Melbourne Backline Hire

25/08/2026

Did someone say Marshall Amplification?

Today's gig, supplying 24 Marshall cabinets and 8 Marshall heads for the annual JB Hi-Fi managers conference at the pavilion at Crown Casino.

18/07/2026

Last night we were very fortunate to supply backline, once again, for the legendary Manchester band "Peter Hook and the Light".

Peter Hook was a founding member and the driving force behind Joy Division & New Order.

Together with his Son Jack Bates on 2nd bass (who also plays in the Smashing Pumpkins) and a band of first rate season pros, Peter Hook and the Light are as good as it gets, if you want to hear the music of Joy Division & New Order live. They're fantastic.

We've been very luck to have worked with Peter Hook and his band for around 10 years, across countless tours, and in many Cities, and they've always been amazing to work with.

Thanks for having onboard again Peter Hook & Metropolis Touring.

22/06/2026

The things you find on the inter-web!

Here's a little video that was made about Melbourne Backline Hire about 5 years ago, when we were knee deep in Covid, amid countless lockdowns. It was a bizarre moment in time when the future of our industry looked incredible bleak.

It's weird to look at this now, as so much has changed since then.

People within the Melbourne music scene share their experiences as ...

12/06/2026

US tech death legends Origin are blasting through Australia at the moment, and tonight they'll be laying waste at one of the final shows at Stay Gold (R.I.P).
Good to see our Pearl Reference Pure front and centre and ready for action.

Thanks for having us onboard YOUR MATE Bookings, love ya work.

Origin MELBOURNE TONIGHT Stay Gold
Come see LONGSTRETH ANNIHILATE THE KIT!
📸 Us

24/05/2026

It was amazing to work with Mogwai again last night (Saturday 23rd May), this time round at the prestigious Sydney Opera House, what an absolute pleasure, see you tomorrow night (Monday 25th May) at the Forum for their Melbourne show.

Many thanks to the Mistletone team for having us onboard again!

“For more than 30 years, Mogwai have made an art out of lulling listeners into a blissful sonic daydream, only to blow their heads off with a burst of volume so sudden and ear-shatteringly loud it’s like sticking your head inside a jet engine” - ★★★★ review of ’s sold out show last night in
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30/04/2026

As a local Brunswick business, have been since we started, way back in 2014, we're saddened to hear the closure of one of our favourite local live music venues, Stay Gold, which just so happens to be one of the best live music venues in Australia.

Their closure will be be a major blow to live music in Melbourne, as very few other venues of this size primarily focuses on fast, hard and heavy music, and maintains the same level of high end professional quality.

Stay Gold is a first rate rock solid professional touring venue that's help raise the bar and set the standard of what a venue of this size should be.
Thanks for having Melbourne Backline Hire in your home all these years.

R.I.P old friends.