Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
TICKETS
Tickets for concerts, theatre, comedy and other events are usually available from one of the agencies listed:
Moshtix
(
www.moshtix.com.au
)
St, Melbourne;
10am-2pm Mon, 11am-6pm Tue-Fri, 10am-4pm Sat;
Flinders St)
Live Music
(
www.themusic.com.au
)
for gig info. Radio station 3RRR (102.7FM) broadcasts a gig guide at
7pm each evening and puts it online at
www.rrr.org.au
.
music news.
Esplanade Hotel
LIVE MUSIC
(The Espy; 03-9534 0211;
www.espy.com.au
;
11 The Esplanade, St Kilda; noon-1am Sun-Wed, to 3am Thu-
Sat; 16, 96)
Rock-pigs rejoice. The Espy remains gloriously shabby and welcoming to all.
A mix of local and international bands play nightly, everything from rock 'n' roll to hip
hop either in the legendary Gershwin Room, the front bar or down in the basement.
Even if you're not here for a gig, come for front-row seats of the pink-stained St Kilda
sunset. The Espy does good pub food and the heritage-listed building itself is stunning.
The Tote
( 03-9419 5320;
www.thetotehotel.com
; cnr Johnston & Wellington Sts, Collingwood; 4pm-late Tue-Sun;
86)
One of Melbourne's most iconic live-music venues, not only does this divey Colling-
wood pub have a great roster of local and international underground bands, but one of the
best jukeboxes in the universe. Its temporary closure in 2010 brought Melbourne to a stop,
literally - people protested on the city-centre streets against the liquor licensing laws that
were blamed for the closure.
LIVE MUSIC
