Regional guide
Brisbane live music scene
Welcome to YELO’s curated Brisbane live music guide: a starting point for gigs, venues, touring shows and local rooms across Fortitude Valley, Woolloongabba, Newstead, South Bank and the wider city.
Brisbane’s live music scene moves fast. Touring acts land every week, small rooms fill up quietly, and good shows can disappear in the noise before you have even found the ticket link.
Use this page as a clean entry point into Brisbane gigs, venues, festival dates and related YELO coverage.
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Find Brisbane gig guides, venue guides, festival links, latest stories and gig submission details.
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Brisbane gig guide
Upcoming Brisbane gigs, touring shows, local lineups and monthly live music picks.
Brisbane venues
Live music rooms, theatres, bars, outdoor stages and arena venues across the city.
Queensland festivals
Major festivals, regional weekends and touring events across Brisbane and Queensland.
Key Brisbane music venues
Brisbane’s venue map runs from intimate Valley rooms to major arena and outdoor shows. These are the key places to watch when you are tracking the city’s live music calendar.
Major venues
Brisbane Entertainment Centre — Boondall
Fortitude Music Hall — Fortitude Valley
Riverstage — City Botanic Gardens
QPAC — South Bank
Theatre and touring rooms
The Tivoli — Fortitude Valley
The Triffid — Newstead
Princess Theatre — Woolloongabba
Full venue guide
For more rooms, suburbs and live music spaces, head to YELO’s full Brisbane venue guide.
Punters soak up Britpop legends Pulp at Brisbane Riverstage. Photo: Dameeka Middleton for YELO.
Fortitude Valley, Newstead and inner-city rooms
Fortitude Valley, Newstead and the inner city still do a lot of the heavy lifting for Brisbane live music. This is where you find small-room discoveries, club shows, heavy bills, late-night lineups and touring artists before they graduate to bigger rooms.
Valley and Newstead rooms
Crowbar Brisbane — Fortitude Valley
The Tivoli — Fortitude Valley
Fortitude Music Hall — Fortitude Valley
The Brightside — Fortitude Valley
Black Bear Lodge — Fortitude Valley
The Triffid — Newstead
Late-night and city rooms
Lefty’s Music Hall — Fortitude Valley
Greaser Bar — Fortitude Valley
Tomcat — Fortitude Valley
Brooklyn Standard — Brisbane City
Can You Keep A Secret — Woolloongabba
The Junk Bar — Ashgrove
Why the Valley matters
If you are searching Brisbane live music, Fortitude Valley is still one of the easiest starting points: touring rooms, heavy venues, late-night bars and smaller shows all sit close together.
Brisbane gig guide
For dates, tickets and the current monthly shortlist, head to the Brisbane Gig Guide. YELO updates the guide with touring shows, local lineups, venue picks and gigs worth keeping on your radar.
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Latest Brisbane stories
Read the latest YELO stories, tour announcements, venue news, galleries and live music coverage connected to Brisbane.
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Keep exploring
Find more Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and Queensland music coverage across YELO.
Brisbane Gig Guide
Upcoming Brisbane gigs and touring dates.
Brisbane Venues
Live music rooms, theatres, bars and stages.
Queensland Festivals
Festival guides and major music weekends.
Gold Coast Gig Guide
Gold Coast gigs, venues and live music dates.
Sunshine Coast Gig Guide
Sunshine Coast gigs and local music dates.
Arts and Culture
Creative stories, culture news and events.
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