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

Brisbane’s live music scene runs deep, from Fortitude Valley band rooms and late-night stages to major theatres, riverside venues and larger suburban concert spaces.

Brisbane Entertainment Centre and Riverstage sit at the bigger end of the scale, while venues like Tomcat and The Brightside remain closely tied to local bands, smaller rooms and inner-city gig culture.

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

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Brisbane’s key live music venues

Role Model performs at The Tivoli in Brisbane. Photo by Maddie O’Brien for YELO.

Brisbane’s scene is broad rather than centralised, with Fortitude Valley still acting as the city’s live music core while theatres, bars and suburban venues extend that circuit well beyond one precinct.

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

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

Woolloongabba

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

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

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

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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Read more on YELO

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.