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Five seasoned Australian rock musicians pool their collective firepower for a free Sunday show at Mornington's iconic Royal Hotel. SLAM Classic Rock show is the kind of session that turns a quiet Winter Sunday into a monster and talk of the town on Monday.
Australian punk institution 28 Days are heading back to where it all started, with a hometown show at Frankston's Pier Bandroom as part of their sprawling 30th anniversary Part 2 tour. Three decades in and the mosh pits are still calling.
Foo Fighters return to Australia and New Zealand for their Take Cover Tour this November and into January 2027, touring behind new album Your Favorite Toy, with 16 rising local acts hand-picked to open across nine stadium shows.
The Red Hot Summer Tour rolls into Mornington Racecourse on Sunday 8 November with a stacked all-Australian bill led by Australian Crawl and Men At Work, and the Peninsula date is already sold out.
From 1 July, employers must pay super at the same time as wages — not quarterly. For venues, booking agents and the musicians they hire, Payday Super reshapes the paperwork behind every gig.
A craft drinks tour on a festival scale: the Peninsula VineHop Festival hops across seven Mornington Peninsula venues on Saturday 21 November, with 30-plus local producers, live music, DJs and food trucks.
After a year off, the free Main Street Mornington Festival is back on Sunday 18 October, taking over the town's iconic Main Street with seven stages, local wine and food, and a full day of live music.
Australia's INXS tribute show INXSIVE lands at the Seaford Hotel on Saturday 10 October, celebrating one of the country's greatest ever rock bands. Presale tickets $30, doors from 8pm.
One of Australia's most dynamic blues and rock guitarists winds up the Pier Front Bar's winter Sunday Sessions, with Phil Para bringing his Hendrix-schooled fretwork to Frankston on Sunday 2 August. Free entry, 4–7pm.
Australia's longest-running blues festival returns to Echuca–Moama from 23–26 July, and a stacked second artist announcement loads the free four-day program with legends and newcomers, from Jeff Lang and Dom Turner's new trio to 14-year-old guitar prodigy LilG.
The Hoodoo Men roll into Rye's Verve Bar for a free afternoon of live blues Sunday, 26 July. Grab a cold drink and settle in for three hours of the good stuff.
Pop royalty lands at the Seaford Hotel on Saturday 29 August, as Pop Princess – The Music of Kylie celebrates three decades of Kylie Minogue with powerhouse vocalist Rachie Rischin, a full stage production and a pop-diva afterparty.
