A guide to Brisbane’s live music venues — where gigs happen across Fortitude Valley, Newstead, Brisbane City, South Brisbane, Woolloongabba and the northside.

New to the scene? Start with the Queensland live music venues guide.

Fortitude Valley / Newstead

Brisbane’s main concentration of dedicated live music rooms, band venues and late-night stages.

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

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Brisbane City / South Brisbane

Major concert venues, outdoor stages and city rooms for everything from intimate sets to large touring shows.

Riverstage — Brisbane City
Brooklyn Standard — Brisbane City
QPAC — South Brisbane
Felons Barrel Hall — Howard Smith Wharves

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Woolloongabba

Historic theatres, boutique bars and character venues on the city fringe.

The Princess Theatre — Woolloongabba
Can You Keep A Secret — Woolloongabba

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Petrie Terrace / New Farm

Character pubs, hidden rooms and smaller live music spaces away from the main Valley strip.

Lefty’s Music Hall — Petrie Terrace
The Junk Bar — New Farm

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North Brisbane

Arena shows, ballroom concerts and larger suburban rooms for national and international touring acts.

Brisbane Entertainment Centre — Boondall
Eatons Hill Hotel — Eatons Hill

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Fortitude Valley focus
Explore the Fortitude Valley live music guide.

Looking beyond Brisbane
Browse the Queensland live music venues guide.

Heading up the coast
Read the Sunshine Coast live music venues guide.