Queensland / Brisbane

Brisbane · late-night guide

Brisbane after dark.

Fortitude Valley’s clubs, a bank-vault live room in the city, drag in West End and the party strip on Caxton Street.

Queensland guide. Venue picks are curated; Gold Coast and Cairns events are refreshed daily from official calendars, and three Brisbane venues’ programs are read from their own sites each morning. Nights and hours change, so check with the venue before you go.

Coming up in Brisbane

• SThu 15 Oct · 7:00pm · The TivoliSAFIA ↗Check organiser
• SThu 15 Oct · 7:00pm · The BrightsideSurprise Chef ↗$54.10
• CFri 16 Oct · 7:00pm · The TivoliCat Burns ↗Check organiser
• LFri 16 Oct · 7:00pm · The BrightsideLe Shiv - Yada Yada national album tour – BRISBANE ↗$36.74
• TFri 16 Oct · 7:00pm · The BrightsideTHPS3 25th Anniversary feat. BirdmanTHPS + Regular Gonzales + Cakes ↗$29.60
• AFri 16 Oct · 7:00pm · The Princess TheatreAustralian Burlesque Festival ↗Check organiser
• PSat 17 Oct · 7:00pm · The TivoliPeking Duk ↗Check organiser
• GSat 17 Oct · 8:00pm · The BrightsideGood Music House Party ↗$15

From The Tivoli, The Brightside, The Princess Theatre, read from their own listings each morning.

Fortitude Valley

Brisbane’s club district around Brunswick Street Mall: three-floor dance clubs, country, and a seven-nights LGBTQIA+ megaclub.

• SuDance bar · Fortitude ValleySuzie Wong’s Good Time BarDancing for all ages · Best: Weekends
• PrClub · Fortitude ValleyProhibitionDance floor · Best: Weekends
• MeClub · Fortitude ValleyThe MetThree dance floors: R&B, house and techno · Best: Weekends, all night long
• ReClub · Fortitude ValleyRetro’sThrowback and disco on a light-up dance floor · Best: Saturday
• HoBar & live music · Fortitude ValleyHonky TonksCountry, with live bands · Best: Weekends
• BeLGBTQIA+ club · Fortitude ValleyThe Beat MegaclubSeveral dance floors · Best: Seven days a week
• TiLive music venue · Fortitude ValleyThe TivoliTouring bands, comedy and club shows in a 1917 theatre · Best: Check the program
• BrLive music venue · Fortitude ValleyThe BrightsidePunk, indie, hip-hop and heavy bands; a big outdoor stage · Best: Gigs most nights
• TrLive music venue · Fortitude ValleyThe TriffidTouring bands, indie, heavy and electronic acts, plus free Sunday sessions in the beer garden · Best: Gigs most nights; check the program

Brisbane City, West End & Caxton Street

A riverside beer hall under the Story Bridge, a bank-vault live room in the city, drag in West End and the party strip on Caxton Street.

• CoLGBTQIA+ bar · Brisbane City, West End & Caxton StreetCome to DaddyDrag shows, DJ sets and karaoke · Best: Check the program
• FeBeer hall · Brisbane City, West End & Caxton StreetFelons Barrel HallLive music and DJ sets · Best: Weekends
• PrLive music venue · Brisbane City, West End & Caxton StreetThe Princess TheatreTouring bands, comedy and cabaret · Best: Check the program
• LeBar & live music · Brisbane City, West End & Caxton StreetLefty’s Music HallLive music and a party atmosphere · Best: Weekends
• BoBar & live music · Brisbane City, West End & Caxton StreetThe Boom Boom RoomMoody, Japanese-inspired drinks and live music · Best: Check the program

Checked 13 October 2026 against venue sites, Visit Brisbane, Destination Gold Coast, Townsville, Whitsunday and Tropical North Queensland tourism, 2026 gig listings, TransLink and Business Queensland. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.