Mamma Chen's

Mamma Chen's Mamma Chen's is a live music venue offering a supportive space for people to share their music.
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We would like to acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and the Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation, the traditional owners of the land that we live and operate on. We would like to pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We are closed for a private event tonight. (28:08)Back to normal hours tomorrow! (29/08)
28/08/2026

We are closed for a private event tonight. (28:08)

Back to normal hours tomorrow! (29/08)

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S------------------FRI 28/08 - CLOSED FOR PRIVATE EVENT------------------SAT 29/08 - 1:30PMan.exit + ...
27/08/2026

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S
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FRI 28/08 - CLOSED FOR PRIVATE EVENT
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SAT 29/08 - 1:30PMan.exit + +
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SAT 29/08 - 7:00PM
'Carabiners' - Q***r Variety Night
Hosted By: .dq
Featuring: .carlson + .official + .brown.girll + + +
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SUN 30/08 - 3:00PM
'Muppet Treasure Island'
Film Screening
(RIP TIM CURRY xx)
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SUN 30/08 - 6:00PM
'Smoking a Fat One'
Featuring: + .band + .band +
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42A Albert Street 3011
MON-THUR 4-11 // FRI 4-1 // SAT 1-1 // SUN 1-11
HAPPY HOUR 4-7pm DAILY

Friendly. Inclusive. Accessible.

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S------------------FRI - 7:30PM + The Thongs + ------------------SAT - 2:30PM"Love Letter to the 90's...
21/08/2026

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S
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FRI - 7:30PM
+ The Thongs +
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SAT - 2:30PM
"Love Letter to the 90's"
A cabaret by
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SAT - 7:30PM
Zun + +
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SUN - 1:30PM
Craft Day
Hosted by
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SUN - 1:30PM
+ .band + Lipstick Teeth
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42A Albert Street 3011
MON-THUR 4-11 // FRI 4-1 // SAT 1-1 // SUN 1-11
HAPPY HOUR 4-7pm DAILY

Friendly. Inclusive. Accessible.

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S------------------THURSDAY 13/08 - 7PM'Assorted Sporks' - Q***r friendly poetry & performanceFeaturin...
13/08/2026

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S

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THURSDAY 13/08 - 7PM
'Assorted Sporks' - Q***r friendly poetry & performance
Featuring: .ish
Hosted by: .sporks
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FRIDAY 14/08 - 7PM
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SATURDAY 15/08 - 7PM
+ + + Franky
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SUNDAY 16/08 - 2PM
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SUNDAY 16/08 - 7PM
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42A Albert Street 3011
MON-THUR 4-11 // FRI 4-1 // SAT 1-1 // SUN 1-11
HAPPY HOUR 4-7pm DAILY

Friendly. Inclusive. Accessible.

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S------------------SAT 08/08 - 6PM'Sacrament' - Alternative Q***r EventHosted by: ***anvampirecult Fea...
07/08/2026

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S

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SAT 08/08 - 6PM
'Sacrament' - Alternative Q***r Event
Hosted by: ***anvampirecult
Featuring:
+ Hand sewing workshop
+ Speed dates/mates/fates

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SUN 09/08 - 1:30PM
'Assorted Sporks' - Poetry Writing Workshop
Hosted by: .sporks

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SUN 09/08 - 6PM
Free Karaoke
Hosted by: .dq &

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42A Albert Street 3011
MON-THUR 4-11 // FRI 4-1 // SAT 1-1 // SUN 1-11
HAPPY HOUR 4-7pm DAILY

Friendly. Inclusive. Accessible.

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S------------------FRI 31/07 - 7:30PMcrawl + + ------------------SAT 01/08 - 1:30PM + + ------------...
29/07/2026

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S

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FRI 31/07 - 7:30PMcrawl + +

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SAT 01/08 - 1:30PM
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SAT 01/08 - 6:30PM
+ + .greta +

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SUN 02/08 - 2:00PM
+ Triur +

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42A Albert Street 3011
MON-THUR 4-11 // FRI 4-1 // SAT 1-1 // SUN 1-11
HAPPY HOUR 4-7pm DAILY

Friendly. Inclusive. Accessible.

SAT 22/08 - 2:30PMLove Letter to the 90s is an intimate, funny, and deeply moving storytelling cabaret by Cherry Charles...
26/07/2026

SAT 22/08 - 2:30PM

Love Letter to the 90s is an intimate, funny, and deeply moving storytelling cabaret by Cherry Charleston that reflects on what it meant to come out as a le***an in the 1990s, a time when being gay was still illegal in Tasmania and q***r lives existed without legal recognition or protection.

Through personal stories of love, protest, and survival, Cherry recalls a decade of the evolution of q***r rights alongside moments of joy.

Sing along with us to iconic 90s q***r anthems.

The show is by turns raw, nostalgic, and celebratory: a love letter to chosen family, hard-won visibility, and the songs that carried a generation through isolation into pride.

Trigger warning: this work references discrimination, death, and the impact of systemic homophobia.

Mamma Chen’s acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and the Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation, the true owners of the land that we live and operate on. We would like to pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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42A Albert Street 3011
MON-THUR 4-11 // FRI 4-1 // SAT 1-1 // SUN 1-11
HAPPY HOUR 4-7pm DAILY

Friendly. Inclusive. Accessible.

This afternoon's release show from with is SOLD OUT. If you missed out on a ticket, make sure you follow Jemima for he...
26/07/2026

This afternoon's release show from with is SOLD OUT.

If you missed out on a ticket, make sure you follow Jemima for her next gig!

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42A Albert Street 3011
MON-THUR 4-11 // FRI 4-1 // SAT 1-1 // SUN 1-11
HAPPY HOUR 4-7pm DAILY

Friendly. Inclusive. Accessible.

Looking for your new favourite local bands?July 31st is here to feed all of your punk/rock/metal desires.LINEUP:10PM : ....
24/07/2026

Looking for your new favourite local bands?

July 31st is here to feed all of your punk/rock/metal desires.

LINEUP:

10PM : .crawl
9PM :
8PM :

See you at Chen’s for a high energy mix of local bands!

Mamma Chen’s acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and the Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation, the true owners of the land that we live and operate on. We would like to pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S------------------THU 23/07 - 7PM + + ------------------FRI 24/07 - 7:30PM + + .blackmaria -------...
22/07/2026

THIS WEEK AT CHEN'S

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THU 23/07 - 7PM
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FRI 24/07 - 7:30PM
+ + .blackmaria

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SAT 25/07 - 1:30PM
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SAT 25/07 - 7PM
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SUN 26/07 - 2PM
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SUN 26/07 - 6PM
Chiptune Open Mic
Hosted by

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42A Albert Street 3011
MON-THUR 4-11 // FRI 4-1 // SAT 1-1 // SUN 1-11
HAPPY HOUR 4-7pm DAILY

Friendly. Inclusive. Accessible.

Address

42A Albert Street, Footscray
Melbourne, VIC
3011

Opening Hours

Monday 4pm - 11pm
Tuesday 4pm - 11pm
Wednesday 4pm - 11pm
Thursday 4pm - 11pm
Friday 4pm - 1am
Saturday 1pm - 1am
Sunday 1pm - 11pm

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