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Melody Inn
Indianapolis's longest-running punk bar. Punk Rock Night since forever. Low ceiling, high volume.
Upcoming
59 ON THE BOOKS
WEDNESDAY
OCT 21
TONIGHT ● GOTHURSDAY
OCT 22
FRIDAY
OCT 23
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Hank Haggard
REMOTE CONTROLS / I Got Worms / Jon Q Public (Cincinnati)
SATURDAY
OCT 24
SUNDAY
OCT 25
TUESDAY
OCT 27
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
Undead Underground Halloween Edition: Broken Nails
WEDNESDAY
OCT 28
THURSDAY
OCT 29
FRIDAY
OCT 30
Melody Inn Annual Halloween Tribute Night: Phish (tribute) / The Police (tribute) / Huey Lewis & The News (tribute) / Valley Girl soundtrack (tribute)
Featuring local versions of each band.
SATURDAY
OCT 31
Halloween Rip-Off: Bad Religion / Sloppy Seconds / The Interrupters / The Strokes
SUNDAY
NOV 1
Punk Rock Night Annual Halloween Rip-Off Show: Bad Religion (tribute) / Sloppy Seconds (tribute) / The Strokes (tribute) / The Interrupters (tribute)
Featuring local versions of each band.
TUESDAY
NOV 3
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
Comedy Showcase: Steve Vandewater (host)
WEDNESDAY
NOV 4
Honey & Herman / Naked Eye (Dayton) / What Friends Are For / Release The River
THURSDAY
NOV 5
FRIDAY
NOV 6
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Rick Dodd & The Dickrods
VILLAGE ELDER / Water Balloon (Cincinnati) / STATUS FOE
SATURDAY
NOV 7
Day of the Dead: Norco’s Y Horchata / Nahuales Underground / Vida Arcana
SUNDAY
NOV 8
MONDAY
NOV 9
Open House
Open mic comedy and music night.
TUESDAY
NOV 10
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
School Night
WEDNESDAY
NOV 11
Rock Garage Showcase
THURSDAY
NOV 12
FRIDAY
NOV 13
Hillbilly Happy Hour: The Cousin Brothers
Friday the 13th Spaced Out Slasher Show: Cybin / The Devil Let Us / BLACKLIGHT NIGHTMARE
SATURDAY
NOV 14
SUNDAY
NOV 15
Dragwave
Alternative open stage.
TUESDAY
NOV 17
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
WEDNESDAY
NOV 18
THURSDAY
NOV 19
Tullies at the Wakefield: The Fabulous Tin Strips
FRIDAY
NOV 20
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Punkin Holler Boys
THE COME ALONGS / From the Start (Chicago) / DEADFOOT
SATURDAY
NOV 21
SUNDAY
NOV 22
TUESDAY
NOV 24
Dead Souls Underground
WEDNESDAY
NOV 25
Melody Inn Annual Night Before Thanksgiving Bash: Pilots
FRIDAY
NOV 27
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Hank Haggard
Melody Inn Annual Blackout Friday Show: 396 (featuring Erich Anderson from The Fuglees)
SATURDAY
NOV 28
SUNDAY
NOV 29
MONDAY
NOV 30
Punk Rock Night Trivia
TUESDAY
DEC 1
Acoustic Showcase: Roller / Burns & Jackson / Steve Vandewater / Ballard / Axe Mitchell / Ed Pithey
WEDNESDAY
DEC 2
THURSDAY
DEC 3
FRIDAY
DEC 4
Rock Garage Showcase
WEDNESDAY
DEC 9
THURSDAY
DEC 10
FRIDAY
DEC 11
HEMLOCK ROW / Graffiti Black (South Bend) / Lost Anchor
SUNDAY
DEC 13
Honey & Herman (members of Mr. Clit & The Pink Cigarettes) / Katt Holliday (Illinois)
THURSDAY
DEC 17
Cold Front: WATERSHED RAMBLERS
FRIDAY
DEC 18
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Punkin Holler Boys
The Half Hours Album Release Show: The Half Hours / Coolidge
WEDNESDAY
DEC 23
MINDFULLY BLIND / Dose Rose (Austin, TX) / Knockout Kitty (Nashville)
TUESDAY
DEC 29
Dead Souls Underground
WEDNESDAY
DEC 30
3AM Blues Band Album Release Show: 3AM Blues Band / Moxxie / Tres Hombres (ZZ Top tribute)
The Morgue · already wailed
WHAT THIS ROOM DID
TUESDAY
OCT 20
Pixielated Promotions Variety Show: Left Handed Rifle / Dethwish / DBane
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
MONDAY
OCT 19
PRN Trivia Night! Volume 5
SUNDAY
OCT 18
Dragwave
Alternative open stage.
SATURDAY
OCT 17
SUPERSUCKERS / The Rumours / GRAVE ROBBER
Tickets: accelevents.com/e/supersuckers-the-rumours. Source: punkrocknight.com.
FRIDAY
OCT 16
THURSDAY
OCT 15
NOTHING IF NOT / Modern System (Lexington) / APRIL CONNECTICUT / CONCRETE CHICKEN
WEDNESDAY
OCT 14
Acoustic Showcase: Mike Culver / Abigail Jane / MIA RIVAS
TUESDAY
OCT 13
School Night
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
MONDAY
OCT 12
Open House
Open mic comedy and music night.
SUNDAY
OCT 11
SATURDAY
OCT 10
Surf Punk: Black Widows / The Katatonics / Hex Hex Hex / The Predictas
FRIDAY
OCT 9
Dave & Rob's 25-Year Melody Inn Anniversary Party: Devil to Pay / United States Three / The Crypto-Kats / The Cousin Brothers
THURSDAY
OCT 8
WEDNESDAY
OCT 7
TUESDAY
OCT 6
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
SUNDAY
OCT 4
Starchaser / Too Hot for Leather (Nashville) / Kazha (Japan)
SATURDAY
OCT 3
Annual Awards Show: Bingo Boys: Noogy / Huntingtons / The Run Up / BIG GUY
FRIDAY
OCT 2
Rock Garage Showcase
THURSDAY
OCT 1
Hayloft (Nashville) / Starlite Lounge / City Sun (South Bend)
WEDNESDAY
SEP 30
TUESDAY
SEP 29
Dead Souls Underground
SUNDAY
SEP 27
SATURDAY
SEP 26
FRIDAY
SEP 25
A Special Friday Punk Rock Night: Against the Grain / Stackhaus / DUI
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Hank Haggard
THURSDAY
SEP 24
WEDNESDAY
SEP 23
MONDAY
SEP 21
Punk Rock Trivia
SUNDAY
SEP 20
Dragwave
Alternative open stage.
SATURDAY
SEP 19
FRIDAY
SEP 18
Thick Zipper / Zero End / Snakeskin Cowboy
Billed as the return of Snakeskin Cowboy.
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Punkin Holler Boys
THURSDAY
SEP 17
Everest Reunion and Album Release Show: Everest / TIM BRICKLEY & THE BLEEDING HEARTS (guest) / Cara Jean Wahlers & Aaron Stroup (guest)
WEDNESDAY
SEP 16
Rock Garage Showcase
MONDAY
SEP 14
Open House
Open mic comedy and music night.
SATURDAY
SEP 12
FRIDAY
SEP 11
Friday PRN: SEX MEX / SKINS / Drastic Plastic
Hillbilly Happy Hour: The Cousin Brothers
THURSDAY
SEP 10
WEDNESDAY
SEP 9
TUESDAY
SEP 8
School Night
SUNDAY
SEP 6
The Smokin Jokers / Forgotten Tribe
Hosted by DJ Echo Dub.
SATURDAY
SEP 5
FRIDAY
SEP 4
DR TENDERLOIN & THE ALL BEEF FRANKS / DR. GOLDFOOT & THE BIKINI MACHINE / 396 (featuring Erich Anderson from The Fuglees)
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Rick Dodd & The Dickrods
THURSDAY
SEP 3
WEDNESDAY
SEP 2
Acoustic Showcase: JOEL DAVID WEIR / Justice Fuller / Jess Jones / David Sparks / Kat Nightingale
TUESDAY
SEP 1
Clowns vs Comics
SUNDAY
AUG 30
SATURDAY
AUG 29
Punk Rock Night: SOMETHING TO DO / WHISKEY BRISKET / Boob Sweat
FRIDAY
AUG 28
THE OPERATORS / THE CROMBIES (Chicago) / THIRD WHEELING (Lafayette)
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Hank Haggard
THURSDAY
AUG 27
WEDNESDAY
AUG 26
Rock Garage Showcase
TUESDAY
AUG 25
Dead Souls Underground
SUNDAY
AUG 23
SATURDAY
AUG 22
Clash Bash: Lockstep / The Enders / CIRCLE CITY DEACONS
FRIDAY
AUG 21
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Punkin Holler Boys
THURSDAY
AUG 20
WEDNESDAY
AUG 19
TUESDAY
AUG 18
Blended Variety Show: KAT NIGHTINGALE & THE BOXCAR KINGS / Strychnine Twins / The Helsings / NARWHAL EXPRESS
Also burlesque performances; hosted by Spliff Any. Details from Google-indexed snippet of melodyindy.com (site itself blocks automated access); time from search snippet.
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
SUNDAY
AUG 16
Dragwave
Alternative open stage.
SATURDAY
AUG 15
Punk Rock Night: REMOTE CONTROLS / The Half Hours / Attn Deficit Squirrel / Whatever
FRIDAY
AUG 14
THURSDAY
AUG 13
John Sheets-O-Rama: DJ Cat Magic / John Scot Sheets
WEDNESDAY
AUG 12
OPENING DAY / SONOA (New Jersey) / What Friends Are For
TUESDAY
AUG 11
School Night
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
MONDAY
AUG 10
Open House
Open mic comedy and music night.
SUNDAY
AUG 9
SATURDAY
AUG 8
Punk Rock Night: SOY CITY STRANGLERS / Scatterguns / DILLYNN SALAZAR / Bored on Arrival
FRIDAY
AUG 7
Rock Garage Showcase
THURSDAY
AUG 6
Dead Souls Underground Goth Night: WAITING FOR METEORS / CLUB DRUGS (Chicago)
WEDNESDAY
AUG 5
Acoustic Showcase: Ralph Jeffers / MOLLY MILTON / Becki Davis
TUESDAY
AUG 4
ROCKY LEROE & THE DOMINOES (Nashville) / Ivy Creek Ramblers
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
SUNDAY
AUG 2
Tres Hombres (ZZ Top tribute) / BIG IN BELGIUM
SATURDAY
AUG 1
Punk Rock Night: Yellow Rain / Granny Square / UPSTANDING GENTS / SEWER URCHIN
FRIDAY
JUL 31
Friday PRN: DEADFOOT / DANGER ROOM / FREE THE WITNESS / DITCHER
Hillbilly Happy Hour: THE ROUNDUPS
THURSDAY
JUL 30
WEDNESDAY
JUL 29
TUESDAY
JUL 28
Dead Souls Underground
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
SUNDAY
JUL 26
SATURDAY
JUL 25
Punk Rock Night: Vibrolas (Kentucky) / Crisis Actor / Migraines (Ft Wayne) / Boomstick (Nashville)
FRIDAY
JUL 24
Heavy Metal Tribute Night: Dokken Tribute / Remember The Sabbath (Black Sabbath tribute)
THURSDAY
JUL 23
Full Spectrum Bluegrass
WEDNESDAY
JUL 22
Laundry Bats / Grimey / Lousy Sue
Source: Do317 venue page (only event listed there).
TUESDAY
JUL 21
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
SUNDAY
JUL 19
Dragwave
Alternative open stage.
SATURDAY
JUL 18
Gay Black Republican 25 Year Celebration: Gay Black Republican / Alex Kasznel & The Board of Directors / Cursed Rosie
Gay Black Republican playing 2 sets. Source: punkrocknight.com.
FRIDAY
JUL 17
Peelander-Z Benefit Show: MR. CLIT & THE PINK CIGARETTES / Snakehandler Church / The Threepios
Fundraiser for Peelander-Z after their van wreck. Starts after the early Hillbilly Happy Hour show. Source: punkrocknight.com (Melody Inn's own site is behind a Cloudflare block).
Hillbilly Happy Hour: Punkin Holler Boys
THURSDAY
JUL 16
WEDNESDAY
JUL 15
Rock Garage Showcase
TUESDAY
JUL 14
School Night
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
MONDAY
JUL 13
Open House
Open mic comedy and music night.
SUNDAY
JUL 12
SATURDAY
JUL 11
Punk Rock Night Summer Punk Fest Day 1: La Armada (Chicago) / The Give-Ups (Dayton) / Involuntarys / Nuke & The Nightshift (Detroit) / Reckless Rhythms (Grand Rapids)
FRIDAY
JUL 10
The Rents (Pretenders tribute) / The Redundants (ska) / Renee Merrifield (originals and classics)
Hillbilly Happy Hour: The Cousin Brothers
THURSDAY
JUL 9
Drowned In Blood (Canada) / Scorched Earth / The Helsings
WEDNESDAY
JUL 8
40-LOVE / King Serpent (Columbus, OH) / Ghosts On Maple
TUESDAY
JUL 7
Mel Yeah! Happy Hour
SUNDAY
JUL 5
Metal Show: Crow Season / Chiasma / Bermuda's Burden
SATURDAY
JUL 4
Punk Rock Night America's 250th Birthday Celebration: The Run Up / Adictos Al Kaos / Elway (Colorado) / Tired Radio (New York)
FRIDAY
JUL 3
Hillbilly Happy Hour: 49th Street Revival (ex-Stockwell Road)
THURSDAY
JUL 2