TOPS (Canada) @ The Night Cat (Melbourne, VIC)
Schedule
Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 10:00 am
UTC+11:00Location
The Night Cat | Melbourne, VI
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TOPS (Canada)The Night Cat, Melbourne VIC
Thursday 19th February
Tickets: https://www.universe.com/events/tops-tickets-QNVTRW
Jet Black Cat Music presents TOPS (CA), returning to Aus for the first time since their debut Aus tour in 2023.
TOPS — musicians David Carriere, Jane Penny, Marta Cikojevic, and Riley Fleck —write timeless music that reliably threads immediacy and depth. Bury the Key, their first full-length since 2020 and with new label home Ghostly International, is a captivating reintroduction for the Montréal band: ever refined, undoubtedly masters of their melodic craft yet unafraid of evolving and testing themselves against different, at times darker tones. The album faces feelings once locked away, engaging the give-and-take between happiness, hedonism, and self-destruction.
While often inhabited by fictional figures, their glowing, grooving, self-produced songs draw from personal observations: intimacy (both inside and outside the band), toxic behavior, drug use, and apocalyptic dread. When recording started, they noticed a shift and leaned in, jokingly dubbed "evil TOPS," says Penny. "We're always kind of seen as a soft band or like naive or friendly in a Canadian way, but we made it a challenge to really channel the world around us." Through the lens of a looming epoch and the clarity that comes with age, TOPS dip into a more sinister disco realm with Bury the Key, giving their soft-focus sophisti-pop a sharpened edge.
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We acknowledge that this event will be held on Wurundjeri land of the Kulin Nation and recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.
TICKETING INFO
Set times are subject to change.When ticket sales have closed on the day of the show they may still be available at the door.
Once purchased tickets are non-refundable & non-transferable
A booking fee applies to all advance tickets.
VENUE INFO
Photo ID is essential, acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence or Passport
The venue reserves the right to refuse admission to any person.Intoxicated persons will not be admitted. Dangerous behaviour including Crowd Surfing, Stage Diving, Moshing and Violent Dancing is not allowed and will result in your immediate removal from this venue. Inappropriate behaviour at this venue will lead to your banning.
This organisation is supported by the Victorian Government through the Community Support Fund and Creative Victoria, delivered by Music Victoria.
Age limit
18+ with ID
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