7 NIGHTS A WEEK LIVE MUSIC
74-76 Johnston St, Fitzroy VIC 3065
Open 7 days 3pm - 3am
9417 4155
OLD BAR GALLERY UPSTAIRS
GOOD PEOPLE • GOOD STAFF • GOOD BANDS
NO DICKHEAD BEHAVIOUR TOLERATED
Band Bookings: bandbookings@theoldbar.com.au
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Upcoming Gigs
CRY CYCLOPS - Launch + CLOVEN FANG + TECHNO 666 + ALMA RINK + JONATHON SCHUSTER
To celebrate the release of their debut album ‘Nightworld’, Cry Cyclops will invade the Old Bar on Saturday August 1st with supports from Techno 666, Cloven Fang and Alma Rink.
Curated by veteran MC Jonathan Schuster, this is a punk party you won’t want to miss!
LOS ROLONS + KILLING LEADERS +WALLS & WAVES
LOS ROLONS are hitting @theoldbar with @killing_leaders and @wallsandwaves. Doors at 7:30. We are excited for this one, it’s gonna be fun; Punk and 60’s dark psychedelia. See you there.
SHOCK VALUE + HANDGRENADE HEARTS + BOYFRIEND TV + THE REVERIE
Brisbane rock outfit Shock Value are making the trip south to headline a night of rock ’n’ roll at The Old Bar. Supported by local bands Handgrenade Hearts, Boyfriend TV and The Reverie, the big guy brings together four bands for a stacked bill of original music.
OLD BAR UNICORNS KARAOKE FUNDRAISER PARTY
📣Save the Date! 📣Don’t just tell your friends about it, bring them along to the The Old Bar Unicorns Karaoke Fundraiser! 🦄 Happening from 6pm @ The Old Bar on the 25th of July (25/07/26) more details to look forward to closer to the date. See you then corners 🤙❤️
KAARST + LILY OF THE VALLEY + FALSE FATE + JULIA COTTON
KAARST return to The Old Bar, now delivering their blend of industrial, dark-electronic post-punk as a full band lineup.
Melbourne’s Lily of the Valley are quickly making a name for themselves in Australia’s heavy underground, crafting a distinctive post-metal sound forged in tension and release.
Opening the night, the crushing, cinematic synth doom of False Fate.
8pm doors
CAPGUN + SCARLET WHINE + PONYBOY
Witness Capgun's shoegaze dog show at Old Bar on July 19th with Scarlet Whine and support from Pony Boy
LEAPS & BOUNDS PRESENTS: OLD BAR FEVER w/ SICK VISOR + THE LIMITED (NSW) + OPERATION KARMA + PROJECTILE DYSFUNCTION + FORKLIFT ASSASSINS + HETEROPHOBES + MUNTED CHUNTS + THE CLINCH + ZINE FAIR
A huge day at The Old Bar that will be loud, fast, and punk.
This ridiculous lineup of bands will get you hitting your max heart rate and sweating more than a tropical fever.
As if that's not enough there's a zine fair upstairs packed with DIY chaos. From pirate punk to pop punk to riot grrrls, this one’s stacked front to back.
Featuring:
• Sick Visor
• The Limited (Sydney)
• Operation Karma
• Projectile Dysfunction
• Forklift Assassins
• Heterophobes
• Munted Chunts
The Clinch
Come early, stay late, buy a zine, lose your voice.
*cheap tickets available for low income, don't let capitalism ruin a good time
THE VICAR (WA) - launch + FRESH MEAT + UGLIEBOY
The Vicar is a 4 piece band from Perth, here to share their new single, ‘Poor Tools’. The band presents raw vocals, a screeching saxophone and verbed out guitar. Taking influence from artists like King Krule and Portishead, their sound reflects a trip-hop style with a dark and moody atmosphere. Definitely an attentive listen. Joining them for the night is imfreshmeat and UGLIEBOY, not a night to miss!
FREE ENTRY OLD BAR COMEDY UPSTAIRS
July 15th! Comedy comes to Old Bar! There'll be amateurs and veterans alike testing never-before-seen material on you, our dearest audience. Commencing 7:30pm on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, allow yourself the treat of a humorous hypnosis in the newly adorned bar-en-lounge upstairs at one of Fitzroy's most beloved live venues. We'll have drinks and laughter, supernatural phenomena and karaoke after.
BURNT BAILS - launch + BIGFOOT SIGHTING + THE SHORE
🥁We can't wait to play on stage again!🥁
This time with crazy awesome bands @shore.shore.shore and @bigfootsighting_official
Only $15 at the door, get your friends together and lets tear it up!!
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