Reverence Hotel
Saturday, May 16 Conation + Outright + Choke + Caged Grave + Diploid + Sick Machine will donate all proceeds to Minus18, Australia’s largest youth-led organisation for gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans youth. From 6.30pm; $15.
28 Napier Street, Footscray
Bar of Bengal
Sunday, May 17 Blak Roots and Pressure Drop present a reggae riot. Enjoy great originals and classic cover tunes from two of Australia’s very finest roots, reggae, rocksteady and Afro beat bands. Sundays 3-7pm;
cost $5.
212A Whitehall Street, Yarraville
Littlefoot
Sunday, May 17 Good Gosh is the original music of Liam O’Connell, blending the Creole styles of traditional jazz, folk-blues and Caribbean beguine. From 6pm.
223 Barkly Street, Footscray
Footscray Community Arts Centre
Saturday, May 23 Memeza Choir from Soweto, South Africa, will perform Mandela in Me, an intensely energetic and moving performance featuring spectacular vocals, poetry, jaw-dropping African dances and vibrant traditional drums. From 5pm; $25-$30.
45 Moreland Street, Footscray