What’s on Melbourne: Best events on Friday 3 December 2021
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03.12.2021

What’s on Melbourne: Best events on Friday 3 December 2021

What's on Melbourne
Words by Benjamin Lamb

Melbourne’s live music and events scene is throwing up some killer shows tonight. We look at what's on tonight, Friday December 3 2021.

What’s on in Melbourne tonight? We’ve got heaps of live music happening on Friday December 3, from Wolfmother rocking The Forum to The Operatives kicking off Melbourne Music Week, and the second day of the monumental Melbourne International Jazz Festival with 30/70 taking to the stage.

As always, for the best and most comprehensive list of gigs happening in Melbourne, head to the Gig Guide here – your home of events across the city, spanning from St Kilda to Brunswick and everything in between and beyond.

Keep up with the latest music news, festivals, interviews and reviews here.

What’s on Melbourne: Friday 3 December 2021

Graace

Since first coming into the music world with her co-writing and co-performing feature on Hayden James’ hit ‘Numb’, Graace (Grace Pitts) has quickly become one of the Aussie scene’s biggest artists.

She’s got a truly interesting story behind her – living between Oregon and Melbourne has led her to build a rich tapestry of emotional stories to pull upon when writing music. Some of her most well-known tracks include ‘Last Night’, ‘Kissing Boys’ and her viral cover of Avril Lavigne’s ‘Complicated’ for Triple J’s Like a Version.

After several releases with an electronic vibe, Graace’s new work has her namechecking mammoth artists like Olivia Rodrigo and Phoebe Bridgers, a mix that culminates in the amazing new work of Graace.

This show also marks one of the first times the talented artist will perform with an all-female band, giving some extra life to her heartfelt and emotional music. She’s playing the Northcote Social Club and will be supported by the talented Cody Jon.

Book it in here.

Wolfmother

They’ve been around for a bunch of years, but just keep getting better and better. The group have sold out shows in all corners of the world – America, UK, and lots more. After a long wait, they have recently announced a tour of Melbourne, happening tonight!

Like so many other groups out there over the last 20 months or so, Wolfmother have cancelled many tour dates, this show in particular being postponed a number of times. One of their last performances was the massive 2020 AFL Grand Final.

Wolfmother have also found a great deal of success across the world, playing festivals like Coachella, Lollapalooza and Rock in Rio, supporting bands like Guns N Roses and Aerosmith, and have even won a Grammy in 2007 for their hit ‘Woman’, beating heavyweights like System of a Down, Nine inch Nails, and Tool.

This tour is in support of their newly released album ‘Rock N Roll Baby’, which has been loved by fans and critics alike, it being called the perfect mix of fresh and modern elements, but still being the Wolfmother we all know and love.

The album also features some amazing rock pedigree – their singles ‘’Chase The Feeling’ featuring Jet’s Chris Cester. They’re hitting the Forum Melbourne stage and will be supported by up and comers The Casanovas.

Grab your tickets here.

These New South Whales

Punk rockers These New South Whales have garnered a great deal of fans across the world for the unique brand of punk music, and their energetic approach to music both in the recorded and live fronts.

The group also have been lauded by many outlets across the world for their videos – producing several comedy sketches on a regular basis about their trials and tribulations of being a punk band in this day and age, producing them for Comedy Central – calling their video selves a heightened version of what they’re actually like. Their videos also have been littered with cameos throughout the years, with people like Barnesy and Daniel Johns.

On top of this, they also regularly produce and star in one of Australia’s most popular podcasts, called What A Great Punk, and it’s featured some massive names – people like Stella Donnelly, Roger O’Donnell (The Cure) and even comedian / actor Glenn Robbins.

They’ve been called the punk version of ‘Flight of The Conchords’ so you just know that their live show will be worth watching.

They’re hitting the Stay Gold stage, grab your tickets here.

Carpal Tunnel Band

You mightn’t have heard of these guys before, but make sure you catch them before they become the biggest thing in Aussie music.

Starting as just a solo project, and facing a number of line-up changes throughout the last few years, Carpal Tunnel is now a 4 piece bringing a unique brand of punk into your ears.

Their latest track, ‘Days Never Change’ is a different vibe to their previous work, starting with a long, musically complex instrumental section, the lyrics come in which don’t overpower the music, but almost acts as a break between the instrumental sections. Check that out here.

They’ve got a residency at The Tote throughout December, check here for more info. Best of all, it’s a free show! So why not head to them all?

The Operatives Presents – Melbourne Music Week

This massive show is coming to Max Watts on December 3 and is set to be a big one. It’ll feature some of the best Melbourne performers in the soul, hip hop and funk world like Swerve, Jo Jodun, Khiarra, Southside Denny, Teymori Yung and Shōgun, plus a heap more that are yet to be announced.

Grab tickets here.

30/70 + Tamil Rogeon Friday 3 December at 170 Russell

30/70 is a collective of Melbourne-based musicians devoted to truth through sound and the beauty of endless motion. From swirling opening pads to sax-laden shimmers, the group effortlessly shift between neo-soul, astral-facing future jazz, and authentic vignettes of UK club music history.

Joining them on this double bill of new jazz excellence, is viola-jazz pioneer Tamil Rogeon (The Raah Project), showcasing tunes from his critically acclaimed recent release, ‘Son of Nyx’. His swirling prism of exploratory modal jazz, Afro-latin percussion and string-led composition is heavily inspired by the spiritual jazz and jazz fusion movements of the 60s and 70s.

Grab tickets here.