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ADALITA 9.50PM 'TIL 10.50PM

AMAYA LAUCIRICA 8.40PM

Released in 2011, Adalita’s self-titled debut marked the beginning of her remarkable solo journey. Raw, intimate, and emotionally fearless, it struck a deep chord with listeners and remains one of the most beloved and influential Australian releases of its time.

To mark its fifteenth anniversary, Adalita reunites with original collaborator JP Shilo to perform the album in full, revisiting the songs that first began this extraordinary chapter.

Coinciding with the tour, Adalita will also be reissued on vinyl through Mushroom Music, bringing a long out-of-print favourite back to fans fifteen years on.

Don’t miss these special shows.

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ADALITA – 15th Anniversary of Her Debut Album

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JOSHUA SEYMOUR 5.30PM 'TIL 6.30PM

SIENNA THORNTON 4.30PM

Melbourne space folk singer songwriter Joshua Seymour launches his much-anticipated new album Home Is Not A Place.

Recorded in Melbourne with long-time friend and producer Nick Finch (Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, Georgia Knight), Home Is Not A Place unfolds across a rich, cinematic landscape with a collection of expansive, gorgeous and otherworldly synth-driven folk songs that explore the tension between place, memory, grief and belonging.

The record Home Is Not A Place (Lucky Buck Records) features a stellar cast of musicians, including members of Cash Savage & The Last Drinks, experimental percussionist Maria Moles, and autoharpist Georgia Knight. Together they build a sound world that is atmospheric yet deeply human – an evocative evolution for Seymour whose songwriting continues to balance intimacy with widescreen ambition.

They will celebrate the release with a Sunday afternoon matinee show at the Northcote Social Club, alongside Sienna Thornton performing songs from her incredibly sublime album Birding Out . Music lovers of all ages are welcome.

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Joshua Seymour (‘Home Is Not A Place’ Album Launch)

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Kick those Monday blues to the curb at Social Sanctuary – your weekly night of free live music at NSC. We've lined up a stellar roster of your fave local artists and some exciting new talents breezing through town!

This week Ella Ion, Liam Snowy Halliwell + Darcy Forever are stopping by for a show.

Emerging from Kaurna Land, Ella Ion crafts music that cuts deep to the core. Drawing on influences of indie-rock, and country-folk, her eloquent lyricism and masterful musical control delivers a cacophony of raw emotion, anchored by grit and heart. The past year has been a transformative one for Ella, venturing out of her local scene to play shows across the UK, Europe and the U.S. and taking home two South Australian Music Awards fuelled by the tracks that make up her most recent release in June of 2026, Liminal Archive EP.

Liam "Snowy" Halliwell of Snowy Band and some others, returns to the big stage, older and wiser, with secret new music. He hopes to reclaim the golf trophy (currently behind the front bar) that the Social Club staff stole from him after his 2025 Social Sanctuary performance.

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a band in possession of a good tune, must be in want of a life beyond the garden shed..." Darcy Forever is the debut musical project of Claire Elissa Tredinnick, bringing you all the 90s-influenced-sad-girl-folk-rock-angst you didn't know you still needed. Originally formed in a leaking share-house shed in Sydney's Inner West during the depths of lockdown with founding members Georgia Mulligan, Elizabeth Fader (Phantastic Ferniture) and Spencer Morrow, you may have noticed Darcy Forever at live shows on stages across Naarm over the last couple of years with local legends Dom Buckham (d.b.longing), Henry Williams (World's Best Neighbours), Oli Whelehan (ECONOMIST) and Grace Turner. After a long winter, their debut EP 'Twice Divorced' is slated for release in 2026.

Social Sanctuary is proud to be sponsored by Mountain Goat.

Our show is being held on the lands of the Wurundjeri People and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this land we are gathered on. We also pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and Aboriginal Elders of other communities that may join us for our show.

THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+

Northcote Social Club strives to create a safe space that everyone can enjoy.

Crowd surfing & dangerous behaviour will result in removal from the venue.

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‘Social Sanctuary’ with Ella Ion, Liam Snowy Halliwell + Darcy Forever

Black Cab returns to Australia’s east coast capitals to play their first shows for 2026. With new recordings imminent, the Cab bring their unique blend of electronic rock to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Black Cab’s live show combines motorik electronics, cold-wave textures and cinematic post-punk with the intensity of a late-night club soundtrack. Think part late night Berlin nightclub, part psychedelic road trip, with full‑body beats, immersive soundscapes, and a subtle undercurrent of menace.

The Cab’s new single, Strange Attraction will drop in late June.

Formed in 2004, Black Cab’s sound has ranged from psychedelic krautrock to driving electronica, often drawing inspiration from Europe and American culture of the ’70’s and ’80’s. Black Cab’s debut album, Altamont Diary, a dark take on the Stones’ free concert at Altamont was released in 2004 to critical acclaim worldwide. The band has since released albums Jesus East (2006), Call Signs (2009), Games of the XXI Olympiad (2014) and the alt-soundtrack LP Akira (2017). Call Signs was shortlisted for the 2009 Australia Music Prize. Their last album, Rotsler’s Rules, was released in 2022 with the single of the same name featuring heavily on Berlin’s Radio Eins.

The band headline regularly in Melbourne and the east coast of Australia, touring Europe in 2007. They have performed at the Sugar Mountain and Paradise festivals, Golden Plains, National Gallery of Victoria, Brisbane’s Gallery Of Modern Art, 2019’s Supersense Festival of the Ecstatic at the Melbourne Arts Centre, and 2021’s Dark Mofo festival in Hobart.

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Black Cab (single launch)

It’s back!!!

After auspicious beginnings in Fitzroy last year, BërdFest is now set to deliver yet another night of electric entertainment, right in the beating musical heart of Northcote!

Local genre-benders, ‘Dërty Bërd’, are proud to present BërdFest ’26, a night of pure musical debauchery and community. A sonic celebration, teeming with venerated vibrations and pleasing pulsations.

5 Bands. One night. One love.

If live music is your vice, look no further. Get your dancing shoes on and strap in for some historic grooves!

You. Will. Be. Sonically. Elevated.

THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+

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BërdFest '26

FREE ENTRY | $20 CHICKEN & EGGPLANT PARMAS | $10 PINTS OF MOUNTAIN GOAT

Kick those Monday blues to the curb at Social Sanctuary – your weekly night of free live music at NSC. We've lined up a stellar roster of your fave local artists and some exciting new talents breezing through town!

This week luv4her, The Takes and Madi Leeds are stopping by for a show.

With over 100k active monthly listeners across all platforms luv4her is a 21-year-old duo from Melbourne, Australia, celebrated for their heartfelt lyrics and dreamy melodies. They craft a unique musical universe that seamlessly blends pop, indie, rock, and lo-fi elements. Their music combines personal experiences with playful lyrics, presenting a blend of emotional depth and intellectual view of the world. Luv4her has upgraded from their karaoke style performances and is looking to do their First ever band headliner. This is not one to be missed

5-Piece Indie rock band The Takes, located out of Naarm (Melbourne, VIC), produce a mixture of Rock, Indie, Blues and Punk.. encapsulating their overall presence at large. Inspired by bands such as Arctic Monkeys, The Stone Roses and Fontaines D.C, The Takes combines sharp hooks and vintage cool, with an on stage presence that blends melodic charm with raw energy. An alternative rock sound feeling somewhat familiar, but completely their own.

Naarm-based indie artist Madi Leeds is blending dreamy indie pop with raw, introspective lyricism. Known for her emotive vocals and atmospheric sound, she has earned airplay on Triple J and Triple J Unearthed, building a growing audience drawn to her vulnerable storytelling. Her latest single, Nightmare, explores existential reflection wrapped in hazy guitars and understated indie production - marking a confident step forward in her evolving sound and new era of music.

Social Sanctuary is proud to be sponsored by Mountain Goat.

Our show is being held on the lands of the Wurundjeri People and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this land we are gathered on. We also pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and Aboriginal Elders of other communities that may join us for our show.

THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+

Northcote Social Club strives to create a safe space that everyone can enjoy.

Crowd surfing & dangerous behaviour will result in removal from the venue.

Full conditions of entry | Accessibility Info

‘Social Sanctuary’ with luv4her, The Takes + Madi Leeds (duo)

Alice Springs-based songwriter Charlie Ivan announced his new album Of Nothing, due Friday 7 August via Bedroom Suck Records.

"It's meant to feel like a car dropping into the low road, trying to escape a dust storm trailing in from the west. It's meant to drive forward with a kind of quiet intensity. Some soft moments of longing and memory. A feeling that everything could collapse."

Charlie Ivan Band will have support from Milly Strange and their band and Hannah McKittrick.

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Charlie Ivan Band

Aotearoa New Zealand outfit The Veils today announce new Australian tour dates. The tour will see the band perform exclusively at Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney and Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, this August, following the release of their new album Fragile World, out June 19 on V2 Records.

Arriving just over a year after their critically acclaimed Asphodels, Fragile World marks a striking shift in tone and energy for the band. Recorded live to tape in New Zealand by Paddy Hill, with production by Tom Healy (Folk Bitch Trio, Tiny Ruins, The Chills), Fragile World captures The Veils in an urgent and instinctive mode.

With its immediacy, intensity, and emotional clarity, Fragile World stands as one of The Veils’ most compelling releases to date. Since being signed to Rough Trade Records when lead singer Finn Andrews was just 16 years old, The Veils have now released eight studio albums: The Runaway Found (2004), Nux Vomica (2006), Sun Gangs (2009), Time Stays, We Go (2013), Total Depravity (2016), ...And Out Of The Void Came Love (2023), Asphodels (2025). As well as a fruitful collaboration with Run the Jewels’ El-P for their 2016 album Total Depravity, they have also been praised by film directors Paolo Sorrentino, Tim Burton and David Lynch, who have all used their music on their soundtracks.

THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+

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The Veils (Fragile World Australian Tour)

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Kick those Monday blues to the curb at Social Sanctuary – your weekly night of free live music at NSC. We've lined up a stellar roster of your fave local artists and some exciting new talents breezing through town!

This week Charles Carnabuci, Em Nonogaki Hunter (Spouse solo)w and Laura & The Hell Cutz are stopping by for a show.

Charles Carnabuci makes guitar music from eora/syd, played with love.

Em Nonogaki Hunter is a vocalist/guitarist currently based in Naarm. Growing up and beginning their musical career in Ngunnawal/Ngambri (Canberra), Em is part of the emo/shoegaze band Spouse. Their solo material is emotional and haunting, with darker folk and country influence.

Laura and the Hell Cutz is a four-piece ‘Rage Girl Grunge’ band from Naarm (Melbourne). Their music is a visceral exploration of understanding the world around them in the spirit of punk rock. The band invites audiences into the haunting realm of their grit, and creates a space where they blur the line between chaos and catharsis.

Social Sanctuary is proud to be sponsored by Mountain Goat.

Our show is being held on the lands of the Wurundjeri People and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this land we are gathered on. We also pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and Aboriginal Elders of other communities that may join us for our show.

THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+

Northcote Social Club strives to create a safe space that everyone can enjoy.

Crowd surfing & dangerous behaviour will result in removal from the venue.

Full conditions of entry | Accessibility Info

‘Social Sanctuary’ with Charles Carnabuci, Em Nonogaki Hunter (Spouse solo) + Laura and the Hell Cutz

Canadians, "Tim & The Glory Boys" call their boot-stompin' sound "canoegrass," a nod to both their bluegrass roots and the rustic country Canadiana the band have more recently begun exploring to great success.

This sound anchors the band's new self-titled full-length debut album for Sony Music Entertainment Canada. The album includes an astounding five songs that have already hit Top 40 at Country Radio and have generated almost 30 million streams worldwide. “When You Know You Know” received Gold certification.

The two-time JUNO Award winners have also become mainstays at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards, having been nominated in 2021 for Group of the Year and Rising Star, nominated again in 2022 for Group of the Year, and in 2023 won both Album of the Year and Music Video of the Year.

It’s easy to get swept up in the feel-good, hand-raising joy of a Tim & The Glory Boys show. Or laugh along to their well-documented Letterkenny-like hoser escapades, be they in barns, on boats or gliding across frozen lakes. What’s most important though is that the British Columbia-by-way-of-Manitoba boys are making music from — and for — the heart.

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Tim & The Glory Boys (CAN)

Following the release of her Nettwerk EP what if it ends, the Australian singer-songwriter brings her tender indie-pop storytelling to the stage, tracing the messy, beautiful space between falling apart and finding your way back to yourself. With soaring melodies, raw honesty and the kind of songs that feel like pages torn from a diary, Sidney’s live show invites you into a world of love, loss, reflection and quiet resilience.

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Sidney

Roadrunner proudly presents the Australian debut of Gwenifer Raymond.

Touring in support of last year's critically acclaimed album Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark, Gwenifer Raymond brings her singular, spellbinding approach to American primitive guitar to Australia for the very first time.

Widely regarded as one of the great folk guitarists of the 21st century, Raymond has earned international praise for her raw, hypnotic instrumentals rooted in Mississippi and Appalachian traditions. Her performances are intense, intimate, and utterly transportive - music that feels both ancient and fiercely alive.

These Australian shows mark a rare opportunity to experience one of the great contemporary guitarists live.

THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+

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