Port Melbourne Music Crawl across multiple venues

Port Melbourne Shopping Precinct will run the Port Melbourne Music Crawl on Sunday, June 7, 2026, with free performances spread across bars, restaurants and community venues in the Bay Street precinct. The event is billed as a self-guided day and evening program across Port Melbourne venues, with organizers urging patrons to check directly with venues for any booking requirements. Visit Port Melbourne says the crawl will run across the afternoon and into the night, while the published lineup shows performances beginning at 11 a.m. and continuing until 10 p.m. The City of Port Phillip is listed as a supporter of the event. ### How does the day start, and where does it begin? Bay Street Brass is scheduled to open the crawl with a Jazz Parade starting in front of 1 Bay St. at 11 a.m., according to the Port Melbourne Shopping Precinct lineup. The same act is also listed for a later set at The Palace from 2 p.m. to 2:40 p.m. (portmelbourneshoppingprecinct.com.au) Connolly’s Port Melbourne is one of the earliest host venues on the schedule, with Pirritu set for noon to 1 p.m., followed by Steve Pigram from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and James Howlett from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. ### Which venues are taking part in the crawl? Ten venues are named across the published material: Connolly’s Port Melbourne, The Exchange, The Corner Stone, The Palace, The Hall, Tipsy Cow, CBCo Brewing, The Gilroy Bar & Eatery, Ciao Cielo and Baba’s Deli. (portmelbourneshoppingprecinct.com.au) Visit Port Melbourne describes the event as spanning “Port Melbourne’s most beloved bars, restaurants and venues” along Bay Street and the surrounding precinct. The Port Melbourne Shopping Precinct listing says the event is free across multiple venues and asks attendees to check with individual operators on bookings. That self-guided format means audiences can move between sets rather than attend a single ticketed site. ### Who is on the lineup? (visitportmelbourne.com) More than 20 acts are scheduled across the day, according to Beat’s event listing and the venue-by-venue program published by organizers. The lineup includes Pirritu, Steve Pigram, James Howlett, Afrospace Interchange, The Last Port, Rod Paine Trio, Madeline Leman, Brooke Taylor & the Poison Spitting Gin Queens, Finn Coltrane, The Pheasantry, Rhinestone Pony Party, Bad Bitch Rodeo, Joyce Preacher, Kerryn Fields, Distasteful Microwaves, LALKA, Moogy, The Jules Pascoe Trio and Ania Reynolds. (portmelbourneshoppingprecinct.com.au) Beat said the program covers styles including South African jazz, New Orleans brass, electronic dance music, alt-country, indie rock and French yé-yé. That description comes from the publication’s preview of the event and not from the organizer’s timetable itself. ### What are some of the key sets through the afternoon and evening? (portmelbourneshoppingprecinct.com.au) CBCo Brewing is scheduled to host Distasteful Microwaves from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. and LALKA from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Baba’s Deli is set to host Ania Reynolds from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., while Tipsy Cow lists Joyce Preacher and Kerryn Fields from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. (beat.com.au) Ciao Cielo is slated to host The Jules Pascoe Trio from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and The Gilroy Bar & Eatery is scheduled to host Moogy from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Corner Stone closes out part of the night program with Rod Paine Trio at 6 p.m., Madeline Leman at 7:15 p.m. and Brooke Taylor & the Poison Spitting Gin Queens at 8:45 p.m. (portmelbourneshoppingprecinct.com.au) ### What should people know before going? June 7, 2026, falls on a Sunday, and the published listings describe the event as free entry. Organizers say attendees should check directly with venues for any booking requirements, a note repeated on both the Port Melbourne Shopping Precinct and Visit Port Melbourne pages. (portmelbourneshoppingprecinct.com.au) Port Melbourne Shopping Precinct has published the full timetable on its event page, and Visit Port Melbourne has posted a parallel event listing with venue names and set times. The crawl is scheduled to run on Sunday, June 7, with performances from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. across the Port Melbourne precinct. (portmelbourneshoppingprecinct.com.au)