The Labour In Vain

05/04/2023

Just a quick public announcement that The Labour in Vain will be closed Easter Friday and Monday - but happy to announce the beer will be flowing over the weekend, so come on in for an egg-cellent time 🍻

21/03/2023

show this Thursday at the w/ and North Carolina’s finest Doug Widner

16/03/2023

Hot Tubs Time Machine pre-Europe send off tonight in the front bar!

Supported by in their debut !!

Free entry 💸
$9 Young Henrys pints ‘till 8pm 🍻

Set times:
8:30
9:30

12/03/2023

Labour will indeed be closed for Labour Day. Cheers.

07/03/2023

❤️‍🔥 THURSDAY ❤️‍🔥

Oddball pop experimentalists Convenience Store will be here to adorn your ears. This young duo will emerge from their DIY basement studio from which they obsessively record messy and emotive music that builds bridges between post-punks DIIV & Tamaryn and indie rock acts like Porridge Radio & Alex G. While they may cast a wide net with their influences, their sound is unified by the dynamism of recording constraints and a bonded sense of wonder. 💛

Joining the fun will be Double Oh Nothing ⚡️


Free entry 💸
8pm doors 🚪

02/03/2023

Tonight! Outta state warriors Bricklayers face off against newcomers Goutlaw in a battle of wits and honour under the harsh adjudication of the front bar pool light. Who will emerge the victor? Well according to the sexy words of Hot Chocolate - everyone. And that means You! 🏆😎

Free entry
8pm doors
8:30 - Goutlaw
9:30 - Bricklayers

Supported by 🍻

14/02/2023

This week is huge!!

Thursday - psych tinged rockers .music and .debt 🔥🔥
Doors 7:30 ⚡️
Free entry 💸

Friday - on the decks 9 - 1am ☀️☀️

Saturday - 🤫 Secret show!
Support from and Dj Lou Rose ♥️
Doors 8pm ⚡️
Free entry 💸

Credits:
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23/01/2023

Coming up this Wednesday night

Angie Throw & The Rayes

8pm - Free entry ✨✨✨

09/01/2023

Our first gig of the year here and it’s a scorcher! Propaine & The Belair Lip Bombs are teaming up for a spooky summer Friday the 13th 👻 ✨

That’s this Friday!
$$ Free entry $$
Doors at 8pm 🍻

23/12/2022

12/12/2022

Last gig of the year for us here at The Labour and it’s a killer. Join us this Thursday evening for The High Heaven and The Jim Dusty Drive-Thru Garbage Casino ✨

One last yeehaw before the new year 🍻

Doors at 8pm - free entry
Seeya there!

17/11/2022

Tonight’s menu:

Tamara & the Dreams solo + Darby Music & Jim Dusty 🥂

8pm start - free entry! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

10/11/2022

Perfect rainy weather tunes tonight.

supported by The excellent 🖤

8pm

Guinness on tap!

12/10/2022

⚡️COMING UP THIS WEEK ⚡️

THURS:
All the way from the USA The Rayes with support from and Clio Renner 💗 8pm sharp

FRIDAY:
Back behind the decks is the bearded selecta aka Dan Lewis 🔥 9pm

SATURDAY:
Super excited to have ultimate songbird Gabriella Cohen flying in to soundtrack your Saturday night 🌺 9pm

All free entry 🍻
Seeya there

28/09/2022

🌟Coming up this week! 🌟

Tomorrow aka Thurs: + Sore Eyes 👀⚡️
8pm - Free Entry

Friday: + 🤠💗
8pm - Free Entry

Sat: + 🖤🤍
8pm - Free Entry

3 big gigs to catch!
🍻

19/09/2022

🌟COMING UP THIS WEEK 🌟

The grand finale of Heartworn Thursdays with & 🥲⚡️🤠
8pm start - free entry


Friday we welcome back Dj Kyle Minogue for a public hol boogie 🧡

Saturday we will have the footy on the telly then business as usual 💁‍♀️

Then capping off on Sunday with .throw & .music
6pm start
Free entry 💛

Seeya there? 🍻⚡️

06/09/2022

COMING UP THIS WEEK:

THURS - Heartworn Thursdays continues with special guests Foggy Notion ⚡️
Free entry - 8pm

FRIDAY - A big b2b set from DJ Richie1250 & .wight 💓
9 - 1am 🌟

SAT - Kahlua Breeze - Melbourne's Yacht Rock Extravaganza will be sailing into the front bar for TWO sets of smooth breezy classics. From Steely Dan to Toto & much much more ⛵️🪨🍹 8pm - Free entry!

29/08/2022

Starts this Thursday evening with Mitch Dillon & The Compulsive Ramblers + The Brakes ⚡️

8pm
Free entry 🌟

08/08/2022

HUGE week ahead for us with 4 big shows coming up…

THURS: & ⚡️8pm

FRI: .brakes & ⚡️8pm

SAT: & The Neuros ⚡️8pm

SUN: & Dj .bluesmelb ⚡️3pm

All shows are free entry.
The rest is up to you 🍻

04/08/2022

3 years since their last flight, the ‘Birds are back in town for a hot minute.

Tonight. Early show. 6:30pm

Free entry ⚡️

22/07/2022

Tomorrow arvo/early eve show with Thee Cha Cha Chas and Plastic Section 🌟

⚡️⚡️⚡️Free entry - 5pm⚡️⚡️⚡️

Be there!

27/06/2022

Big week coming up!

THURSDAY - Tyson Slithers band supported by Cyclone Mavis - 8pm ⚡️

FRIDAY - Dj Adam Hewitt 9 - 1am 🌺

SATURDAY - Cong Josie & the Crimes and will bring the house down. 8pm 🌟

Heating upstairs and down. Mulled wine 🍷

See ya soon 🍻

Poster by

15/06/2022

THURSDAY - Roller One & Alex Hamilton (Solo) 8pm

FRIDAY - Dj KL BURNSIDE on the decks 9 - 1am

SATURDAY - SPOONFUL return to the front bar 8:30pm

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30/05/2022

Coming up this weekend ⚡️

FRIDAY - Making their debut on the decks it’s HOT FAX DJs aka Sarah and Michael Beach

SATURDAY - The Tropes & play for free in the front bar with DJ Brent From Punts

🍻

26/05/2022

Bitumen play this Saturday night with special guests 🌹

A smooth jazz set presumably?

⚡️Zero dollars ⚡️8pm ⚡️

📸 by Tania Marry Arnie bitumen

20/05/2022

Slip into somewhere more comfortable this evening with master d'élégance, DJ Kyle Minogue.

Burning through the later hours 9-1am

📸 by Ilya Apukhtin

19/05/2022

Tonight’s show will be special. Don’t miss Faun Haus & SOS Iceberg playing big time post punk in the front bar.

The show is free, the Guinness is not.

A little sinister Thursday evening.

06/05/2022

Lucky enough to have on turntable duties tonight for the very first time. 9 - 1am 🧡

Reminder we have heaters upstairs, pool downstairs and the rest is up to you ⚡️

See you tonight 🍻

30/04/2022

Back at it tonight with & 🧡

9pm LG
10pm PH

Dj Lou Rose between & after ⚡️

Free entry, get down early.

28/04/2022

Last night of Cahill Kelly residency is tonight! Been a pleasure to host this series. Be sure to catch the finale

8pm
9pm Cahill Kelly band

📸 from the first show

25/04/2022

21/04/2022

Last week was a ripper. Doing it all again tonight for part 3 of the Cahill Kelly residency with a special guest supporting.

8pm ????
9pm CKB

Free entry

📸 from last week

08/04/2022

Thanks to all who came and made our first gig back so special last night. Tonight we welcome to the decks. 9pm. See ya soon 🍻

07/04/2022

The Cahill Kelly residency starts tonight 🥂

Set times:
8:00
9:00

Join us for the first round of what’s shaping up to be a great series of shows here at The Labour. Don’t miss it.

31/03/2022

Starts next week!

Pleased to announce myself and the band will be settling in for a Thursday night residency at the 🍻And we are bringing some good company with us..

7th -
14th -
21st - Special Guest
28th -

Bands kick off at 8pm, free entry, you know the drill, come down to the best pub in Fitzroy.

Poster by .elefant

30/03/2022

Happy to announce gigs are finally back at The Labour. We have some exciting shows coming up and can’t wait to see you all gather in the front bar once again.

Most gigs are being booked in-house but if you have a show you think would be of interest just shoot us an email at [email protected]

Gig poster for Possible Humans show on April 30th

Cheers 🍻

11/02/2022

DJ Goth Whitlam on the decks 9pm - 1am TONIGHT

04/02/2022

Come for the table, stay for 2019's Hottest Melbourne Drummer Award winner Marc Nolte on the decks from 9pm - 1am 💖