Rock & band venue · Fitzroy
What’s on at The Old Bar
Johnston Street dive bar with bands most nights, often several per bill. Check the listing for door times and presales.
About The Old Bar
A small Johnston Street bar in Fitzroy with live music every night and afternoon shows on weekends, covering indie, punk, metal and folk. Regular nights include Morbid Mondays, karaoke on Wednesdays and Good Music Thursdays, and the upstairs gallery hosts comedy, tarot readings and games nights.
Written by LateOne.au, checked 2026-10-12. Sources: theoldbar.com.au. Hours and door policies change, so check with the venue.
- Address
- 74–76 Johnston Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
- Website
- theoldbar.com.au/gigs
- Open
- Every day, 3pm to 3am
- Live music
- Seven nights, plus weekend afternoon shows
- Listings
- Daily automated official gig guide (Squarespace page); local start and finish times from the venue.
At a glance
Almost all live music. Things usually start around 8pm.
From 48 listings here in the last three months and coming up.
Regular nights here
- Arvo Show
- DJ Badger, every Monday
- DJ Hot Wheels, every Sunday
- DJ Moloko
- DJ NED. DOTT, every second Friday
- DJ Tom Eclect
- DJ Wolfie, every second Friday
- Good Music Thursdays, every Thursday
- Morbid Mondays, every Monday
- Old Bar Karaoke, every Wednesday
- Spaceman Bad, every Tuesday
- Tarot Card Readings Upstairs By Georgi Goonsack, every Monday
Upcoming
On regularly
- Thursdays and SaturdaysDJ MOLOKOThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser · next Sat 17 Oct · 3 dates listed
- Tuesdays and FridaysDJ TOM ECLECTThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser · next Tue 20 Oct · 3 dates listed
Thursday 15 October
- 7:30 pmGOOD MUSIC THURSDAYS W/ SESAME GIRL + LALU + CHARLOTTE BRIDIEThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Friday 16 October
- 12:00 amDJ WOLFIEThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 8:00 pmGLASSHIVES - launch + KEYO ROSE'S FLYING CIRCUS + THE DUMSThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 11:30 pmDJ NED. DOTTThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Saturday 17 October
- 3:00 pmFREE ENTRY ARVO SHOW w/ PROPER CONDUCT + T-MODELSThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 8:00 pmRIVER OF SNAKES - launch + SNUB + TERRIBLE MURIELThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Sunday 18 October
- 7:30 pmMELLOWING + STOCKHOLM + YOUR LAST WORDSThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 10:30 pmDJ HOT WHEELSThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Monday 19 October
- 8:00 pmMORBID MONDAYS w/ SUNDOWNER - launch + ABANDON (ONE OFF SHOW) + CREEP DIETS + INSCRYPTIONSThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 8:30 pmTAROT CARD READINGS UPSTAIRS BY GEORGI GOONSACKThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 10:30 pmDJ BADGERThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Tuesday 20 October
- 7:30 pmSPACEMAN BAD - residencyThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Wednesday 21 October
- 9:00 pmOLD BAR KARAOKEThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Thursday 22 October
- 7:30 pmGOOD MUSIC THURSDAYSThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Friday 23 October
- 8:00 pmTHE CLONES + THE DROPKICKS + BEAUTY SLEEPThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Saturday 24 October
- 2:00 pmOLD BAR UNICORNS AWARDS DAYThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 8:00 pmPUSSY HORSE - launch + HANDGRENADE HEARTS + THE YAYAKO (JPN) + RED40PAINCLUBThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Sunday 25 October
- 7:30 pmCASSETTES + BLACK WATTLE WITCHES + ROOM 226The Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 10:30 pmDJ HOT WHEELSThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Monday 26 October
- 8:00 pmMORBID MONDAYS w/ TEMPORARY AUTONOMOUS ZONE - launch + SPSMOSLOP + ZIVVY + VI AISLINGThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 8:30 pmTAROT CARD READINGS UPSTAIRS BY GEORGI GOONSACKThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 10:30 pmDJ BADGERThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Tuesday 27 October
- 7:30 pmSPACEMAN BAD - ResidencyThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Wednesday 28 October
- 9:00 pmOLD BAR KARAOKEThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Thursday 29 October
- 7:30 pmGOOD MUSIC THURSDAYSThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Friday 30 October
- 12:00 amDJ WOLFIEThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 8:00 pmUSER - Launch + DOUBLE VANITY + THE MOTH BODYThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
- 11:30 pmDJ NED.DOTTThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Saturday 31 October
- 7:00 pmHALLOWEEN AT THE OLD BAR W/ BONE REAPER (SA) + MAMMON'S THRONE + GIANT + CIRCLE OF BLOOD + MIRASThe Old Bar · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Map & Street View
Pin from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Street View opens the nearest street photo; entrances can be round the corner, so check the venue’s own directions.
Getting there and home
Tram 11 stops at Johnston St/Brunswick St (stop 16), 2 min walk; tram 96 stops at Johnston St/Nicholson St (stop 13), 3 min walk.
Last services home on a typical night:
| Line | Mon–Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tram 11 towards West Preston from Johnston St/Brunswick St (stop 16) | 12:31am | 1:29am | All night | 12:21am |
| Tram 11 towards Victoria Harbour Docklands from Johnston St/Brunswick St (stop 16) | 12:19am | 1:16am | 1:17am | 12:18am |
| Tram 96 towards East Brunswick from Johnston St/Nicholson St (stop 13) | 12:20am | All night | All night | 12:14am |
| Tram 96 towards St Kilda Beach from Johnston St/Nicholson St (stop 13) | 12:44am | All night | All night | 12:45am |
From PTV’s published timetable for a typical night, refreshed weekly; not live. Works and public holidays change it, so check PTV on the night. Timetable data: Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), CC BY 4.0. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around The Old Bar
Within a ten-minute walk: The Shady Lady (1 min, bar), Bar Open (2 min, bar & live music), Naked for Satan (2 min, bar), The Black Pearl (2 min, cocktail bar), The Provincial Hotel (2 min, pub) and The Night Cat (3 min, live music & club nights). Plus 11 more nearby.
Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.
Recently at The Old Bar
- Thu 15 Oct 2026 DJ MOLOKO
- Wed 14 Oct 2026 OLD BAR KARAOKE
- Tue 13 Oct 2026 DJ TOM ECLECT
- Tue 13 Oct 2026 GAMES NIGHT: VIDEO GAMES UPSTAIRS
- Tue 13 Oct 2026 SPACEMAN BAD - residency + JIB + BONSOIR!
- Mon 12 Oct 2026 DJ BADGER
- Mon 12 Oct 2026 FREE ENTRY MORBID MONDAYS w/ YOUR MOTHER’S DISGUSTING WINDOW + KELEWNA CINDER BLOCK + SLIT/ANAM + CONEPUNCHER
- Mon 12 Oct 2026 TAROT CARD READINGS UPSTAIRS BY GEORGI GOONSACK
- Sun 11 Oct 2026 DJ HOT WHEELS
- Sun 11 Oct 2026 THE PLOT TWIST + BLOWHOLE + CRIIMES
- Sun 11 Oct 2026 FREE ENTRY ARVO SHOW w/ YI-LYNN + JAMES FAHY
- Sun 11 Oct 2026 DJ TOM ECLECT
More past shows
- Sat 10 Oct 2026 TTTDC + SWEDISH MAGAZINES + SWIDGEN + PRIMITIVE DESERTERS
Acts who’ve played here
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