Need a live music fix? Here are our top gig picks in Sydney this week.

There are some monster gigs this week, including Canadian punks Viet Cong, Lou Barlow helping to close the 2016 Sydney Festival, and Melbourne’s Gold Class.

Hopefully you didn’t go too overboard at FBi SMACs and you still have the strength to keep the party going with more amazing live music this week.

It’s pretty much your final chance to get in some last minute live music before Christmas.

Something for just about everyone’s taste this week, with Julia Holter (pictured) stopping by while she’s in Australia to play Meredith, dream-pop legends Mercury Rev hitting Oxford Art Factory, Brisbane funk-lovers The Belligerents appearing at Newtown Social Club, and heaps more.

Along with gigantic international names, some local legends like Big White, You Am I, Slum Sociable and more will be hitting stages around Sydney.