3 live music in Melbourne our editors have drunk at, sorted by score. All Melbourne nightlife.
The Corner Hotel ★ 4.6
richmond · 57 Swan Street, Richmond VIC 3121
The Corner Hotel on Swan Street is Melbourne's most important mid-sized live music venue: a 1,000-capacity front bar and band room that has launched or hosted every significant Australian band since the 1990s.
The Tote ★ 4.6
collingwood · 71-75 Johnston Street, Collingwood VIC 3066
The Tote on Johnston Street is Melbourne's underground rock institution: a three-room pub venue that was saved by a 2010 public campaign after liquor licence changes threatened to close it, and has since never looked back.
Howler ★ 4.5
brunswick · 7-11 Dawson Street, Brunswick VIC 3056
Howler in Brunswick is Melbourne's best outdoor music venue: a warehouse main room with an attached garden bar that hosts the city's best independent festival-scale events without the festival size.