Melbourne · Victoria
Find Musicians in Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne is one of the great live-music cities on earth, with more venues per head than almost anywhere and a deep pub-rock and indie tradition. Bandry connects it, local-first.
Why Bandry
Built for finding people locally.
Local, not regional
Radius-filtered means you see people who can actually make it to your rehearsal, not someone hours away.
The full music chain
Studios, mixing engineers, photographers, videographers, designers. Everything to take a project from rehearsal to release.
Direct contact, always
No in-app messaging to babysit. Link up, and they reach out to you directly. Off-platform, on your terms.
The scene
Melbourne has the depth.
A live-music capital
Melbourne's venue density is legendary, and the scene runs every night. Find the players by role and radius.
Pub rock to indie
From a storied pub-rock tradition to Courtney Barnett and beyond, the range is wide. Role posts work no matter what you make.
A big, spread-out city
Greater Melbourne is enormous. Radius filtering keeps your search local.
On the ground
Where Melbourne plays.
A quick map of the Melbourne scene: the indie-reachable rooms and the shops that keep it running. Bandry connects you to the players who fill them, and the Resources tab pins the rest near you.
Venues worth knowing
The Tote
A Collingwood institution on Johnston Street, a grungy multi-room band pub, the spiritual home of the city's underground and punk scene.
Corner Hotel
Richmond's beloved 800-cap band room, a steady run of indie and touring rock acts, plus a rooftop bar.
Northcote Social Club
A Northcote pub with a well-loved 300-cap back room, a great-sounding stage for local and breaking touring acts.
The Old Bar
A Fitzroy dive on Johnston Street, live music seven nights, a sweaty small stage, heartland of punk and DIY bands.
Cherry Bar
A CBD rock dive on Little Collins Street, around 260 cap, late-night bookings with a hard-rock and garage bent.
Brunswick Ballroom
A Brunswick room on Sydney Road, around 450 cap, a stained-glass hall hosting indie, folk and songwriter touring bills.
The John Curtin Hotel
A Carlton pub on Lygon Street, a 300-cap upstairs band room across all genres, a long-running local live staple.
Record stores, studios and rehearsal
Greville Records
Record store. A Prahran institution on Greville Street since 1978, deep new and used vinyl across classics and obscurities.
Northside Records
Record store. A Fitzroy shop on Gertrude Street, a funk and soul specialist since 2002 with regular in-store live sessions.
Sing Sing Recording Studio
Recording studio. A Northcote room on Heidelberg Road, one of Melbourne's longest-running, bookable by the day for full productions.
Soundpark Studios
Recording studio. A Northcote facility on St Georges Road, four rehearsal rooms plus tape and Pro Tools recording, well-regarded.
Bakehouse Studios
Rehearsal. A Richmond cultural icon near North Richmond station, many themed rehearsal rooms for bands, plus recording and showcases.
A starting map of the local scene, not a directory or an endorsement. Rooms and shops change, the people you meet on Bandry are how you stay current.
Who's on Bandry in Melbourne
Every role in one place.
Find your people
Looking for a specific role?
Resources tab
The places, not just the people.
Beyond the bulletin, Bandry's Resources tab pulls in nearby studios, rehearsal spaces, venues, repair shops, and music stores from Apple Maps. Everything you need to actually make the record, all in one app.
Looking for a specific place? Recording studios, rehearsal space, music stores, instrument repair, music venues, or vinyl pressing near you.
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Finding musicians in Melbourne
How do I find musicians in Melbourne?
Post what you're looking for on Bandry's Melbourne bulletin and set your reach to local. Musicians within your radius see it, and when someone's interested they link up, sharing their contact info so you can reach out directly and take it off-platform. No DMs and no inbox to manage.
Is Bandry free to use in Melbourne?
Reading the Melbourne bulletin and endorsing posts are free forever. Posting your own ad and linking up run on a subscription, $9.99 a month or $79.99 a year, after a 14-day free trial of everything. Bandry never takes a cut of any gig or arrangement you work out.
What kinds of musicians and pros are on Bandry in Melbourne?
All of them: drummers, guitarists, bassists, singers, and keyboard players, plus producers, mixing and mastering engineers, photographers, videographers, designers, and studios. Melbourne's scene runs deep, and role-based posts cover the whole chain from forming a band to finishing a record.
How close are the Melbourne musicians Bandry shows me?
As close as you set. Bandry's local posts are radius-gated on both sides, so you only see people who can realistically make it to a rehearsal or session, whether that's across Melbourne or out into the rest of Victoria.