While some sources are indicating indoor density restrictions won't end until April 12, shows are still happening with increasing confidence, and bands and artists can slowly start to get back to normal.
While there’s a shitload more to overcome before we can get local or international shows back on our stages and in our favourite indoor venues, there’s some amazing local musos playing some killer gigs this month that are worth checking out.
Rap
Bliss N Eso
- Location: Forum Melbourne, 154 Flinders St, Melbourne, Vic 3000.
- Date: Thursday February 24 and Monday February 28.
- Time: 8pm
- Price: $79.90
- Genre: Rap
Bliss n Eso are one of Australia’s most prolific rap groups, having been around for over 20 years and releasing a plethora of well received albums that have garnered APRA, ARIA, and Music Victoria awards. Their music has been critically acclaimed for its amazing mix of Aussie vibes with old school rap.
They’ll be hitting the Forum stage later this month in support of their amazing new album The Sun.
You can grab your tickets here.
Rock
Tropical Fuck Storm
- Location: Forum Melbourne, 154 Flinders St, Melbourne, Vic 3000.
- Date: Sunday February 13
- Time: 7pm
- Price: $54.30
- Genre: Rock
Tropical Fuck Storm is made up of some of Australia’s most iconic performers, Erica Dunn, Lauren Hammel, Fiona Kitschin and Gareth Liddiard. Their amazing chemistry has created some iconic albums and indescribable live energy, which continues to their most recent album, Deep States.
The album was released last year, but due to lockdowns and border closures, their upcoming Forum show will mark one of the first times they are able to tour it.
Grab your tickets here.
Blues
Ian Moss
- Location: Melbourne Recital Centre, 31 Sturt St, Southbank, Vic 3006.
- Date: Friday February 25
- Time: 7.30pm
- Price: $86.50 – $129.90 (excl taxes)
- Genre: Blues / Acoustic / Classic
The one and only Ian Moss is hitting the road this month, playing an amazing intimate show at Melbourne’s Recital Centre. Be prepared to hear all the hits and singalong to tracks like ‘Georgia’, ‘Bow River’ and of course ‘Tuckers Daughter’.
If you’re a massive fan of the Cold Chisel axe man, you can even fork out a little bit extra for the One Guitar, One Night Only VIP Ticket. It’s only $129.90, and involves a meet and greet, lanyard, tour poster, great seats, and perhaps best of all, you get to experience Mossy at work during Soundcheck.
Tickets are available here.
Roots
FINN
- Location: The Toff in Town, 2F/252 Swanston St, Melbourne, Vic 3000.
- Date: Saturday February 26
- Time: 7.30pm
- Price: $23.07
- Genre: Blues and Roots
You won’t find a group who work as hard as FINN, their amazing work is distinct, detailed and is some of the best you’ll find in Melbourne. Their recent release Stonewalling is a great contrast of Blues, Rock, with some amazing old school vibes.
With tickets only around $20, it’s an absolute steal for the high-quality music you’ll be witnessing. Grab your tickets here.
Metal / Punk
Stacked As Festival
- Location: The Leadbeater Hotel, 1 Church St, Richmond, Vic, 3121
- Date: Sunday February 26
- Time: 7.00pm
- Price: $28.85
- Genre: Heavy Metal / Punk
It feels like it’s been too long since we’ve had a metal festival happening in Melbourne, but thanks to the team at Destroy All Lines, you don’t have to wait that much longer.
They’re introducing the Stacked As tour, which is a mini festival travelling to different points across Australia. It’s a display of some of the best up and comers in the punk and metal world. It will feature music from groups such as Drastic Park, Wishful Thinking, Clay J Gladstone, Catholic Guilt and Cheap Date.
On top of Melbourne, Stacked As will be heading to Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney. Tickets are a bargain too, and you can grab them here.
