Ballarat Gig Guide

The Lounge @ The George Hotel, Lydiard Street: Flashback Friday, 11pm, free entry

The Lane @ The George Hotel, Lydiard Street: Jayden Lillyst, 9.30pm, free entry

Irish Murphy’s, Sturt Street: Misbehavin’, 9.45pm

Suttons House of Music, Sturt Street: Closed for private function

RACV Goldfields Resort, Creswick: Syrah, 6-9pm

SATURDAY

The Lane @ The George Hotel, Lydiard Street: Dance to the Decades New Year’s Eve Party with Trunk & Brodie Glen, 8pm, $25

Irish Murphy’s, Sturt Street: Red Dust, 9.45pm

Suttons House of Music, Sturt Street: New Year’s Eve Saturday Night Fever Party featuring The Urban Playboys, 7pm, $50

Brewery Tap Hotel, Western Highway, Warrenheip: Slide Devils (blues/rock), 9pm, free

The City Oval Hotel, Mair Street: The Alliens,  9pm, $25 includes supper.

The Hop Temple, 24 Armstrong Street North: Speak Easy NYE Party with 5 Piece Brass Band, 7pm

Bluestone Nightclub, 101-103 Mair Street: NYE Fire & Ice Masquerade Ball, 8pm

Ballarat Golf Club: New Year’s Eve Party (three-course meal, live music) $80

SUNDAY, JANUARY 15

Ballarat North Gardens: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (with special guests The Necks), 6.45pm, $99 (www.oztix.com.au)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 20

Suttons House of Music, Sturt Street: Kim Churchill, 8.30-11pm, $20 presale ($25 at the door)

FRIDAY, JANUARY 27

Drunk Mums vs The Pinheads, 8pm, $15 at the door