Live music near meWho is playing near you today?
It is four on a Saturday afternoon and the question is whether anything within ten minutes of you is worth putting shoes on for. Here is where to look, in the order that actually works, and the one place where the acts and venues near you are worth following.
Free on the Australian App Store and Google Play, and no account needed to look.
Three ways to find live music near you in Perth
None of them is wrong. They answer different questions, so use them in this order.
The gig guides
X-Press and Whatslively list hundreds of Perth gigs at a time, from pub acoustics to touring shows. The longest list there is, sorted by date rather than by where you are standing.
The guides we point to →The venue's own page
If you already know the pub, its socials or its website usually say who is on this week. Works for one venue at a time, and only if somebody there remembered to post it.
The Open Dawn app
Type a suburb and see what is listed there. Follow the acts and venues you like and their next gig finds you. A short list today, honest about it, and growing.
Get the app →How to find live music near you in the app
Open the gig feed
In the app, or at app.opendawn.com.au/community in any browser. Nothing to sign up for first.
Type a suburb
The feed shows what is listed there, and says so plainly when nothing is yet. Try the suburb next door as well.
Open a venue
See what is coming up there over the next few weeks, not just today, and what the act plays before you commit to it.
Follow
Make a free account and follow the acts and venues you like. Their next gig turns up for you, and you stop checking.
Live music is not only Friday night
Sunday sessions, long lunches and a Saturday arvo on the lawn all count.
A lot of what gets booked in Perth happens in daylight: a duo on a brewery lawn at two in the afternoon, an acoustic set through a long Sunday lunch, a trio at a race day. If you only look on Friday night, you miss a lot of it. The app lists each gig on its own date and time, whatever time of day that is, so the Sunday afternoon that suits a pram is as findable as the Friday that suits a taxi.
The same goes for the suburbs. The city gets the touring shows. The pubs and breweries ten minutes from your house get the acts you can follow, and those are the ones this page is about.
Why the list near you might be short, and why that changes
We are still putting venues on the map.
Open Dawn is new. A venue appears when it adds itself, and an artist appears when they make a profile, so some suburbs have a full week on the list and some have a quiet one. The app says so plainly rather than padding it. More rooms and more acts are on it every time one adds itself, and following a venue is the cheapest way to hear the moment it books something.
If you run a room and want to be on the map, here is how a venue books live music through Open Dawn. If you play, here is the app for musicians. If you just want to know what the app does for a fan, that page is here.
Questions about live music near you
Is there live music near me tonight?
Open the gig feed in the Open Dawn app and type your suburb. It shows what is listed there and says plainly when nothing is yet. For the longest list across Perth on one date, the gig guides linked on this page are the other place to check.
Does the app need my location?
No. You type a suburb and the feed shows what is listed there.
Is it free to look?
Yes. Browsing gigs, artists and venues needs no account and costs nothing. An account is free too, and it is what lets you follow, post and message.
Which parts of Perth does it cover?
Wherever an artist or a venue has added themselves. That is Perth and its suburbs first, and it grows every time a venue or an artist adds themselves. Type a suburb and the app says plainly when nothing is listed there yet, rather than padding the list.
Can I see gigs near me on a computer?
Yes. app.opendawn.com.au in any browser shows the same gigs, artists and venues as the phone app, with the same free account.