
Ben Lee is heading to UC Hub this week. Photo: Supplied.
Ben Lee‘s 20th anniversary tour for his Awake Is The New Sleep album will be making its way to Canberra this week. Head down to UC Hub on Thursday night to catch Lee performing tracks from across his storied career.
Canberra Symphony Orchestra‘s Llewellyn Series is set to return this week, with performances on Wednesday and Thursday. Erin Helyward will be taking the orchestra through Mozart’s Requiem, a program celebrating the works and influence of the great composer.
Ensemble Offspring will be in town this weekend as well. Their program, Moonstruck, will take place at The Street Theatre on Friday night, featuring works by Arnold Schoenberg and Laura Bowler.
Wednesday 24th
- Floriade @ Commonwealth Park – 9:30 am
- Wednesday Lunchtime Concert @ Wesley Music Centre – 12:40 pm
- Old Timey Wednesday @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- A Quick Sing @ Smith’s Alternative – 6:30 pm
- Mozart’s Requiem @ Llewellyn Hall – 7:30 pm
- Darcy Gilkerson Quintet @ Smith’s Alternative – 7:30 pm
- Wednesday Night Jazz @ Molly – 8 pm
- Chris Harland Blues Band @ Hippo – 8 pm.
Thursday 25th
- Floriade @ Commonwealth Park – 9:30 am
- Pop-Folk-Rock Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Bronze Age Collapse @ The Baso – 7 pm
- Smith’s Miscellaneous @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Mozart’s Requiem @ Llewellyn Hall – 7:30 pm
- Timeless Persian Classical @ The Street Theatre – 7:30 pm
- Ben Lee @ UC Hub – 7:30 pm
- Bourbon Street @ Molly – 9:30 pm.
Friday 26th
- Floriade @ Commonwealth Park – 9:30 am
- Lakeside at 5 @ Tuggeranong Arts Centre – 5:30 pm
- Wayne Kelly and Tom Fell @ National Press Club – 6 pm
- Bec Charlwood @ Smith’s Alternative – 6:30 pm
- Gutalax @ The Baso – 7 pm

Sneaky Jeremiah: get your dose of groovy soul and some hot rock’n’roll. Photo: Sneaky Jeremiah.
- Sneaky Jeremiah @ Old Canberra Inn – 7 pm
- Zero Alpha @ Burns Club – 7:30 pm
- Ensemble Offspring @ The Street Theatre – 7:30 pm
- Dirty Suits @ Dissent – 7:30 pm
- Tilt Trio @ Dickson Taphouse – 8 pm
- Charlie’s Attic @ Canberra Irish Club – 8 pm
- Friday Night Grooves @ PJs In The City – 8:30 pm
- Live Jazz Renditions with The Prettirinas @ Blue Eyes – 8:30 pm
- Bohjass @ Smith’s Alternative – 9:30 pm.
Saturday 27th
- Floriade @ Commonwealth Park – 9:30 am
- Live Music @ The Jetty – 1 pm
- Lounge Baby @ Old Canberra Inn – 2 pm
- Bed by 10 @ Fiction – 4 pm
- Canberra Eurosession @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Ally Row @ Smith’s Alternative – 6:30 pm
- Wild Things @ The Baso – 7 pm
- 10 Years of Hips @ Harmonie German Club – 7 pm
- Nebular Noise @ Dissent – 7:30 pm
- Victor Valdes @ The Street Theatre – 7:30 pm
- Special K @ Burns Club – 7:30 pm
- Saturday Night Sounds @ PJs In The City – 8:30 pm
- Rubiks Collective @ The Street Theatre – 8:30 pm
- Daniel Muggleton @ Smith’s Alternative – 9 pm.
Sunday 28th
- Floriade @ Commonwealth Park – 9:30 am
- Riff Raff @ Smith’s Alternative – 11 am
- Ahlan wa’Sahlan @ Smith’s Alternative – 1 pm
- Musical Singalong @ Smith’s Alternative – 2 pm
- From Argentina With Love @ Wesley Music Centre – 3 pm

Complete your Sunday with Tiernan at the Dickson Taphouse. Photo: Tiernan.
- Tiernan @ Dickson Taphouse – 4 pm
- Daniel Muggleton @ Smith’s Alternative – 6 pm.
Monday 29th
- Floriade @ Commonwealth Park – 9:30 am
- Lunchulele @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
- Canberra Eurosession @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Open Mic Mondays @ Dissent – 7 pm.
Tuesday 30th
- Floriade @ Commonwealth Park – 9:30 am
- Capital Folk @ Smith’s Alternative – 2 pm
- Taylor: The Unofficial Tribute Show @ Canberra Theatre – 7 pm
- Jazz on The Rocks @ Molly – 7 pm.
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