
Grinspoon is celebrating 30 years as a band with an appearance at UC Refectory this weekend. Photo: Supplied.
Grinspoon is celebrating 30 years as a band in 2025. They’ll be making a stop at UC Refectory on Saturday night with support from BAD//DREEMS and Purple Disturbance.
Gang Gang will be playing host to a Christmas spectacular on Sunday afternoon when the Canberra Jazz Orchestra deliver lush arrangements, dazzling solos, and general holiday cheer.
Sunday night will see internationally renowned singer-songwriter Lisa Richards taking to the stage in the intimate surrounds of Smith’s Alternative. Head down early to catch sets from Daisy Chain and Liberty Belle.
Wednesday 10th
- Wednesday Lunchtime Concert @ Wesley Music Centre – 12:40 pm
- Old Timey Wednesday @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Wednesday Night Jazz @ Molly – 8 pm
- Live Music @ Hippo – 8 pm.
Thursday 11th
- Pop-Folk-Rock Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Klare KuOlga @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Sun Princess @ Dissent – 7:30 pm
- Bourbon Street @ Molly – 9:30 pm.
Friday 12th
- Mereki Leten @ National Press Club – 6 pm
- Live Music @ The Jetty – 6 pm
- Seb Szabo @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Ramstone @ The Baso – 7 pm
- Evocatus @ The Baso – 7 pm
- The Classics @ Burns Club – 7 pm
- Soul & Stone @ Old Canberra Inn – 7 pm
- Friday Night Jazz @ Gang Gang – 7 pm
- Timecult, Broomheads, The Stimmies @ Dissent – 7:30 pm
- Luminescence: Christmas Classics @ Wesley Music Centre – 7:30 pm
- Rapaport & Mr Rhodes @ Smith’s Alternative – 7:30 pm
- Chris Highland Blues Band @ Canberra Irish Club – 8 pm
- Live Baby Live @ Harmonie German Club – 8 pm
- XACTO and Freedom of Choice play XTC and Devo @ Shadows – 8 pm
- Moondog Band @ Dickson Taphouse – 8 pm
- Live Jazz Renditions with The Prettirinas @ Blue Eyes – 8:30 pm
- Live Music @ The Tradies – 8:30 pm
- Little Fritter & Tom Santa @ Fiction – 9 pm
- Berra Bars @ Squeaky Clean – 10 pm
- I.JORDAN @ One22 – 11 pm.
Saturday 13th
- Live Music @ Snapper & Co – 12 pm
- Live Music @ The Jetty – 2 pm
- Chris Harland Blues Band @ Old Canberra Inn – 2 pm
- Wendy Rule @ Smith’s Alternative – 3 pm
- Bluesbash 4 @ Harmonie German Club – 3 pm
- Xenon’s Variety Show @ Smith’s Alternative – 6 pm
- Luminescence: Christmas Classics @ Wesley Music Centre – 6:30 pm
- Grinspoon @ UC Refectory – 7 pm
- Rachael Thoms & Tom Fell @ Tuggeranong Arts Centre – 7 pm
- Parallel Lines @ Burns Club – 7:30 pm
- A Handel Celebration @ Llewellyn Hall – 7:30 pm
- Live Jazz with the Ozimops Trio @ Blue Eyes – 8:30 pm.
Sunday 14th
- Riff Raff @ Smith’s Alternative – 11 am
- Live Music @ Snapper & Co – 12 pm
- Ahlan wa’Sahlan @ Smith’s Alternative – 1 pm
- Live Music @ The Jetty – 1 pm
- Minh Ha @ Southern Cross Club Tuggeranong – 3 pm
- Luminescence: A Sunburnt Christmas @ Wesley Music Centre – 3 pm
- Divine Devilles @ Old Canberra Inn – 4 pm
- Inez Hargaden @ Dickson Taphouse – 4 pm
- Canberra Jazz Orchestra @ Gang Gang – 4 pm
- Lisa Richards @ Smith’s Alternative – 6 pm
- Luminescence: Christmas Classics @ Wesley Music Centre – 6 pm.
Monday 15th
- Lunchulele @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
- Canberra Eurosession @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm.
Tuesday 16th
- Smith’s Jazz Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 6:30 pm
- Jazz on The Rocks @ Molly – 8 pm.
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