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TUE 28 AUG - SAT 30 SEP
All new comedy, back-to-back, all month long!
Sydney Fringe Comedy is back in 2018 with another massive program of brand new comedy! Read more
Supported by Grace Turner (solo)
TUE 18 SEP @ 8PM
8:00pm: Doors // 8:30pm: Grace Turner (solo) // 9:15pm: Mark Lanegan
An inimitable voice in popular American music and always a huge drawcard in Australia, Mark Lanegan will capitali Read more
Supported by Zac Clark + Jack R. Reilly
WED 19 SEP @ 7:30PM
7:30pm: Doors // 7:50pm: Zac Clark // 8:30pm: Jack R Reilly // 9:00pm: Andrew McMahon
Please note: run times are subject to change.
Singer-songwriter Andrew McMahon returns t Read more
THU 20 SEP @ 7:30PM
SOLD OUT
Malcolm Turnbull’s bio begins with his great grandfather in the fledgling colony of Sydney, back then known as ‘Brisbane’. Read more
FRI 21 SEP @ 9PM
One of the hottest singers in Greece today, heart throb Sakis Arseniou will be coming to Australia for the first time this September. Read more
SUN 23 SEP @ 6PM
BRASILEIROOS – STAND UP COMEDY FESTIVAL with RODRIGO CAPELLA
Baluart Productions presents:
‘BrasileiRoos 2nd edition – Rodrigo Capella’.
Brasileiros e Brasileiras…
É com mui Read more
WED 26 SEP @ 12PM
To coincide with the publication of Roadies – The Secret History of Australian Rock ‘n Roll by Stuart Coupe, Chugg Entertainment & Support Act are pleased to announce two special lunchtime events Read more
Supported by Aborted + Zeolite
THU 27 SEP @ 8PM
Since 2001, THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER have created a musical brute that embraces all the finest qualities of melodic death metal yet does not shackle them, giving them room to constantly evolve a Read more
SAT 29 SEP @ 8PM
Pablo Francisco returns to Sydney with a brand new show and will rock the house with screams of laughter.
When Pablo Francisco hits the stage, he immediately brings his audiences to their fe Read more
Supported by Poisonus, Dave Eastgate & Boner Contention + Rock D J ‘s
SUN 30 SEP @ 8PM
Paradise Kitty is a band of five badass babes born and bred on Guns N’ Roses bombastic 1987 debut, Appetite for Destruction. Read more
Supported by Tumbleweed + DJ Owen Penglis (Straight Arrows)
WED 3 OCT @ 8PM
After 55 years of live performing, The Pretty Things – the iconic, 1st wave R&B / psychedelic cult heroes, formed by Ex-Rolling Stone Dick Taylor and singer Phil May – will retire from electric Read more
THUR 4 OCT (SOLD OUT) + FRI 5 OCT @ 7:30PM
THURSDAY 4TH OCTOBER – SOLD OUT
FRIDAY 5TH OCTOBER – 2ND SHOW ADDED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND!
We can’t f**king wait to go on our first ever f**king music tour lol. Read more
THU 4 OCT @ 7:30PM
After 2 years of tackling the Sydney music scene and leaving almost no venue untouched the 4 piece riff-ready rock group Read more
Supported by Basil’s Kite + Halcyon Reign
THU 4 OCT @ 8PM
The Valley Ends launch their new single Embers, a driving and progressive rock song, exploring darker shades on the band’ Read more
FRI 5 OCT @ 7PM
Ron Vincent weaves classic songs into a world-class celebration of one of the greatest artists of our time… Cat St Read more
Supported by Bryan Estepa & Band + The Elevator District
FRI 5 OCT @ 8PM
Philippines-based crossover indie-pop trio Orange & Lemons are about to cover new grounds for their first Australian Tour Read more
Supported by Bad//Dreems + Philadelphia Grand Jury + The Chats + Many more!
SAT 6 OCT @ 3PM + SUN 7 OCT @ 12PM
Hold onto your schooners Sydney, Oktoberwest is back!
Following a SOLD-OUT festival in 2017, Oktoberwest 2018 will be ‘beer’ger & ‘beer’ter with the festival expanding to both Saturday & Sunday. Read more
Supported by ILIA AKSELROD
THU 11 OCT @ 8:00PM
Aleksandr Nezlobin became famous in the «Comedy Club» with his sharp monologues on the theme of ordinary life. When he was a student, Alexander was playing in a local team of KVN. Read more
FRI 12 OCT @ 7PM
PoleCandy is one of the industry’s longest running competitions, and the first to feature a graded title for semi-professional artists. Read more
FRI 12 OCT @ 8PM
123 Agency Presents – Darren Middleton
Darren has enlisted an all-star lineup including Vika & Linda Bull and Kelly La Read more
FRI 12 OCT @ 8PM
Art as Catharsis is proud to announce Bear the Mammoth’s Australian tour in support of the release of the band’s sophom Read more
Supported by Rosa Maria, Pat Cappocci, The Hellcat III, Los Monaros, MC Jay Katz, Rod Almighty and Andy Travers
SAT 13 OCT @ 3PM
Whispers from the Menehune tell of a plot – They’ve heard that Pele is about to roar, bringing fire and lava once again to the Tiki Village at Marrickville’s Factory Theatre, creating the next rum Read more
Supported by Josh Cashman, Alana Wilkinson, Sam Buckingham, Kristen Lee Morris, Jody Maxwell, Eliza Barr
SAT 13 OCT @ 6PM
Six artists – Two stages – One special evening of singer songwriters.
They have travelled the world sharing their songs and their stories – and for the second year in a row, some of Australia’s Read more
SUN 14 OCT @ 2pm
Rhythm of the night lives to see another DAY!!
Strap on your jelly sandals and don that double denim, the biggest 90’s throwback throwdown is back, baby, one more time with a brand new format and Read more
Supported by Courtney Marie Andrews
TUE 16 OCT @ 7:30PM
After thirteen years as a very independent artist performing in various styles and bands around Nashville, Margo Price became an ‘overnight success’ when Jack White discovered her and si Read more
19 & 20 OCT @ 7:30PM
Doors: 7:00pm // Show Start: 7:30pm
2ND SHOW ADDED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND! Read more
Supported by Mole Men + Reaver + Laziest Man Alive + The Limited
FRI 19 OCT @ 8PM
Stick up your middle finger, raise your fist and listen to a wall sound displaying a message of pure contempt. Read more
FRI 19 OCT @ 8PM
The perfect primi piatti
It’s time for the secondi.
The Don is back on the menu once again.
After a sold out tour earlier in the year, Donny Benét brings his seductive and sweaty l Read more
SAT 20 OCT @ 8PM
KALLIDAD & BAND OF DAWN are on tour and looking forward to sharing the stage for a very special series of shows in Read more
SAT 20 OCT @ 8PM
The Australian Burlesque Festival – Varietease!
A night of glamorous classic tease and modern neo-burlesque that will dazzle, delight and stimulate the senses! Read more
Supported by Broderick Smith
SUN 21 OCT @ 7.30PM
****THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED**** Read more
Supported by Featuring Tahlia Harbour, Shaun Gionis and Mark Monnone
MON 22 OCT @ 8PM
SONNY & THE SUNSETS are a beautiful west coast thing – Birthed from the sand, the surf, and twilight campfires down in Ocean B Read more
WED 24 OCT @ 7:30pm
Join an incredible line up of local LGBTQI+ musicians as we play tribute to our favourite queer artists, performing covers and reinventions of the songs that helped shape our identities and define our Read more
Supported by The Van Demons + Kimono Drag Queens
FRI 26 OCT @ 8PM
After releasing their straight up Blues Rock N’ Roll hit ‘Right On Time’ back in April, Papa Pilko And The Binrats have Read more
Supported by In Rock (The Deep Purple Experience) + Devine Electric
SAT 27 OCT @ 7PM
THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED Read more
SAT 27 OCT @ 8PM
DRW Entertainment is proud to present the return of iconic front man Peter Murphy to Australia for the first time since 2013.
Murphy first made his mark up front of influential UK gr Read more
SAT 27 OCT @ 8PM
After a massive 12 months of touring Awaken I Am are excited to be heading out on a co-headline tour with American friends Picture Read more
SUN 28 OCT @ 2PM
Attention all ghosts, goblins, witches and werewolves –
Come and join us if you dare
For a frightful, spooky Halloween Read more
Supported by Pseudo Echo
WED 31 OCT @ 7:30PM
From the USA, The Romantics, delivering all the hits! Including ‘What I Like Abut You’, ‘Talking In Your Sleep’, ‘One In A Million’ & ‘Rock You Up’. Read more
Supported by Day of the Dead Battle & Festival
FRI 2 NOV @ 7PM
Join us on one of the BIGGEST Mexican celebrations and a night of terrible fun for you and your amigos!
/ / D A Y + O F + T H E + D E A D + B A T T L E / /
Friday 2nd November the dead will rais Read more
FRI 2 NOV @ 7PM
Celebrate Mexican Day of the Dead with us at The Factory Theatre!
Dead will raise at 7pm and will stop at 1am or until the cops come for us, whatever happens first, Mexican stylez!
With: Mexican Read more
SUN 4 NOV @ 8:30PM
The Animals return this November bringing with them more than 50 years of iconic rhythm and blues rock Founding member and drummer John Steel will be joined by Mick Gallagher, the bands origina Read more
THU 8 NOV @ 7PM
Australian metalheads – Prepare yourselves as SINSAENUM have set their eyes on Australia for the very first time – The supergroup featuring Joey Jordison (ex-Slipknot), Frederic Lecle Read more
10 + 11 NOV @ 10AM
4 nights & 2 days of amazing International & National workshops, Parties, Top D J ’s, Live bands & Performances.
Everyone welcome to enjoy this weekend of dance from complete beginner to advanced Read more
FRI 9 NOV @ 8PM
Forty years after the release of (I’m) Stranded – one of the great Australian debut albums of all time – Ed Kuepper returns with a brand new band and a brand new contender for the title: The Aints! Read more
Supported by Declan Kelly
WED 14 NOV @ 7PM
Hawaii’s epic talent Mike Love returns to Sydney after their last sold out show, with percussionist Sam Ites as part of their worldwide ‘The Great Remembering’ tour.
With a foundation rooted Read more
Supported by Reg Mombassa and Peter O’Doherty + Nic Dalton
THU 15 NOV @ 8PM
Wreckless Eric shuns nostalgia and doesn’t do comebacks for the simple reason that he never went away.
An original Stiff Records artist in 1977 alongside Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, the Da Read more
Supported by YLVA + Lo! + Rise of Avernus
FRI 16 NOV @ 7:30PM
There are not enough words to describe the sheer magnificence of Amenra, a band whose powerful and unorthodox music has created waves in the metal world for almost two decades. Read more
SAT 17 NOV @ 8PM
Northern Ireland’s indie legends Ash finally return down under this November for a headline tour. Read more
Supported by Flight Ibis + The Buoys + Boydos
SAT 17 NOV @ 8PM
123 Agency & Young Henrys Present
RACKETT are back with a fresh new single ‘Tried to Quit’. Read more
SUN 18 NOV @ 8PM
With 7 studio albums, 2 live albums and an ever-growing reputation as a must-see live act, Osaka Monaurail, are Japan’s premiere funk orchestra, and, as the late Marva Whitney once descr Read more
MON 19 NOV @ 7PM
Kenny Sebastian is known for his humorous and creative takes on banal everyday situations – Kenny has a keen sense of observation of culture, people and stereotypes, all of which have found its Read more
TUE 20 NOV @ 7PM
Ismo’s comedy career started in Finland in 2002 where he has toured across the country to sold out theatres, starred in his own sitcom “ISMO,” and released three comedy specials. Read more
FRI 23 NOV @ 8PM
Harts is the nom de plume of Indian-born, Australian-based musician, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and music producer Darren Hart, whose singular blend of funk, jazz, blues, psyc Read more
SAT 24 NOV @ 7PM
After SOLD OUT shows across the country, one of Australia’s fastest rising comedians, Michael Shafar, comes to S Read more
SAT 24 NOV @ 8PM
Australian indie rock royalty The Grates are back in a big way
The Brisbane stalwarts are officially reuniting their original line up – singer Patience Hodgson, guitarist John Patterson, and dru Read more
SUN 25 NOV @ 7PM
After selling out an astonishing 30,000 tickets for his debut tour in the UK, comedy’s brightest new star Mo Gilligan is on his way to Sydney.
With his high-energy style and stunning physi Read more
Supported by Hachiku + Violet
THU 29 NOV @ 7:30PM
Overachieving Sydney-based singer-songwriter Alex the Astronaut (aka Alexandra Lynn) is thrilled to announce a series of national headline tour dates taking place this November. Read more
Supported by Dana Gehrman
FRI 30 NOV @ 8PM
Melbourne’s soul-blues juggernaut The Teskey Brothers really have taken things to the next level in 2018. Read more
SAT 1 DEC @ 8PM
One night only with the world class guitar virtuous Vlatko Stefanovski – first time touring Australia in his 40 years career.
Recognizable by the special style of fusion music – a mixture of Read more
Supported by Orpheus Omega
FRI 7 DEC @ 8PM
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Supported by The Herd, Homeward Bound, L-Fresh The Lion, Jayteehazard, Astronomy Class, Okenyo, The Last Kinection + more to be announced
SAT 8 DEC @ 5PM
CELEBRATING TWENTY YEARS OF ELEFANT TRAKS
Elefant Traks will be celebrating 20 years in the biz this November and December by holding ET20 festivals in Sydney, Melbourne and B Read more
FRI 14 DEC @ 8PM
In July 2018, The Screaming Jets released their 8th studio album Gotcha Covered. An homage to the last 50 years of Australian rock and its musical origins. Read more
SAT 22 DEC @ 8PM
Sydney brothers Lime Cordiale announce their latest string of 20 live dates across metro and regional Australia, including a 3-date stint in their return to New Zealand.
The tour dates are locked, Read more
THU 31 JAN @ 8PM
Legendary Memphis country punk-rock band Lucero have today announced their first ever headline tour of Australia – Today also sees Lucero drop their new studio album ‘Among The Ghosts”worldwide. Read more
SAT 2 FEB @ 8PM
THE SMYTHS bring the sound, feel and ultimately, the spirit of one of the greatest, and most influential rock acts of all time, The Smiths. Read more
FRI 22 FEB @ 6PM
The rough-and-tumble COCKNEY REJECTS, bring authentic punk rock to Australia for the First Time Ever!
Formed in the East End of London in 1979 the pioneers of the Oi! Read more
FRI 5 APR @ 7PM
It’s 2001, you’re driving home from work, flicking through the radio stations, and Five Star Laundry by Motor Ace is being played on triple j, Triple M and a bunch of other stations in between. Read more
TUE 16 APR @ 7PM
It all took off for Keb’ Mo’ in 1994 with his self-titled release, and over the years he has proven that he is a musical force that defies typical genre labels. Read more
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