Melbourne

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Melbourne this week

  • (Comedy)

    Sat 22 Jun Spicks and Specks regular Fiona O'Loughlin, MICF 'Raw Comedy' winner Drew Rokos and rising stand-up star Tommy Little share... More details
  • (Theatre)

    17 May-22 Jun One Man, Two Guvnors lands in Australia with a whopper of a reputation to live up to. The play – adapted by British... More details
  • (Around Town)

    21-22 Jun To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Good Shepherd Sisters in Melbourne, the Abbotsford Convent is hosting... More details
  • (Restaurants)

    21-22 Jun Burger Mary (aka food blogger Jess Pryles) likes her ribs. So much so that she’s an honorary Texan. So much so that she’s... More details
  • (Clubs)

    Sat 22 Jun Mixing from 8pm til 8am each and every Saturday, the Revolver puts together a mix of disco, boogie, cutups, afro, house and... More details
  • (Clubs)

    Sat 22 Jun We could have picked one of Melbourne’s mega clubs, but if you wanna let loose there is no place better that Bar 161. Maybe... More details
  • (Clubs)

    Sat 22 Jun We love this place for two reasons. Firstly, entry is generally free, even on a Saturday, and secondly it has a beer garden... More details
  • (Clubs)

    Sat 22 Jun If you thought the only push-ups pole-dancers were into involve cup sizes DD and above, you and every muscle in your body will... More details
  • (Comedy)

    Mon 24 Jun Spleen presents the up-and-comers of comedy and surprise guests every Monday night for little more than whatever’s rattling... More details
  • (Comedy)

    Mon 24 Jun One of the grand old rooms of Melbourne comedy, Local Laughs remains to this day one of the most reliably entertaining comedy... More details
  • (Clubs)

    Mon 24 Jun Two words: cowboy tap-dancing. Or is that three? Either way, it’s an axis of dancing awesomeness seriously underrated in the... More details
  • (Clubs)

    Mon 24 Jun From its launch last Christmas Eve, Rhythm & Poetry is continuing in 2013 every Monday night. Providing your tunes for the... More details
  • (Sport & Outdoor)

    Mon 24 Jun Melbourne Ultimate Frisbee is soaring to new heights as it celebrates over 10 years of competitive on-field action (completely... More details
  • (Clubs)

    Mon 24 Jun No Lights No Lycra is internationally trendy, which means it is really cool. Taking the idea of 'dance like nobody’s... More details
  • (Sport & Outdoor)

    Mon 24 Jun Many people have been perplexed by this late-night TV staple, which at first glance seems to be an exercise in absurdity. Team... More details
  • (Around Town)

    Mon 24 Jun "What do we talk about when we talk about contemporary art?" If, like us, your assessment starts and ends with the... More details
  • (Comedy)

    Tue 25 Jun Pugg Mahones has a new comedy night featuring Fiona O'Loughlin, Geraldine Quinn, Anne Edmonds and Simon Taylor amongst others.... More details
  • (Clubs)

    Tue 25 Jun Lexi Keeton and Michael Collins founded the 1929 Studios swing dance company in 2010, but with a true appreciation for that... More details
  • (Comedy)

    Tue 25 Jun Top local comedy plus cheap pizza deals, on a happening street. More details
  • (Comedy)

    Tue 25 Jun Watch new comics in the tough, tough environment of backpacker town, where the audience may not speak English or necessarily... More details
  • (Clubs)

    Tue 25 Jun No Lights No Lycra is an internationally successful ruse which takes the idea of “dance like nobody’s watching” to... More details
  • (Music)

    Tue 25 Jun UK garage rockers Babyshambles will be making their very first venture out to Australia. Fronted by Macaulay Culkin's... More details
  • (Around Town)

    Tue 25 Jun Win some free beer (among other things) at the Royston Trivia night each Tuesday. Hosted by Quizmeisters, this mix of trivia... More details
  • (Around Town)

    Tue 25 Jun The Standard’s a local old-school boozer that’s beloved by Fitzrovians who can’t stomach the main drag of Brunswick... More details

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