
Queensland venue guide
YELO’s venue guide maps the pubs, theatres, clubs, band rooms and local stages where live music happens across Queensland.
Start with the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Moreton Bay guides, then keep scrolling for regional venues from Toowoomba and Wide Bay to Central and North Queensland.
Coastal pubs and local rooms
A crowd-surfer at The Shed, Banana Bender Pub, Aussie World. Photo: Matt Warren for YELO.
The Sunshine Coast guide covers coastal pubs, band rooms and local stages across the region, from Caloundra and Nambour to Eumundi and Palmview.
These are the rooms carrying local gigs, touring acts, heavy shows, acoustic sessions and weekend live music across the Coast.
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Banana Bender Pub
Palmview
Kings Beach Tavern
Caloundra
Norton Music Factory
Caloundra West
The Presynct
Nambour
Imperial Hotel
Eumundi
Grassroots rooms and destination venues
Tribe Clubhouse in Redcliffe is a regular stop for emerging local bands. Photo via Facebook.
Moreton Bay and surrounding areas mix grassroots rooms, destination venues and country pubs across the region.
Inner-city rooms to major venues
Role Model performs at The Tivoli in Brisbane. Photo: Maddie O’Brien.
Brisbane’s guide covers small bars, independent band rooms, theatre spaces and major venues across the city.
Riverstage
Brisbane City
Brooklyn Standard
Brisbane City
QPAC
South Brisbane
Felons Barrel Hall
Howard Smith Wharves
Brisbane Entertainment Centre
Boondall
Eatons Hill Hotel
Eatons Hill
Fortitude Music Hall
Fortitude Valley
The Tivoli
Fortitude Valley
Crowbar Brisbane
Fortitude Valley
Black Bear Lodge
Fortitude Valley
The Brightside
Fortitude Valley
Tomcat
Fortitude Valley
Greaser Bar
Fortitude Valley
The Triffid
Newstead
The Princess Theatre
Woolloongabba
Can You Keep A Secret
Woolloongabba
Lefty’s Music Hall
Petrie Terrace
The Junk Bar
New Farm
Beachside rooms and entertainment spaces
HOTA on the Gold Coast hosts large events such as Drumming of the Tao. Photo: Facebook.
The Gold Coast guide covers beachside venues, nightlife rooms and larger entertainment spaces across the city.
Vinnies Dive Bar
Southport
Elsewhere
Surfers Paradise
HOTA
Surfers Paradise
Miami Marketta
Miami
Mo’s Desert Clubhouse
Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Town Hotel
Burleigh Heads
Soundlounge
Currumbin
Coolangatta Hotel
Coolangatta
Twin Towns
Tweed Heads
Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Empire Theatre
The Powerhouse
Tatts Hotel
Irish Club Hotel
The Southern Hotel
The Spotted Cow
Central Queensland
Allenstown Hotel
Great Western Hotel
Harrup Park
McGuire’s Hotel
North Queensland
About the guide
YELO helps music lovers find real places where live music happens across Queensland, from tiny rooms and local pubs to larger venues bringing touring acts into the regions.
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