Stay Gold is turning six years old this October with a calendar of popstar parties, spooky sets and rising rockers that will be bringing the shine to this bandroom in Brunswick.
Weekends are sorted this month at Stay Gold for all your music needs. The good people on the team behind this golden venue have curated a selection of gigs and events to suit anyone and everyone looking for a night out in the heart of Brunswick. There’s a bit of sugary pop, a bit of heavy rock and a whole lot of Halloween festivities.
Whether you want to celebrate the spooky season or catch some local musos blowing up this Brunny bandroom, Stay Gold is your one-stop-shop this October.
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Read on to find out which golden gigs are making Brunswick just that bit brighter this October at Stay Gold.
Alter Boy: I Don’t Live Here Anymore Album Launch
- Friday October 4
- With Boox Kid and Your Girl Pho
Alter Boy’s long-awaited debut album I Don’t Live Here Anymore is coming to life this October in Stay Gold’s bandroom. The album is an exploration of freedom, death, isolation and meaninglessness, and is brimming with the kind of musical craft that will have you kneeling at this artist’s altar.
Sugarush: Charli XCX Brat Party
- Friday October 4
Brat summer is only just beginning. Stay Gold is going slime green this October as they bring back their Brat party for another edition after the massive success of the first. Drag performers, local DJs and 365 party girls all included – as long as you come as the last one.
Stay Gold’s 6th Birthday with These New South Wales
- Saturday October 5
- With Lewis Hodgson (Civic) and Bitumen
With a punk band like These New South Wales secured to bring the party vibes to Brunswick, it’s clear that Stay Gold knows how to throw a birthday bash. Come and celebrate six years of great music, good nights and golden times at Stay Gold this October.
Sabrina Carpenter: Short ’n’ Sweet Party
- Saturday October 5
- With Superficial DJs
Stay Gold is getting a that’s-me-espresso takeover with a Short ‘n’ Sweet party. Celebrate all things Sabrina Carpenter and a bunch of other pop queens as the Superficial DJs play the entirety of Short ‘n’ Sweet, plus a selection of tracks by the likes of Taylor Swift, Chappell Roan, Troye Sivan and much more.
Stay Gold’s 6th Birthday with Banks Arcade
- Friday October 11
- With Melting, Alienist and Outloved
The birthday celebrations continue as Stay Gold’s sixth birthday party reigns supreme over the weekends. Melting, Alienist and Outloved will be joining rising rockers Banks Arcade for this second instalment of the party, and you’re invited.
Jam Baxter with Sammy B-Side: Rare Lizard Tour
- Saturday October 12
- With Joe Snow, Mog.Y, Viliani and Helen Earth, Tommy Moom$ and Chad Wallz
Orright mate? You’re most definitely going to be orright this Saturday in October as the lizard man himself hits the Stay Gold stage, all the way from the UK. Presenting his signature raucous rap show of insane chaos and frenetic energy, make sure to catch Jam Baxter in town while you have the chance.
Monster Fest Official After Party: Miles Brown
- Saturday October 12
- With Miles Brown
The spooky celebrations begin in the lead up to Halloween with Monster Fest’s Official After Party hitting the dance floors of Stay Gold. There’s no better way to send another edition of Monster Fest’s spine-chilling film season off than with the scariest party of them all. With Miles Brown at the helm of the dance floor, you just know this is going to be a party so good that it’s kind of scary.
Disentomb: Misery Above with Internal Bleeding (USA)
- Friday October 18
- With Honest Crooks, Deliquesce and Threshold
Don’t wait to exhume the corpse of this gig after the fact. Disentomb are bringing their legendary brutal death metal around Australia to celebrate both the release of their new EP Nothing Above and the ongoing success of their iconic 2014 album Misery. Hear your longtime Disentomb favourites and discover new ones at this rare appearance of the band at Stay Gold this month.
Sordid Ordeal: Tigress Single Launch
- Saturday October 19
Self-described stout rockers Sordid Ordeal are providing quite the party ordeal this October. Both a celebration of their latest single, Tigress, and the launch of Voice of Melbourne, this Sordid Ordeal gig isn’t one to miss. Come along to hear the band play as they effortlessly blend folkish storytelling with mangy rock anthems, as well as hear the Voice of Melbourne present alongside some special guests.
Melbourne City Massacre with Algor Mortis
- Friday October 25
- With Bloodmouth, Wetwork, Wicked Sisters and Deliver Us From Evil
Things are only getting spookier from here on out to the rest of October. Algor Mortis is here to help keep this season at its scariest with their second annual Melbourne City Massacre show. It’ll be a night of hardcore, death grinders, industrial wreckers and, of course, some good old blood and guts.
Halloscene
- Saturday October 26
- With Tapestry, Saving Face, The City, Earthbound, The Suburbs, Ultravlt, This Point Forward, Day Saints, Ghost Engine, Silk Village, TKO Tattoos
Light the lanterns, hang up the cobwebs – Halloscene is taking over. A Stay Gold day festival for all your spooky needs on the weekend leading up to Halloween, Halloscene will be presenting ten of the scariest heavy bands in town. Expect a bit of post-hardcore, a dash of metalcore and a scream of emo grunge.
The Haunting at Stay Gold: WWDOTW Halloween
- Thursday October 31
- With Nicolas Cage Fighter, Inhibitor, Circle of Blood and False Dichotomy
It’s the scariest night of the year and Stay Gold have curated a party of the spookiest proportions to celebrate. Dress up in your most demonic attire and catch a night of bone-crushing music. Local bands will be joined by regional rockers as Stay Gold gets heavy and the mosh pit gets hellish. This Haunting is gearing up to be a Halloween like no other.
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