Night Crawl

Various CBD Venues

One night, eleven venues, 100+ musicians. Melbourne’s music scene comes alive as your favourite CBD venues and bars swing open their doors for a wild night of free music, all within crawling distance.

Bringing together an epic line-up of captivating live acts and some of our city’s finest DJs, Night Crawl invites you to hop between city spots and choose your own adventure, as you take in the best of Melbourne’s cutting-edge music scene.

The beating heart of the night, Fed Square, pulses with a dream collaboration as UK multi-instrumentalist Tenderlonious teams up with local groove masters Horatio Luna and On-Ly. Cinematic soul champions Surprise Chef celebrate the release of their hotly anticipated new album Superb with an irresistible hometown party. Then, international superstar DJ Natasha Diggs—renowned for her eclectic, genre-spanning sets and connections to legends including Quincy Jones, Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Stevie Wonder—takes the dancefloor into overdrive with her signature 45 magic.

Across the city, discover the mesmerising sound worlds of Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel, the euphoric rhythms of Ausecuma Beats, soulful elegance from Ella Thompson, nu-jazz, house, broken beat, DnB, funk and more with Alexander Flood, cinematic dreamscapes from Sinj Clarke, genre-defying energy from Boorloo’s Grievous Bodily Calm, and deep house journeys with Aka Zeb. Plus much, much more.

This is Melbourne’s music scene at its most vibrant, raw and unmissable.

Stay tuned for the full line-up and schedule.

THE LINE UP (so far):

Natasha Diggs (US)
Surprise Chef
Tenderlonious x Horatio Luna (UK/AUS)
Sinj Clarke
Dancingwater
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 & Tim Shiel
Alexander Flood
Ella Thompson
Immy Owusu & Sensible J
Grievous Bodily Calm
Horns of Leroy
Horatio Luna
Birdsnake
Ausecuma Beats
Marley del Prete
L Lewis
Brown Spirits
Freedom Fly
Kitsch Kitchen
Rita Satch
NU
AKA ZEB
Gratts & Kara Mansansala

VENUES: Fed Square, Whitehart Bar, Wax Music Lounge, Section 8, Arbory Afloat, Workshop, Rooftop Bar, The Toff, Fifty-five Bar, Aster, Melbourne Music Room

Guest co-curated by Mike Gurrieri and Fed Square.

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