Friday 21 November
Supports: Terra Rouge, Kevin Silvester
Okay look, I’m calling it now: Belle Haven are in their domination era. And yes, I’m biased, but also… I’m right.
Friday was the rescheduled Melbourne stop of their Be Enough Tour, originally meant to go down in September, and honestly the vibe walking in felt like everyone had been holding their breath for months just waiting to let it all out.
I wasn’t able to catch the opener Terra Rouge, which I’m still salty about, but I rolled in just in time for Kevin Silvester and honestly, huge win for me. I’d barely heard of him before this show and he absolutely levelled the room. His voice, the energy, the whole stage presence pipeline… elite behaviour. Consider me converted.
Once Belle Haven hit the stage it was game over. Straight 10 out of 10. No notes. Yeah the show was rescheduled from September, but stepping into The Croxton and seeing the boys again made the wait feel like nothing. It’s been almost a year since I last saw them and somehow this was my favourite set yet.
The entire setlist slapped; no skips, no filler, just banger after banger. And we even got treated to a brand new track, currently titled “hand bop” because Corey named the demo file that and genuinely wanted people to do a lil hand bop during it. I’m obsessed. Band of the people honestly.
What hits me every time is how consistent these guys are. Ever since their set at Good Things 2024, they’ve been dropping win after win. New music, new energy, new level unlocked. This Croxton show felt like the band fully stepping into that momentum, owning it, and showing everyone exactly why they’re one of the most exciting heavy acts in Australia right now.
And look, I will openly admit I made a tactical error not buying Hellbound tickets for next year. Because after seeing this performance, it’s clear Belle Haven are gonna take over that ship like it’s a full-blown mutiny. They’re built for stages like that. They’re built for rooms like The Croxton. They’re honestly built for anywhere you can catch them.
In classic Belle Haven fashion, they left everything on that stage. Emotion, precision, chaos, tenderness, all wrapped up in a performance that reminded me exactly why they’ve been one of my favourite bands for years.
If you’ve been sleeping on Belle Haven, wake up. If you’ve seen them before, you already know. If you were in that room on Friday, you felt it.
And if you weren’t… start making up for lost time.
Review by Luci Scott
Photos by Act Four Photography
