Correction (9 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources between 5 October 2026 and 9 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
Melbourne’s live music scene is built on rooms, and this page lists six of them in and around Northcote: five on or near High Street and Arthurton Road in Northcote, and one just over the line in Thornbury.
Each place was matched against at least two sources, and everything below is attributed to the venue’s own site, a council page, a trader directory or AGFG. We name no acts or set times, because the gig pages we found were dated listings or did not load.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upcoming gigs listed on its site | Northcote Social Club | see below | not printed here |
| Live music and bar, evenings | Bar 303 | see below | not printed here |
| Music bar and community space | High Note | see below | not printed here |
| Live music with very late hours | 24 Moons | see below | not printed here |
| Live music, Thursday to Saturday nights | Piano on High | see below | not printed here |
| Live music plus cheap vegan meals | Gummo Cafe | vegan meals (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) | $5 |
Northcote Social Club — 301 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
Northcote Social Club’s site has an Upcoming gigs page, but it is script-rendered, so we could not read individual gigs from it. The site lists MON 4PM-LATE and TUE TO SUN 12PM-LATE, and a late night happy hour on Friday and Saturday from 11PM-close. Darebin’s Northcote suburb guide includes it in its list of places of interest.
Capacity / stage: We could not find a published capacity in our sources, so check with the venue before you plan a big group.
Bar 303 — 303 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
Bar 303’s site titles itself 303 - Live Music and Bar. It lists Open: Mon - Sat 5pm -late, and Some Sundays from 3:03pm - late. The venue’s gig and event pages carry dated listings, so check the date there before you plan around a show.
Gig nights: Per its own site, the doors list Monday to Saturday from 5pm, with some Sundays; the gig page has the dates.
High Note — 220 High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
High Note describes itself on its site as A music bar & community space. The site lists Wed - Fri: 4pm to 1am and Sat - Sun: 1pm to 1am. We found no gig program we could read, so we name no acts.
Catch: It is listed as a community space as well as a bar, so check its site for what is on the night you pick.
24 Moons — 2 Arthurton Road, Northcote VIC 3070
24 Moons’ site says: Live music, art and a place to see your mates shouldn’t feel like a luxury. AGFG lists it as OPEN daily, Sunday-Thursday till 3am; Friday & Saturday till 5am. The venue site lists dated events only.
Door: We found no published entry price, so ask the venue; the hours line comes from AGFG, not the bar.
Piano on High — 211A High Street, Northcote VIC 3070
Piano on High has no website in our sources. The Northcote Rise trader directory describes it as a place where live music, great drinks, and a cozy atmosphere come together, and lists Thursday to Saturday 5:00 pm to 3:00 am. The directory is not the bar, so confirm with the venue.
Gig nights: The directory lists Thursday to Saturday, and no individual gigs were published there.
Gummo Cafe — 711 High Street, Thornbury VIC 3071
Gummo Cafe is in Thornbury, not Northcote. Its site says: We host live music of all genres, from local punk bands to experimental noise shows and regular drag performances, up to six nights a week. It lists TUES - FRI : 5pm till late and SAT-SUN : 3pm till late, and advertises $5 vegan meals on Tuesdays & Wednesdays.
On the menu (copied from cafegummo.com/menu on 5 October 2026):
- vegan meals (Tuesdays and Wednesdays): $5
- Sausage Roll: $5
- Spinach & Ricotta Roll (vegetarian): $5
- Cheese (vegetarian): $9
History on record: The site’s own line is up to six nights a week of live music, which is its claim rather than a count we have checked.
Quick answers
Where can you see live music in Northcote?
Northcote Social Club lists Upcoming gigs on its site. Bar 303 titles itself Live Music and Bar. High Note calls itself a music bar and community space. 24 Moons’ site describes live music, the Northcote Rise directory says the same of Piano on High, and Gummo Cafe in Thornbury says it hosts it up to six nights a week.
Which live music venues near Northcote are open late?
AGFG lists 24 Moons as open Sunday-Thursday till 3am and Friday & Saturday till 5am. The Northcote Rise directory lists Piano on High from Thursday to Saturday 5:00 pm to 3:00 am. High Note’s site lists Wed - Fri: 4pm to 1am.
What time does Bar 303 open?
Bar 303’s site lists Open: Mon - Sat 5pm -late, and Some Sundays from 3:03pm - late. Hours change, so check its gig and event pages for the date you want.
Is there somewhere cheap to eat near the Northcote live music venues?
Gummo Cafe’s site advertises $5 vegan meals on Tuesdays & Wednesdays, and its menu prints Sausage Roll at $5 and Cheese (vegetarian) at $9. We found no menu prices for the other five places.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources between 5 October 2026 and 9 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites, council pages, the Australian Good Food Guide and northcoterise.com.au. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 5 October 2026. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Northcote Social Club: openstreetmap.org/1787860634, northcotesocialclub.com, darebin.vic.gov.au/Northcote
- Bar 303: openstreetmap.org/5794839053, agfg.com.au/bar-303-58889, 303.net.au/gigs-events, 303.net.au
- High Note: openstreetmap.org/12245504696, highnote.space
- 24 Moons: agfg.com.au/24-moons-25495, 24moons.com.au
- Piano on High: openstreetmap.org/11404214152, northcoterise.com.au/piano-on-high
- Gummo Cafe: openstreetmap.org/617332919, cafegummo.com/contact-1, cafegummo.com/menu, cafegummo.com
