SUPPORTED BY 10,000 GIGS AND CREATIVE VICTORIA.

SUPPORTED BY 10,000 GIGS AND CREATIVE VICTORIA.

Joshua Seymour (Single Launch) with Little John / Esther Rivers

The Old Bar Friday November 28

Joshua Seymoure launches Dr Gold, the opening single from his much anticipated album Home Is Not A Place

The album was recorded in Melbourne with friend and collaborator Nick Finch (Cash Savage & The Last Drinks) and features members of The Last Drinks, experimental drummer Maria Moles, and Georgia Knight.

Josh Seyour’s new music occupies an atmospheric and cinematic sonic landscape. 

It is an album of expansive, gorgeous, otherworldly synth driven folk. 

Performing these songs this special show Joshua Seymour will be joined on stage by a band composed of Nick Finch (synth), Sienna Thornton (violin) and Northern Phil (pedalsteel).

 Also performing will be Little John - returning to the stage after more than a decade in hiatus. In 2011 Little John’s released the album Put Your Hands On Me, one of the finest records to come out of Melbourne in the last 20 years. It was released to critical acclaim but shortly afterwards he stopped performing music altogether.  

Opening the night will be Old Bar’s favorite Glamcore artist Esther Rivers.

ALL THAT'S LEFT OF YOU (SCREAMO):
https://youtu.be/-_OdM9aalkc?si=qLfDvRjj3FVC53kH

THE PASS (HARDCORE PUNK/SLUDGE):
https://itsthepass.bandcamp.com/

CANARY BONES (NOISE ROCK/POST-HARDCORE):
https://canarybones.bandcamp.com/

FISHEYE (INDIE/POST-ROCK):
https://fisheye-band.bandcamp.com/

@ THE OLD BAR, 74-76 JOHNSTON ST, FITZROY 3065
DOORS 3PM, FREE ENTRY

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We acknowledge that the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation are the traditional custodians of the land on which this event will take place. We pay our respects to Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging. Sovereignty has never been ceded. It always was and always will be, Aboriginal land.

Northside noise merchants TENCH have chipped away for the better part of 2025 to finally bring together their debut album MIND BAIT; a collection of piss and vinegar clangour that is angrier, heavier growth from the 2024 ‘Gutted’ EP release. 
The album is TENCH’s first release under Melbourne based label UnDunn Records and will be brought live to the masses on Saturday 29th November at Old Bar.
Supporting the saturation of sound and speed will be Clotheslined and Pleasers A.D.

Rosalie Chilvers – Live at Old Bar

True, loud, and proud—WA’s own pop-rock princess Rosalie Chilvers is bringing her unapologetic energy to Melbourne for a headline show at Old Bar on Sunday, November 30th.

Fresh off the back of main stage slots at Hyperfest and SIDEFEST, and a regional tour for her debut EP Don’t Play In Traffic, Rosalie commands the room with songs that act as diary entries turned anthems. From lost friendships to glitter-soaked heartbreak, expect a set filled with whiplash-inducing gusto and stories of life in all their dramatic glory.

She is joined by Melbourne’s Starlet, a singer-songwriter blending atmospheric alt-pop with sharp, introspective storytelling. Following the release of her debut single Gemini, Starlet delivers emotional clarity and layered textures, balancing softness with an edge.

Supports: Starlet + More TBA Doors: 7:30 PM Tickets: $10 + BF via Oztix

‼️ HOLY HELL WE’VE GOT BIG NEWS ‼️
Pussy Horse has a residency at @theoldbar in December!! And man, we’re more excited than a farmhand left unsupervised in the hayloft! We’ll be hittin’ the stage harder than grandmas cast iron skillet every Tuesday night (except for the 23rd). Supports yet to be announced! Yyyyyyyewww!!

SUPPORTED BY 10,000 GIGS AND CREATIVE VICTORIA.

SUPPORTED BY 10,000 GIGS AND CREATIVE VICTORIA.

We’re back at @theoldbar for our final Feel More Dumb show of the year with good pals @snailgunband. It’s another arvo show to set you up for whatever shenanigans you have planned for the first Saturday of December. Be there.
#melbournegigs #fitzroy #livemusic

With friends The Nation Two and Cold Regards

They said it wouldn't happen... eight years is a long time..

We called their bluff.

..haggis is disgusting

To celebrate the launch of my EP 'In the distance there is a party (I do not go)' I will be putting on a FREE Sunday afternoon show at my favorite drunk cousin Old Bar, Fitzroy, with friends Silent Income as support.

4pm - Silent income:
Silent Income delivers both disco dance bops as well as mellow rock-out moments. Sam’s daze-inducing guitar swirls and entrancing synths, combined with Marcella’s vocal melodies and curious lyrics, make for a dreamy trip through an emotional landscape in search of treasures such as authenticity and, simply, a good time. LIsten: https://silentincome.bandcamp.com/

5pm - Molly Mckew:
In the distance there is a party (I do not go) is the third release from Molly Mckew following her first 2022 EP I couldn't grasp it and her 2024 album It should have been done with ease. The 8-song release explores various states of inertia, romantic intoxication, emotional dysregulation, longing and fear. Molly will be launching the record at Old Bar on Sunday 7 December with her band. Her dreamy, harmony drenched, folk-pop is embellished by keys from Ryan Oliver, guitar from Sam Billinghurst Walsh and harmonies by Marcella Wright and Cora Diviny. Listen: https://mollymckew.bandcamp.com/

@theoldbarmorbidmondays Sufferance will be performing live at @theoldbar Monday dec 8 alongside @nasty_insects and @messyinsides plus a very special guest from a far off distant land. Not to be missed #deathmetal #thrashmetal #oldbarmorbidmondays

‼️ HOLY HELL WE’VE GOT BIG NEWS ‼️
Pussy Horse has a residency at @theoldbar in December!! And man, we’re more excited than a farmhand left unsupervised in the hayloft! We’ll be hittin’ the stage harder than grandmas cast iron skillet every Tuesday night (except for the 23rd). Supports yet to be announced! Yyyyyyyewww!!

Bookrunner is an Aussie psych band hailing from South Gippsland, known for their loud and subtle sounds. After busy recording sessions, we're excited to release our debut EP and share it with everyone on December 12th at the Old Bar in Fitzroy. Come join us for a night of great music, with support from Amsterdamage and Benni Hedgers. Don't miss it!

J. Whitehead and The Dirty Realists will launch its first single ‘One More Day’ and its second single ‘Old Dogs’ at The Old Bar on Saturday 13 December at 4pm.

Supporting local stalwarts Fleeting Persuasion.

THE OLD BAR
74-76 JOHNSTON ST FITZROY

Free entry.

 THE STRIPP — Live at The Old Bar 

Melbourne’s own purveyors of high-energy rock'n'roll return to ignite the infamous Old Bar stage on Saturday 13th December 2025.

The Stripp are a powerhouse amalgamation, sounding like the missing link between fellow local acts AC/DC, Cosmic Psychos, Radio Birdman and The Onyas.

Primed to release their second LP in just a few weeks with a European tour booked for early next year, come experience The Stripp in all their glory before they embark on a pursuit of global domination.

Joined by a sonic wrecking crew – SPACE JUNK AND HOWL! - this is set to be a night of wall to wall hypnotic riffs and savage rock 'n' roll!

Tix $15+bf pre-sale/$20 on the door.

Doors 8pm.

Direct from NYC, Dave "Smoota" Smith, Trombone player for everyone from Aaron Neville to Run The Jewels to Steven Tyler to Pharoah Monch, and touring the world with TV ON THE RADIO since 2011, takes a night aside to bless us with a set of the sultry r&b throbbers he crafts in his spare time. Blessed with a golden voice, a golden trombone, a majestic head of hair and a lifetime of trenchant insights into the sensual world, SMOOTA will no doubt have you scouring the city for a bottle of the SMOOTA PILLS featured in his "That Body Of Yours" video.
It seemed only fitting that we pair him up with like-minded local lounge acts CONG JOSIE AND THE HELLRACERS and RICHIE1250 & THE BRIDES OF CHRIST.

SUNDAY DECEMBER 14
$15+bf ($20 on the door)
7pm DOORS OPEN
7:30pm RICHIE1250 & THE BRIDES OF CHRIST
8:30pm CONG JOSIE AND THE HELLRACERS
9:30pm SMOOTA & THE SMOOPREMES

‼️ HOLY HELL WE’VE GOT BIG NEWS ‼️
Pussy Horse has a residency at @theoldbar in December!! And man, we’re more excited than a farmhand left unsupervised in the hayloft! We’ll be hittin’ the stage harder than grandmas cast iron skillet every Tuesday night (except for the 23rd). Supports yet to be announced! Yyyyyyyewww!!

‼️ HOLY HELL WE’VE GOT BIG NEWS ‼️
Pussy Horse has a residency at @theoldbar in December!! And man, we’re more excited than a farmhand left unsupervised in the hayloft! We’ll be hittin’ the stage harder than grandmas cast iron skillet every Tuesday night (except for the 23rd). Supports yet to be announced! Yyyyyyyewww!!