Regarded as one Sydney’s most exciting live acts, G.U.N (GALVANIC. UNAPOLOGETIC. NOISE) have trail-blazed their way from pub corners to festivals generating infectious and ecstatic excitement everywhere and anywhere they take to stage. G.U.N’s enigmatic live shows have been widely recognised and celebrated as a loving contribution to Australian alternative music and performance art alike. In 2024 G.U.N was nominated for FBI Radio’s best live act of the year and recognised as #2 in the top 15 best live acts of SXSW Sydney 2024. 

In March 2025, G.U.N  take to the road for their first ever tour in celebration of their upcoming EP “To Heaven From Hollywood” a self proclaimed love letter to the silver screen. 

Claude. supported by friends Linen, Morag and Copperfield

Four decent bands getting into the rock n roll spirit. LFG (Lets Freaking Go)

Intermood return to the Grace Darling on 15 March to celebrate the release of their debut EP, Casuarina, launched in tandem with the Swiss label Stone Pixels, the home of cosmic groovers, L'Éclair.

A night with Attn 2 is about full immersion—sound, space, and atmosphere working as one. DJs and live soundscapes blend deep textures, shifting rhythms, and raw energy to create something that pulls you in without force. No big moments, no obvious cues—just a space to let the sound take shape around you.

Start March right with Dumbhead & Friends.

Flossy World will entrance you, Npcede will scare you, Dumbhead will hypnotise. 

VEST is modern, VEST is now. Witness the first ever VEST fest at Grace Darling on Friday Feb 28. Supported by Low Monroe & The Fugitives, Lisbon's Narciso, and DJ Scar. Doors at 8:30pm.

Sunburnt Collective presents Lace Glitch fundraiser, a night of poetry and performance featuring sounds by Oscar Vicente Slorach-Thorn, Lotus Threads and Soft S.

One of the most unique voices in modern synth-pop returns to Australia. Molly Nilsson, the Swedish-born, Berlin-based artist known for her atmospheric, synth-driven soundscapes and emotionally charged lyrics, is heading to Australia for a highly anticipated tour in 2025.

After years of creating and evolving as a boundary-pushing artist, BEA1991 is bringing her immersive live experience to The Grace Darling Hotel this February.

Known for her genre-defying blend of progressive pop and experimental sounds, BEA1991’s performances are carefully curated, with each show becoming an intimate exploration of her evolving sonic world. For over a decade, she has self-released music, written for the likes of Dev Hynes, Sega Bodega, and Porches, and toured the globe alongside some of the most exciting names in contemporary music, such as Caroline Polacheck, Robyn, Yves Tumor, and Blood Orange.

Don’t miss your chance to see one of the most inventive artists of the moment in an intimate setting.

Spelunk with us in the basement of the Grace Darling for a night of music, art and (controlled) chaos. 

Once a month, ‘Sightings’ transforms the space into a dynamic and immersive environment that blurs the lines between sound, vision, and interaction - showcasing Naarm-based experimental musicians and artists who are pushing the boundaries in their respective fields. 

Chapter 2 of Sightings will feature live performances from:

OV Pain

Sex Cop

Prophetic Justice Ministry 

Artwork by Jasmin Seale

A culmination of genres and arts, Expereimental, Folk, Post Punk, Country and many more for a multi band show at the beautiful grace darling. Come to experience the weight of the holy ghost.

Line-Up:
April May
Arsam Samadi Bahrami and Sachin de Silva
Bodies Of Divine + Infinite Eternal Spirit
Boyfriend TV
Copperfield
Linen

KXB (Wes Holland and Sam Gill) are throwing a party to celebrate a new collaboration with Thrush – the Berlin-based artist, vocalist and one third of the sonic trident Concentration (Avon Terror Corps). 

With Thrush in town for one night only – the "KXB & Thrush" trio will present this configuration live for the first time ever – performing tracks from a soon-to-release mixtape coming via Germany’s R.i.O. label (& following on from KXB’s first EP, 2023’s ‘Areas of Uncertainty’). Expect trip-hopping rhythms, indie-tronics, alternative house zones and vivid trips into the kosmiche.

Also playing live will be the most potent force in the underground; Vanessa Worm (Optimo Music). Cosmic, kinetic, hypnotic, constantly changing and evolving… Worm in the GD basement, a dreamy and dangerous scenario.

NEZ DJs will steer the ship throughout, pulling cuts from the top shelf of blissed-out, dub-club infused psychedelia.

EVERY PERSON AND HOPE GANG PRESENT:

Camille O Real 
Desire Path
Lil Ket
Linen
Olè
Hope Gang
Twinlite 

HONEY TRAP PRESENT - THE PLEASER LP LAUNCH

FEATURING ED KENT AND PLEASER B2B AT THE GRACE DARLING BASEMENT

You are witnessing thee birth of Pleaser, student of the Psychick Temple. Audio exorcism performed behind the wall of sound; let’s build this new path together.

Celebrating the debut revelation from the church of Pleaser, with a B2B from Pleaser & Ed Kent (Sleeper Tapes/Telemuzik) 

Sludged out stompers straight from the gutter. Come take a peak behind the curtain of noise.

RAIN DOGS & SPIKE FUCK IN THE GRACE DARLING BASEMENT

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Friday, 10th Nov

Pre-Sales | $15
Door | $20

Doors at 8:30pm

Join Matthew Tankard in the basement of the Grace Darling Hotel to celebrate the launch of his debut EP, A Stranger Waving.

 A solo performance of Electronic Chamber Pop ballads, with support from local acts Lunar Lagoon, Hercules and the Bricks (solo set), and Casey Jones.

Matthew Tankard's debut EP, A Stranger Waving is a blend of electronic chamber pop, featuring textural, swirling arrangements and ultra-emotive melodies. This experimental recording artist from Naarm brings together influences from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Alex G, and Animal Collective. A Stranger Waving is a collection of home-recorded ballads that are born from an obsession on life's coulda-shoulda beens, last minute changes of mind, and maladaptive daydreaming.

Boyfriend TV invites you to the launch of their debut album, For the Teenage Soul. 

JACK DYLAN AND THE VILLAINS (Qld) & Joe Terror (Nsw) are joining forces to celebrate the release of their respective albums, 'COMFORT WILL KILL YOU' & 'My Great & Grand Return'. 

Resurfacing after a long hiatus, Soft Excursions is back to present an irregular series of events showcasing off kilter electronics, vocal assays and timbre manipulations.

El Tee launches her new single 'Too Afraid To Ask For Love', following her September single, 'Baby' - the first songs since the release of her debut album. Joining El Tee is special guests Bec Sykes.

Starting the year strong by playing Beyond The Valley, all female DIY 3-piece Pink Matter are an act not to miss. After a year of releasing singles, the group recently supported Genesis Owusu’s Smirnoff Future Fresh Melbourne show and are bringing their headline show to Sydney and Melbourne.

Arbes launch their long-awaited debut album 'Counterways' (out November 1 through Third Eye Stimuli (AUS) and Earth Libraries (US/EU/UK) at The Grace Darling with Glass & Roland. 

Uncle Quentin releases his third mixtape with a special, rare live show.

 Release show for Prophetic Justice Ministry’s second album, Vol.1, with performances from LST, Destiny T.T and Prophetic Justice Ministry.

Duncan Graham has been performing his own songs in various outfits for over two decades, most prominently with The Co-Accused, now a new band known as The Way In are here to play direct, intentional and melodious music with poetic words weaved throughout.

Liquid Architecture invites Bristolian deconstructed club heavy weight Mun Sing to Naarm

Local artists Punko and HailU have curated a whole venue takeover of the Grace Darling to showcase some of Naarm’s most adored solo artists, interstate angels and friends. 

The world’s most-hard-rocking-nerve-injury-themed-band have RETURNED

Dusk2Dawn.(SYD) and Gift Exchange (SYD) return to Naarm with support from:

⭑ Raev
⭑ Hextape
⭑  Soft Approach
⭑  Dumbhead
⭑ Scumwitch
⭑ DJ Fertileyes