Brisbane Live Music Guide

Brisbane live music scene

Welcome to YELO’s 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.

Punters soak up Britpop legends Pulp at Brisbane Riverstage. Photo: Dameeka Middleton for YELO.

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Brisbane gig guide

Upcoming Brisbane gigs, touring shows, local lineups and monthly live music picks.

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Brisbane venues

Live music rooms, theatres, bars, outdoor stages and arena venues across the city.

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Queensland festivals

Major festivals, regional weekends and touring events across Brisbane and Queensland.

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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.

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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.

Fortitude Valley rooms

Black Bear Lodge — Fortitude Valley
The Brightside — Fortitude Valley
Woolly Mammoth — Fortitude Valley
Crowbar — Fortitude Valley

Late-night and city rooms

Lefty’s Music Hall — Fortitude Valley
Greaser Bar — Fortitude Valley
Ric’s Bar — Fortitude Valley
Tomcat — Fortitude Valley
Brooklyn Standard — Brisbane City

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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