FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20

HALFWAY CROOKS: BEACH BALLIN’ @ BEACH ROAD HOTEL
WHO: DJ LEVINS, CAPTAIN FRANCO, GCOO, MARY33
COST: FREE // MORE INFO HERE

Halfway Crooks are back in Bondi for a night of hot rap music, joined by GCOO and Mary33. It’s free all night long, so head down to Beach Road for some seaside trap anthems and maybe even a sexy R&B number or two.

GOOD FRIENDS @ THE LORD GLADSTONE
WHO: NACHO POP, NES, SHANTAN WANTAN ICHIBAN
COST: FREE // MORE INFO HERE

The Lord Gladstone’s weekly party is back, with Good Friends celebrating mateship with the holy trinity of city’s favourite hip-hop selectors: Nacho Pop, Nes and Shantan Wantan Ichiban. What a lineup! Free entry.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

FORMATIONS @ MANNING BAR
WHO: SWINDAIL, MAZDE, MONTELL2099, FLEXMAMI, MISS BLANKS & MORE
COST: $37.57 RIGHT HERE // MORE INFO HERE

Local dance crew Stoney Roads will be throwing their first ever Formations festival at Manning Bar, focusing on ecclectic beats and hip-hop with Swindail, Mazde and Montell2099, the latter of whom recently collaborated with 21 Savage. FlexMami also in the cut, which is worth the price of admission alone.

KEEP SYDNEY OPEN: MEET ME IN DARLO @ OXFORD ART FACTORY, THE CLIFF DIVE & MORE
WHO: BIG VILLAGE, SWISS DANK, RAINBOW CHAN, HOUSE OF MINCE, LOVEBOMBS & MORE
COST: RSVP RIGHT HERE // MORE INFO HERE

Keep Sydney Open will be throwing a suburb-wide party this Saturday, celebrating all the amazing venues in Darlinghurst. From Club 77 to The Cliff Dive to Oxford Art Factory to Harpoon Harry, there’s a stacked lineup of local talents – click the link above to see the full roster, because there’s something for everyone.

SUMMER BRIGHT LAGER: SUMMER SESSIONS @ TOWRADGI BEACH HOTEL
WHO: CUB SPORT, MIDDLE KIDS, WHITE BLANKS
COST: FREE // MORE INFO HERE

Okay, so this isn’t exactly in Sydney, but who says no to a little road trip? Summer Bright Lager’s Summer Sessions will be kicking off this weekend, with the first show at Wollongong’s Towradgi Beach Hotel. Cub Sport and Middle Kids will be headlining the arvo show, with local lads White Blanks on support.