Live Hardware Events in Naarm Melbourne
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- 2026-10-11 - Clan Analogue presents Emerge. Bar 303, Northcote. 2-10pm. $15-20.
An all afternoon and evening festival of new and upcoming performers in the Melbourne/Naarm live electronic music scene.
Harte Echtzeit live-codes the universe, incorporating gravity waves into a minimal dub techno sonic mix. Izzy Mardin-Weir synthesises the sounds of Indonesian gamelan into an experimental soundscape, while Tender Thorns improvise a squelchy and wistful lo-fi electronica groove. Emerge switches focus to more uptempo artists with Naïve Atom bringing their celestial bass and dubstep style. 4AM Satellites incorporates breakbeat builds and tech house grooves, while DA’UD
Tickets: https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/clan-analogue-presents-emerge
- 2026-10-01 - Buttons Beat Night - Izakaya by Tamura, 343 Smith Street Fitzroy - 8-10pm - Free entry.
Live on the night Kojido + Reggie, Lostii, Okruffles and lovingly hosted by Joelistics & Dan West.
- 2026-09-27 - Hear The Machine #24 - at Nighthawks from 7pm. $15/10 on the door (no presales).
Twenty-forth edition of HEAR THE MACHINE, a monthly series showcasing experimental synthesiser music, including drone, ambient, noise, and other electronic music practices being explored by artists in Naarm and the wider community.
Live acts on the night include Let X=y, k8 m055, Uuxe & Floored Interior.
- 2026-09-13 - Noisegate presents Sound Summit - at Howler Brunswick from 10am-7pm. $30 (also gets you a Mannys $30 voucher).
Lots going on, just go have a look: https://sound-summit.com.au/
- 2026-09-12 - Soundcheck Hybrid 003 -118 Greeves St, Fitzroy. 6pm–12am. $20Early / $25 Gen / $35 Door.
Two floors and a courtyard, Hybrid 003 brings together artists working across sound, interactive new media and immersive visuals to create an event that sits somewhere between gallery and club.
Live acts Lask & Tejavu join DJ's Flat Esoteric, Ivan Kyrov b2b Tim TVL, Mai Kah, Promzon, & Zurab.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/platform-x-soundcheck-present-hybrid-003
- 2026-09-12 - GAB OLIVER + Secret Locations Collective - Joey Smalls, Brunswick. $19.
Sole live act Sol Flare with DJ sets from Gab Oliver, Dean Milson, Nick Depth & Sach V's Nav.
- 2026-09-09 - '909-1000' (909 Day) with Rolan, Stable Music and The Signal Path. 6–9pm. Free entry.
This 909 Day, Signal Path, Stable Music and Roland come together at Howler for a night celebrating the 909 that helped shape electronic music, with plenty of live performances and improvised techno jams
Featuring a live 909 performance set with Honeysmack, plus a one-off collaborative improv TR's only jam from Jani Ho, Skltn Jckt, T3J and Mr. Rachele. Plus a live house set on the TR-1000 from Binofski.
Usual synth meet the first hour. Bring your gear, share and chat synths. Bonus if it's a Roland!
- 2026-09-05 - The Strepitus presents: Vinculum (live) - 10pm-6am - From $20.
Live act Vinculum is a three-piece live techno act formed by three of Naarm/Melbourne's most compelling voices in the hardware techno scene - Asynine, T3J and Skltn Jckt.
- 2026-09-04 - The Evelyn Reimagined - The Evelyn Hotel, Fitzroy - 10pm to 2am - $28+.
Live acts Honeysmack & Borrowed CS. DJ's on the night Chiara Kickdrum, Neko-Ea and Zjoso.
Tickets: https://ra.co/events/2507600
- 2026-09-04 - 150% Live by 150BPM - My Aeon, Brunswick - doors 9pm - $22+.
Two floors of live acts including Jani Ho special set on the dancefloor, Shay Doe, Jasmine Priest, 1L1A, BB.sanii, Faewyrm, Skltn Jckt, Caity Watson & David Prescott-Steed.
All live hardware on machines, 9 live artists, over two floors, both with Funktion One sound.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/150-live-sept4
- 2026-08-28 - House of Acid - L2 HER, Melbourne - doors 8pm-3am - $22+.
Honeysmack plays live with DJ sets from Acid Safari, Tiffany Cornish & Vladimir Gutierrez.
- 2026-07-29 - Signals Ambient - Kent Street Fitzroy - Doors 7pm - $20 entry cash or tap.
Live acts all night including Steve Zeitlhofer aka Sunburnt Landlord’s, Uuxe and Tim Shiel.
- 2026-08-21 - Melbourne Techno Collective - Sub Club, Melb. CBD - 10pm-5am - Free presale or $15 at the door.
Live act Skltn Jckt joins some of Narrms best techno DJ's inclusing Caity Watson, Arktic, Kiti, Peter Baker, Death of Socrates, Craig McWhinney, Jay Reading & Matt Radovich.
Tickets- https://tr.ee/sJ4HMecc6S
- 2026-08-21 - SALTARE X SOLACE present Aidan Rudd & Asynine (Live) - Solace Bar, Melbourne - 8pm-3am - $22.
Live act Asynine joins Aidan Rudd for a night of heavy groove techno.
Tickets- https://link.dice.fm/fab546b2d025?dice_id=fab546b2d025
- 2026-08-15 - Level Eight Sound - at Nighthawks from 7:45pm. $15 on the door.
Live acts on the night Kalamaya, Ge-aR, Spisbah & P3rfect Grlfr1end.
- 2026-08-08 - Clan Analogue Feb FM - Sublime Wavelengths V3. Brunswick Artist Bar, Brunswick. Free entry.
Live acts on the night include Reductionist, Sussiguala, Acidalius, Aday and DJ on the night Koshowko.
- 2026-08-08 - Hills Dance Culture presents Hypnotic Showcase - Sooki Lounge. 9pm-4am. Free entry before 10pm.
Caity Watson & friends with Alien A, Rue.b and live act for the night Linkage.
Tickets: https://ra.co/events/2492097
- 2026-08-06 - Buttons Beat Night - Izakaya by Tamura, 343 Smith Street Fitzroy - 8-10pm - Free entry.
Live on the night Baby Belle, Winter Park Music, Bill Will. Lovingly hosted by Joelistics & Dan West.
- 2026-07-29 - Signals Ambient - Kent Street Fitzroy - Doors 7pm - $20 entry cash or tap.
Live acts all night including Nick Ashwood with Aviva Endean, CELLOSPELLS and Letx=y.
- 2026-07-26 - Hear The Machine - at Nighthawks from 7pm. $15/10 on the door (no presales).
Twenty-second edition of HEAR THE MACHINE, a monthly series showcasing experimental synthesiser music, including drone, ambient, noise, and other electronic music practices being explored by artists in Naarm and the wider community.
Live acts on the night include Infinity Deck, Hope DMG & Tell Me Strangely.
- 2026-07-26 - Honeysmack Live Techno Performance Masterclass - Collingwood Yards, Collingwood. 2-5pm.
Expect three hours of demonstrations, discussion, and plenty of opportunities to ask questions.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/honeysmack-masterclass
- 2026-07-25 - Elaktronic - Brunswick Artists Bar. 7pm-1am. Free.
The Signal Paths third all live event and they are back in Brunswick.
Debut live acts Caity Watson & Raw Saul with old hats Rayhan Sudrajat, Flud & Linkage.
Visuals on the night by Baked Cassettes.
For more details head to the event page here.
- 2026-07-25 - Cine Redux - Five Walls Gallery, Footscray. 5-9pm.
Hosted by Five Walls Gallery and Arcade Projects, CineRedux: Footscray Reimagined blends history, film, and contemporary art to revisit the suburb’s once-vibrant cinema culture through archival materials, local stories, and new artistic responses.
Live acts Ivofonic & Artificial_Limb.
- 2026-07-18 - Converge - Venue TBA - $60.60
Converge is a one night premier immersive light and surround sound installation where time-coded lighting and a synchronised custom score transform an industrial space into a shifting landscape of motion, rhythm and atmosphere. Kinetic lighting and a cinematic industrial soundscape create an evolving atmosphere of electromagnetic hums, reverberated scrap metal, analogue synth bass and rich textural layers.
TSP recommends the forth session where you get:
The full CONVERGE experience, followed by an extended live set from Jake Steele as Tobacco Rat, plus special guest Vijay Thillaimuthu (45mins each). Where CONVERGE ends, music and movement take over.
Jake Steele (Tobacco Rat) will perform a live set of dark, bass-heavy electronic performance, blending half-time drum and base, dubstep and industrial beats backed by live lighting.
Vijay Thillaimuthu (Xenosine) is an audio-visual artist and electronic composer who will perform a live electronic set using theremin-controlled, modular synthesisers.
Tickets - https://events.humanitix.com/converge-j4fr424h
- 2025-07-02 - Buttons Beat Night - Izakaya by Tamura, 343 Smith Street Fitzroy - 8-10pm - Free entry.
Live on the night Jaz, Moyou, CY Gorman & Evan Lordon. Lovingly hosted by Joelistics
- 2026-06-28 - Hear The Machine - at Nighthawks from 7pm. $15/10 on the door (no presales).
Showcasing experimental synthesiser music, including drone, ambient, noise, and other electronic music practices being explored by artists in Naarm.
Live acts on the night include Swamp Rabbit, Serene Ailment & Vi Aisling and Thru-Zero.
- 2026-06-24 - Signals Ambient - Kent Street Fitzroy - From 7pm - $20 entry cash or tap.
Live acts all night including Kieran Ruffles, Mara MacDonald & Alec Ilyine.
- 2026-06-19 - Melbourne Techno Collective - Sub Club, Melb. CBD - 10pm-6am - Free presale or $15 at the door.
Live act Death Of Socrates joins some of Narrms best techno DJ's.
Tickets- https://events.humanitix.com/melbourne-techno-collective-pres-free-techno-blaqzdxh
- 2026-06-14 - Electronic Musicians against A.I. fundraiser - Tote - 4-11pm - $23.50
Electronic Musicians against A.I. fundraiser gig for Digital Rights Watch!
Live acts Her Waveform, Lask, Nabii, BB.sanii, File Explorer, Hope.dmg & Miles Brennan (Dr Jazz).
Tickets - https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/3e984885-fff0-4b97-b90f-ad89231d400a
- 2026-06-05 - Soundcheck Ground - Norla Dome, Docklands. 2 Sessions: 7–8pm | 9–10pm.
Nikita Zabelin is an electronic musician, DJ, producer and educator known for his forward thinking approach to sound, he has become a central voice in shaping new directions in electronic music.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/groundavmelb
- 2026-05-31 - Hear The Machine - at Nighthawks from 7pm. $15/10 on the door (no presales).
Showcasing experimental synthesiser music, including drone, ambient, noise, and other electronic music practices being explored by artists in Naarm.
Live acts on the night include r Hunter, Robinson & Robertson and dyLAB.
- 2026-05-30 - Eclectoca - at Nighthawks from 8pm.
A night which showcases an eclectic mix of electronic genres. All while being performed with LIVE instruments and/or through hardware and laptops. From genres ranging from Techno, Trip Hop, House to Experimental, you'll always find something new and unique at ECLECTICA.
Live acts on the night include Blue Captive, Baby Blood Lotus, Locian and Sol Flare.
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- 2026-05-29 - Revolver Fridays - Honeysmack Live on the Dancefloor - 10pm onward.
David Haberfeld, aka Honeysmack, is a pioneer of Australia’s electronic and techno scenes, renowned for raw, improvisational hardware-based live sets that fuse Acid, Techno, and experimental sound. Emerging from the underground of the 1990s, he has remained a defining force in live electronic music, continually pushing its boundaries while staying deeply connected to the culture that shaped him. DJ supports: Bertie, Henry Who, Kiti & Mike Callander.
Tickets: https://www.moshtix.com.au/v2/event/honeysmack-live-on-the-dancefloor-%E2%80%94-revolver-fridays
- 2026-05-22 - Handclap album Upon Reflection - Listening Party - 8-11pm.
Hand Clap will perform alongside Nat Grant and Kat Stathis, and Nicholas Marriot will be building visuals for Hand Clap's set.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/upon-reflection
- 2026-05-15 - Squelchy Sessions - Radio Bar Fitzroy - 8pm-1am. Free.
Squelchy Sessions has a new venue at the best rave bar in town, Radio Bar!
Live hardware acts on the night Pope Merch vs Jungl Mungrl, Sol Flare, Lincoln Webber vs Mr. Rachele and to finish the night with the squelch Speedloader!
- 2026-05-07 - Buttons Beat Night - Izakaya by Tamura, 343 Smith Street Fitzroy - 8-10pm - free entry.
Live on the night Little Miss Jelly, Cautious Kieran & Bionic Head. Lovingly held down your hosts Joelistics & Dan West.
- 2026-05-01 - 150% Live by 150BPM - My Aeon, Brunswick - doors 9pm
For the first time two floors of live acts including Shay Doe, Vessa, Kat Stathis, Mayari, Artpunk, Marcus Newman, Cell & Mr. Rachele.
Techno, electro and trancey sounds downstairs, with epic visuals and lighting for those who want to dance. Each artist on this floor will be blending part of their live sets with the next artist for a unique, improvisational experience.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/150-live-may-1
- 2026-04-26 - Hear The Machine - at Nighthawks from 7pm. $15/10 on the door (no presales).
Showcasing experimental synthesiser music, including drone, ambient, noise, and other electronic music practices being explored by artists in Naarm.
Live acts on the night include Mallee Songs, Kristina Behrsin & Justin Ashworth with Abi Lee.
- 2026-04-25 - Ivofonic album launch - Mamma Chen's Footscray - Doors 6:30pm. Free entry.
Ivofonic launches his new album Euphoria alongside an incredible line-up of local artists including Cell, The Safety Word & Sunny Albeau.
- 2026-04-18 - The Signal Path presents Class of 25' -1+2 - 24 Moons Tornbury - 7pm-2am. (yes it is up twice. Perks of controlling the website ;)
For TSP's first event of the year four of our guests from the radio show in 2025 play for us live. Artists include Avaxa, Jani Ho, Justin Ashworth & Skltn Jckt. They are joined by Minimae for an ambient start to the night and Mr. Rachele v's Lincoln Webber join forces to end the night with some unique bangers!
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/the-signal-path-presents-class-of-25-1-2/tickets
- 2026-04-02 - Buttons Beat Night - Izakaya by Tamura, 343 Smith Street Fitzroy - 8-10pm - free entry.
Live on the night Sol Flare, Kat Stathis, Dashd, One Hit Kill & Joelistics with Dan West.
- 2026-04-29 - Hear The Machine - at Nighthawks from 7pm. $15/10 on the door (no presales).
Showcasing experimental synthesiser music, including drone, ambient, noise, and other electronic music practices being explored by artists in Naarm.
Live acts on the night include Todd Anderson-Kunert (TAK), Jannah Quill & Tilman Robinson.
- 2026-03-28 - Puscha 'Not That Special' Album launch - Eastmint Studios, Northcote - doors 3:30 pm.
Narrm/Melbourne based experimental, post-ambient electronic artist PUSCHA is celebrating their new release NOT THAT SPECIAL. Joining Puscha will be Minimae & ZÖJ.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/puscha-not-that-special-album-launch-matinee-show
- 2026-03-25 - Signals Ambient - Kent Street Fitzroy - 6:30-11pm.
Live acts all night including Nitecaller, Niran Daska & Georgina Lewis.
- 2026-03-17 & 24 - Butter Sessions - Miscellania, Swanston St, Melbourne - 6:30-10pm
Sleep D production workshops. Studio techniques on the 17th and then live performance on the 24th.
- 2026-03-21 - Hidden Sequence - Radio bar - 7pm-1am
Live acts all night including Sol Flare, Skltn Jckt, Jaz, Ponchos Of Morocco, Miles Brennan & Eternal Eyes.
- 2026-03-21 - Soft Structure 2 - 9pm-3am.
An intimate, deep-listening experience for dance-adjacent and dancefloor music, offering a counterpoint to the scale and energy of traditional club environments.
Live artists on the night Vessa & Effektor. Also playing Tangerine, Flat Esoteric, Dull Reality & Markng.xyz. Visuals by Nicholas Marriot.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/soft-centre-46rjgr6e
- 2026-03-20 - Carnival ov Carnage - Inflation Basement - 10pm-6am
Dica is in town will his all live hardware set, leading the night full of hard and fast electronic tunes with local DJ legends in the line-up.
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/carnival-ov-carnage-with-dica-fr-and-chief303-uk
- 2026-03-14 - Modular People - Radio Bar, Fitzroy. Start time 7pm-1am. Free entry.
The synth nerdy crew is back for the first time this year, welcoming some new synth converts to join the fun and tune those VCO's ready to hit the groove! Come join the modular people fam and enjoy the jam!
Founder of MP Made in Space, will be playing his first solo live set right off the bat, so get there early! We have two acts joining the MP crew for the first time in Dithernet Techno and Caity Watson. This will be Caity Watsons first time away from the CDJ's solo. Not to be missed! There is also two special V's sets on the night. The queen of improv Shay Doe will join the technical Ntrol. And old mates Mr. Rachele & Lincoln Webber join forces for the first time live to the public. You want more?! You got it! Speedloader will end the night with his signature speedy acid techno.
- 2026-03-03 to 08 - Ten Years! WORNG Electronics Exhibition - Found Sound, Brunswick. 11am-6pm Tues-Fri, 11am-3pm Sat-Sun.
WORNG Electronics is ten! To mark the occasion they are putting together an exhibition of photos, artefacts, prototypes, and modules as part of Brunswick Music Fest.
- 2026-03-05 - Buttons Beat Night - Izakaya by Tamura, 343 Smith Street Fitzroy - 8-10pm - free entry.
Live on the night Glass Fountain, Sounds of Chambers, Neil Thomas, Joelistics & Dan West
- 2026-03-01 - Echoes of the Atrium - Waxflower Bar, Brunswick - 6-11pm.
Live acts on the night Ewan Jansen aka Flud (live) & Alex Albretch (hybrid).
Tickets: https://www.sevenrooms.com/experiences/waxflowerbar/echoes-of-the-atrium-6682767253356544
- 2026-02-28 - Jacky Winter Band at Cactus Room - Cactus Room, Thornbury - Doors 7:30pm.
Joining Jacky is TSP's interviewee Vessa. With other supports Simon J Karis & Glyconic.
Tickets: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/cee66691-71f9-46e4-b207-5647311b3273
- 2026-02-27 - The Magic Circle - Fly Little Bird Studio, 58 Newlands Road Coburg North - Doors 7pm. Free entry.
Live acts on the night include Silt Out, AQuietHaunt & Latent Memory.
- 2026-02-22 - Clan Analogue Feb FM - Sublime Wavelengths V2. Odeon Richmond from 3pm.
Live acts on the night include Boris Divjak, Reductionist, Blunjin & Infinity Deck.
Tickets: https://www.odeonrichmond.com.au/event-details/clan-analogue-presents-febfm
- 2026-02-22 - Hear The Machine - at Nighthawks from 7pm. $15/10 on the door (no presales).
Showcasing experimental synthesiser music, including drone, ambient, noise, and other electronic music practices being explored by artists in Naarm.
Live acts on the night include Null Hypolthesis & Pathological Function, Ciarán Geoghegan & ansel.
- 2026-02-21 - Detroit "The Bush Kangaroo" Militia - Section 8 - 27-29 Tattersalls Lane, Melbourne. From 1pm.
Honeysmack joins the DTM crew for their last party before departure.
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- 2026-02-21 - The first Squelchy Sessions for the year. Bar 204 Reservoir - 8pm-1am. Free.
Live acts on the night include Speedloader, Neki Devyn, Alkemaya & The Honkey Technition. Vinyl DJ C:1.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1278747940762612
- 2026-02-14 - Detroit Techno Militia’s legendary 2x4 by Stable Music - Howler, Brunswick - doors 7pm
Jani Ho will be playing live! And some DJ's from Detroit will be there too. ;) DJs T.Linder and DJ Seoul.
- 2026-02-06 - 150% Live by 150BPM - My Aeon, Brunswick - doors 9pm
Live acts all night including Lincoln Webber v's Caity Watson (Hybrid v's set), Ntrol, Avaxa, Jaz, Neki Devyn, Shay Doe, Skltn Jckt & T3J.
- 2026-02-05 - Buttons - Izakaya by Tamura, 343 Smith Street Fitzroy - 8-10pm - free entry.
Live acts all night.
- 2026-01-31 - Hidden Sequence - Radio bar - 7-11:30pm
Live acts all night including Boris Divjak, Sol Flare, Kat Stathis, Hand Clap, Analog Dialogue & Little Miss Jelly.
- 2026-01-30 - Cat House Melbourne present The Live Theory - Sub Club
Live acts all night including Lost Reflexion, Asynine, Lask, James 5, Berga & Tejavu.
Tickets - https://events.humanitix.com/the-live-theory-100-live-hardware
- 2026-01-25 - Hear The Machine #16 - Knighthawks Bar, Collingwood - doors 7pm-1am - $10/15
Live acts on the night Stevie Richards, Chloë Sobek & Mr. Rachele.
- 2026-01-24 - Naïve Atom House Party - Radio Bar - 6pm-1am - FREE
Live acts on the night Vessa & Naïve Atom. DJ'as and other acts as well.
https://www.facebook.com/events/s/naive-atom-house-party/1565206804627580/
- 2026-01-17 - Signals Ambient & Kieran Ruffles presents Wavefolding - Bauhaus Carlton - 7-11:30pm.
Live acts all night including Vessa, Justin Ashworth, Minimae & Ruff-Dots.
- 2026-01-10 - Legends of Acid - Howler Brunswick.
Bloody Mary (DE) & Honeysmack live.
Tickets - https://moshtix.com.au/v2/event/legends-of-acid-bloody-mary-de-honeysmack-live/190087