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Gig Guide: Close out the rest of 2025 with these local gigs

Album tours, special events and final celebrations: December is decked out with delicious live music.

2025 has been a huge year for live music across regional Victoria with our venues, arenas and theatres appealing to international and national tastemakers as much as being activated by local legends. Taking it right up to the end of the year, our venues have programmed some stellar acts across the silly season.

Finish out the year with these gigs.

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King Parrot 

A Young Persons Guide To King Parrot – Album Tour – Part II

When: Friday 5 December

Where: Volta, Ballarat

King Parrot return with A Young Person’s Guide to King Parrot – Album Tour Part II, hitting all the towns missed the first time around. Fresh from massive international runs and a 43-date North American tour with Pantera, the band brings new tracks, unhinged energy and their fiercest live show yet. Australia’s hardest-working extreme act is back to demolish stages—don’t miss it.

 

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The Audreys

Live at the Taproom

When: Saturday 6 December

Where: Shedshaker Taproom Castlemaine

Fresh off their national tour and new album Ruin & Repair, alt-folk favourites The Audreys return for intimate end-of-year shows, including their Taproom debut. They’re also dropping a Christmas single—a melancholic cover of Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas.” Appearing as a duo for two full sets, The Audreys invite fans to settle in, celebrate, and embrace the festive spirit—Santa hats welcome.

 

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Bill Barber & The Holding Cell

Southern Redemption Album Launch

When: Friday, 12 December

Where: Barwon Club Hotel, Geelong

Supports: The Maskell Love Band

Blues-rock powerhouse Bill Barber & The Holding Cell return to Geelong to celebrate their new album Southern Redemption. Expect gritty storytelling, raw energy and soulful musicianship that fuses Southern rock, Americana and Australian roots. Kicking off with the Maskell Love Band, this is a hometown homecoming with heart, grit and groove.

 

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Magic Dirt

25 Years of Dirty Jeans Tour

When: Saturday, 13 December 

Where: Theatre Royal, Castlemaine

Supports: River of Snakes

Celebrating 25 years since the release of iconic anthem Dirty Jeans, rock legends Magic Dirt storm the Theatre Royal for a nostalgic, high-energy homecoming. Expect sweaty riffs, deep cuts and new material road-tested just for this milestone run. Backed by the hard-hitting River of Snakes, it’s a raw, unfiltered celebration of grunge, grit and the band’s enduring legacy.

 

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The Blues Train

Evening Experience 

When: Sat 13 Dec

Where: Queenscliff Railway Station, 20 Symonds Street, Queenscliff VIC 3225
Supports: Joshua Batten; Daryl Roberts; Greg Nunan & the General Jacksons; Snake Eyed Rollers

Step aboard the heritage rail experience The Blues Train for a rolling night of live music, inclusive drinks and four distinct blues-rooted performances across four carriages. Swap carriages at three stops as you travel the scenic Bellarine Railway, groove the night away with Joshua Batten, Daryl Roberts, Greg Nunan & the General Jacksons, and Snake Eyed Rollers, and still be back in Queenscliff by 11pm.

 

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CHILLINIT

All Aussie Adventures Regional Tour
When: Saturday 20 December
Where: Barwon Heads Hotel
Supports: TBA

Australian rap icon CHILLINIT takes his boundless energy and chart-dominating catalogue on the road for the All Aussie Adventures regional tour. With multi-platinum hits, hundreds of millions of streams and his signature independent spirit, this is not just a show—it’s a convoy of chaos, community and high-octane fun you won’t want to miss.

 

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Wolfmother

Special Pub Performance
When: Wednesday 17 December
Where: Torquay Hotel
Supports: Guests (TBA)

Surf Coast live venue legend Torquay Hotel welcomes the one and only Wolfmother for a rare pub show. Led by vocalist/guitarist Andrew Stockdale, the band returns with two decades of festival-shredding experience, ready to deliver packed-house rock and unmissable riffs in an intimate setting.

 

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Amy Shark

The Solo Acoustic Songs & Stories Tour
When: Sunday 21 December
Where: Horsham Town Hall Theatre, 71 Pynsent Street, Horsham VIC
Supports: TBA

Eight-time ARIA winner AMY SHARK strips back the spectacle for her final regional shows of the year in an intimate acoustic format. On The Solo Acoustic Songs & Stories Tour, she pairs stripped-down performances with honest storytelling, promising a night of emotional connection, sing-along moments and heartfelt honesty.

 

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