
John Waters (right) and Stewart D’Arrietta will return to Canberra this weekend with Radio Luxembourg. Photo: GPac.
Psych rock heavy-hitters Pond are out and about on tour this month. They’ll be playing songs from their latest album Stung! at The Baso on Friday night.
Enlighten is back for another year and its live music offering is as strong as ever. Kopasetic, Stiff Gins, Jenna and The Breakdowns and Jett Blyton are just some of the acts taking to the various stages around the city throughout this week.
Elsewhere, John Waters will reinvent hits from the British Pop Invasion for Radio Luxembourg at The Street Theatre on Saturday night, and hometown heroes Moaning Lisa will hit The Baso on their fainter album tour also on Saturday.
Wednesday 26th
- Wednesday Lunchtime Concert @ Wesley Music Centre – 12:40 pm
- Old Timey Wednesday @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Sing For Your Supper @ George Harcourt Inn – 6 pm
- Shanty Not-A-Choir @ Smith’s Alternative – 6:30 pm.
Thursday 27th
- Pop-Folk-Rock Jam @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Smith’s Miscellaneous @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Kilat @ The Baso – 7 pm
- Old Man Luedecke @ Smith’s Alternative – 7:30 pm
- Jeffrey Lewis @ Shadows – 8 pm
- Bourbon Street @ Molly – 9:30 pm.
Friday 28th
- Live Music @ Snapper & Co – 4:30 pm
- Lakeside at 5 @ Tuggeranong Arts Centre – 5:30 pm
- Wayne Kelly @ National Press Club – 6 pm
- Live Music @ Erindale Vikings – 6:30 pm
- Band Beng Bing Bong Bung @ Smith’s Alternative – 6:30 pm
- Live Music @ The Jetty – 7 pm
- Kristin Hersh @ The Polo – 7 pm
- Pond @ The Baso – 7 pm
- Love Maps, Lonely Fates @ Dissent – 7:30 pm
- Sneaky Jeremiah @ Burns Club – 7:30 pm
- Spaceman Africa & Comfy Gutters @ Canberra Irish Club – 8 pm
- The ENA Trio @ Dickson Taphouse – 8 pm
- Enlighten @ Various Locations – 8 pm
- Dean Edgecombe & The Seventh Sons @ Old Canberra Inn – 8 pm
- Live Jazz Renditions with The Prettirinas @ Blue Eyes – 8:30 pm
- Friday Night Grooves @ PJs In The City – 8:30 pm
- Basement Syd Takeover @ Fiction – 9 pm
- Pablo Bozzi @ One22 – 10 pm.
Saturday 1st
- Wax Lyrical @ Smith’s Alternative – 12 pm
- Live Music @ Snapper & Co – 12:30 pm
- Live Music @ The Jetty – 2 pm
- Inez Hargaden @ Old Canberra Inn – 2 pm
- Spanish Saturday @ Smith’s Alternative – 2 pm
- YAH Gala(h) & Art Market @ Dissent – 6 pm
- Taxim Trio @ Smith’s Alternative – 6 pm
- Leaving Reality @ Burns Club – 7 pm
- Moaning Lisa @ The Baso – 7 pm
- John Waters: Radio Luxembourg @ The Street Theatre – 7:30
- Enlighten @ Various Locations – 8 pm
- Live Jazz with the Flynn Marcus Trio @ Blue Eyes – 8:30 pm

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- Karaoke with Mitch@ The Durham – 9 pm
- Stefan Hauk @ Smith’s Alternative – 9 pm
- Saturday Night Sounds @ PJs In The City – 9:30 pm.
Sunday 2nd
- Canberra English Session @ Smith’s Alternative – 12 pm
- Smith’s Summer Sundays @ Smith’s Alternative – 1 pm
- Nick Charles @ Smith’s Alternative – 2 pm
- Live Music @ The Jetty – 2 pm
- Girls Rock! Canberra presents Annie Hamilton and Stella Eve @ Gang Gang – 3 pm
- Live Music @ Canberra Bowling Club – 3 pm
- JD Band @ Dickson Taphouse – 4 pm
- The Baxter Brothers @ Old Canberra Inn – 4 pm
- Dancing Room Only @ Smith’s Alternative – 4:30 pm
- A Night for Whistleblower David McBride @ Dissent – 5 pm
- Six of The Best @ Smith’s Alternative – 6 pm
- Alestorm @ The Baso – 7 pm
- Enlighten @ Various Locations – 8 pm.
Monday 3rd
- Lunchulele @ Smith’s Alternative – 12:30 pm
- Canberra Eurosession @ Smith’s Alternative – 4 pm
- Local Gold @ Smith’s Alternative – 7 pm
- Nepathya @ National Convention Centre – 7 pm
- Enlighten @ Various Locations – 8 pm.
Tuesday 4th
- Jazz on The Rocks @ Molly – 7 pm
- Enlighten @ Various Locations – 8 pm.
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