Queensland venue guide
Live music venues worth knowing across Queensland
YELO’s Queensland live music venues guide maps the pubs, theatres, clubs, band rooms, arts centres and local stages where the good noise happens.
Start with the main Queensland music hubs, then browse venue guides and regional venue links across the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Moreton Bay and regional Queensland.
Queensland music calendar → Queensland festivals → Sunshine Coast gigs → Brisbane gigs → Gold Coast gigs →
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Queensland live music hubs
Find gigs, venues, festivals and music stories by region.
Statewide
Queensland music calendar
Gigs, festivals, venue news and live music dates across Queensland.
Sunshine Coast
Sunshine Coast gig guide
Live music dates, local rooms and touring shows across the Coast.
Brisbane
Brisbane gig guide
Touring shows, venue picks and live music across the city.
Gold Coast
Gold Coast gig guide
Live music dates from beachside venues, clubs, theatres and local rooms.
Regional QLD
Regional gig guide
Gigs, festivals and music dates beyond the south-east corner.
Festivals
Queensland music festivals
Festival dates, regional weekends and major music events across the state.
Latest stories
Latest Queensland music stories
Venue shifts, festival news, local artists, gig updates and scene notes from across Queensland.
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In pictures: 360 and PEZ @ Kings Beach Tavern, 5/6/26
360 and PEZ brought the Back N Forth Tour to Kings Beach Tavern on Friday night turning the Caloundra pub…
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JET announce Coolum show at Blackflag Brewing
Photo: @liamfneal @nearfarproductions / Facebook Australian rock icons JET are coming to Coolum, with Blackflag Brewing announced as a Sunshine…
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José Carreras to celebrate 80th birthday with Robbie Williams in Brisbane
Opera legend José Carreras will celebrate his 80th birthday with a major one-night concert at The Gabba, joined by Robbie…
Browse by region
Venue guides and regional maps
Jump to the main venue sections below, or use this page as a statewide starting point for Queensland live music rooms.
Sunshine Coast → Brisbane → Gold Coast → Moreton Bay → Regional QLD →
Coastal pubs and local rooms
Sunshine Coast live music venues
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, Palmview, Coolum and the hinterland.
Explore Sunshine Coast venues → See Sunshine Coast gigs →
Banana Bender Pub
Palmview
Kings Beach Tavern
Caloundra
Norton Music Factory
Caloundra West
The Presynct
Nambour
Imperial Hotel
Eumundi
Blackflag Brewing
Coolum
Your Mates Brewing
Warana
Full Sunshine Coast guide
More rooms and local stages
Inner-city rooms to major venues
Brisbane live music 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, from Fortitude Valley and Newstead to South Bank, Woolloongabba and Boondall.
Explore Brisbane venues → See Brisbane gigs →
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
Ashgrove
Beachside rooms and entertainment spaces
Gold Coast live music venues
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, market stages and larger entertainment spaces across the city.
Explore Gold Coast venues → See Gold Coast gigs →
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
Outer-north rooms and destination venues
Moreton Bay live music venues
Tribe Clubhouse in Redcliffe is a regular stop for emerging local bands. Photo via Facebook.
Moreton Bay adds its own outer-north pocket to the Queensland live music map, with grassroots rooms, destination venues and country pubs around Redcliffe, Sandstone Point, D’Aguilar and nearby communities.
Regional Queensland
The growing map beyond the south-east corner
Queensland music does not stop at the south-east corner. This starter map points to venues across the Darling Downs, Wide Bay, Central Queensland, Mackay, the Whitsundays, North Queensland, Far North Queensland and western towns.
Some are proper theatres. Some are pubs. Some are community stages keeping whole towns connected. That all counts.
Toowoomba & Darling Downs
Empire Theatre
The Powerhouse
Tatts Hotel
Irish Club Hotel
The Southern Hotel
The Spotted Cow
Ipswich, Logan & Scenic Rim
Ipswich Civic Centre
Boonah Cultural Centre
Logan Entertainment Centre
Vonda Youngman Community Centre
Wide Bay & Fraser Coast
Beach House Hotel
Oodies Cafe
Sugarland Tavern
Brolga Theatre
Moncrieff Entertainment Centre
Central Queensland
Allenstown Hotel
Great Western Hotel
Harrup Park
Pilbeam Theatre
Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre
Mackay & Whitsundays
Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre
Seabreeze Hotel
Magpies Sporting Club
Whitsunday Arts and Cultural Centre
Townsville & North Queensland
The Warehouse
Dalrymple Hotel
Townsville Civic Theatre
Magnetic Island events
Cairns & Far North Queensland
Tanks Arts Centre
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
Elixir Music Bar
Gilligan’s
Barbary Coast
Western Queensland
Mount Isa Civic Centre
Mount Isa Mines Rodeo
Longreach venues
Barcaldine community venues
Queensland music map
This guide is growing
YELO is building a living map of Queensland music spaces, from small rooms and local pubs to major venues and regional stages. Got a venue, festival or music tip we should know about?
About the guide
Built for people who actually go out
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.
We will keep adding regions, stories, venue links and scene notes as the Queensland map grows.
