Update: Can You Keep A Secret has closed. The Woolloongabba venue closed after 17 years, with its final night held on April 4, 2026. Read the YELO story here: Can You Keep A Secret closes after 17 years.

Can You Keep A Secret was a Brisbane live music venue in Woolloongabba known for intimate gigs, boutique lounge atmosphere and a stronger crossover between live performance and bar culture than larger concert rooms. It suited smaller artist-focused nights where the setting was part of the appeal.

Can You Keep A Secret — Woolloongabba
Can You Keep A Secret was a live music venue in Brisbane located in Woolloongabba.
The venue presented intimate gigs, live music events and bar-based performances.
For current shows, see the Brisbane Gig Guide or browse the Brisbane Live Music Venues Guide.

Venue archive

Venue: Can You Keep A Secret
Location: 619-621 Stanley St, Woolloongabba
Status: Closed
Type: Boutique live music bar and lounge
Former shows: Intimate gigs, singer-songwriters, small bands and artist-focused live events
Age policy: Varied depending on event

What it was like

Can You Keep A Secret felt smaller, softer and more atmosphere-led than Brisbane’s larger live music venues, with vintage lounge styling and a closer connection between the crowd and the performer. It suited nights built around intimacy, character and smaller-scale live music instead of a formal concert-room experience.

The venue was part of Brisbane’s small-room live music and bar culture, giving artists and audiences a more personal setting for shows, listening nights and local performances.

Read the closure story

YELO covered the closure in 2026, including what it meant for Brisbane’s small-room venue landscape and the wider pressure facing Queensland live music spaces.

Read: Can You Keep A Secret closes after 17 years →

More Brisbane live music venues

Find current Brisbane venues, gig listings and live music rooms in the YELO Brisbane Live Music Venues Guide.

For upcoming shows, see the Brisbane Gig Guide.