MY PICKS:
MAY 2025 - GIG GUIDE
THURSDAY, MAY 1 A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
CAPITAL THEATRE BENDIGO 18:00 TICKETED OPEN MIC
VINE HOTEL BENDIGO 20:00 FREE
FRIDAY, MAY 2
SATURDAY, MAY 3
TRASH CULT PRESENTS: WAPPERIN (JAPAN), VOGLI BONZE
VINCENT
VAPORS OF MORPHINE (USA), JEB CARDWELL
TWA CORBIES
BAR BENDIGO 18:00
ROYAL CASTLEMAINE 19:00 TICKETED
ARMS HOTEL BENDIGO 19:30 FREE THE ROY ORBISON STORY
CAPITAL THEATRE BENDIGO 19:30 TICKETED SUN HYLAND, TREEBROTHER
DELANEY DAVIDSON (NZ), KIM SALMON, JP SHILOH
CONTACT
TIC'D OFF 2025:
ORPHEUS OMEGA, ALIENIST, TRANCENSTATE, DRUID, SPACEGOAT, ARTIFACT, WHERE THE DEVIL, OCD, ARKANGEL, NEW MILLION, DIE IN A DREAM, VAULT HILL, SHOT DEAD 47
ARTS HOTEL CASTLEMAINE 19:30 TICKETED
TRASH CULT PRESENTS: TRIGGER OBJECT, DEAD
STUDIOS STRATHDALE 19:00 TICKETED
SHERRI PARRY WITH THOMAS HADLOW HANDLE BAR BENDIGO 16:00 FREE RUTH MOODY (CANADA) THEATRE ROYAL CASTLEMAINE 19:00 TICKETED
GYPSY: THE AUSTRALIAN FLEETWOOD MAC SHOW
BENDIGO CLUB BENDIGO 19:30 TICKETED THE ANTICLINAL FOLD
ARTS HOTEL CASTLEMAINE 19:30 TICKETED
WENDY MATTHEWS
CAPITAL THEATRE BENDIGO 20:00 TICKETED TARA MUSCATELLO MISTER BOBS SPORTS BAR BENDIGO 20:30 FREE
SUNDAY, MAY 4 STEVE DAVIS SPOKEN WORD, JUDE
RUSSELL NOISY FRACTAL TRIO
JAM
HARRINGTON
GREETINGS FROM VIENNA - PIANO DUET SPECTACULAR: YASMIN ROWE & IAN MUNRO
ALBUM
TUESDAY, MAY 6
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 TOP CLASS: VCAA MUSIC STUDENT SHOWCASE THE CAPITAL THEATRE BENDIGO 10:30 TICKETED
THURSDAY, MAY 8 OPEN MIC SHEDSHAKER TAPROOM CASTLEMAINE 19:00 FREE
BENDIGO CELTIC MUSIC SESSION BROUGHAM ARMS HOTEL BENDIGO 19:30
FRIDAY, MAY 9
ALL STARS BAND
ARMS HOTEL
ARMS HOTEL
19:00 FREE
19:30 FREE JAMES REYNE & JOSH OWEN
CAPITAL THEATRE BENDIGO 19:30 TICKETED ELI PAPERBOY REED (USA) WITH HARLEM GOSPEL TRAVELLERS (USA), THE MELTDOWN
ROYAL CASTLEMAINE 19:00 TICKETED VERTIGO: THE U2 EXPERIENCE
SATURDAY, MAY 10 AMIE BRULEE, GEOFFREY WILLIAMS
VINE HOTEL BENDIGO 21:00 TICKETED
BLUES TRAM
14:00 TICKETED
SATURDAY, MAY 10 THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF ROCK AND ROLL: LITTLE PATTIE, DINAH LEE, JADE HURLEY, LUCKY STARR, DIGGER REVELL
ANNA SMYRK DUO
GIGFEST PRESENTS: THE CHANS, SPACE GOAT, BEAR THE MAMMOTH, RANDOM NANCY, TREVOR PETRIE
MORNINGBIRDS, EARTH CADET, TAMPERED HEADS, BUNK BRAIN
JO MEARES' SILVER BULLETS, CHARLES JENKINS
80'S
DOWER
PARROT, ABREACT, NO HOPE
RECORDS BENDIGO 19:00 TICKETED
BOBS
20:30
VINE HOTEL BENDIGO 21:00 TICKETED
SUNDAY, MAY 11 TRISTRAM LARKINS, LOUISE KNIGHT, MARLOW, ROSIE & DAVID THE WATERING HOLE HEATHCOTE 13:00 FREE
CHARLIE BEDFORD
SEARCH PARTY APPEARING AT: BENDIGO RECORDS, SATURDAY MAY 24
IMAGE: HAROLD HOLT
FRIDAY, MAY 16 LLOYD DOSWORTH, MIA MAZZARELLA HANDLE BAR BENDIGO 18:00 FREE
USER, THE MOTH BODY, THIS SWEET SICKNESS BENDIGO RECORDS BENDIGO 19:00 TICKETED
JIMMY BLACK BROUGHAM ARMS HOTEL BENDIGO 19:30 FREE
FABIO CATTAFI PRESENTS: A NIGHT WITH TINA THE CAPITAL THEATRE BENDIGO 19:30 TICKETED
IRELAND SHEDSHAKER TAPROOM CASTLEMAINE 19:30 FREE GOOD TIMES BAND
VINE HOTEL BENDIGO 21:00 FREE
SATURDAY, MAY 17 RHEA CALDWELL, BABY BLUE SHIRAZ REPUBLIC CORNELLA 14:00 FREE
MUSICAL HIGH TEA: THOMAS HEYWOOD
GENESIS BAROQUE: SONGS OF REST AND RENEWAL
ESTATE WHITE HILLS 14:30 TICKETED
BUILDING BENDIGO 17:00 TICKETED SATTVA ARISING HANDLE BAR BENDIGO 18:00
BEAT'N TRACKS: HANA & JESSIE-LEE'S BAD HABITS, PADDOCK BOMB
TRIBUTE
MAY 18
BEAT'N TRACKS: HANA & JESSIE-LEE'S BAD HABITS, PADDOCK BOMB
MAY 18 PIA NESVARA, ELLIE SYLVIA
TAPROOM CASTLEMAINE 17:00 FREE TUESDAY, MAY 20 JOSH DEARAUGO
THURSDAY, MAY 22 OPEN MIC
VANDEMONIAN LAGS: BRIAN NANKERVIS, MICK THOMAS, TIM ROGERS, JEFF LANG, BEN SALTER, SAL KIMBER, DARREN HANLON, SHELLEY SHORT, VAN WALKER, CLAIRE ANNE TAYLOR
19:00 FREE
TAPROOM
THEATRE BENDIGO 19:30 TICKETED OPEN MIC
FRIDAY, MAY 23 ALEX MAC
MARE PROFONDO: KAVISHA MAZZELLA & ROSARIO DEMARCO
RUBY LOU BAND
EARTH CADET, RELAYS, ROBBIE, LEON SPURLING
SATURDAY, MAY 24
VINE HOTEL BENDIGO 20:00 FREE
ARMS HOTEL BENDIGO 19:30 FREE
ARTS HOTEL CASTLEMAINE 19:30 TICKETED
TAPROOM
19:30 FREE
VINE HOTEL BENDIGO 21:00 FREE
THRASHED 66: THE CHANS, VEX CORTEX STUDIO 66 BENDIGO 21:00 TICKETED
SKYSCRAPER STAN & THE COMMISSION FLATS ALBUM LAUNCH THE BRIDGE HOTEL CASTLEMAINE 21:00 TICKETED
HAYDEN PHILLIS SHIRAZ REPUBLIC CORNELLA 14:00 FREE
HAROLD HOLT SEARCH PARTY, RQTBL, BILL SHOCK & THE COST OF LIVING
BMT ROCKING FOR THE CURE FUNDRAISER: HULLABALOU, THE UNKNOWN, TWO STEPS FORWARD, HARVEY JT, HARRY AND MOLLY
SATURDAY, MAY 24 FUR BLOSSOM, THE CHANS, BUNK BRAIN
ORCHESTRA VICTORIA - MAGGIE BEER: MUSIC AND ME
RECORDS BENDIGO 18:30 TICKETED
THEATRE BENDIGO 19:00 TICKETED
DANIEL CHAMPAGNE NORTHERN ARTS HOTEL CASTLEMAINE 19:30 TICKETED
HEY MISTER MISTER BOBS SPORTS BAR BENDIGO 20:30 FREE
TRIP HAZARD, BLUE FUR, DEAD CLAMPETS
VINE HOTEL
SUNDAY, MAY 25
REPUBLIC CORNELLA 14:00
STEPH BITTER, EMMA GLEESON HANDLE BAR BENDIGO 15:00 FREE CONCERT ORGAN SPECTACULAR: THOMAS HEYWOOD
(USA)
TUESDAY, MAY 27 CHRIS DEARAUGO
MAY 29 OPEN MIC SHEDSHAKER TAPROOM CASTLEMAINE 19:00 FREE
FRIDAY, MAY 30
SATURDAY, MAY 31 GEOFF ACHISON
MAY 31
SATURDAY, MAY 31 TIM RICHARDS MISTER BOBS SPORTS BAR BENDIGO 20:30 FREE
SATURDAY, MAY 31 ELECTRIC SUNSET
BENDIGO & REGION LIVE MUSIC VENUES
146 Finnings Rd 146 Finnings Rd, Elphinstone
48 Main Bar 48 Main St, Maldon
All Seasons 171 McIvor Road, Bendigo
Allies Hotel 181 Loddon Valley Hwy Myers Flat
Awaken Coffee 2/35 Wills St, Bendigo
Axedale Park Mitchell St & McIvor Hwy, Axedale
Axedale Tavern 105 High Street Axedale
Beehive Building 18-26 Pall Mall, Bendigo
Belmont Hotel 17 Skene St, Bendigo
Bendigo Blues Tram 76 Violet Street, Bendigo
Bendigo Brewing 20 Farmers Lane, Bendigo
Bendigo Exhibition Centre Holdsworth Rd, Bendigo
Bendigo Groove Tram 76 Violet Street, Bendigo
Bendigo Jockey Club Heinz St, White Hills
Bendigo Neighbourhood Hub 155 Crook St, Strathdale
Bendigo Records 302 Hargreaves St, Bendigo
Bendigo RSL 73-75 Havilah Rd, Long Gully
Bendigo Showgrounds Holdsworth Rd, Bendigo VIC
Bendigo Trades Hall View Street, Bendigo VIC
Black Swan Hotel 117/119 McRae St, Bendigo
Boomtown Wine Shed 10, 9 Walker St, Castlemaine
Braidies Tavern 948 Wellington Street Strathfieldsaye
Brewers Collective 50 Short St, Bendigo
Bridge Hotel Bendigo 49 Bridge St, Bendigo
Brougham Arms Hotel 150 Williamson St, Bendigo
Bull Street Bull St Bendigo
Cambrian Hotel 200 Arnold St, North Bendigo
Camp Hotel 35 High St, Eaglehawk
Canterbury Park Eaglehawk
Castlemaine Bowling Club 27 Berkeley St, Castlemaine
Castlemaine Town Hall Lyttleton St, Castlemaine
Crook Street Park Crook Street, Strathdale
Dai Gum San Chinese Gardens 1/11 Bridge St, Bendigo
Dunolly Golf Club Separations St, Dunolly
Eaglehawk Bowling Club Simpsons Rd, Eaglehawk
Farmers Arms Hotel 1027 McIvor Hwy, Junortoun
Five Flags Hotel 155 Main Rd, Campbells Creek
Flamin' Galah Fringe Hub Mechanics Lane, Castmelaine
Gallo Coffee Co. 429-433 High St, Golden Square
Garden for the Future Bosquet Street, White Hills
Gindu 4/80 High St, Woodend
Gold Mines Hotel 49-57 Marong Rd, Bendigo
Golden Hills Motel 145 Marong Rd, Bendigo
Golden Square Hotel 341 High Street, Golden Square
Golden Vine Hotel 135 King Street Bendigo
Handle Bar 73 Mitchell St Bendigo
Hargreaves Mall Hargreaves St, Bendigo
Kilmore Trackside East St, Kilmore
Kyneton Town Hall 129 Mollison Street, Kyneton
La Trobe Art Institute 121 View St, Bendigo
Lake View Hotel 204 McCrae St, Bendigo
Langley Estate Napier St, White Hills
Library Gardens Hargreaves St, Bendigo
Liliput Panmure St, Newstead
Lot 19 19 McShanag Dr, Castlemaine
Major Toms 57 Piper St, Kyneton
Malmsbury Town Hall 91 Mollison St, Malmsbury
Malone Park Malone Park Road, Marong
Manchester Arms 136 Eaglehawk Road Long Gully
Marong Family Hotel Calder Hwy, Marong
Maurocco Bar 4 Templeton St, Castlemaine
McIvor Estate 80 Tooborac Baynton Rd, Tooborac
Metcalfe Recreation Reserve Mlmsbury-Metcalfe Road, Metcalfe
Mister Bobs Sports Bar 2 Old High St, Golden Square
Moonlight Market Hargreaves Mall, Bendigo
Munari Wines 1129 Northern Hwy, Ladys Pass
Newstead Live Panmure St, Newstead
Nimbus Rooftop 3/103 Mitchell St, Bendigo
Northern Arts Hotel 359 Barker St, Castlemaine
Old Boundary Hotel 2 Milroy St, Bendigo
One Tree Hill Hotel Retreat Rd & Spring Gully Rd, Spring Gully
Oni Streetwear 22 Hargraves St, Castlemaine
Palais Hepburn 111 Main Rd, Hepburn Springs
Palling Brothers Brewery 168 High St, Heathcote
Peter Krenz Leisure Centre Napier St, Eaglehawk
Phee Broadway Theatre 212 Barker St, Castlemaine
Piano Bar 264 Hargreaves St, Bendigo
Porcupine Village 8 Allans Rd, Maldon
Queens Arms Hotel 25 Russell St, Quarry Hill
Red Energy Arena 91 Inglis St, West Bendigo
Red Hill Hotel 163 Main Rd, Chewton
Rosalind Park Bendigo VIC 3550
Shedshaker Taproom 5A/9 Walker St, Castlemaine
Shiraz Republic 507 Hamblin Rd, Cornella
Sound Music Bar 54 Bull St, Bendigo
St Anne's Winery 3 Belvoir Park Rd, Ravenswood
Studio 66 87 High St, Bendigo
The Albion Hotel and Motel 152 Duke St, Castlemaine
The Bendigo Club 22 Park St, Strathdale
The Bridge Hotel 21 Walker St, Castlemaine
The Bridgewater Hotel 2 Main Street, Bridgewater
The Bush Pig Inn 109 Watson St, Jackass Flat
The Capital Theatre 50 View Street Bendigo
The Courthouse Hotel 116 Pall Mall, Bendigo
The Engine Room 58 View St, Bendigo
The Hawk 48 High St, Eaglehawk
The National Hotel 182-186 High St, Bendigo
The Old Church On The Hill 36 Russell St Bendigo
The Social 100 Pall Mall, Bendigo
The Sporting Globe 244 Hargreaves St, Bendigo
The Sunken Oval Botanical Gardens, Castlemaine
The Terrace, Red Energy Arena 91 Inglis Street, West Bendigo
The Watering Hole 105 High St, Heathcote
Theatre Royal 30 Hargraves St, Castlemaine
Throttle Culture 1/39 Collins St, Kangaroo Flat
Toolleen Hotel 4 Cornella-Toolleen Rd, Toolleen
Trash Cult 15 High St, Eaglehawk
Tysons Reef Hotel 2 Weeroona Ave, Bendigo
Ulumbarra Theatre 10 Gaol Rd, Bendigo VIC
Union Hotel 171 High St, Heathcote VIC
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