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Melbourne’s newest bandroom has a colourful past. Sometime in the mid-twentieth century, a huge ballroom was built onto the back of the pub. What’s not to love?
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Built in 1844, The Croxton Park Hotel in Thornbury is an old school pub that has had a long view of Australian history, from the gold rush to the Diggers to World Series cricket. It became one of Melbourne’s most successful live music venues in the seventies and eighties - literally anyone who was anyone played at ‘The Croc’ in those days, from ACDC and Skyhooks to Rose Tattoo, INXS, Men at Work,

Mondo Rock and Midnight Oil. Decades after a golden era of pub rock ended, The Croxton had fallen off the radar, but under a coat of the dust the room remained a superb space for live music. It has an epic 14 metre wide stage and perfect sightlines no matter where you stand. Croxton train Station is around the corner, High Street trams are out the front and there’s a 300-space carpark across the road. With Thornbury fast becoming the coolest ‘hood in Melbourne’s inner north, it was time to wake the sleeping giant. With a fresh look, a phenomenal new PA and a totally overhauled front bar, The Croxton Bandroom is back. We opened with sell-out shows from You Am, The Drones and Augie March, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard and Sleater-Kinney, and there's more to come.

24/06/2026

GRACE CUMMINGS. FRI 7 AUG. ON SALE 10AM FRIDAY.

Grace Cummings releases her most ambitious and unsettling work on Aug 14 — Bloodhorse! The fourth album is a bold leap into new territory with themes of life, death, agency, and self-examination.

Following a run of European dates supporting Father John Misty and a sold-out London headline show at The George Tavern, Grace is returning to The Croxton for a pre-release show with her full band, before returning to the US for a national tour with Tyler Ballgame, and an autumn tour across Europe and the UK.

Please join us on Friday 7th August to hear Bloodhorse! in its cinemascope wildness, before she gallops away.

09/06/2026

Self-proclaimed pioneers of ‘Y2KCORE’, Oxford four-piece (UK) have announced their first ever Australian headline tour this August, bringing their fans a pumped up mix of nostalgic pop-rock and sassy alt-punk. Presale tickets go on sale 9am Thursday, subscribe to the link in bio for access

22/05/2026

Forty years on from the release of their classic debut album 12 Days to Paris - and with an anniversary vinyl edition out June 5 on Cheersquad - beloved Melbourne band the HUXTON CREEPERS are all set for their first national run of dates since 2011. The shows will see them playing for the first time ever 12 Days to Paris in its entirety, as well all their other fan favourites. Tickets are on sale now ✨

19/05/2026

Join us this November as Western Australia’s progressive metal pioneers, VOYAGER, make their long-awaited return to the stage with a special night of music, comedy, and connection with their fans. Tickets go on sale 10am Thursdayyyyy

10/05/2026

UK psychedelic heavyweights UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS return to Australia this December, bringing their dark, hypnotic live show to stages across the country.

The brainchild of Kevin Starrs, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats have spent over a decade carving out a singular space within the global heavy music landscape. Since emerging in 2009 from the depths of the British underground, the band have built a reputation for their unmistakable fusion of warped psychedelic pop, downer blues and doom-metal intensity.

Presale tickets go on sale 9am Wednesday, subscribe at 🔗 in bio for access

08/05/2026

The ultimate noughties dance-rock icons are back in two weeks time with the songs that defined a generation. It’s a full-throttle celebration of the anthems, the era, and the band that made it all unforgettable. Grab your tickets from link in bio!

06/05/2026

Frenzal Rhomb’s Sans Souci turns 23 - and we’re celebrating! Tickets are on sale now

27/04/2026

US punk-metal mainstays STRUNG OUT return to Australia this September to celebrate 30 years of their landmark album Suburban Teenage Wasteland Blues. Tickets are on sale now 🤖

09/04/2026

AUGIE MARCH celebrate 20 years of ‘Moo, You Bloody Choir’ - night 1 of 2. Peerless and beautiful Australian artists.

A few tickets have been released for the final show tonight - don’t miss it.

Address

607 High Street
Melbourne, VIC
3071

Telephone

+61394802233

Website

http://www.thecroxton.com.au/

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