Snap Scene: Baxter Dury, Forum Melbourne by Mary Boukouvalas

Baxter Dury by Mary Boukouvalas — Photo by Mary Boukouvalas

UK alternative icon Baxter Dury brought his Allbarone tour to Melbourne’s Forum Melbourne last night, delivering a set that felt as controlled as it was quietly unpredictable. Leaning into the stripped-back, futuristic edge of his latest record, Dury moved between dry, almost spoken-word moments and hypnotic grooves, his signature wit cutting through the room with ease. Backed by sleek, minimal production that echoed the Allbarone aesthetic, the performance unfolded less like a traditional gig and more like a late-night monologue set to rhythm—detached, stylish, and completely self-assured.

BAXTER DURY – ALLBARONE TOUR 2026

Australia
Tuesday, April 28 – Forum, Melbourne VIC
Wednesday, April 29 – Roundhouse, Sydney NSW
Friday, May 1 – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD

New Zealand
Saturday, May 2 – The Hollywood Avondale, Auckland

Sunday, May 3 – The Hollywood Avondale, Auckland
Monday, May 4 – Meow Nui, Wellington

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Mary is a photographer and a writer, specialising in music. She runs Rocklust.com where she endeavours to capture the passion of music in her photos whether it's live music photography, promotional band photos or portraits. She has photographed The Rolling Stones, KISS, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Patti Smith, Joe Strummer, PULP, The Cult, The Damned, The Cure, Ian Brown, Interpol, MUDHONEY, The MELVINS, The Living End, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, The Stone Roses –just to name a few - in Australia, USA, Europe and the Middle East. Her work has been published in Beat magazine, Rolling Stone magazine, Triple J magazine, The Age Newspaper, The Herald Sun, The Australian, Neos Kosmos, blistering.com, theaureview.com, noise11.com, music-news.com. She has a permanent photographic exhibition at The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria Australia.