This month, our favourite CBD loft is serving up a delightful mix of banging DJ nights and curious live acts.
The Toff has a lot to offer. Not only is it centrally located enough to unite northsiders and southsiders on a weeknight (a Melbourne miracle), but it’s also a vibey atmosphere, impeccably crafted cocktails and a calendar jam-packed with goodies every week.
In September, you’ll find a new group featuring four big underground artists, a celebration of one of Melbourne’s best bashes and the launch of an exciting new local project. Plus, the Toff is leaning heavily into free events this month, so you’ll even be able to save a few pennies.
Here’s what’s going down at The Toff in Town this month.
Check out our gig guide, our festival guide, our live music venue guide and our nightclub guide. Follow us on Instagram here.
Toff Mambo
- Every Wednesday
- Free entry
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Latin house, salsa classes and vinyl DJs turn Wednesdays into a dance party at The Toff Mambo. All levels are welcome, and it’s a great place to make friends and have a proper boogie.
Shake it out with dance lessons and grooves, your midweek reset done right, before the night shifts into full club mode from 10PM, with reggaeton and Latin house taking over the floor. Drinks specials in the stage all night, including $12 tequilas.
TOFF Live Presents: Literature & Morag
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- 3 September
- Free entry
Literature head up a night of sharp, hooky live tunes with Morag in support, serving up that classic Toff stage-side energy. After debuting with a sold-out show at Misc only months ago, this supergroup will deliver a Thursday influenced by the clave, dadaism and 2010’s cloud rap. Grab a pint and settle in for some local talent doing what they do best.
de cleurb’s First Birthday
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- 4 September
- Free entry
de cleurb is turning one and they’re marking it with a full-tilt bass house and UK garage session that’s pure celebration mode. With special guests Hyperfix collective’s Clickbait and Bowers, the crew’s locked in a night of rolling rhythms and dancefloor heaters to toast twelve months of good times. Come ready to move and help them blow out the candles in style.
TOFF CLUB with KITI & COLETTE
- Sat 5 September, 10pm – close
- Free entry
Two of the city’s own, Colette & Kiti take over The Toff for a late-night session moving through tech house, house, R&B and everything in between. Expect slick selections, heavy grooves and a few left turns as they steer the room from 10PM till close; no filler, just a proper local takeover.
Proto Exotica presents: Cerro – The Infinite Hum
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- 11 September
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Proto Exotica rolls into the band room to mark the arrival of Cerro’s debut EP The Infinite Hum, and the floor is set for a deep Balearic and dub house journey. It’ll be a proper launch party vibe with those hazy, sun-soaked grooves that make you forget what day it is. Bring your dancing shoes and stay late for the full immersive ride.
Downbeat
- Sat 12 September, 11pm – 4am
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Downbeat returns to The Toff on September 12th for a late-night smooth/deep house session.
Running 11PM through to 4AM, JXN Miles, Xena Ghost and Re_Image bring rolling grooves built for the floor — the kind of set that eases you in and doesn’t let go till sunrise’s getting close.
You Should Be Concerned – The Debut Studio Album by Celent
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- 18 September
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Celent steps out for his live debut to celebrate the release of his first studio album You Should Be Concerned, bringing sharp hip hop, rap and singer-songwriter edges to the stage. Melbourne’s newest compelling voice is ready to lay it all out in an intimate setting that suits the material perfectly. This one’s for anyone chasing fresh local talent with something real to say.
Dance Distillery 005
- Fri 18 September, 11pm
- Free entry
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Dance Distillery is back for its 5th edition, bringing the house back to The Toff in Town. Built from day one on late nights, hypnotising rhythms and driving basslines, this one’s for dancers who want to lose themselves in the low end.
Edition 005 stacks the lineup with Melbourne underground talent; Flynn Bulman, Isaac Ayres, Tilly Hardy and Luke Simcocks, serving deep, rolling grooves for a packed floor. Doors at 11; get there early, because this one moves.
TOFF CLUB with MIZHAP & HIJACK
- Thu 24 September, 11pm – late
- Free entry
Grand Final Eve gets a proper late-night takeover as 100% PHAT sends two of its own, Mizhap & Hijack, into The Toff. Expect a genre-bending ride through house, hip hop and everything in between, running 11PM till late. No warm-up, no early finish — just big tunes and bigger energy for the eve before the big day.
DECADANCE
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- 26 September
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DECADANCE keeps the disco and groove house fires burning with a night of uplifting, body-moving sounds that refuse to quit. The selectors are locked in for a pure feel-good session that blends classic vibes with modern heat. It’s the ideal way to close out the month under the Toff lights.
For more info on The Toff In Town, head here.
This article was made in partnership with The Toff in Town.
