Melbourne music walk

Home to the State Theatre, Playhouse and Fairfax Studio, the Arts Centre is also houses the Australian Music Vault, a free exhibition showcasing Australia’s music scene.

Formerly known as the Melbourne Concert Hall, Hamer Hall is Arts Centre Melbourne's premier venue for orchestra and chamber music.

Originally built as a grand picture palace, the Forum also spent some time as a Christian revival centre.

AC/DC Lane was the first street in Australia named after a rock band. As street-naming rules don’t allow the use of a forward-slash, City of Melbourne retrofitted the giant lightning bolt you see today.

Cherry Bar's live music and late-night license makes it a favourite hangout for local and international musicians after their shows; just ask Lady Gaga, who famously danced on the bar!

An impromptu concert took place on the Parliament House steps in 2010 as part of the SLAM rally, to protest regulations that were forcing city music venues to close.

The Princess Theatre has hosted productions including Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables and Cats.

From the original, elegant facade of the 1886 building through to the Art Deco luxury of the renovated interior of the 1930s, the theatre has been home to all of Melbourne’s great musicals, as well as presenting opera, ballet, plays and concerts.

Like a Florentine palace on the outside, and with a Spanish-inspired interior, the theatre has staged such shows as Keating, Menopause the Musical, Waiting for Godot, The Rocky Horror Show, Avenue Q and Bran Nue Dae.

Curtin House is an Art Nouveau building on Swanston Street, built in 1923. Originally the Tattersalls Club, it was renamed after the Labor Prime Minister John Curtin.

Located on the second floor of the historic Curtain House building, The Toff's design celebrates the natural beauty of its unique surrounds.

The main bar features a train carriage, made up of booths which can be reserved for sampling the Thai-inspired menu.

The Pierce Brothers and Tash Sultana once busked in the Bourke Street Mall.

This classically designed building features fine masonry, a clock tower, grand council chambers, a large auditorium with a grand organ, and an impressive portico most notable for being the spot where the Beatles waved to crowds in 1964.

Set below street level on Swanston Street, opposite the Melbourne Town Hall, the venue formerly known as the Hi-Fi Bar has hosted famous Australian rock acts such as Paul Kelly, Powderfinger, Hunters and Collectors, Birds of Tokyo, Hoodoo Gurus and You Am I.

This 850-capacity venue also hosts the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Festival Club, where local and international artists unleash their spontaneous genius to create nights of diverse comedy and unpredictable one-off performances.