Sydney scene guide
Sydney scene guide — find your venue by sound. House lands at Fraser Park. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Sydney’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- House — if you like Carl Cox: Fraser Park, Oxford Art Factory, Club 77
- Techno — if you like Nina Kraviz: Fraser Park, Club 77, Oxford Art Factory
- Tech House — if you like Carl Cox: Carousel Bar & Ballroom, Selina's, The Island
- Deep House — if you like Lee Burridge: Inception Boat, Sydney Glass Island, Spice Cellar
- Experimental — if you like Mietze Conte: TBA - EORA, Portugal Madeira Club, The Lansdowne
- Trance — if you like Mabel: TBA - Turbine Hall - Cockatoo Island, The Ivy, Tokyo Sing Song
- Bass — if you like Cristal No.5: The Red Rattler, Burdekin Hotel, Portugal Madeira Club
Busiest venues
- Cockatoo Island
- Club 77
- Fraser Park
- Oxford Art Factory
- Liberty Hall
- Carriageworks
- The Red Rattler
- TBA - Turbine Hall - Cockatoo Island
How big is Sydney’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 2,279 club nights across 297 venues in Sydney, featuring 2,181 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Sydney tonight.
Which Sydney venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Club 77 | 142 |
| Abercrombie Hotel | 128 |
| Chinese Laundry | 116 |
| The Flinders | 105 |
| Carousel Bar & Ballroom | 89 |
| Oxford Art Factory | 84 |
| The Ivy | 76 |
| Inception Boat | 53 |
| The Lucky Cat | 52 |
| The Lord Gladstone | 50 |
What time do Sydney club nights actually start and end?
From the 2,279 listings publishing door times: the median Sydney night opens at 21:00 — 69% open before 22:00, 31% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 428 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 03:00, 49% run past 04:00 and 14% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Sydney cost?
Across the 219 listings publishing prices (10% of all nights): the median advance ticket is null 22, with half of all nights between null 20 and null 30. 10% of listed nights are free.
When does Sydney go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (52% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 81% of the week. The busiest month of the year is October.
What does Sydney sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 31% · Techno 30% · Bass 8% · Tech House 8% · Deep House 6% · Club 6%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.