4 of the best live music venues in Melbourne

Sure, you could go out to a bar, sing along loudly to the music, hold your drink up high and sway to the beat. But if there’s no band playing live, we can’t guarantee you won’t be told to pipe down – by the staff as well as your own mates. Instead, you should be making a beeline for one of the top bars and pubs in town that are celebrated live music venues. Not only will you get to see excellent musicians doing what they do best, but you’ll also be joined by a crowd of like-minded people. Win-win! 

While catching a band do their thing in a venue was almost unavoidable across Melbourne not too long ago, these days you need to seek it out, with fewer bars staging live music. But the good news is there are still plenty of bands to see and new music to discover in excellent bars and pubs around town. So, to help you along your gig-seeking journey, we’ve rounded up some of the best live music venues in Melbourne, from a beachside pub to an industrial-style CBD hangout. And it just so happens that these venues all serve up great drinks and food to really seal the deal on a brilliant night out.