The Gasometer Hotel

Classic Collingwood boozer meets elite gig space. The Gaso—as any self-respecting Melbourne music head will tell you—is one of the last true old-school pubs keeping the gritty live scene alive. Gig veterans constantly hype up the main band room. Why? The entire ceiling peels back—literally opening up so you can catch up-and-coming indie acts or touring heavyweights right under the stars. It’s an absolute game-changer. Downstairs in the front bar, a brilliant collision of fiercely loyal locals and eager groupies crush killer buffalo wings and cold frothies from a stellar tap list. The bar staff are lightning-fast and radically inclusive—gender-neutral bathrooms are just part of the welcoming DNA here. And if you need a pre-show kicker, cocktail fiends are always pleasantly blindsided by a fiercely good espresso martini. Proper pub feeds, stellar acoustics, zero pretension. Get in early before the headliner drops.