourne | $12 (conc)–$15 | Gig Info |
| Stand-up Comedy |
| OMG Comedy Tour | 8pm | Comic's Lounge, North Melbourne | $29.90 (+ bf)–$44.90 (dinner & show) | Gig Info |
| Friday 27 May |
| Rock & Pop |
| 180 Proof, Medusa, Elm Street, The Superguns | 9pm | Brunswick Hotel | free | Gig Info |
| About the Noise, Every Second Friday, Aricochet,Fierce Mild, Honeymoon Ghost | 8pm | Esplanade Hotel, Gershwin Room, St Kilda | $10 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Absolutely 80's: Brian Mannix, Scott Carne, Dale Ryder, David Sterry | 8pm | Ferntree Gully Hotel | $30 (show only) | Gig Info |
| Art Of Wor, Rd Black, The Harlequin Chapter,Rapacious, Nine Of Swords | 8.30pm | Revolver Upstairs, Bandroom, Prahran | $10 | Gig Info |
| The Australian John Farnham Tribute Show | 7pm | Frankston Arts Centre | $59.50 (dinner & show) | Gig Info |
| Boy & Bear, Jinja Safari, Emma Louise | 8.30pm | The Corner Hotel, Richmond | $20 (+ bf)
Tickets sold out | Gig Info |
| Boy Rides Monster, Milk, Daydream Pioneers | 9pm | The Public Bar, North Melbourne | $7 | Gig Info |
| Bronson | 8pm | Ding Dong Lounge, Melbourne | $10 (presale)–$12 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Brothers Grim & The Blue Murders | 8.30pm | The Old Bar, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Buckley Ward, Brainsworth, Chimneys | 8pm | The Workers Club, Fitzroy | | Gig Info |
| Can't Say: Owl Eyes | 8pm | Miss Libertine, Melbourne | $12 | Gig Info |
| The Carnival: Chloe Charody | 8.30pm | Red Bennies, South Yarra | $15–$20 | Gig Info |
| Chillout Fridays: Bridget Pross | 9pm | Elwood Lounge | free | Gig Info |
| Ciao-a-bunga, the Bonniwells, Le Fox | 9pm | Grace Darling Hotel, Collingwood | $8 | Gig Info |
| The Dandy Warhols (USA), Los Huevos | 8pm | Palace Theatre, Melbourne | $70.60
Tickets on sale:
3 March | Gig Info |
| Deep Street Soul | 10pm | Bar Open, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Destroy She Said, Dangerous BM | 9pm | Esplanade Hotel, Basement, St Kilda | free | Gig Info |
| Devolved Technologies, Widow the Sea | 8pm | Ruby's Lounge, Belgrave | $15 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Direct Influence, Phil Para | 9pm | Esplanade Hotel, Lounge Bar, St Kilda | free | Gig Info |
| Dusted Orange, Twenty Two Hundred, The Rock City Riff Raff, The Advocates | 8.30pm | Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy | $10 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Electric Sea Spider, White Minus Red, The Townhouses, Guerre | 9pm | Yah Yah's, Fitzroy | $10 | Gig Info |
| Emma Dean, Fronz Arp, The Tiger and Me | 7.30pm | The Empress Hotel, Fitzroy North | $15 (+ bf)–$20 (at door) | Gig Info |
| Eskimo Joe | 8.30pm | East Brunswick Club Hotel, Brunswick East | $40 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Francolin, Officer Parrot, Maggie & Elsie Rigby | 8pm | 303, Northcote | $5 (conc)–$10 | Gig Info |
| Frankie Alibi & the Fugitives, Abbie Cardwell & Her Leading Men | 8pm | The Bendigo Hotel, Collingwood | $15 | Gig Info |
| The Frustrations, Ivy St., Matt Bailey | 9pm | The Tote Hotel, Collingwood | $12 | Gig Info |
| Gypsy Brown | 9pm | The Night Cat, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Half Mast, Mindset, Declaration, Bateman | 8pm | Pony, Melbourne | | Gig Info |
| Like Fridays: Like Fridays DJs | 9pm | La Di Da, Melbourne | free–$10 | Gig Info |
| The Little Sisters of the Poor | 6pm | Builders Arms Hotel, front bar, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Long Live Bon Scott | 8pm | Forum Theatre, Melbourne | $79 (+ bf)
Tickets on sale:
28 March | Gig Info |
| Melting Pot's Songwriters in the Round: Lily Parker, Tessa & the Typecast, Kate McMahon,Joel Stibbard, Frankie Andrew, Frankie Andrew | 7pm | Seraphim, Fitzroy | $5
all ages | Gig Info |
| Morbid Angel (USA), The Amenta, Ouroboros | 8pm | The Hi-Fi, Melbourne | $59 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Palomino Band | 6pm | Sporting Club Hotel, Brunswick | free | Gig Info |
| The Re-Chords | 8pm | The Gem Bar & Dining Room, Collingwood | | Gig Info |
| Re:Enactment | 12pm | Pony, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Step Into My Office Baby: Andre McClelland,Nathan Jones, Miss Modette | 8pm | John Curtin Hotel, Carlton | free | Gig Info |
| Velvet: Velvet DJs | 8pm | Seven Nightclub, Lounge Room, South Melbourne | $20 | Gig Info |
| Xenograft, Moroccan Kings | 8pm | Northcote Social Club | $10 (+ bf)–$13 (at door) | Gig Info |
| DJ & Dance |
| The Bassment: Daniel Koch, Broz RDZ, D Trak,Samus Jay | 8pm | Basement, La Di Da, Melbourne | | Gig Info |
| BBQ Beats: La Di Da DJs | 5pm | La Di Da, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Eighties & Nineties: First Floor DJs | 9pm | First Floor, Fitzroy | free | Gig Info |
| Fridays's at New Guernica: Post Percy, Thomas Pollard, Pingu, Simon TK | 8pm | New Guernica, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Lounge Fridays: DJ Who, Mr Moonshine, Snowie,Tahl, Muska | 9pm | Lounge, Melbourne | | Gig Info |
| Matt Radovich | 5pm | Miss Libertine, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| Next Fridays: Next DJs | 8pm | The Loft, Melbourne | $10–$30 | Gig Info |
| Papparazzi: DJ Nikkos, Joe Sofo, Kitty Kat | 9.30pm | Co. Nightclub, Southbank | free (early bird) | Gig Info |
| Poprocks: Dr Phil Smith | 9pm | The Toff in Town, Melbourne | free | Gig Info |
| TFU VS Wah Wah: Boogs, Chardy, T-Rek, Adam Bartas, Stevie Mink, Dean Paps, Heath Renata,Kizzam, Mike Metro, Damon Walsh, DJ John Doe,Ryan Riback, Yoshi, Holly J, Silversix, Pete Laskis, Mr Spook, Reece Low, Jack Talbot,Travlos, Juicy, Momo | 10pm | Billboard The Venue, Melbourne | $25 (+ bf) | Gig Info |
| Village Sounds: Chris G | 9pm | Village Green Hotel, Mulgrave | $5–$12 | Gig Info |
| Jazz |
| Andrew Reid | 7pm | Dizzy's Jazz Club, Richmond | free | Gig Info |
| Mark Fitzgibbion | 9pm | Paris Cat, Melbourne | $12 (conc)–$15 | Gig Info |
| WAYJO, Michelle Nicole | 8pm | Bennetts Lane Jazz Club, Melbourne | $20 (conc)–$25 | Gig Info |
| Country |
| Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson, Bill Chambers, Ashleigh Dallas | 6.30pm | York On Lilydale Resort, Mt Evelyn | $50–$80 (dinner & show) | Gig Info |
| Stand-up Comedy |
| OMG Comedy Tour | 8pm | Comic's Lounge, North Melbourne | $29.90 (+ bf)–$44.90 (dinner & show) | Gig Info |
