Pig Guide
A guide for all underground and/or community leaning gigs in the south east-ish corridor.
Upcoming Events
Thursday, July 2, 2026
4 Events
Cut Worms (USA) supported by John Andrews (USA)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Citadel
All ages event
Cut Worms (USA) with special guest John Andrews (USA) Transmitter is Max Clarke’s fourth full length record...
Through Mununjali eyes: photojournalist Wayne Coolwell exhibition Tour
From 11:00 am
State Library
Join us for a free tour of ‘Through Mununjali eyes: photojournalist Wayne Coolwell’ in kuril...
Broken Milk Crates + tall work + Paper Plate Pals
From 7:00 pm
Black Bear Lodge
Big night of new DIY/alternative/noisy/emo music in Black Bear Lodge, Meanjin Broken Milk crates (@broken_milk_crates)...
Steppers Debut Album Tour 2026
From 7:00 pm
the beach hotel, byron bay
Melbourne-based, 7-piece soul-funk outfit Steppers are proud to present a body of work truly representative...
Friday, July 3, 2026
12 Events
CUT WORMS (USA) & JOHN ANDREWS (USA)
From 7:00 pm
Eltham Hotel
Transmitter is Max Clarke’s fourth full length record as Cut Worms, due out March 13th via JagJaguwar....
Backlit with Grieg, Wizard Eyes and Ghost Variations
From 7:00 pm
PFR Lounge
Backlit, Grieg, Wizard Eyes and Ghost Variations at PFR Lounge, Fortitude Valley, Magandjin on Friday...
kellypalooza ft. granddaughter, fortitude sally, the ivys, zillman’s folly
From 7:00 pm
Season Three
$10 + booking fee
Solo Exhibition by Threaded Sight: Between Breaking and Breathing (FREE ENTRY)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Vacant Assembly
Very excited to announce my upcoming solo exhibition, Between Breaking and Breathing. • A body...
Amy-Lee’s Birthday Bash! ft. Slythr, Tailor Made Rejects & The Royals
From 7:00 pm
Tomcat
SLYTHR is heading to TomCat in Brisbane to celebrate the vocalist Amy-Lee’s birthday! This is...
Vipersnatch + Lavender Threat + In Constance
From 7:00 pm
Banshees Bar and Artspace
Get ready for a high-energy night of femme fury punk and alt rock as ViperSnatch,...
Blueprints for Belonging (Group Exhibition) Opening Night (Free Entry)
From 5:00 pm
Lower Bunk Gallery, Highgate Hill
All ages event
@lowerbunkgallery for more details
SHADY NASTY (AUS) With blue diner. & Koady
From 7:00 pm
The Tivoli
Sydney’s Shady Nasty arrive with formal training in jazz and classical music, and promptly use...
ANOTHER YEAR ft. Videocouch, Pointe and Josephine Ether
From 7:00 pm
The Junk Bar
Celebrating ANOTHER YEAR around the sun with a night of live music, art and community...
ruf luv ft. neesha alexander, peachtings, paff and tiny little bug
10:00 pm - 3:00 am
black bear lodge
KINDRED FIELDS | Sarah Hickey & Clairy Laurence Opening Night (free entry)
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
field trip gallery
KINDRED FIELDS presents new work by painter Sarah Hickey and ceramicist Clairy Laurence. As contemporaries...
ORC, SICK PEOPLE, NEGATIVE MENTAL STATE, MK NAOMI, RAW IMPACT & NO ALLEGIANCE
From 7:00 pm
vinnies dive
Canberra raiders ORC return to Southport for a night of mayhem. Joined by Brisbane AHC...
Saturday, July 4, 2026
13 Events
Namba Black Market Day
12:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Black Box
All ages event
Namba Black Market Day 4th July $40 Pre sale / $50 on the door...
LASHPRESSMAG: IN THE FLESH
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
VENTspace
LASHPRESS: IN THE FLESH | VOL. 444 Tickets Now Live This isn’t just an event....
Blueprints for Belonging (Group Exhibition) (Free Entry)
From 2:00 pm
Lower Bunk Gallery, Highgate Hill
All ages event
2pm Artist talks 6pm Music @lowerbunkgallery for more info
Banshees Bar Presents Drag Paint and Sip: Super Skyline with your fabulous host Tara Zann!
From 1:30 pm
Banshees Bar and Art Space
Join us for a fabulous drag paint and sip experience in Ipswich hosted by the one and...
Banshees Bar Presents Keeping North "The Singapore Tour" with Tin Star and Mystery Dogs
From 7:00 pm
Banshees Bar and Art Space
In Capital News magazine, Susan Jarvis’s review of Keeping North’s album ‘Demons & Dreamers’ says this...
Exhibition Launch: Form and Flow (FREE ENTRY)
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Brisbane Gallery (175a Swann Road, Taringa)
All ages event
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lucky duck cafe and bar presents: geo means
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
lucky duck cafe and bar
All ages event
kansha 感謝 session #10 (entry by donation)
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
echo and bounce
kansha 感謝 is a platform and network that brings together Meanjin’s finest emerging improvising creatives,...
The Linelockers
From 6:00 pm
Norman Park Sports and Community Club
JULY 4 we’re heading back to Brisvegas thanks to the legends at Just Rock Brisbane....
Sunday, July 5, 2026
3 Events
Blueprints for Belonging (Group Exhibition) Final Day (Free Entry)
From 3:00 pm
Lower Bunk Gallery, Highgate Hill
@lowerbunkgallery for more info
The Sunday Rocknroll BBQ
From 1:00 pm
the brightside
The Vee Bees and more at the Sunday RNR BBQ Sunday JULY 5th at the...
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
1 Event
Echoes From The Cave Inn (FREE ENTRY)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Cave Inn
Echoes from the Cave Inn is a monthly poetry open mic event hosted by Drew...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
3 Events
Ben Kweller
From 7:00 pm
The Princess Theatre
Ben Kweller has been making emotionally intelligent music since he was a teenager fronting Radish...
Trash Burlesque
From 6:00 pm
The Junk Bar
Ginger Tonic presents Trash Burlesque at The Junk Bar, a monthly community forward social night...
Underground Theatre Company presents: Never Closer
From 7:00 pm
Geoffrey Rush Drama Studio, Campbell Place, St Lucia 4067
Written by Grace Chapelle Northern Ireland, 1987. Deirdre is stuck – between arguments, nations, and...
Thursday, July 9, 2026
4 Events
Bush Mechanics: NAIDOC week screening (FREE ENTRY via registration)
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
State Library
Watch all four episodes of this iconic series Presenting all four episodes of the game-changing...
Bec Sykes Pepperpot Magic Tour - Brisbane/Meeanjin
From 6:30 pm
The Junk Bar
Rising Naarm/Melbourne-based dream folk singer & songwriter Bec Sykes (she/her) is embarking on the Pepperpot Magic Tour, a...
kangaroos with machine guns with support from georgia blue
From 5:30 pm
gympie music hal
Kangaroos with Machine Guns are a bi-coastal band featuring Australian song-catcher and traveller, Archer ....
Friday, July 10, 2026
7 Events
Fun with Explosives with support from Veratie, Diversions & Nuexit
7:00 pm - 11:30 pm
PFR Lounge
Join us July 10th at PFR Lounge for a night of epic music with Nuexit,...
Katie Noonan: Alone But All One
From 6:00 pm
Old Museum
Featuring the River Suite String Quartet 5 x ARIA Award winning artist Katie Noonan will...
Murri’s on Meanjin
From 6:00 pm
City Botanic Garden’s River Hub
NAIDOC Week 2026 – Murri’s on Meanjin Event Overview Every year, from Sunday to Sunday...
celltowers - hi-speed hi-five Tour - Brisbane w/ Ancient Channels & The Bykes
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Season Three
Naarm’s own four piece Post-Punk outfit, celltowers, are taking their sophomore EP hi-speed hi-five on...
The Junk Bar, BDK Records and SAG Noise DVD "Compact Disc EP" Launch with Los Houseplants F.C. and People Mover
From 7:00 pm
The Junk Bar
DVD “Compact Disc EP” Launch with Los Houseplants F.C. and People Mover Live At The...
ARTS FACTORY • CULT ARTISTS • SINERGY PRESENTS LAZY GHOST - SILLY LITTLE TOUR
From 6:00 pm
arts factory, byron bay
All ages event
LAZY GHOST – SILLY LITTLE TOUR – BYRON BAY ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Fresh off the release of...
Saturday, July 11, 2026
10 Events
Screamfeeder - Mixtape Sessions @ Studio 188 with The Blankettes
From 7:30 pm
Studio 188 (Ipswich/Tulmur)
Studio 188 and Arts Queensland present… It’s kind of hard to believe, but another milestone...
Flood Fest Dance Festival
5:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Studio 188 (Ipswich/Tulmur)
Australia’s newest underground dance style, born on the floodplains of Ipswich, is blooming and we’re...
Cutthroat, Two Seventy, Human Condition, Consequence, Smoked Out
From 2:30 pm
Black Box Theatre
All ages event
MONO x IAG ft. sound and performance by Akio Suzuki + Hiromi Miyakita, Cloudy Ku, Heinz Riegler, Juliet Widyasari Burnett x Kasimyn, J.WLSN + Liam Keenan, Primitive Motion Sound System, Queensland Conservatorium Gamelan Ensemble, Unregistered Master Builder and Vanessa Tomlinson (free via registration)
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Ipswich Art Gallery
All ages event
COMING SOON – Ipswich Art Gallery collides with the Institute Of Modern Art for a...
Worlds Smallest Festival winter 2026
From 6:30 pm
the junk bar
the worlds smallest festival returns for its winter edition. Two bands and two solo acts...
ARTS FACTORY • FLAMING HEART RECORDS • MESSY FUZZ • RIFFS FOR A REASON • SINERGY PRESENTS: MATES ON TAP - BYRON BAY RADIUM DOLLS • MAC THE KNIFE • MARSHALL & THE FRO • BOOF HEADS • PONZI SCHEME • FLUKES OF SENDINGTON • DVD • VALLEY GREEN • WIZZ • JOHNNY & THE C-SECTIONS
From 3:00 pm
arts factory, byron bay
All ages event
FLAMING HEART RECORDS • MESSY FUZZ • RIFFS FOR A REASON PRESENTS: MATES ON TAP...
FAITH ELIZA + MERCURY BLOOM
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
warehouse 25
Music lovers come get yourself some when Faith Eliza and Mercury Bloom hit the W...
Fuwa Fuwa! Art Market | Fuwaversary!
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
VENTspace
Come celebrate our 1st year Fuwaversary with us this July by supporting the local Brisbane...
BrisBass presents: Leotrix
From 10:00 pm
the outpost
Leotrix is taking over The Outpost for the The Prediction Affliction tour. A huge night,...
Sunday, July 12, 2026
5 Events
Flood Fest Dance Festival
11:00 am - 6:00 pm
Studio 188 (Ipswich/Tulmur)
Australia’s newest underground dance style, born on the floodplains of Ipswich, is blooming and we’re...
Cutthroat, Wetwork, Onvoy, Crossface, and Bound2Suffering
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
After Dark Milton
All ages event
From Newcastle to Brisbane Cutthroat bring their brand of hardcore to South East Queensland. Playing...
The Bikie Tour Sidney Phillips, Skem, Choc X Adnam, Folklore X Jani Cruz
From 7:00 pm
Black Bear Lodge
“In the Wild West of Australia’s rap underground, chaos reigns supreme. No rules, no bedtimes,...
project 491 fundraiser ft. fhuira, maggit f*ggit, blair de milo and winona router
From 5:00 pm
echo and bounce
Moth: An Artist led Community Conversation - Translation of Practice
10:00 am - 11:00 am
vacant assembly
All ages event
An unknown eclipse Gather thirty days and nights To revel in light MOTH brings together...
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
1 Event
Friday, July 17, 2026
10 Events
Thundamentals
From 8:00 pm
Mansfield Tavern
THUNDAMENTALS Friday 17 July | Mansfield Arena, Brisbane Niche are proud to present a select...
The Lost and Found Presents…Mosh-querade Party! ft. Super Death, Gudgeon and Leaker
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
PFR Lounge
Let’s get weird! The Lost and Found 4zzz program has been rejecting modernity and embracing...
Majestic Sausage presents GUTTER RITUAL ft. GUTTERFIRE, Wandering Mind, Kentucky Green, and Razor Nun
From 7:00 pm
Tomcat
Majestic Sausage presents GUTTER RITUAL, a night of heavy music ceremony at Tomcat, featuring GUTTERFIRE,...
Teenage Bees @ Season Three w/ Pilot Crisis & Stjep
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Season Three
Meanjin/Brisbane indie-rock outfit Teenage Bees are releasing their crunchy new single “Slam Hunk” and to...
Carla Geneve with Swanpond (SOLD OUT)
From 7:00 pm
The Junk Bar
Following the release of her Double J feature album ‘Don’t Be Afraid’, Carla Geneve is...
diy july ft. adorned, lace angel, and ok please (free entry)
From 6:00 pm
secret location (dm @laceangel___ @adorned.emo or @okayplease_band for address)
All ages event
Dystopian Afterparty
From 6:00 pm
after dark, milton
A gig you don’t wanna miss, featuring Seraphia, Dystopian, and Delphic Afterparty. Doors @ 6pm....
Flaming Heart Records presents Flaming Heart’s 5th Birthday Party
From 7:00 pm
the outpost
Flaming Heart Records is turning 5! To celebrate, we are throwing two epic birthday parties...
ARTS FACTORY & SINERGY PRESENTS: THRASHED 01 ft. COUCH WIZARD • CANNABYSS • PJ SHEEK • CLUSP
From 6:00 pm
arts factory, byron bay
All ages event
ARTS FACTORY & SINERGY PRESENTS: VOL 01 – FEATURING: COUCH WIZARD CANNABYSS PJ SHEEK CLUSP...
Saturday, July 18, 2026
8 Events
Screamfeeder with Fragile Animals and Sourpuss
From 7:00 pm
The Presynct
Brisbane indie-rock lifers Screamfeeder bring their decade and album-spanning show to Nambour! They’re the band...
Thundamentals
From 8:00 pm
Burleigh Town Hotel
THUNDAMENTALS Saturday 18 July | Burleigh Town Hotel, Gold Coast Niche are proud to present...
To The Lost - A Festival for Suicide Prevention
4:00 pm - 12:00 am
Season Three
TO THE LOST – A Festival For Suicide Prevention ‘To The Lost – A Festival...
A Cold Night in BNE 2026
From 6:00 pm
The Outpost
❄️❄️ A COLD NIGHT IN BNE 2026 ❄️❄️ As the annual apocalyptic snowstorm approaches, the COLD...
SWIVELHEAD featuring Glowdown
7:00 pm - 11:30 pm
PFR Lounge
Featuring SWIVELHEAD & Glowdown One night only at PFR Lounge, Brisbane — a stacked lineup...
Nunchukka Superfly with support from Future Shocks and The Distained
From 7:00 pm
Black Bear Lodge
Nunchukka Superfly return to Brisbane, Saturday, July 18th at Black Bear Lodge, these guys just...
Tarot Night Paint & Sip at Badlands Vinyl
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
badlands vinyl
ABOUT 🌑✨ Tarot Night Paint & Sip ✨🌑 Join us for a moody, magical night...
SLIDE NIGHT - DOMESTICITY
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Vacant Assembly
This interactive discussion invites an open dialogue around our domestic experience of home. A home...
Sunday, July 19, 2026
4 Events
Jimi Beavis & Band play blues with special guests
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Cave Inn
Jimi and band are back and playing blues, again. at The Cave Inn almost every...
Rock Against The Right presents: Punks for Palestine with Stickerbomb, RPM, The Crow Tree, Permanent Revolution and Lucas Ciechanowski
From 3:00 pm
Banshees Bar and Artspace
‘Punks for Palestine’ is a fund raising event with monies raised going to help with...
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
1 Event
Burnt Jazz / Experimental Night (FREE ENTRY) 21 July
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
The Cave Inn
Burnt Jazz is a post-jazz and jazz adjacent experimental music night. Look at the Facebook...
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
2 Events
Mono 61: claire rousay and Peter Knight
From 6:30 pm
Institute of Modern Art (IMA)
Canadian-American claire rousay crafts boundless music from a world of irregular, intimate beauty. Her music...
Obsolete Music and East Capri presents: East Capri No Luck EP Tour with Silver Fang, st. sinner and more
From 7:00 pm
Tomcat
Proudly presenting East Capri’s No Luck EP Tour! After dropping their latest masterpiece No Luck earlier this year, the band...
Thursday, July 23, 2026
1 Event
Filth (US), Kanine (FR), Liar, Iocaste, and more
From 7:00 pm
Tomcat
Time to get your chin checked! Join us as the Gutter Gang make their first trip...
Friday, July 24, 2026
5 EventsBlak Day Put ft. Beddy Rays, Jem Causer-Daley and more
From 6:00 pm
The Princess Theatre
Blak Day Out returns for its fifth powerful year, bringing together an electrifying lineup of...
Select Music presents… Felipe Baldomir 'Sunset Highway' Tour
From 6:00 pm
The Outpost
Australia! I am so excited to be heading on tour this winter (Jul-Sep) to celebrate...
ryosuke kiyasu with support from attention shoppers, chanel no5, and unregistered master builder
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
kepk
00-02 ENERGY LAUNCH (FREE ENTRY VIA REGISTRATION)
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
wreckers artspace
Come and celebrate the launch of 00-02 ENERGY! Enjoy artworks, prints, readings and buy a...
Saturday, July 25, 2026
10 Events
Eddy Current Suppression Ring
From 7:00 pm
The Princess Theatre
Eddy Current Suppression Ring formed in the back room of a vinyl pressing plant in...
Karnivool - In Verses Tour
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Riverstage
Perth icons Karnivool are thrilled to announce they are taking their number one album, In Verses,...
HOLYSTONE HOLYSTONE ALBUM LAUNCH with Robot God, Buried in the Sun, Asbestos
From 7:00 pm
Tomcat
Saturday 25th July at Tomcat, Fortitude Valley — HOLYSTONE launch their second ‘Accepting Omega’ – live and loud....
SoundsNSW, Creative Australia and Braindead Events Deadshowws - 'You in colour.' Album Tour - supports to be announced
From 7:00 pm
PFR Lounge
First headline shows. Debut album. May 2026. We’ve spent the last year on other people’s...
The Daisycutters, Will Remedy & The Influencers and Cassi Marie
From 7:00 pm
Black Bear Lodge
Together for over 25 years, The Daisycutters hit the stage for the first time in...
Girl and Girl (18+ Show)
From 7:00 pm
The Junk Bar
Girl and Girl are releasing new music and hitting the road this winter. The Gold...
Girl and Girl (All Ages Show) (Minors must be accompanied by a parent/guardian)
From 2:00 pm
The Junk Bar
All ages event
Girl and Girl are releasing new music and hitting the road this winter. The Gold...
VOTIVE OFFERINGS - RYOSUKE KIYASU / GUDGEON
7:00 pm - 10:30 pm
old ambo
We are delighted to announce Ryosuke Kiyasu and Gudgeon are next up in our Votive...
Moth: Closing event drinks /showcase of month-long exploration + exhibition (BYO Welcome)
From 3:00 pm
vacant assembly
All ages event
An unknown eclipse Gather thirty days and nights To revel in light MOTH brings together...
Afrobeats Vibration
From 8:00 pm
the outpost
Afrobeats Vibration – Lagos Vibes Party Series curated by Brisbane Afrobeats Festival organizers (Arabanko Events)....
Sunday, July 26, 2026
2 Events
The Golden Hours at VA (gold coin entry)
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Vacant Assembly
No screens, all presence. Screen devices left at the door. Join these ongoing sessions to...
The Worm Turns + Gudgeon + Anna and the Morphics
From 6:00 pm
Black Bear Lodge
The Worm Turns, Gudgeon and Anna & the Morphics – synthesizing aural crack for your...
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
1 Event
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
1 Event
2026 QUT Meanjin Oration: 'Pride for our people' with Cathy Freeman AC (Free Entry via registration)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
QUT Theatre, Gardens Point
The Meanjin Oration is QUT’s premier address showcasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research excellence...
Thursday, July 30, 2026
1 Event
BLEAK SQUAD with Screamfeeder
From 7:00 pm
The Princess Theatre
This event has been rescheduled from Thu 19 Feb 2026 to Thu 30 Jul 2026....
Friday, July 31, 2026
7 Events
Bleak Squad with support from PURNZZ
From 7:00 pm
Imperial Hotel Eumundi
Bleak Squad Live Bleak Squad, will be performing LIVE at The Brewery in The Imperial...
Dave Graney and Clare Moore "Laburnum Of The Mind" Album Launch
From 7:00 pm
Banshees Bar and Artspace
Dave Graney and Clare Moore – 2026 album – Laburnum Of The Mind. Contains the single – HITS...
Mirepoix Butoh workshop hosted by Yuki Taniguchi, Cedar Roppola & Cieon Hilton
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Albion Peace Centre
Mirepoix Butoh workshop hosted by Yuki Taniguchi, Cedar Roppola & Cieon Hilton. Join us for...
Asbestos, Lavender Threat, Freya and Betty White Noise
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Season Three
$10 online $15 on door
Presented by SoundPressing Searching For Charlie Owen - Album Launch
From 7:00 pm
The Junk Bar
Few guitarists have cut as deep into Australia’s musical landscape as Charlie Owen. With a brand‑new LP...
GROUND ZERO 04 ft. STEPSON
From 6:00 pm
arts factory, byron bay
GROUND ZERO VOL 04 – FEATURING: STEPSON ARKANGEL THE LOCAL ROMANCE MAVIS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ GROUND ZERO is...
ADMIST THE JEWELS OF US - NIGHT SERIES ft. the original artwork of Jane Thompson, accompanied by the poetic voice of Veda Laferne and musical soundscape by Aiko Takahashi
5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
vacant assembly
Amidst the jewels of us; night series, features the original artwork of Jane Thompson, accompanied...
Saturday, August 1, 2026
3 Events
Flangipanis Double Header Birthday Cruise
From 12:30 pm
Boat leaves from New Farm Park
IT’S BOAT CRUISE TIIIIIME!!! We’ve booked a stupidly packed day for our 18th Birthday Cruise....
The AFP & The ATO & Select Music presents… Kirin J Callinan and ESCAPE-ISM, live from the fatal shore.
From 7:00 pm
Black Bear Lodge
The Squeeki Wheel (Gets The Grease)” Very special guests ESCAPE-ISM join Kirin J Callinan, live...
125th Anniversary Gala Dinner Dance
5:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Bangalow A&I Hall
125th Anniversary Gala Dinner DanceSaturday 1 August, 2026 Bangalow A&I Hall, 3 Station Street, Bangalow...
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
1 Event
Echoes From The Cave Inn (FREE ENTRY)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Cave Inn
Echoes from the Cave Inn is a monthly poetry open mic event hosted by Drew...
Friday, August 7, 2026
4 Events
Clancestry: Barragga Yangga Many Songs
From 7:00 pm
Queensland Performing Arts Complex
Barragga Yangga, meaning ‘Many Songs’ in traditional Dhurga language, is a moving celebration of First...
4000 records presents: slow music club 04 ft. , a.d. heaven, plainer, headland, and noir et blac
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Season Three
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ some space to sit and soak in sound ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ slow music club is an...
IMA Gala and Benefit Auction 2026
From 6:00 pm
Grand Room, The Calile Hotel, Fortitude Valley
Queensland’s premier charitable gala for contemporary art returns. The annual IMA Gala and Benefit Auction unites our community of artists, cultural leaders, collectors, corporate...
ARTS FACTORY • SUPER SONIC BILLIONS • SINERGY PRESENTS GIRL & GIRL • BRAVE DAISY • TV MISERY
From 6:00 pm
arts factory, byron bay
GIRL & GIRL – BYRON BAY + Supports: • BRAVE DAISY • TV MISERY ——————————————————————————————————————————–...
Saturday, August 8, 2026
3 Events
Clancestry: Yothu Yindi
From 7:30 pm
Queensland Performing Arts Complex
Celebrating a 40-year legacy, live! One of Australia’s most successful musical acts, Yothu Yindi return...
bad habit records + guerilla bookings presents: terminal filth (germany) + cryptivore + cimiterium + katorga + lonely corpse + tetsuo
6:00 pm - 11:00 pm
small change, naamba/nambour (gubbi gubbi country)
BadHabit + Guerilla Booking Presents Termianl Filth from Berlin –https://terminalfilth.bandcamp.com/ Cryptivore –https://cryptivore.bandcamp.com/ Cimiterium – https://cimiterium.bandcamp.com/...
4ZZZ & The Crack of Sparrows & The Rhinestone Cowgirl Cracked Rhinestones 2 ft. Acid Arrow (Naarm), Camping, Chloe Marks and The Mayhem, Cosmic Cowboy & The Incognitos, Sammy Snide, Superfryd Does Blues Brothers, Waiting For Brenda
From 3:00 pm
the cave inn
4ZZZ, Crack of Sparrows and The Rhinestone Cowgirl Presents: CRACKED RHINESTONES II! We’re saddling up...
Sunday, August 9, 2026
2 Events
Royal Nation presents 4H FEST (HIP HOP HABLA HISPANA) – LA ETNNIA - BRISBANE
From 7:00 pm
the outpost
4H FEST IV (HIP HOP HABLA HISPANA) Directo desde Colombia, La Etnnia llega a Australia...
Grace Cummings
From 7:00 pm
old museum
Grace Cummings releases her most ambitious and unsettling work on Aug 14 — Bloodhorse! The fourth album...
Monday, August 10, 2026
1 Event
MX BURLESQUE (AUS)
From 7:00 pm
The Princess Theatre
Prepare for Glitter, Glamour, and Glory – The Feathers are Set to Fly! Get ready...
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 Event
Real Feels Music presents Raising The Roof | A Fundraiser for Brisbane Youth Service with Vinted Vineer, Lottie McLeod, Chelsea Costar & Exit Guide
From 7:00 pm
Black Bear Lodge
Raising the Roof Volume 03 – with Vinted Vineer, Lottie McLeod, Chelsea Costar & Exit...
Saturday, August 15, 2026
3 Events
Hardcore Helpline presents: Asbestos + Lavender Threat + Smoked Out 614 (A Fundraiser for Open Doors Youth Service)
From 7:00 pm
Back Dock Arts
Hardcore Helpline brings together Brisbane’s heavy underground for a night of music, community, and mutual...
Presented by Zang! Records. Also presented by: 4ZZZ, Season Three, Brisbane Drums, Soapbox Beer, Sonic Sherpa, No.7 Printhouse, Twisted Pair Productions: That Sound Over The Fence
From 12:00 pm
Norman Park Bowls Club
That Sound Over the Fence is back for 2026! Get geared up to get down...
our" co-headline tour, featuring Complexant and The Absolution Sequence, with Snake Mountain, and Inservitude
From 7:30 pm
PFR Lounge
Bringing together two of Australia’s most incendiary rising death metal acts, Bleeding Art Collective are...
Sunday, August 16, 2026
2 Events
15 Years of Art As Catharsis: Celebrating Experimental Sounds From The Australian Underground
From 2:00 pm
Crowbar
For 15 years, Art As Catharsis has championed experimental sounds from the Australian underground: music...
Love and Rent, Space 44, Cult Artists, Sinergy Presents Adam Newling 'LIFE’ Tou
From 6:00 pm
arts fctory, byron bay
All ages event
Adam Newling ‘LIFE’ Tour – BYRON BAY ——————————————————————————————————————————– Adam Newling returns with LIFE, a raw...
Thursday, August 20, 2026
1 Event
The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper
From 6:30 pm
The Princess Theatre
THE EXPLODING UNIVERSE OF ED KUEPPER CELBRATING 50 YEARS OF KUEPPER KLASSICS! 2026 marks the...
Saturday, August 22, 2026
6 Events
Necrosonic Festival ft. Rivers of Nihil (USA), Psycroptic (TAS), Gravemind (VIC), Lynchmada (Exclusive ‘One Last Time’), Segression (30 Year Reunion) (NSW), Minus Life (Resurrected - Exclusive), Pestilential Shadows (NSW), Five Star Prison Cell (Resurrected) (VIC), Wxrldfxcker (VIC), Witchskull (ACT), Dreamkillers (Special EP Set), Helm (Resurrected - One-Off Show), M.S.B.I. (Resurrected - One-Off Show), Barriers (SA), Meth Leppard (SA), Permafog (TAS), Destruktor (VIC), Gutless (VIC), F.U.C RUN (VIC), John Lee Spider, The Matador, Body Prison (VIC), Growth (VIC), Grotesque Bliss, Vyrion, Neomantra (WA), Nembutolik, (VIC), Slaughtercult (NSW) and Bruxa
From 11:00 am
Mansfield Tavern
All ages event
NECROSONIC FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR YEAR THREE 😈 THE ALTAR DEMANDS MORE.. ⛧ SATURDAY 22 AUGUST...
The Exploding Universe of Ed Kuepper
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Regent Cinema, Murwillumbah
THE EXPLODING UNIVERSE OF ED KUEPPER CELBRATING 50 YEARS OF KUEPPER KLASSICS! 2026 marks the...
The Sunny Coast Rude Boys
From 8:00 pm
Royal Quarters, Nundah
Sunny Coast Rude Boys at The Royal Quarters (Royal Hotel Nundah) Nundah, Brisbane | Saturday...
Flangipanis Last Ride West with support from Tomohung and The Snouts (FREE ENTRY)
From 7:00 pm
Banshees Bar and Artspace
horse “Ask me again next year” tour
From 7:00 pm
Black Bear Lodge
One of Australia’s most compelling new alternative acts, Newcastle/Mulubinba five-piece horse are hitting the road...
soiree ft: the highgate hillbillies, topology & tenzin, kat augustakis and inkind
5:00 pm - 9:30 pm
The Gap State Primary School The Gap
All ages event
Come along and enjoy a celebration of live music and art at The Gap’s premier...
Sunday, August 23, 2026
1 Event
Mindy Seu: A Sexual History of the Internet
8:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Internet Performance PERFORMANCE 23 August 2026 6-8pm SHARE Location: Offsite Event Cost: TBA In A...
Thursday, August 27, 2026
1 Event
Last Ride Records presents HAYWIRE (USA) Australian Tour
From 7:00 pm
outpost
HAYWIRE keep cementing their reputation as maybe the hardest working band in music right now,...
Friday, August 28, 2026
2 Events
Press Play Presents Black Cab (single launch) With Special Guests
From 7:00 pm
Season Three
Black Cab returns to Australia’s east coast capitals to play their first shows for 2026....
Kim Salmon
From 7:00 pm
The Junk Bar
Art School dropout, seminal punk rocker, and living legend. Born into the isolation of the...
Saturday, August 29, 2026
1 Event
Hate Complex with Product of Neglect, The Nameless & Burn the Kingdom
From 7:30 pm
Soapbox Beer
Off the back of their explosive debut album Dissonance, Victorian-based deathcore outfit Hate Complex return...
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
1 Event
Echoes From The Cave Inn (FREE ENTRY)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Cave Inn
Echoes from the Cave Inn is a monthly poetry open mic event hosted by Drew...
Thursday, September 3, 2026
1 Event
Soilent Green
From 7:30 pm
the back room
HARDLINE MEDIA proudly presents SOILENT GREEN for their first time down under. SOILENT GREEN from...
Friday, September 4, 2026
2 Events
Custom-Made & LLA presents Benjamin Stewart
From 7:00 pm
Tomcat
Benjamin Stewart takes his solo music on tour for the first time. Having only played...
THE CRUEL SEA THREE LEGGED DOG 30TH ANNIVERSARY & MAGIC DIRT
From 6:00 pm
Roma Street Parkland
The Cruel Sea celebrate the 30th anniversary of their iconic ARIA-winning album Three Legged Dog,...
Saturday, September 5, 2026
4 Events
Flangipanis 18th Birthday & Final Show with supports Stabbitha and the Knifey Wifeys, Nerdlinger, Whoroboros, Ess-Em, Goon on the Rocks, and The Australian Beef Week Show
From 4:45 pm
Crowbar
After 18 years of fucking up and fucking around Flangipanis are calling it a day!...
Passion Eight Records Presents Sienna Skies "Australian Spring Tour" w/ Saving Face + Down & Out
From 7:00 pm
Tomcat
Fresh off the back of a busy start of the year supporting Memphis May Fire,...
Shred Fest: More is Not Enough ft. Obscura (GER), Fallujah (GER), Ashen (WA), Idle Ruin & Snake Mountain
From 7:00 pm
Soapbox Beer
Foxton & Sugerman present The Gospel Project
From 7:00 pm
the outpost
The great old gospel songs were written long before streaming and algorithms – by people...
Saturday, September 12, 2026
1 Event
Rock Beats Depression
From 11:00 am
Mansfield Tavern
We are so excited to share what we have been working on for this year’s...
Thursday, September 17, 2026
1 Event
Lebanon Hanover
From 7:00 pm
The Triffid
The king and the queen of modern cold-wave LEBANON HANOVER finally return to Australia for...
Friday, September 25, 2026
1 Event
Violent Soho + Beddy Rays + Teenage Joans (SOLD OUT)
From 7:00 pm
Fortitude Music Hall
After a four-year hiatus, Violent Soho are thrilled to announce their return to the live...
Saturday, September 26, 2026
1 Event
Violent Soho + Beddy Rays + Teenage Joans (SOLD OUT)
From 7:00 pm
Fortitude Music Hall
After a four-year hiatus, Violent Soho are thrilled to announce their return to the live...
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
1 Event
Friday, October 2, 2026
2 Events
Festy-Ville No 5
From 12:00 pm
Blah Bar
Festy-Ville NO#5 A 3 day punk, metal, alternative festival…. NNU Wrestling Team….held at Blah Bar...
overtone festival
From 3:00 pm
musgrave park, gold coast (yugambeh country)
Nestled in the heart of Musgrave Park on the Gold Coast, Overtone Festival spans three...
Saturday, October 3, 2026
1 Event
Festy-Ville No 5
From 12:00 pm
Blah Bar
Festy-Ville NO#5 A 3 day punk, metal, alternative festival…. NNU Wrestling Team….held at Blah Bar...
Sunday, October 4, 2026
1 Event
Festy-Ville No 5
From 12:00 pm
Blah Bar
A 3 day punk, metal, alternative festival…. NNU Wrestling Team….held at Blah Bar and The...
Tuesday, October 6, 2026
1 Event
Echoes From The Cave Inn (FREE ENTRY)
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Cave Inn
Echoes from the Cave Inn is a monthly poetry open mic event hosted by Drew...
Saturday, October 10, 2026
2 Events
Dave Warner's from the Suburbs
From 7:00 pm
Black Bear Lodge
This October marks the fiftieth anniversary of Dave Warner’s from the Suburbs, one of Australia’s most...
TRACES - BY SARAH PHILIPS
From 6:00 pm
vacant assembly
Brisbane artist Sarah Philips focuses on themes of connection, memory and transience in her painted...
Saturday, October 17, 2026
2 Events
LIOR WITH CAMERATA
From 7:30 pm
Brisbane Powerhouse
This performance sees one of Australia’s most successful and respected singer-songwriters, Lior, joined by a...
The Titanic Swing Ball
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Bangalow A&I Hall
⚓✨ ANNOUNCING OUR TITANIC BALL VENUE ✨⚓ Step aboard for an evening of elegance, dancing...
Sunday, October 18, 2026
2 Events
ASH GRUNWALD with The Brisbane City Gospel Choir
From 6:00 pm
The Princess Theatre
All ages event
For the first time ever, Ash Grunwald, Australia’s king of blues and roots, is hitting...
Ash Grunwald with The Brisbane City Gospel Choir
From 6:00 pm
The Princess Theatre
Close Menu What’s On Venue Hire Fables Bar & Café FAQs Gig Galleries VIP...
Saturday, October 24, 2026
1 Event
Zed 51
From 12:00 pm
Roma Street Parklands
All ages event
4ZZZ presents ZED51 Come market another day celebrating the furthering years of our beloved 4ZZZ...
Saturday, October 31, 2026
2 Events
Don Walker - Love Songs Tour with Special Guest Jimmy Dowling
From 7:30 pm
old museum
Music Legendary Australian songwriter Don Walker returns with a new album ‘Love Songs’, out August 7 and...
M.I.A 2 – Mental Illness Awareness
From 6:30 pm
the backroom, chardon’s corner
Mental Illness Awareness, a creative showcase aimed at raising awareness and bringing the community together...
Friday, November 6, 2026
1 Event
VINNIES TOURING & WORLDROT PRESENTS… Negative Approach 2026 AUS & NZ Tour plus Special Guests
From 7:00 pm
Vinnies Dive
Check it out! At long last, one of the most vital bands to ever help...
Saturday, November 7, 2026
1 Event
Vinnies Touring and World Rot presents Negative Approach 2026 AUS & NZ Tour
From 4:30 pm
The Brightside
Check it out! At long last, one of the most vital bands to ever help...
Friday, November 13, 2026
1 Event
Frenzal Rhomb
From 7:00 pm
The Princess Theatre
Frenzal Rhomb‘s Sans Souci turns 23 – and we’re celebrating! Here at Frenzal Rhomb, the number 23...
Saturday, November 14, 2026
2 Events
Kate Ceberano Australian Made Tour 2026
From 7:00 pm
Queensland Performing Arts Complex
Kate Ceberano returns for encore performances across the nation after last year’s sell-out tour and...
'Kevin Morby (USA) - Little Wide Open Tour Presented by 'Jet Black Cat & Handsome Tours' (SOLD OUT)
From 7:30 pm
old museum
Singer/songwriter Kevin Morby (USA) pens songs that meld Dylanesque lyrical mystique with rootsy production. Along...
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
1 Event
Jet Black Cat Music presents: FLYTE (UK)
From 7:30 pm
old museum
Flyte (UK) is the project of English songwriters Will Taylor and Nick Hill. The pair met...
Thursday, November 19, 2026
1 Event
Jet Black Cat Music Presents Flyte (UK) with Special Guest
From 6:00 pm
Bangalow A&I Hall
Flyte (UK) is the project of English songwriters Will Taylor and Nick Hill. The pair...
Saturday, November 21, 2026
1 Event
The Animals (UK) - The House of the Rising Sun Tour 2026
From 7:00 pm
Mansfield Tavern
The Animals (UK) – The House of the Rising Sun Tour 2026 Saturday 21 November...
Monday, November 23, 2026
1 Event
Aldus Harding
From 7:00 pm
The Princess Theatre
Critically acclaimed Aotearoa artist Aldous Harding announces her live return to Australia this November, with...
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
1 Event
Two Door Cinema Club
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Brisbane Riverstage
Northern Ireland’s Two Door Cinema Club formed in 2007 and have since released five hugely...
Thursday, November 26, 2026
1 Event
Yin Yin
From 7:00 pm
Felon’s Barrel Hall
YIN YIN | Nov. 26 at Felons Barrel Hall Dutch groove explorers YĪN YĪN have...
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
1 Event
A Perfect Circle
5:45 pm - 10:00 pm
Brisbane Riverstage
A Perfect Circle confirm return to Australia, with special guest Puscifer. American rock band A...