January gig guide: the best live music events on the North Shore this month

Radio Luxembourg Live

Led by veteran actor and singer John Waters (Play School, Breaker Morant, All the Rivers Run, Looking Through A Glass Onion), Radio Luxembourg celebrates the sounds of the British Invasion, covering The Kinks, The Animals, The Stones and more. Tickets $66.40.

When: January 23, 8pm

Where: Hayden Orpheum Picture Palace, Cremorne

James Scott at Saturday Sounds 

Lane Cove’s Saturday Sounds concerts return for 2026 with Sydney-based singer songwriter James Scott. Grab a coffee and enjoy the music at Lane Cove Plaza. Free entry, no booking required.

When: January 11, 10am

Where: Lane Cove Plaza

Plastic Soul Concert 

Sydney band Plastic Soul will be playing funk and soul tunes — from Motown classics to 2000s R&B — at this family-friendly picnic in Lane Cove. Food and drinks permitted, bring along a picnic rug. 

When: January 26, 6pm

Where: 2 Rosenthal Avenue, Lane Cove

Kris Mizzi at Hornsby-Ku-ring-gai Folk Club

Mizzi is a folk guitarist and singer from the small Victorian town of Moe. Mizzi will be travelling down from the Woodford Folk Festival to play at the Hornsby-Ku-ring-gai folk club this month. See some of his original music below.

When: January 16, 7pm

Where: Beatrice Taylor Hall, Hornsby

Rock and Roll at the Hornsby Inn

The music continues in 2026 at the Hornsby Inn, with more blues, rock and metal acts each Friday. So far confirmed for this month are The Headliners playing rock classics, and Bluesonic, bringing the blues of the Mississippi Delta to Hornsby. 

When: Fridays, 7:30pm

Where: 37 Hunter Street, Hornsby

Regular Gigs 

You can also expect regular, weekly live music at the following venues this month:

The Treehouse Hotel, North Sydney — Trad sessions, 5:30pm, first Tuesday of every month 

Don Adan’s Coffee Tree, Mosman — Friday Jam Nights 6pm – 8pm

Kirribilli Hotel, Milsons Point — 8:30pm Fridays and Saturdays 

Blues Point Hotel, McMahons Point — 3pm every Sunday

KCs Honky Tonk, Crows Nest — 5pm every Sunday

Rag and Famish Hotel — 10pm every Friday 

Crows Nest Hotel — 10pm every Friday

Li’l Darlin, Crows Nest — 7pm every Thursday, 8pm every Friday

The Orchard Hotel, Chatswood — 6pm every second Wednesday from the 6th

Foys, Kirribilli — 3pm every Sunday