Melbourne’s Music Pulse Never Misses a Beat
Australia’s cultural capital is turning up the volume with a jam-packed season of concerts, festivals, and intimate performances. All events are woven into the city’s vibrant music fabric. The city is preparing for Melbourne Music Beats 2025. From the echo of stadium rock to candlelit string tributes, Melbourne continues to prove why it’s a global destination for live music lovers.
Whether you’re into symphonic soundtracks, festival anthems, or underground indie vibes, this guide brings you the definitive roundup of must-see music events hitting the Melbourne Beats in 2025.
Melbourne Live Sound 2025: Kicking Off with Icons
Melbourne’s live music calendar is gearing up with stadium-status events that promise unforgettable spectacle and nostalgia. From legendary reunion tours to orchestral surprises, here’s your guide to the first major upcoming gig, perfectly prepped for publication.
Oasis Live ’25 Reunion Concert
October 31, 2025 — Marvel Stadium, Docklands, Melbourne
Oasis returns, again, with a Melbourne residency that promises all the anthems you remember and more. Their reunion tour, officially titled Oasis Live ’25, strikes back at Marvel Stadium thanks to strong fan demand. Importantly, ticketing will avoid dynamic pricing, ensuring fairer access for true fans.
Why it’s unmissable:
- Noel and Liam Gallagher rekindle stadium glory with classic tracks like Wonderwall, Don’t Look Back in Anger, and Champagne Supernova.
- A rare reunion that aligns with the original Manchester-bred Britpop attitude.
- Melbourne is one of only two Australian stops and tickets go on sale October 15 via Ticketmaster.
Katy Perry – Finale World Tour: Australia Edition
November 21, 2025 — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Pop superstar Katy Perry is bringing her Finale World Tour to Rod Laver Arena for a vibrant, emotionally charged celebration of her biggest hits. As part of her global farewell tour, the Melbourne show promises high-energy theatrics with heartfelt fan moments. It also includes new creative twists on her iconic catalog.
Why it’s unmissable:
- Final chance to see Katy Perry live before she retires from large-scale touring.
- Expect stunning visuals, bold fashion, and massive hits like Teenage Dream, Roar, Firework, and Never Really Over.
- Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, known for pristine acoustics and immersive fan experience, is the perfect stage for her pop spectacle.
Fire Point:
Her team has hinted at a surprise Aussie-exclusive setlist twist. Will ET get a cinematic rebirth? Will Wide Awake open with a string quartet? You’ll want to be there.
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Homecoming Psych Jam
December 7, 2025 — Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Kings Domain, Melbourne VIC
Australia’s genre-defying rock titans King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard return to their hometown. They will deliver a sprawling psych-rock marathon under the stars at Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Known for mixing microtonal melodies, metal riffs, prog storytelling, and jazz flourishes — all in one set — this is a sonic pilgrimage for true music heads.
Why it’s unmissable:
- Massive 3-hour set featuring tracks from across their 20+ album catalog.
- Expect wild visuals, mosh-friendly drops, and trippy instrumental odysseys.
- One of the last chances to see them in Melbourne before their 2026 Euro/US tour.
Fire Point:
Rumor has it they’ll debut brand-new tracks from an upcoming concept album that blends sci-fi storytelling with Turkish psychedelic scales.
RISING Festival – Melbourne’s Immersive Arts & Music Odyssey
June 2026 — Multiple venues across Melbourne CBD & surrounds
Music, Light, Art, Performance
Melbourne’s boldest and most immersive cultural celebration, RISING, returns in June 2026. More than just a festival, RISING blends cutting-edge music and large-scale art installations. It also features experimental performance and late-night energy across the city’s laneways, rooftops, cathedrals, and concert halls.
Why it’s unmissable:
- Features boundary-pushing musicians like Arca, Floating Points, and Australia’s own Tkay Maidza.
- See light installations take over Flinders Street Station, Birrarung Marr, and the Yarra River.
- Collaborations with First Nations artists delivering powerful stories and soundscapes.
Fire Point:
The long-rumored underground rave beneath Federation Square is real this year. There is limited entry, and the secret lineup is revealed only via SMS.
Troye Sivan – Something to Give Each Other Tour
November 22, 2025 – Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Electro-pop, Dance, LGBTQ+ Icon
After global success with his latest album Something to Give Each Other, Troye Sivan is bringing his electric tour to Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne this November. Known for blending sultry synth-pop with unapologetic queer energy, his live shows are both deeply emotional and wildly euphoric.
Why it’s unmissable:
- Expect dazzling visuals, vogue-inspired choreography, and a mix of deep cuts and chart-topping anthems.
- Special guests and surprise stage moments have been teased throughout the tour.
- A celebration of connection, expression, and letting go — perfect for fans of cathartic pop and vibrant live energy.
Fire Point:
Sivan’s stage design features an immersive mirror cube and rotating LED bloom sculpture — visually stunning, Insta-worthy, and emotionally powerful.
AC/DC – Power Up Tour
November 12, 2025 — Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), Melbourne, VIC
Australia’s rock legends AC/DC headline their long-awaited Power Up Tour. This marks their first national stadium tour since 2015. Set to ignite the MCG with blistering guitar riffs and thunderous rhythm, they also offer a stacked hit list. This is rock history in the making.
Why it’s unmissable:
- Raw energy from one of the most iconic bands in live music history.
- Supporting act Amyl and the Sniffers brings fierce Aussie punk to warm up the stadium.
- Declared a major event by Victoria, with ticket resale capped to prevent scalping.
One Last Encore
As the amps quiet and the spotlights dim, one thing rings true — Melbourne’s 2025 live music scene is nothing short of electric. From the legendary thunder of AC/DC shaking the MCG to the genre-blending mastery of Fred again.. and the boundary-pushing spectacle of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, the city proves once again why it’s Australia’s cultural heartbeat. Whether you’re catching a gig under the stars or diving into an immersive set at the Bowl, there’s no better place to feel the pulse of sound.
Because in Melbourne, music doesn’t stop — it evolves.
