Jordie Lane returns to Australia for his first national tour in 18 months, playing songs from his latest EP Not Built to Last and acclaimed records Blood Thinner and Sleeping Patterns. Lane will be performing in Australia as a dup with Clare Reynolds, who featured on Not Built to Last and has become a regular part of Lane's live show over the past two years.

CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE, CIVIC. TICKETS FROM $25 AVAILABLE FROM THESTREET.ORG.AU.

8PM – NANTES

Nantes' core members, David Rogers and Jos Eastwood, wrote and recorded six new songs for Limbo and the end result is a strong cohesive body of work that cuts through with power and poise and captures the uniqueness of Nantes.

TRANSIT BAR , CIVIC. TICKETS $12 + BF AVAILABLE FROM MOSHTIX.COM.AU. 18+

8PM – KHAN MANUEL

Described in guitar magazines around the world as one of the new guitar heroes, Khan Manuel embarks on an Australian Tour showcasing songs fro the new album The Message.

THE STREET THEATRE, CIVIC. TICKETS $35 AVAILABLE FROM THESTREET.ORG.AU.

8PM – THE BEARDS

2014 was a busy year for the world's most relentless beard-themed band. They managed to record yet another album of songs about beards (The Beard Album); embark on their biggest Australian tour to date; receive a second ARIA nomination; and play to packed rooms throughout Europe on two separate international tours. Now, The Beards are back in their homeland and set to sternly reiterate their steadfast message on their upcoming Strokin' My Beard Tour.

ANU BAR, ACTON. TICKETS $25 + BF AVAILABLE FROM THEBEARDS.COM.AU. 18+

8PM – BOO SEEKER

This hip-hop-psych-soul/dream-tronica project started life as an outlet for a couple of musical experiments, a kind of soul petrie dish, a testing ground for new sounds. And it's growing, fast. The duo have released their first single Kingdom Leader. A song that drips sexual foreplay. Builds and builds and subtly massages the soul.

TRANSIT BAR, CIVIC. TICKETS $10 + BF AVAILABLE FROM MOSHTIX.COM.AU. 18+

8PM – NOEL FIELDING

Noel Fielding, one half of the award-winning comedy duo The Mighty Boosh, Team Captain of Never Mind the Buzzcocks and the star behind Luxury Comedy is heading to Australia in 2015. An Evening with Noel Fielding promises to be anything but a normal evening.

CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE, CIVIC. TICKETS FROM $79.90 + BF AVAILABLE FROM CANBERRATHEATRECENTRE.COM.AU.

8.30PM – FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND

Funeral For A Friend are veterans in many ways, but 14 years after their formation the band still packs as much punch and purpose as they started with, if not more. Chapter and Verse is the band's seventh full-length record and a natural follow-on from the confidence and conviction displayed on previous album Conduit.

THE BASEMENT, BELCONNEN. TICKETS $38.80 AVAILABLE FROM OZTIX.COM.AU. 18+

7.30PM – ROSS NOBLE

Following 14 sell-out tours, the king of improvisational comedy is back with another mind-blowing Australian tour. Ross Noble will be showcasing his talent in his brand new show, Tangentleman. With an on-stage presence like no other, his exuberance, spontaneity and cerebral style have established him as one of the world's best-loved comedians.

CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE, CIVIC. TICKETS $46.90 + BF AVAILABLE FROM CANBERRATHEATRECENTRE.COM.AU.