Happy Mondays is a celebration of what Melbourne does best: live music. Featuring Cash Savage and The Last Drinks + The Meanies + Yusupha Ngum and The Affia Band + Sui Zhen + 30/70 + Private Function + The Murlocs + Close Counters
Each Monday night in February, two iconic Melbourne music venues will put on a gig at The Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The month-long program channels the spirit of a classic Melbourne residency with some of the best local artists as selected by these loved venues.
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Six unmissable gigs to see at Live at the Bowl this February Image by Mark Gambino
Spotlighting shows from the likes of King Gizzard, Archie Roach, Cash Savage and Vika & Linda.
Since early January, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl has been playing host to many of the best live acts in Australia. The Live at the Bowl series was conceived in partnership by Arts Centre Melbourne and the Victorian government and they’re rolling out another bumper selection of live music and comedy throughout the month of February.
Whether it’s dirty pub rock, heartfelt storytelling, gospel, Afro-fusion or stand-up comedy you’re looking for, February’s Live at the Bowl program has something for all tastes. The series has already made life in Melbourne feel a lot more normal and the six gigs detailed below are further proof that this city can be gloriously bountiful when a pandemic isn’t getting in the way.
Happy Mondays is like an intimate residency at your local pub but amplified The Murlocs
Mondays just got a lot more bearable!
Across four weeks in February, Happy Mondays will see the Sidney Myer Music Bowl come alive with local legends, in the spirit of a residency, celebrating this special city’s live music scene. Each Monday, two iconic Melbourne venues will come together to present an evening’s program, celebrating the unique nuance of the city’s cultural fabric.
Monday February 1 kicks off the program with an evening of Aussie punk rock fun. On the bill are Cash Savage & The Last Drinks presented by local favourites The Old Bar, coupled with The Meanies, presented by Collingwood’s rock cauldron The Tote.
Live at the Bowl just added heaps more gigs to its 2021 program MaRLo
Words by Tom Parker
Featuring performances from the likes of Archie Roach, Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, The Meanies and more.
Sidney Myer Music Bowl’s new Live at the Bowl concert series has been a revelation so far, reinvigorating Melbourne’s live music scene with a host of stellar gigs in the beloved open-air arena.
Now, they’ve arrived with more names on the lineup, and punters can expect appearances from pub rock kings, Aussie music legends, electronic wunderkinds, indie favourites and some comedy legends.
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