Brisbane scene guide
Brisbane scene guide. House lands at Superordinary. Venues, promoters and artists in Brisbane. Updated every day.
Find your venue
- House · if you like Boys Noize: Superordinary, QUIVR, The Prince Consort
- Techno · if you like Boris Brejcha: KEPK, TBA - Inner City Location, Eatons Hill Hotel and Function Centre
- Bass · if you like Imanu: Echo & Bounce, Black Bear Lodge, The Brightside
- Drum & Bass · if you like Imanu: Echo & Bounce, The Brightside
- Tech House · if you like Dusky: Black Bear Lodge, elsewhere, The Beaumont Brisbane
- Breakbeat · if you like DJ Sprinter: Black Bear Lodge, Echo & Bounce
- Classical: Brisbane Powerhouse Turbine Hall, Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse
Busiest venues
- KEPK
- Black Bear Lodge
- Echo & Bounce
- Brisbane Showgrounds
- TBA - Inner City Location
- Eatons Hill Hotel and Function Centre
- Superordinary
- QUIVR
How big is Brisbane’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 330 gigs across 74 venues in Brisbane, featuring 421 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue. See what’s on in Brisbane tonight.
Which Brisbane venues have the most gigs?
Counted over the last 12 months:
| Venue | Gigs (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| QUIVR | 29 |
| The Prince Consort | 27 |
| Black Bear Lodge | 22 |
| Echo & Bounce | 20 |
| Prohibition Brisbane | 20 |
| TBA - City Botanic Gardens River Hub | 17 |
| The Brightside | 16 |
| Tivoli | 10 |
| elsewhere | 10 |
| KEPK | 9 |
What time do Brisbane gigs start and end?
From the 330 listings publishing door times: the median Brisbane gig opens at 19:00. 86% open before 22:00, 13% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 111 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 00:00, 7% run past 04:00 and 3% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a gig in Brisbane cost?
Across the 60 listings publishing prices (18% of all gigs): the median advance ticket is null 25, with half of all gigs between null 9 and null 35. 20% of listed gigs are free.
When does Brisbane go out?
Saturday is the busiest day for gigs (39% of all listings). Friday and Saturday together carry 74% of the week. The busiest month of the year is November.
What does Brisbane sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: Techno 29% · House 27% · Tech House 9% · Drum & Bass 8% · Electronica 8% · Garage 7%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
Figures come from soundcheck’s listings for the last 365 days.