Fed Square’s Transport Hotel has announced a series of high-profile gigs to ignite your summer music options in the CBD.
The much-loved Transport Hotel – located smack-bang in the middle of Melbourne in Federation Square – has always been a strong supporter of Melbourne’s live music scene, with a strong array of weekly gigs spread across two of the sprawling venue’s three levels.
Usually, you’ll see Melburnians packing into the Transport Hotel’s ground-floor Public Bar on weekends to catch live gigs, or from Thursday to Sunday evenings watching jazz, blues and soul acts in the stunning surrounds of Transit Rooftop Bar.
But this summer their rooftop bar is turning it up to 11 to support the Melbourne music scene’s recovery, attracting stalwarts of the Australian music industry across February and March.
Check out Melbourne’s most comprehensive gig guide here.
Mahalia Barnes
- Thursday 10th February
- Doors open 6:30pm
- Show 8:30pm
An incredibly diverse and popular Australian singer, there isn’t much that Mahalia Barnes hasn’t done. She’s music royalty as the daughter of Jimmy Barnes, starred in The Voice and The Masked Singer, a former member of the ARIA-nominated group The Tin Lids, and a celebrated singer with the likes of The Choir of Hard Knocks and Joe Bonamassa. Usually playing to capacity crowds around Australia, Mahalia and her band, The Soul Mates, have released three soulful blues albums. Show only $40 (+bf). Dinner and show with premium reserved seating $120 (+bf).
Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows
- Thursday 10th March
- Doors open 6:30pm
- Show 8:30pm
What more can you say about The Black Sorrows after 19 albums, except that the undisputed Melbourne legends continue to epitomise the golden era of Melbourne’s music scene, while paving a pathway for longevity. Come for the enduring hits and the incredible vocals and musicianship, but stay for their latest release Saint George’s Road, released last year in a return to English producer Peter Solley, who produced Camilleri’s breakout with Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons. Show only $50 (+bf). Dinner and show with premium reserved seating $130 (+bf).
Vanessa Amorosi
- Thursday 24th March
- Doors open 6:30pm
- Show 8:30pm
With two million records sold and 16 ARIA and APRA award nominations, Amorosi returns from Los Angeles after a whopping 10 years, delighting the Australian touring circuit in 2022 with her latest release ‘Volume 1 and 2’, exploring soul and gospel with her wondrous voice. Transit Rooftop Bar will be the perfect intimate venue to witness Amorosi with a small band in what’s sure to be a highly memorable occasion. Show only $60 (+bf). Dinner and show with premium reserved seating $140 (+bf)
A full gig guide can be found at www.transporthotel.com.au
