Live Music

Free, family-friendly twilight fair celebrating Australian-Indonesian culture through live music, dance, street food, an art market and workshops. Inspired by the Indonesian tradition of gathering at dusk to eat, unwind and nongkrong (hang out), and held at the convergence between Lunar New Year and on the eve of Ramadan, Pasar Senja is an open-invitation inclusive celebration, inviting people of all ages and backgrounds to come together as the sun sets over the city.

A must-do Open Air at the Square staple, Candlelight Concerts returns, with an intimate outdoor concert featuring Gamilaraay singer-songwriter and musician Thelma Plum, under the glow of candlelight. Free and all-ages; bring your picnic blanket and settle in for a very special live music experience at the Square.

Led by Yolŋu songwriter Terry Guyula, Drifting Clouds blend dreamy ’80s-inspired synth-pop with ancient Songlines sung in language. A transcendental coastal groove made for warm summer nights, and an intimate outdoor concert, by candlelight.

Australian experimental jazz trio The Necks will bring their hypnotic sound to the Square for a special performance. One of Australia’s most acclaimed cult bands, the trio is renowned for its distinctive improvisational performances, with no two concerts ever the same.

Back for its fifth year, Garage Band amplifies the voices of Victoria’s next generation of musicians. Open to all Victorian musos under 21, the talent quest and mentoring program culminates in a massive, multi-stage, one-day showcase of emerging music talent, with special guests Salmon Sisters and The Gnomes closing out the event.

Booming bass thrumming through supercharged stacks of towering speakers – feel the beat in your bones as this free, massive, day-to-night dance party returns as part of Open Air, featuring Jamaican reggae and dancehall artists King Yellowman and Queen Ifrica and some of Melbourne’s most exciting sound systems. Curated by local legend Stick Mareebo, come celebrate Afro Caribbean music, culture, food – and local sound system culture.

Two internationally acclaimed acts come together for an extraordinary free double bill at Fed Square. Grammy Award-winning Tuareg desert blues pioneers Tinariwen and Amsterdam-based Dutch-Turkish psychedelic rock favourites Altin Gün bring their distinctive sounds to Melbourne for a special one-night-only concert celebrating music that crosses cultures, borders and genres.