Live music in Australia
Melbourne
27,183 concerts at 1,441 venues in Melbourne, Australia, 1958 to 2026. 249 concerts still to come.
Busiest decade on record: 2010s, 17,425 concerts.
Where the music happens
The rooms of Melbourne
Still to come
Coming up in Melbourne
What members scored highest
Highest rated nights here
Only nights with 2 scores or more are ranked here.
In their own words
What people wrote about nights in Melbourne
A guest on Chris de Burgh · Thu, 01 May 2025
Very Boring and Disappointing!! Left halfway through the show .
A guest on Kreator · Wed, 14 Feb 2024
Have been a Kreator fan for nearly 40 years. What i witnessed last night was mind blowing. I am too old to get in the mosh pit but i really wanted to! The most impressive thing last night was the sound quality, it was superb. The bass almost physically lifted you off the floor. Am nursing one hell of a hangover today, but it was all worth it. The best thrash concert i have been to. Yes i saw Metallica in the early days and have also seen Slayer several times. Once again, the presentation, the stage and sound quality was unbelievable. Well done to all involved, the Forum is an awesome place for gigs such as this. Please keep bringing gigs like this to your venue.
A guest on Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox · Sat, 02 Sep 2023
Seated 10 rows from the front and could barely hear the voices over the music. The piano literally couldn’t be heard at all apart from when a solo was played. Some phenomenal singing eg. Hallelujah and wonderful tap dance, although the tap took up far too much of the show. Bought tickets as I love PMJ on YouTube. Please don’t promote it as Scott Bradlee’s PMJ when Bradlee is replaced by another pianist! Overall sadly disappointed with the concert.
A guest on Matt Joe Gow · Sat, 26 Aug 2023
MATT & KERRYN THE ABSOLUTE CREAM OF THE CROP. COULD WATCH & LISTEN TO THEM PLAY 24 7. THE STORY TELLING , THE JOKES AND ALL THE EXTRA BANTERRING JUST ADDED MORE MAGIC, BEAUTY ,SO MUCH LOVE AND JUST GOOD OLD TIME FUN. THE OPEN FIRE OUTSIDE WAS A VERY INVITING AND SO COSY FEATURE. GREAT NIGHT FOR CASTING MAGICAL SPELLS AND I RECKON MANY SPELLS WERE CAST BY THOSE TWO BEAUTIFUL ANGELS. THANKYOU TINSEL BALLROOM HOPE YOU HAVE THEM BACK REAL SOON. STAR RATING AS MANY STARS AS OUR BEAUTIFUL SKY HAS.
A guest on Pentatonix · Sun, 26 Mar 2023
Love Pentatonix but this concert was disappointing. Sound and bass were way too loud -which drowns out the beautiful voices.
Bell Taylor Smith was the support act, and she performed for near an hour, then Pentatonix came on.
MCA is an OK venue, and we had a reasonable good view from the accessibility seating area., but the performance for both Bella and PTX was mostly ruined by the ear piercing loudness from amplifiers, which actually distort the music itself.
I know some musicians like to have their instruments turned up, but it was difficult to clearly hear the lyric.
The best part of both performances were when Bella and PTX sung a more subdued song.
I see from other reviews, that distorted loud amplification was an issue in a few of the venues. Pity, because both acts have great voices, and it would been good to hear them without so much volume & distortion.A guest on Ocean Alley · Wed, 23 Feb 2022
Thanks Ocean Alley for a fantastic concert. Loved every minute.
A guest on Hamish Kilgour · Fri, 28 Feb 2020
A trainwreck. Extremely disappointing.
Acts that keep coming back
Who plays Melbourne most
1958 to 2026
How Melbourne has played out
| Decade | Concerts | Venues |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 1 |
| 1970s | 61 | 12 |
| 1980s | 396 | 79 |
| 1990s | 610 | 105 |
| 2000s | 3,202 | 296 |
| 2010s | 17,425 | 945 |
| 2020s | 5,487 | 386 |
A guest 20% on Ryan Adams · Sun, 12 Oct 2025
I understand he might be bored of playing these old songs, however the whole audience was not, took time out, travelled, and paid to see them. This was extremely disappointing. Behaving like a spoilt, silly little child, You'd think he'd grown over the last couple of decades. Evidently not.
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