30 Aug 2023
Party Where The Rock Stars Play this Christmas!
Have you booked your Christmas Function yet?

Have you booked your Christmas Function yet?
Support the amazing work of St Vinnies and get yourself some nice swag in the mix!
A whole bunch of legendary locals have stepped in to donate to Jo’s CEO Sleepout fundraiser, so we’re running an online auction.
There are so many great items, including a guitar signed by THE ANGELS, Gov VIP Packs, plenty of delicious wine, signed Coopers Magnums, Accommodation, a $990 bar shout and much more.
Auction Opens Tues 14thJune 9am
Auction Close Wed 22ndJune 9pm
Check it out here
And if you just want to make a donation to a great cause - jump online here
Vinnies do amazing things for people who live rough - from access to food and accommodation to help finding work, education, counselling and much more. The Gov’s owner, Jo, is an ambassador for this year’s Vinnies CEO Sleepout, which raises money to keep these programs going. We’d love you to get behind this excellent fundraiser if you can.
www.ceosleepout.org.au/fundraisers/jotonkin/adelaide
For those curious about our trading hours over the silly season for 2020 - 2021 you can find all the info you need HERE!
For those of you who like to plan ahead, here are some of the shows we’ve got going on in the venue this July!
For those curious about our trading hours over the silly season for 2019 - 2020 you can find all the info you need HERE!
Presenting the newest of the new, emerging talent every week, the Friday Free For All is a fun and friendly Open Mic at The Gov’s iconic Front Bar.
We’ve got some of our favourite local musos hosting the event and welcome bands, solo acts and singers to get involved.
For those curious about our trading hours over the silly season you can find all the info you need HERE!
Hello there Gov lovers,
Well once again we’ve got a top week of music with something to satisfy everyone’s ears.
Tonight, The Jezabels are set to blow your mind with their amazing, rich sound, energy and soaring vocals. If you haven’t seen them before don’t miss out because they certainly are amazing, and if the reviews from interstate shows are anything to go by it could easily become one of your favourite concerts ever.
Hello Gov Lovers,
Who needs mad March when you’ve got Outrageous October? The Gov has been going overboard with amazing shows this month.
On Thursday and Friday don’t fight it, come on get excited, for two huge nights with Ball Park Music.
Saturday morning the Gov’s crew will be at Parliament House at 11am to support the call to keep SA Nuclear Free, and in the evening we party with Aussie hip-hop legend Drapht with a bag of new rhymes fresh from his album Seven Mirrors.
And on Sunday, it’s Club Cool, a socially inclusive event for people with disabilities and their friends. It kicks off at 11am with entry by gold coin donation.
Next week kicks off with outlaw cowboy Kinky Friedman on Tuesday night. His show was re-scheduled from last week as Melbourne airport shut down due to storms and Kinky couldn’t get to SA.
As the icing on the cake of an already great week, The Gov has been nominated for Venue of the Year in the National Live Music Awards. We’ve loved seeing fellow nominees Bad // Dreems, Dusty Lee, The Grenadiers, Horror My Friend, West Thebarton Brothel Party and Ollie English here at The Gov, not to mention many of the nominees from other states. The fantastic list of nominees both in SA and across Australia reflects the high quality of live music in this country. Congratulations to everyone who made the grade.