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Apr '23

Sun

2

THE OWEN GUNS

0:30am Crowbar

Isobel Caldwell

W/ Beryl

1:00pm Yulli's Brewery

The Exploding Festival

W/ Exploding Happiness, Gustavo Swing, Night Radio, Equa Hey

4:00pm The Soda Factory

JH

Exploding Happiness describe themselves as a 9-piece "Funk & World Music Collective" and are approaching their 30th year in action. Impressive innings! Looks like an interesting mix of genres line-up.

Yes I'm Leaving

W/ Hearts and Rockets

6:00pm Petersham Bowlo

JH

Hair-singeingly loud yob rockers Yes I'm Leaving playing with Naarm-based self-described "bratwave duo" Hearts and Rockets, the latter touring in support of single "Clown Town". Good little chaser for an afternoon barefoot sesh on the bowling green, I reckon.

Vile Grubz

W/ Dole Bludga, Cereal Pest

6:00pm The Duke of Enmore

White Knuckle Fever

7:30pm The Dock, Redfern

Close to Forever

W/ Alister Spence

8:00pm The Great Club

Mon

3

Lucinda Williams (USA)

W/ Steve Earle & The Dukes

5:30pm Enmore Theatre

Monday Night Confessions

W/ Loretta Palmeiro + Marck Isaacs (duo), The Truffle Boils (trio)

6:30pm Church St Studios

Tue

4

Kaleo (ISL)

7:00pm Enmore Theatre

NB:

Upgraded from Metro show after it sold out

Wed

5

Brittany & Natalie Haas (USA)

W/ The Good Behaviours

7:00pm Petersham Bowlo

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (USA)

7:00pm Metro Theatre

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit (USA)

8:00pm Enmore Theatre

The Doobie Brothers (USA)

8:00pm State Theatre

ZEN MONKEE

W/ Seratonia, Southwest Corduroy

9:00pm Crowbar

Thu

6

"a tour for friends"

W/ iaokim, LORA, Friends of Friends

6:00pm The Vanguard

Restaurant In My Head

W/ Steam Vent, Brian Fuata, Michael Farrell, Rory J S

6:30pm Petersham Bowlo

NB:

"Piano, poetry, improvised text, reading, and guitar on Easter eve"

Beck (USA)

W/ Robert Forster

7:00pm Aware Super Arena (ICC)

STEVE ‘N’ SEAGULLS

W/ The Pigs

8:00pm Factory Theatre

Dr Gumbo

8:00pm The Dock, Redfern

Marlin's Dreaming (NZ)

8:00pm Mary's Underground

The Melodrones

W/ Chimers, Dope (Jarrod Quarrell [Lost Animal] & Stuart Grant [Primitive Calculators]), Elmo

8:00pm The House of Music & Booze

Loulou Holiday

W/ Nick Griffith

8:00pm The Royal

Fri

7

Bad Friday Lite

W/ Dante Knows, Cool Sounds, Mac The Knife, Liyah Knight, 1tbsp, MungMung, DJ Macaroni, Clutch4Love, Doctor Robot

2:00pm The House of Music & Booze

NB:

Exceptionally cool. Vibes for days.

Michael Franti & Spearhead

W/ Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

5:00pm Enmore Theatre

Monkey Dot

W/ Garage Noise, Acacia Bloom

7:00pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

The Crisps

W/ Pocketwatch, The Hot Ness

7:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club

Sydney Unplugged

W/ The Cardinals, The Dead Riders, Gene Gibson, The Grand Union, Liam Whelan, The Myth Of Her, Rachel Guidice, Well?, Wicked Envy, Wicked Things, Yasmina Sadiki

8:00pm Crowbar

Canned Heat

W/ The Morning Star, The Whole Wide World

8:00pm Yulli's Brewery

Sat

8

Sundogs

W/ The Appointments, Wayne Tritton

6:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club

Speed Dial

W/ Lemonise, Sonnet and the Bread Boys, Airline Samurai

7:00pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

Long Weekend Fest Day 2

W/ Deckhead, Jamie Doom (Bang Gang), Discovery Daft Punk Show

8:00pm Waywards @ The Bank Hotel

Exek

W/ R.M.F.C., The Carnations

8:00pm The Lansdowne

Earth Caller

W/ Aviana (SWE), Cabal (DNK), Apate, RUN

8:00pm Crowbar

Loulou Holliday

W/ Fenn Wilson

8:00pm Union Hotel

NB:

"What's The Point Of Anything?" single launch

Playground of Hate

W/ Rukus, Bones Atlas, Sloshpit

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

Hannah McKittrick

W/ Jerome Blazé

10:00pm Golden Age Cinema & Bar

Ghost Complex

11:30pm Crowbar

Sun

9

Fist Full of Songs

W/ Matt Joe Gow & The Dead Leaves, Copperline, Duncan Phillips, Stephanie Duzel

5:00pm Petersham Bowlo

Flaming Wreckage

W/ Monster Leonard, Foothills

6:00pm The Duke of Enmore

Counting Crows (USA)

7:00pm Enmore Theatre

LARKIN POE

W/ LamBros

7:00pm Metro Theatre

Mary Jane

7:30pm The Dock, Redfern

Long Weekend Fest Day 3

W/ Clews, Sesame Girl, Grxce

8:00pm Waywards @ The Bank Hotel

SHANAPALOOZA

W/ The Frogstompers, Dancing Through Sundae, Ebolagoldfish

8:00pm Crowbar

Tue

11

Counting Crows (USA)

7:00pm Enmore Theatre

Counting Crows (USA)

7:00pm Enmore Theatre

Wed

12

Minor Gold

W/ Chris Carrapetta

7:00pm The Midnight Special

Tony McManus (SCO/CAN)

7:00pm Petersham Bowlo

NB:

Celtic guitarist. Apparently "he has also just been listed as one of the "50 transcendental guitarists of all time" by Guitar Player Magazine"

Thu

13

Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (USA)

W/ St. Paul & The Broken Bones (USA)

5:30pm Enmore Theatre

Ruby Jackson

7:00pm The Vanguard

NB:

Debut headline show and single launch!

ANNA WEATHERUP X AMY VEE

7:00pm Butchers Brew Bar

NB:

Double bill

Good Lekker

8:00pm The Royal

Alex Edwards Band

W/ Coaster, TWINR

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

G.A.G

W/ PSYCHODA, DEAD POSIES

9:00pm Crowbar

Fri

14

These New South Whales

6:30pm The Lansdowne

Great Job!

W/ Hugs, Sl8erboy, Billy Puntton and the Mental Health Plan

7:00pm The Vanguard

Canned Heat

W/ Forest Hall, L.Ä.R.M

8:00pm Yulli's Brewery

NB:

'Summer's Coming' single launch!

Neil Murray

W/ Melanie Horsnell

8:00pm The Great Club

Butternut Sweetheart

W/ A.D.K.O.B

8:00pm The Chippo Hotel

'Oz Rock Classic Double Header'

W/ The Radiators, HEAVEN, Vanquished

8:00pm Crowbar

NB:

Some blast from the past stuff here. Fun fact, original keyboard player for The Radiators is Kirin J Callinan's dad.

FANGZ

W/ Dedpan, Wicked Envy

8:00pm The Lady Hampshire

NB:

Looks like this might be the launch show for gigs at the new Lady Hampshire … ?

Jet City Sports Club

W/ Paul Blart and the Blart Blarts

8:00pm Vic on the Park

Dr Sure's Unusual Practice

W/ California Girls, Perfect Actress, No Cake

8:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club

Higher Intelligence Agency (UK)

9:00pm Civic Underground

Sat

15

NB:

'In Between' single launch

The Band Next Door on 2SER Presents:

W/ Julia Why?, Potential, Muscle Mary

7:00pm Botany View Hotel

Elestial

W/ The Sooks, Left Lane, Spencer Spark

7:00pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

Tambourine Girls

W/ The Melodrones, Marcus Index

7:00pm Factory Floor @ The Factory

Jackson Browne (USA)

W/ Liz Stringer

7:00pm Aware Super Arena (ICC)

Nora

W/ 51st Avenue, Dial Denial

8:00pm The Fusebox @ The Factory

Urthboy

W/ Dallas Wood

8:00pm The Great Club

Pan Pacific Grand Prix

W/ Fenn Wilson

8:00pm Union Hotel

NB:

"What's The Point Of Anything?" single launch

The Unknowns

W/ Thee Cha Cha Chas, Itchy & The Nits

8:00pm Enmore Hotel

The Dark Clouds

W/ Dead Set, Evil Love Mule, Kontrasto, Shinu Gnu, The Limited

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

Adalita

W/ JP Shiloh, Loene Carmen

8:00pm Crowbar

Pacific Avenue

W/ JUNO, Darcy Lane

8:00pm The Lady Hampshire

Raising Ravens

W/ DOWNGIRL, Gaia Rising

8:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club

ROCKAPALOOZA

W/ The Dark Clouds, The Dead Set, Evil Love Mule, Kontrasto, Sunkenface, The Limited

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

Blind Eliza

W/ Edgecliff, The Midnight Tides

8:00pm Avalon RSL

Neighbourhood Void

W/ Forest Hall

9:00pm Vic on the Park

Sun

16

Arvo Social Strangers

W/ Speed Dial, Will James

3:00pm MoshPit Bar

The Morrisons

4:00pm Union Hotel

The On and Ons

4:30pm Marrickville Bowling Club

NB:

Album launch

The Weeping Willows

W/ Great Aunt

5:30pm Golden Barley Hotel

Lee Jones (UK)

5:30pm LazyBones

NB:

British jazz-rock guitarist plays his debut Sydney performance in a quintet made up of local musicians

XAVIER WULF (USA)

W/ EDDY BAKER

7:00pm Metro Theatre

The Tremolomen

8:00pm The Dock, Redfern

Tue

18

The World Is A Vampire

W/ The Smashing Pumpkins (USA), Jane's Addiction (USA), Amyl & The Sniffers, Redhook

3:00pm Hordern Pavilion

Hannah Aldridge (USA)

W/ Lachlan Bryan

6:00pm The Vanguard

Wed

19

No Bragging Rights (USA)

W/ Outsider, Proposal

6:00pm Red Rattler

NB:

Licensed all ages show

Thu

20

Animals As Leaders (USA)

7:00pm Metro Theatre

Michael Carpenter & The Banks Brothers

7:00pm Camelot Lounge

Kick-on Kings

7:30pm MoshPit Bar

Sarah Yagki

W/ The Toothpicks

8:00pm The Royal

L.A.R.M

W/ Dial Up Model, Bennett's Grove

8:00pm Crowbar

Fri

21

L.A.B (NZ)

W/ Summer Thieves (NZ), Masaya (NZ)

5:15pm Hordern Pavilion

Escape The Fate (USA)

W/ The Beautiful Monument, D.R.U.G.S (USA)

6:00pm Metro Theatre

Steph Wood

W/ The Wattles, Bambi O'Hara

6:00pm Bootleggers @ Kelly's On King

NB:

EP launch

Jungle Rot (USA)

6:30pm The Lansdowne

NB:

Wisconsin band formed in 1994. "A punitive blend of old-school thrash metal, death metal, crossover and crust punk"

ALARUM

W/ PURENVY, THRAXAS, SNAKEWITCH

6:30pm Factory Floor @ The Factory

The Sheepdogs (CAN)

7:00pm The Great Club

Polymics

W/ Asaiah Riley, Social Strangers

7:00pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

The Zoology

W/ Gaia Rising, Denison

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

RADICALS

W/ Dial Denial

8:00pm The Lady Hampshire

Canned Heat

W/ Bridge Dog, Left Lane

8:00pm Yulli's Brewery

NB:

'Counterweight' single launch

Kyoshi

W/ Yasmina Sadiki

8:00pm Union Hotel

PRINS

W/ Holly Hebe & Daphnie

8:00pm Waywards @ The Bank Hotel

Restless Leg

W/ Knievel

8:00pm Vic on the Park

SPOEGWOLF (ZAF)

W/ Herman Kleinhans

8:00pm Factory Theatre

Sat

22

The Stranglers (UK)

6:00pm Metro Theatre

BIG WETT

6:30pm Mary's Underground

NB:

“NUMBER 1 PUSSY” single launch

Midnight Dreamers

W/ The Causeway, Ultra Devilish, The Oh Yeahs

7:00pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

BUTCHER ABC

W/ 100YEARSWAR, DARKHORSE, CARNAL VISCERA, NUMBSKULL

8:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club

British India

8:00pm Crowbar

Buddhadatta (JPN)

W/ Balkan Grill

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

Dee Minor and the Dischords

8:00pm Brass Monkey

Swell Time

W/ Le Shiv, Fig, Sweetie, Jet City Sports Club, Liquid Time, Lahgo, Borderlines, Hatchling, Kunifuri

8:00pm The House of Music & Booze

Zeahorse

W/ Repo Man, The Blamers

9:00pm Waywards @ The Bank Hotel

JH

I remember once I was in this random studio in an old run down house in the back hills behind Byron. The studio engineer there started telling us a story about a session he'd just wrapped up, all wild-eyed: "I just had this band here called Zeahorse, they were so loud, they were so intense, the entire house was shaking from the noise they were creating... and then suddenly a lightning storm kicks off right above us and raged for hours creating this intense energy - we all thought the house was about to get hit". He then proceeded to play some of the session and... well I'll be damned if it didn't sound like the most colossal stoner rock approximation of a thunderstorm I'd care to think of. I need to see Zeahorse, that little anecdote really made an impression on me, but I've never got to seeing them. Repo Man I've recently discovered while updating this gig guide, and their 2021 album is also a fucking legendary thing of beauty: a post-punk punk-post gloom-psych broodgaze epic, RIYL The Chameleons UK, Bauhaus, Ride, Joy Division, Porcupine Tree, heck I reckon those new guys Enclave or maybe PEEL have a thing or two in common with them... hopefully that covers enough of you?

Sun

23

TJ & Huri (NZ)

W/ Ronmak (NZ)

8:00pm The Great Club

Mon

24

YNG N RICH RECORDS TOUR (KOR)

W/ SUPERBEE, UNEDUCATED KID, HOMIES, ROYAL 44, LIL GIMCHI, KHAN, OXYNOVA, PAUL BLANCO

7:00pm Metro Theatre

NB:

"bringing the best of Korean Trap to Sydney!"

Slayyyter (USA)

W/ Prophecy Girl

8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD

THE BUOYS

W/ ELIZA & THE DELUSIONALS, STUMPS, TEENAGE JOANS

8:00pm Selina's @ Coogee Bay Hotel

NB:

Killer line-up out in the classic Selina's venue room down in Coogee! We love to see it!

Tue

25

ALT-J (UK)

W/ Royal Otis, Harper Finn (NZ)

7:00pm Metro Theatre

Andy Golledge Band

W/ Jordan Kenny

8:00pm Vic on the Park

Wed

26

Alt-J (UK)

W/ Royal Otis, Harper Finn (NZ)

5:45pm Hordern Pavilion

Thu

27

Slowdive (UK)

6:30pm Metro Theatre

JH

SWOON. The UK shoegazers' last Australian tour in 2018 - their Sydney stop at that time was also at the Metro - was absolutely divine. A must see band that hasn't lost any of their magic - for them to finally be getting their dues after being unfairly overlooked and ignored back in the 90s is a delight. Hit up any of their records to see what the fuss is about.

Twinkling Stars

W/ Meshky

7:30pm MoshPit Bar

Dr. Colossus

W/ Neptune Power Federation, Hydranaut (CAN)

8:00pm The House of Music & Booze

Angus Gill

W/ Pixie Jenkins

8:00pm Brass Monkey

Fri

28

The Used (USA)

W/ Papa Roach (USA), COLDRAIN

5:00pm Hordern Pavilion

Sonny Grin

W/ Mike Champion, Nicole Issa

6:30pm The Lansdowne

Keith Potger

7:00pm Petersham Bowlo

NB:

Founding member of The Seekers doing a solo show at the bowlo!

Big Moist and the Smoking Durries

7:30pm OAF Gallery @ Oxford Art Factory

Velvet Trip

W/ Salarymen, Butter Bath, Liquid Zoo

8:00pm Oxford Art Factory

The Go Set

W/ Looch Lewis, Tall Squeeze

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

Highline

W/ Turpentine Babycino

8:00pm The Lady Hampshire

Canned Heat

W/ Ariel

8:00pm Yulli's Brewery

NB:

'Counterweight' single launch

Sat

29

DAYDREAM

W/ Modest Mouse (USA), Slowdive (UK), Tropical Fuck Storm, Beach Fossils (USA), Cloud Nothings (USA), Majak Door

2:45pm Hordern Pavilion

CW

Yes, you read that ripper lineup right — it's a new mini-fest, and one that can't be scuppered by the whims of the increasingly pissy weather gods at that.

"A ¼ Century Tour"

W/ Rollerball

6:00pm The Vanguard

NB:

"The year was 1998 and a hot box Rent-A-Shed in West Burleigh had no idea what was about to shake it’s foundations…" 🤩

Metal Evilution #10

W/ Decharot, Scholar Of Sin, Dolor, Chronic

6:30pm The Chatswood Club

NB:

Regular series of metal gigs... in Chatswood!

Soul Messengers

7:00pm Butchers Brew Bar

Starve

W/ OUTSIDER, SIGNVLS, KEEPSAKE

8:00pm The Lady Hampshire

Brett Littlefair

W/ Mighty Thin Stew

8:00pm Petersham Bowlo

Mike Day N Nite

W/ Secret Headliners, Organs, Bayang (Tha Bushranger), Pzmst

8:00pm The House of Music & Booze

Acacia Bloom

W/ Fathom and the Doozy's

8:00pm The Chippo Hotel

Rum Jungle

8:00pm Avalon RSL

Sun

30

May '23

Mon

1

PHUM VIPHURIT (THA)

6:30pm Metro Theatre

Tue

2

Nothing But Thieves (UK)

8:00pm Enmore Theatre

Wed

3

Thu

4

Sophie May

6:30pm The Lansdowne

JH

FIFTY DOLLARS FOR AN ARTIST THAT'S JUST RELEASED THEIR FIRST EP??????

MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 1

W/ Aphrodisiac, South West Corduroy, Spinning Cupids

7:30pm MoshPit Bar

NB:

Happy birthday MoshPIt! Keeping South King weird. We love you.

The Treatment (UK)

W/ Small Town Titans (USA)

8:00pm Crowbar

Fri

5

Nag Nag Nag VIII Festival

W/ 100%, 1-800-MIKEY, 208L CONTAINERS, THE BLINDS, BLONDE REVOLVER, BOILING HOT POLITICIAN, THE CANNANES, CARNATIONS, CHROME CELL TORTURE, DEMOLITION, G2G, THE GLASS PICTURE, GUPPY, KITCHEN'S FLOOR, MODAL MELODIES, PERFECT ACTRESS, SCOTT & CHARLENE'S WEDDING, SPLIT SYSTEM, TEE VEE REPAIRMAN, UNCLE PIT, WANDERLUST

6:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club

JH

This INCREDIBLE two-day festival (it continues the following day) is impeccably curated, featuring an amazingly strong roster of emerging local as well as interstate acts. As the name would suggest, this is the eighth iteration of the festival, it's incredibly exciting to see such a strong showing this year.

Patient Sixty Seven

W/ Crooked Royals

6:00pm The Burdekin

208L Containers

W/ Chimers, Pleasure Chest, The Economy

6:30pm Petersham Bowlo

Underground Lovers

W/ Earls Court

6:30pm The Lansdowne

The Dead Posies

W/ Okisma, Clueless

7:00pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

Luke O'Shea & Lyn Bowtell

7:00pm Brass Monkey

Chali 2na (Jurassic 5) (USA)

W/ P.Smurf, Chris Munky, Jannah Beth

7:30pm Oxford Art Factory

MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 2

W/ Victa and the King St Horns, PK Stoltz

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

Sat

6

MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 3

W/ White Knuckle Fever, Rubber Necker, The Drowning Mermaids, The FnC's, oWo, The Hot Ness

5:00pm MoshPit Bar

This is for Belgium.

W/ Solkyri, SEIMS, Mushroom Giant

6:00pm The Vanguard

The Royal Coats

W/ Polymics, Social Strangers, Sundriver

7:00pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

Death By Denim

W/ Majak Door

8:00pm Waywards @ The Bank Hotel

Long Weekend Fest Day 1

W/ VV Pete (live), Kymie (live), Flywaves (DJ), Carolina Gasolina (DJ), Caucasian Opportunities (DJ)

8:00pm Waywards @ The Bank Hotel

Oly Sherman

W/ The Tipsy Scholars, Ned Olive

8:00pm The Lansdowne

NB:

Wide Awake' EP launch

Sun

7

Kevin Welch (USA)

W/ Kevin Bennett, Angus Gill

7:00pm Petersham Bowlo

Maggie Lindemann (USA)

8:00pm Crowbar

Wed

10

Thu

11

MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 4

W/ Los Monaros

7:30pm MoshPit Bar

Fri

12

CANDY (USA)

W/ EKULU (USA), THE OTHERS

8:00pm The Great Club

MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 5

W/ PitWiz (Sex n Drugs n Rock n Roll Trivia)

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs (UK)

W/ Bria (DJ)

8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD

Sat

13

MoshPit 6th Birthday Party Day 6

W/ The Baddies, Australian Beefweek Show, The Crankees, Zipper Clone, Whopping Big Naughty, WIG

5:00pm MoshPit Bar

NB:

Three sets

Josh Shipton and the Blue Eyed Ravens

6:00pm Red Rattler

NB:

'Rivers And Bones' album launch

SUPER SLAM BROS (NOR)

W/ Kraanium (NOR), Organectomy (NZ), Inhibitor

6:00pm The Burdekin

NY State Of Mind Tour

W/ Wu-Tang Clan (USA), Nas (USA)

6:30pm Qudos Arena

Brandon Duff

W/ Lemonise, Packing Dhaka, The Toothpicks

7:00pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

Moody Beach

W/ Second Idol

8:00pm Union Hotel

Sun

14

The Turner Brown Band (US/AUS)

5:00pm The Vanguard

Wed

17

TOMMY McLAIN

W/ C.C. ADCOCK

8:00pm The Great Club

Thu

18

Vato

W/ Ty Mikado, 1neout, Twenny3, Ljae, Mischa & Rapid Lee

7:30pm MoshPit Bar

Fri

19

Blindfolded And Led To The Woods (NZ)

6:00pm The Burdekin

Skid Row (USA)

W/ Reckless Love, Wicked Smile

6:00pm Manning Bar, USYD

Seaweed on Sticks

7:00pm The Vanguard

Tiger

W/ Rehab Doll, Blackened Rose

7:30pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

Newcastle "dual record launch"!

W/ Drugs in Sport, Lachlan X Morris, The Hot Ness

8:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club

Chris Masuak (ex-Radio Birdman) & Dog Soldier

W/ Starcrazy, The Dark Clouds, Pocketwatch

8:00pm The House of Music & Booze

He Is Legend

W/ Hammers

8:00pm Crowbar

These New South Whales

8:00pm The Lady Hampshire

NB:

The Lady Hampshire are doing gigs again??? And they're ticketed?? Have they added a band room to the pub or what's going on? Hit us up if you know!

Radio Rejects

W/ Rimmingtons, Crash & The Crapenters, Modus Fire

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

Sat

20

STATIC-X (USA)

W/ SOiL

6:00pm Metro Theatre

Infinite Skies

W/ Doctor Robot, Icevena

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

Thu

25

Frente

W/ Sally Seltmann

6:00pm Oxford Art Factory

The Bancrofts

7:30pm MoshPit Bar

1300 Mania

W/ 1300, Srirachi, SOLLYY, GDC, Sidney Phillips, Lil Ket, stealthyn00b

7:30pm The Lansdowne

NB:

Believe the hype. After drip-feeding singles across the pandemic that absolutely ruled our living rooms ('who the fuck are these guys? what is happening??' might have been my utterance when first hearing 'Smashmouth'), this gang of five (jokingly self-described as 'the BTS of Burwood') were playing still-early gigs a year ago: notable outings included their Genesis Owusu support at the Enmore, and an inspired booking at Phoenix Central Park. They crushed, and have only improved their force ever since. This will soon be a tiny room by 1300 standards, so see them while they're still doing 'em. Trust me on this.

Fri

26

Unto Others (USA)

6:00pm The Vanguard

NB:

Australian tour debut for this US goth metal band.

1300 Mania

W/ 1300, Srirachi, SOLLYY, GDC, Sidney Phillips, Lil Ket, stealthyn00b

7:30pm The Lansdowne

snarskicircuslindyband

8:00pm The Great Club

JH

I'm not sure why they renamed the show from being their names to "snarskicircuslindyband" but this is Lindy Morrison (The Go-Betweens) and Rob Snarski (I don't know who that is). I'd love to see a Lindy Morrison band, I reckon it would rule. Also note that Dan Kelly is in the band, so that's an extra point. Worth a look I reckon.

Scholar of Sin

8:00pm MoshPit Bar

American Authors (USA)

8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD

José González (SWE)

8:00pm Sydney Opera House

The Hard Aches

W/ Suzi

8:00pm Crowbar

Sat

27

The Whistlin' Donkeys (IRE)

7:00pm Metro Theatre

Darren & Olivia Coggan

7:00pm Brass Monkey

José González (SWE)

8:00pm Sydney Opera House

RedHook

W/ Bad/Love, bellehaven, Grenade Jumper

8:00pm Crowbar

Studio Party: Future Classic

W/ Nikki Nair (USA), Martyn Bootyspan (CAN), Shake Daddy (DJ)

9:00pm The Studio @ Sydney Opera House

Sun

28

Make Them Suffer

W/ Fit For An Autopsy (USA), Ocean Sleeper

6:00pm Metro Theatre

Birdz & Fred Leone Present: Girra

7:00pm Utzon Room @ Sydney Opera House

José González (SWE)

8:00pm Sydney Opera House

Studio Party: House of Mince 12th Birthday

9:00pm The Studio @ Sydney Opera House

Mon

29

NB:

Performing with Chris Abrahams (The Necks)

Tue

30

Hiatus Kaiyote

8:00pm Sydney Opera House

NB:

With the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers (USA)

8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD

Jun '23

Fri

2

triple j celebrates 15 years of Unearthed High

W/ LASTLINGS, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, JACOTÉNE, Arno Faraji

5:00pm Tumbalong Park

Rehab Doll

W/ Tiger, Locus

7:30pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

Devonté Hynes (UK)

7:30pm Sydney Opera House

NB:

You might know him as Blood Orange, but this show is a selection of his classical works

Conor Maynard (UK)

8:00pm Enmore Theatre

Studio Party: Mad Racket

W/ Plaid (UK), Ken Cloud (DJ), Simon Caldwell (DJ), Zootie (DJ), Jimmie James (DJ)

9:00pm The Studio @ Sydney Opera House

Sat

3

BACK ON THE MAP VOL. 2

W/ Speed, Sunami (USA), Scowl (USA)

1:00pm Metro Theatre

NB:

"Two stages. No barriers."

Max Richter (GER/UK): Ambient Orchestra

7:30pm Sydney Opera House

Matt Maltese (UK)

8:00pm The Lansdowne

Posh Isolation Presents

W/ Lust For Youth (SWE), Croation Amor (DNK), HTRK, YL Hooi

8:00pm The Studio @ Sydney Opera House

Tue

6

Stephen Sanchez (USA)

6:00pm Metro Theatre

Thu

8

Sat

10

Michael Bublé (CAN)

6:00pm Qudos Arena

James Reyne

W/ Ella Hooper

7:00pm Enmore Theatre

Fri

16

Sat

24

St Heartless

W/ Spinning Cupids, Lemonise, Polymics

7:30pm The Alley @ The Agincourt

Wed

28

Thu

29

Fri

30

Boy & Bear

W/ Boo Seeka

8:00pm Enmore Theatre

Jul '23

Fri

7

Lewis Capaldi (UK)

6:00pm Qudos Arena

Sat

8

Lewis Capaldi (UK)

6:00pm Qudos Arena

Sat

15

Thu

20

The Former Love (Pirates)

W/ Planet of the Stereos

6:00pm Brass Monkey

Fri

21

The Former Love (Pirates)

W/ Planet of the Stereos

6:00pm Brass Monkey

Sun

23

Putrescent Seepage

W/ Dripped

8:00pm Marrickville Bowling Club

Thu

27

PIERCE THE VEIL (USA)

W/ BEARTOOTH (USA), DAYSEEKER (USA)

6:00pm Hordern Pavilion

PIERCE THE VEIL

W/ BEARTOOTH, Dayseeker

7:15pm Enmore Theatre

Aug '23

Fri

4

Inspiral Carpets

8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD

NB:

"An integral part of the Madchester scene along with the Stone Roses, Charlatans, Happy Mondays and James this will be their First Time in Australia since 1993!!!" I'm� so, so, so intrigued. Like, what am I going to see at this? � JH

Thu

17

Sat

19

Church of the Cosmic Skull (UK)

6:30pm The Lansdowne

Sep '23

Sat

2

Thrice (USA)

7:00pm Metro Theatre

NB:

'The Artist In The Ambulance' 20th anniversary tour

Sun

3

Midland (USA)

W/ Travis Collins

8:00pm Enmore Theatre

Sat

16

Papa M

W/ A Broken Sail

6:30pm The Lansdowne

Fri

29

Oct '23

Fri

6

They Might Be Giants (USA)

8:00pm Enmore Theatre

NB:

Playing their album 'Flood' in full

Sun

8

Volumes (USA)

W/ Defying Decay (THAI), UNI/VS

8:00pm Crowbar

Thu

19

Bury Tomorrow (UK)

8:00pm Crowbar

Sat

21

The Amity Affliction

W/ Silverstein, Earth Caller, Winnerz Circle

6:00pm Hordern Pavilion

Mark Seymour & The Undertow

8:00pm Factory Theatre

Nov '23

Fri

3

Sat

4

Thu

16

Luke Combs (USA)

8:00pm Qudos Arena

Fri

17

The Original Wailers (JAM)

8:00pm Manning Bar, USYD

Luke Combs (USA)

8:00pm Qudos Arena

The Exploited

W/ Rust

8:00pm Avalon RSL

Sat

18

The Exploited (USA)

9:00pm Factory Theatre

Fri

24

Belinda Carlisle (USA)

8:00pm Enmore Theatre

Sat

25

Belinda Carlisle (USA)

8:00pm Enmore Theatre

Wed

29

The Corrs (IRL)

W/ Natalie Imbruglia, Toni Childs (USA)

6:00pm Aware Super Arena (ICC)

Jan '24

Feb '24

Fri

16

Blink-182 (USA)

W/ Rise Against

8:00pm Qudos Arena

Sat

17

Blink-182 (USA)

W/ Rise Against

8:00pm Qudos Arena

Fri

23

Blink-182 (USA)

W/ Rise Against

8:00pm Qudos Arena

Sat

24

Blink-182 (USA)

W/ Rise Against

8:00pm Qudos Arena

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