From German house heavyweights and a New York disco veteran to a nationwide hip-hop summit, this is November at Revolver.
With hardcore from Adelaide and Jakarta, and a night of Naarm pop that deserves your full attention, Revolver’s November has plenty to dig into.
Revolver Fridays and The Late Show keep the dancefloors full with international names, while Revolver Upstairs plays host to a run of album, EP and mixtape launches.
Check out our gig guide, our festival guide, our live music venue guide and our nightclub guide. Follow us on Instagram here.
FUNK FACE: ALL CHOPPED UP! The BIG Chop Launch Party
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- 6 November
- Tickets here
Funk Face Oz is cutting loose at Revolver Upstairs to launch ‘The BIG Chop’, a double album that’s big news for the Aussie underground.
Expect a night of rap, hip-hop and heavy rotation, with artists flying and driving in from across the country for this one Melbourne show. Shadow, Goobsy, Juiceboxx, Kirby & Claz, Joe Snow, Adam Koots and Must Volkoff (Pang Productions), Carlos The Jakl, Wise Guy, Dib & El Jako (Ringwood Records), Inka Kubra and Adnam are all on the bill, with more names still to come.
MOG.Y is on hosting duties, and there’ll be giveaways and exclusives for those who show up. Doors 7pm.
Move D (DE) — Revolver Fridays, Jmcee & Friends
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- 6 November
- Tickets here
Few producers have explored as widely as Move D, and he’s taking that curiosity into the Cage.
The German DJ weaves soulful, deep house together with jazz, psychedelia and left-of-centre sounds. His discography runs through Warp, Smallville, Workshop and Running Back, plus his own label, Source Records.
His sets are known for keeping feet moving without losing any musical depth. Consider it a lesson from one of house music’s most respected selectors.
Jmcee & Friends take the stage from midnight.
MELB BABES feat. Jewel Owusu, Medhanit, Toy Shaw & Aubany
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- 12 November
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Four artists, one stage and a whole lot of Naarm pop pride. MELB BABES gathers some of the city’s best female, gender-diverse and queer pop acts for a night of live music at Revolver Upstairs.
Jewel Owusu, Medhanit, Toy Shaw and Aubany are on the bill, so come for the big hooks and big energy, and leave with a new favourite or three.
It’s a snapshot of just how varied the local pop scene is. Doors 7pm.
SHADY NASTY — Exclusive Headline Show
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- 13 November
- Door sales only, online tix sold out
Shady Nasty are finally back in Melbourne, taking over Revolver Upstairs for their only headline show in town this year (presented by twnty three and Select Music).
The set list covers anthems from debut album ‘TREK’, club favourites from the ‘CLUBSMOKE’ and ‘Bad Posture’ EPs, and a few unreleased tracks getting their first-ever outing.
Special guests are yet to be announced. Online tickets have sold out, so check with the venue about door sales. From 8:30pm.
Steve Bug (DE) — Revolver Fridays & Tilt Shift
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- 13 November
- Tickets here
House and techno lifer Steve Bug is dropping into Revs this November.
The German DJ and producer founded Poker Flat Recordings, and he’s spent decades backing fresh talent and nudging the underground forward. These days he’s doing the same through his new venture, Sublease Music.
Local selectors fill out the night for Revolver Fridays and Tilt Shift, with Aristog, Dasha Sprw, Dylan Griffin, Henry Who, Mike Callander, No Era, Eric Stark, The Stockholm Syndrome, Candice Yi and Zafiro Maim all on the decks.
10pm until 7am.
Eric Duncan (US) — The Late Show
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- 14 November
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New York’s underground disco and house scene wouldn’t be the same without Eric Duncan, aka Dr. Dunks, and he’s headed to Revs for The Late Show.
Three decades behind the decks have given him a taste that ranges across disco, house, funk, Balearic and leftfield. He’s one half of Rub-N-Tug, co-founder of Still Going, and has put out records on DFA. He’s also remixed Grace Jones, LCD Soundsystem and Roxy Music.
Supporting are 2sick, Alonia, Caged.wav, Freddy Gardens, Guhrl, Lewis Can Cut, Luigi FM and Ransom 3000.
10pm until 7am.
Winnerz Circle (SA) & Bleach To Death (ID)
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- 19 November
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Adelaide’s Winnerz Circle are on the road with Indonesia’s Bleach To Death, and Revolver Upstairs is a stop on the run.
Winnerz Circle are marking their new EP, ‘FULL CIRCLE’, out through life.lair.regret. records and BIG records. It’s the sound of a band firing on all cylinders.
Bleach To Death have their own reason to celebrate: the Australian release of new album ‘Sacrificing Your Beliefs’, due soon on life.lair.regret.
Some of the best local hardcore acts round out the bill. Doors 7pm.
Jimi The Kween — Pretty Club Girl Mixtape Launch
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- 20 November
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Melbourne’s own Jimi The Kween is celebrating her debut mixtape, ‘Pretty Club Girl’, with a launch party at Revolver Upstairs.
After taking over stages across Australia, LA, Berlin and Amsterdam, she’s heading home to the dancefloor. The mixtape is a steamy, sweaty ride through electro-pop, techno and plenty in between.
Special guests will be announced soon. Doors 8pm.
Michael Mayer
- 20 November
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Michael Mayer co-runs Kompakt, the Cologne label that grew out of a dance record shop and has been setting the terms for European techno since 1998. He’s headlining Revolver Fridays this month.
His own records sit between house and techno – minimal, a little dubby, never parked in one spot for long. Start with the Immer mix series and his DJ-Kicks. The newest is The Floor Is Lava, a 2024 Kompakt album he built on the abandon of early house and pitched as a DJ album made by a DJ.
Adelaide-born, Berlin-based Eluize, Henry Who and Mike Callander support. Callander has held a Revolver residency since 2010 and now lectures on DJ culture at RMIT. SHADOWS takes the Stage from midnight, and Sunshine runs Rise & Shine in the Cage from 7am.
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This article was made in partnership with Revolver.
