Bar & live music · Fitzroy
What’s on at Bar Open
Brunswick Street bar with gigs most nights, many of them free entry. Check the listing for front bar or upstairs shows.
About Bar Open
A Brunswick Street bar that's open seven nights with live local music across every genre. Many front bar shows are free entry, and the regular nights include Make It Up Club on Tuesdays and Smoking Vinyl on Fridays.
Written by LateOne.au, checked 2026-10-12. Sources: baropen.com.au. Hours and door policies change, so check with the venue.
- Address
- 317 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy VIC 3065
- Website
- baropen.com.au
- Open
- Seven nights
- Listings
- Daily automated official embedded Oztix calendar; free-entry gigs labelled from the venue listing. Drink promotions are excluded.
At a glance
Almost all live music. Busiest on Fridays and Sundays. Things usually start around 7pm. About a third of what’s listed is free entry. Ticketed nights are usually $15–$17.
From 64 listings here in the last three months and coming up.
Regular nights here
- Ben Carr Quartet
- Hoodoo Express, on Fridays
- Make It Up Club, every Tuesday
- Smoking Vinyl, every Friday
- Stink Tank The Drag Show, monthly, on a Wednesday
- The Four Scoops, on Fridays
- The Jude Quintet, every Sunday
Upcoming
On regularly
- Every Friday · from 9pmSmoking Vinyl (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry · next Fri 16 Oct · 7 dates listed
- Every Tuesday · from 7:30pmMake It Up ClubBar Open · Fitzroy · Check organiser · next Tue 20 Oct · 8 dates listed
- Fridays · from 6:30pmThe Four Scoops (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry · next Fri 23 Oct · 3 dates listed
Thursday 15 October
- 6:30 pmThe Backyard Banjo Club (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 8:00 pmharminia (EP Launch) w/ alexis remi + Funkytown FishBar Open · Fitzroy · From $15.00
Friday 16 October
- 6:30 pmHoodoo Express (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 8:30 pmEamonn Conor w/ Rance Lazarus + Alisha KBar Open · Fitzroy · From $13.30
Saturday 17 October
- 8:30 pmNerijus w/ Indire + IvoryBar Open · Fitzroy · From $13.30
Sunday 18 October
- 6:30 pmThe Jude Quintet (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 7:00 pmWise Street w/ Bonnie Jackson + Liam HynesBar Open · Fitzroy · From $13.30
Thursday 22 October
- 7:00 pmBen Carr Quartet (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 8:00 pmDolly Lou and the Marionettes w/ Leech Jerky + The FatesBar Open · Fitzroy · From $13.30
Friday 23 October
- 8:30 pmDestinezia w/ The Satts + DarlingtonBar Open · Fitzroy · From $15.00
Saturday 24 October
- 9:00 pmSLOW GRIND COUNTRY & WESTERN #2Bar Open · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Sunday 25 October
- 6:30 pmThe Jude Quintet (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 7:00 pmMess Is Law w/ Spa Country + SousedBar Open · Fitzroy · From $15.00
Thursday 29 October
- 8:00 pmmeta4 w/ Cooper Nathanael + P.E.A.KBar Open · Fitzroy · From $17.35
Friday 30 October
- 6:30 pmTim Pledger Trio (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 8:30 pmSyndicate Viced w/ Ugly Pretty + SparrowBar Open · Fitzroy · From $18.00
Saturday 31 October
- 8:30 pmhubo (EP Launch) w/ Sliq Mick + MossroseBar Open · Fitzroy · From $17.35
Sunday 1 November
- 6:30 pmBOOF (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
Monday 2 November
- 8:00 pmCoolabah St Launch PartyBar Open · Fitzroy · From $17.35
Thursday 5 November
- 8:00 pmJazmin Micallef (Single Launch) w/ Bella Fior + Grace De VosBar Open · Fitzroy · From $15.00
Friday 6 November
- 6:30 pmHoodoo Express (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 8:30 pmDërty Bërd (Single Launch) w/ Ludes + Tommy D Tommee DBar Open · Fitzroy · From $20.00
Sunday 8 November
- 6:30 pmBen Carr Quartet (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 7:30 pmOpen Space (Light, Sound and Sculpture exhibition)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Wednesday 11 November
- 8:00 pmStink Tank The Drag Show (Band Room)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
Thursday 12 November
- 6:30 pmThe Red 40 (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 7:00 pmBad FlâneurBar Open · Fitzroy · Check organiser
Friday 13 November
- 8:30 pmElderberry (Single Launch) w/ Fur Blossom + Jib bandBar Open · Fitzroy · From $15.00
Saturday 14 November
- 8:30 pmA Study In Red w/ EVEYA + CIVILIANS + Condensed MilkBar Open · Fitzroy · From $15.00
Sunday 15 November
- 6:30 pmMonkey Stick (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 7:00 pmwingello (EP Launch) w/ Kalo PD + Uncle OskiBar Open · Fitzroy · From $13.30
Thursday 19 November
- 8:00 pmThe Tobias Adelskold Perturbation (Album Launch) w/ The Dream Flavour Band + Special GuestBar Open · Fitzroy · From $22.00
Saturday 21 November
- 8:30 pmMr. Doily (EP Launch) w/ Big Village + BabchiaBar Open · Fitzroy · From $17.35
Sunday 22 November
- 6:30 pmEdward York (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
Thursday 26 November
- 8:00 pmSebastian Haysman w/ Special GuestsBar Open · Fitzroy · From $16.00
Sunday 29 November
- 6:30 pmLand's End (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
- 7:00 pmMia and The Mantids w/ Eden Hawkins + Leech JerkyBar Open · Fitzroy · From $17.35
Wednesday 2 December
- 8:00 pmAryan Shehran Sextet w/ Eshan Sharma Trio + SparrowBar Open · Fitzroy · From $17.35
Saturday 5 December
- 8:30 pmTrago Amargo (EP Launch) w/ Nodox CollectiveBar Open · Fitzroy · From $18.00
Sunday 6 December
- 6:30 pmThe Ace Tones (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
Sunday 13 December
- 6:30 pmFor Swings Sake (Front Bar)Bar Open · Fitzroy · Free entry
Map & Street View
Pin from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Street View opens the nearest street photo; entrances can be round the corner, so check the venue’s own directions.
Getting there and home
Tram 11 stops at Johnston St/Brunswick St (stop 16), 1 min walk; tram 96 stops at Johnston St/Nicholson St (stop 13), 5 min walk.
Last services home on a typical night:
| Line | Mon–Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tram 11 towards West Preston from Johnston St/Brunswick St (stop 16) | 12:31am | 1:29am | All night | 12:21am |
| Tram 11 towards Victoria Harbour Docklands from Johnston St/Brunswick St (stop 16) | 12:19am | 1:16am | 1:17am | 12:18am |
| Tram 96 towards East Brunswick from Johnston St/Nicholson St (stop 13) | 12:20am | All night | All night | 12:14am |
| Tram 96 towards St Kilda Beach from Johnston St/Nicholson St (stop 13) | 12:44am | All night | All night | 12:45am |
From PTV’s published timetable for a typical night, refreshed weekly; not live. Works and public holidays change it, so check PTV on the night. Timetable data: Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria), CC BY 4.0. Locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Around Bar Open
Within a ten-minute walk: The Black Pearl (1 min, cocktail bar), The Provincial Hotel (1 min, pub), The Rum Diary (1 min, cocktail bar), Naked for Satan (2 min, bar), Radio Bar (2 min, bar) and The Night Cat (2 min, live music & club nights). Plus 13 more nearby.
Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.
Recently at Bar Open
- Wed 14 Oct 2026 Stink Tank The Drag Show (Band Room)
- Tue 13 Oct 2026 Make It Up Club
- Sun 11 Oct 2026 Funkytown Fish w/ MONOCHROMIA + Just For A Day
- Sun 11 Oct 2026 The Jude Quintet (Front Bar)
- Sat 10 Oct 2026 Tom Cribb w/ Broadcasting + Thom Johnston
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