Best Indie Music Clubs In Sydney Near Me

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1. Valve Bar & Venue - Ultimo

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Address: 871 George St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Schedule: Open until 04:00

Telephone: +61 450 143 900

Business type: Live music venue

Valve Bar & Venue: what do users think?
Behnam Imanian: A very cool place as an underground music venue
Harrison Mccowage: Valve bar
Anthony Thomas: Very unique. It has its own style which I love
Joshua Fey-Sparrow: Bar no longer exists
Pete Fawcett: Good venue, held some alternative shows, not many places do!
andrew no: It's closed.....
Maggs Lani: Was good
Tim Burnell: Good venue
Ideas and Opinions: Prescription, the last Saturday of every month, if you like dancehall this is the place to be.. great music.. nice crowd..
Cheryl Waring: Music venue to listen to live music
Ben Ellis: Great underground venue for serious live music fans. Reasonable beer prices and usually cheap door price. Dark, low ceiling adds to the ambience. Good quality house PA and speakers. Only one exit... slightly concerning.
Keiren Stephenson: Thank you for giving us metal tragics somewhere to congregate 🤘
Alex Dell: Literally the sickest spot in all of sydney
Ariel Zhou: Psytranc party on Saturday night is good.
T T: Any venue still doing live music in sydney should be commended specially if it's for, up and coming metal bands.
Jak Smith: My friends hired the room downstairs out on a Wednesday night a couple of weeks ago, and I was super disappointed with what happened on the night. First of all I found the manager and bouncer on shift very rude and unreasonable as we had all been drinking all evening and one of out friends had had a bit to much to drink so we brought her out and got her a Uber home, on returning from just out the front we went to go back in but we were not allowed as we were too drunk, which was rediculous, yes we had had a couple of drinks but were not that intoxicated. I waited for about 5 mins before trying again and was let in happily by another guy. Once the other 2 saw me again they came headlocked me and draged me out of the bar, with so much force!! The manager then said to me "let's take this round the corner wheres there no cameras" I couldn't believe it!!Secondly we had hired the place until 1 and band on one even though the DJ my friend had asked nicely just to finish the last song the music was switched off exactly at one which just seamed so rude! So overall just not very happy with the way the evening went even though we paid all that money
Talon: Great function room with stage and lounge area. DJ booth available as well as bar.
russel jones: Cool place , nice vibe , friendly staff
Keanu Reviews: Epic events at this venue. Good drinks
Fangr the Bat: Sounds Like Winter

2. Oxford Art Factory - Darlinghurst

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Address: 38/46 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia

Schedule: Open until 03:00

Telephone: +61 2 9332 3711

Business type: Live music venue

Oxford Art Factory: what do users think?
Julian Doyle: Tickets don’t guarantee entree!!The inside of the venue is great, but I’ll never forget being denied from this place on a sash Sunday in spite of me having a ticket and behaving orderly, she straight up told me it didn’t matter because they “had enough fellas” that night, clearly she just didn’t like the look of me. It was the most discriminatory gross experience I’ve ever had at a club entrance, I believe her name was Amanda.Keep these gross practices out of a great club.
Qaz Plokmijn: Definitely needs some subs. Been to two dance parties recently, including Thick 'N' Juicy tonight. And the line array speakers don't really cut it. Needs some chest thumping subs at floor level. Doof doof doof doof! 😃
Andrew Raphael: Excellent sound & friendly staff.
priscilla bono: Great club! Music is bagging, drinks are great and just a vibe all together
Nola Mackay: Great music, great atmosphere, and always fun. 5 stars just doesn’t seem enough.
Andhra Ponnusamy: Hands down the best small gig venue in Sydney. I also like that after all these years they’ve keep their drinks at a reasonable price..
Natalie Maree Bennett: The official capacity is apparently 500 people, which I think is far too high given the space issues I encountered last week (it felt unsafe). Not to mention waiting 20+ mins for a drink - thirsty customers five deep and 20 wide is never a good look. Bar staff did their best (they get two stars) but other staff were rude. I left half way through the event which is a first. I will not return.
Simon Pilcher: One Night In Studio 54 party. One of the best parties….ever. Men’s toilets could do with a major overhaul..pretty disgusting
HitALickHamo: One star because the door staff were absolutely wonderful blokes. Inside however I ordered one double shot vodka and red bull and nearly had a heart attack when I saw $38 on the card reader! I asked the bartender who rudely told me ‘I watched him pour it’? I later paid $18 for a single shot later in the night. Is an extra shot $20? Rude, obnoxious bartender and outrageous prices, save your money.
Jenny Coyle: The studio 54 night was awful. No thought put into decor and music was not even relevant. I know there were a lot of people totally fed up at paying for a themed night and getting an awful small unimagined venue. They put in more effort with costumes than the venue had itself. Should be giving refunds
Brahm Vernon: Pleasant venue.
AZA BELSI: Always have had a banger time at this venue, staff has always been nice and chill as well, great place to go to events!And it's a bonus for being in the middle in the middle of everything in Oxford street.
Michael: Saw the Pierce Brothers at this venue, excellent music , good venue and vibe around the area.
Ranul Narangoda: Sound was dangerously loud. We could not hear for more than half of the next day
Lily Stracey: Got kicked out after 30 minutes in the venue for going to the bathroom with my friend…
Milan: Came here on Sunday 30/04/23 and the DJ was absolutely miserable. The venue was cool, but the music was atrocious and monotonous. Really wish the sound could live up to the potential of the venue.
Marie-Hélene Aquèmann: Good place for small gigs and bands. Seating available. Almost tripped because the stairs did not have any accessible yellow tape for colour blind folks. However, to enter the toilets... filthy. You would need to push the door to a sketchy garage looking area into the bathroom. It smelt horrible. During the concert, the door was wide open and made me want to throw up. Hope they fix this issue.
Antonia: I am actually so upset by my experience here tonight. Ive been coming to OAF for almost 10 years and have never had an experience like this I’m so disappointed. I showed my keypass at the door and neither one of the two security guards knew what it was and were not allowing me in. There is literally a PHOTO of key passes on your door stating that it’s an accepted form of ID. We pointed this out and they called someone to check. He came and checked it and was going on about how he had never seen one - fair enough, but then proceeded to say “why don’t you just get your license so it’s easier… you should probably do that”. First of all, maybe if you did your job and knew the forms of id accepted at your venue it would be easier? Secondly, I have a disability which prevents me from driving so this comment was extremely insensitive and in poor taste, as well as just completely uncalled for. It was humiliating.
Nicholas Stapley: Kicked out for “showing signs of intoxication” cause i was limping on a broken ankle, but the person sleeping next to me on a bar stool is good dw. Security are awful, DJs were amateur…
Peter Smith: Turned up for the 11pm shindig but can't get in at 11.15. Bit unprofessional, no ?
Tom Walters: No wheelchair access

3. Rock Lily - Pyrmont

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Address: The Star Sydney, 80 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia

Telephone: +61 2 9777 9000

Business type: Bar

Rock Lily: what do users think?
Joseph Mines: Used to go here all the time for the music Suite az , went the other week and my god what happened? This place is dead with no vibe.. owners should consider new management or get the RnB bands back! Until then, give the place a miss for now .
T: You must be a girl otherwise you will not get in. Outrageous
Mario Villaescusa: Good musicToo close of the poker machine
James Grant: If your a young and male don't bother. Please please please management take a look at this. Your bonucers need re-educating desperately. Tried to go in on a Friday night about 11 and bouncers told us it was closed. Two girls walked straight in front of us (both about 18 if that) no ID checked at all. We were well mannered and sober, so no reason not to let us in. Avoid at all costs.
A Toloui: Excellent choice for age 20 to 40, good music,
Kevin HJ Park: had company Xmas party but finger food was bad, customers are complaining. Live band was fantastic.
Leah Khoury: Always a great vibe here!
Debbie Mcdougall: Great food ,terrific atmosphere and staff with brilliant entertainment definitely be back
Jon S: It was that good that I don't remember...
Pedro Finch: Good food and atmosphere. The drinks were nice as well.
Unicorn Prince: Great Bar! Great cocktails and friendly staff! Great music
Edgar Badawy: Good vibe, expensive drinks.
Naomi Sampol: Had a blast thank you!
Jason Elia: Wow food is amazingDefinitely returning there this week
Wilson Tacuri: Beautifully place to visit
Michael Michael: I guess if you're looking to lighten up your evening with a few tunes and drinks heading over to rock Lily would be a nicer change than the dull vibe that gamblers give off as the machines take away their money. Not the greatest place but it'll do for star City casino
Treason Plot: A cavernous space with little in the way of atmosphere.
Joanna Netto: It's a great vibe but the wait to get in is ridiculous and the drinks are over priced.
Wesley: cosy small club with good vibes. the art on the walls is amazing. they had stand up comedy which was one of my favourite times to visit. they do R&B nights and DJ so you can hit the dance floor. the bar has decent employees behind it and all in all I recommend a visit. I don't know what's with the ID verification in the middle of the casino during the wait in the line
Gary Djemil: Good choice of alcohol decent pricesExcellent music and bands
Allem Allem: Music selection is 🔥

4. Home The Venue - Sydney

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Address: 101/1-5 Wheat Rd, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Telephone: +61 2 9266 0600

Business type: Live music venue

Home The Venue: what do users think?
Julian Doyle: Security guards are bored and have nothing better to do than make mountains out of molehills. Have never seen them intercept dangerous behaviour I seem to only see them intimidate patrons and watch over us like chaperones at a year 6 disco.Guards are meant to keep us safe not ruin our experiences that we pay good money for.
LongVodka: To be fair, I’ve only been here…more than a handful for times but never had a bad issue/time….I only rated four out of five (4/5) stars as it’s been far too crowded but as I’m lead to believe that’s the promotors prouder issuing far too many tickets for the venue to hold.However, I’ve always found the place to be clean (yes, even the bathrooms), security have been pleasant and mindful whilst doing their job in keeping all patrons safe. Drink prices WILL be a tad be more expensive BUT the venue IS located in darling harbour AND is a main source of revenue (especially when there’s an event) so what’s the big deal?! Don’t like the prices? Then don’t order the drinks…it’s the EXACT same in ANY venue (ie - cinema).The staff…never had an issue, in fact so helpful when pointing out the location of the bar, coatroom, toilets BUT they went above and beyond when I lost my ID at the Boulet Brothers event. I emailed and messaged the venue, both responded in a timely manner and on the same day.I was happily reunited with said missing property when I stopped by the venue. Both security and bar staff were friendly and attentive whilst listening and one staff member even checked the area that described AND the lost property box/area/hand in which either a patron or staff member found and handed in my ID.I was probably waiting at the bar, five minutes (maybe even less) to which I was in no rush and certainly didn’t not expect my ID to have been found or even handed in.Keep up the great work folks and I am humbly grateful that a staff member took the time, in order to assist me.
leslie Mark: Fun place to be
Jessica Feyder: Music was awesome but top level room filled with the thickest smoke. If you had asthma you would die within 2 hours.
monique: very good atmosphere my favourite club by far!! can never get sick of it
Corie-Joy Ewins: No where else to be on a Saturday night!The staff, the atmosphere, the music, everything is 10/10Only place I recommend to anyone !
Jess Hayes: Always fun and a great place to dance. Love how the music is 2000s and 2010s with some current hits. Love going here when I go clubbing in the city
Shiney Peez: Banging music, lights and dancers! There til close and lived every minute!
Jeremy Boualorn: i love it is sooo good bring all my friends here and THE DRINKS ARE CHEAP!!!
Jakeb Rayner: Best club to go to in Sydney!!!!!!!
Katie Richmond: Worst experience ever. The Legends drag night was massively oversold. People were actually fainting. Massive health and safety issue. And the toilets were soooooo grossly unsanitary
Ernie Shepherd: Is an ok venue . Definitely needs some maintenance inside. The balcony for the shows is poorly designed.
Louise Johnson: Paid over $100 to see live music at this venue and couldn't see a thing. They oversell tickets to make the most money possible and don't care that fire exits are blocked which puts everyone in danger. The top section was crammed with ppl which meant you could barely walk and coulnt see the stage. Half the audiance had no view of the stage at all and left. Not worth attending any events here.
john Johnson: Paid $200 for VIP ticket to Legendary Legends drag show and could not see anything, very disappointing. Not even any video screen to view from VIP area. Home is not a venue to host VIP viewing parties! I want a REFUND along with 500 other dissatisfied customers.
Kristi Knight: The venue was so overcrowded. I've never been packed in so tight at a venue. I paid extra for a balcony view but unless you were front row on the balcony, you couldn't see anything. You couldn't get to the bar at all.I was very disappointed.
Daniel Jebulan: Rude security guard telling me on the Weeknd night that I was in the wrong queue when lining up to enter. There were people in front of me but he accused me of pushing in. He stated that I was actually in the exit queue but there was no signage so how was I supposed to know.Additionally, the whole pathway to enter was packed full of people so if that was indeed an exit queue, that would be a massive WHS concern because if there was an emergency no one would have been able to leave in such a tight space.Please train your security guards as well as put up clear signage in queues in order to prevent confusion as well ensure the safety of your patrons.If I could give 0 stars, I would.
Jacquelyn Harrington: Paid 20 dollars per ticket for an event in the rooftop Cockle Bay Wharf entrance which took an hour to even get into due to overzealous security procedures. Security guard made up false stories and said we pushed in the line when there were clearly two lines separated by a queue rope and people were in the line in front and behind us. They then proceeded to go through my phone without permission and check for vaccination status and my debit card because apparently one form of ID is not sufficient? Absolutely ruined my night with the vulgar language and left after 20 minutes. Will not be returning!
Christine Yeh: Good venue for a live show event
Lilly: It's like you are listening to 96.9 or 104.1. Its white radio music repeated and remixed. If you are into that it's cool but if you aren't then I do not recommend.
Zurika Bleeker: Really exciting venue, great music, and impressive performances, it's a vibe. I liked that there were two dj setups with different styles.
Reya Alex: Not enough space inside the venue, party was very congested , will not recommend this for party

5. The Great Club - Marrickville

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Address: 160-164 Livingstone Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204, Australia

Schedule: Closing soon: 21:00

Telephone: +61 2 7910 8542

Business type: Live music venue

The Great Club: what do users think?
Carolyn Arnett: Atmosphere: 5/5More
Vickie Smith: Great music from young adults from The Conservatorium of Music Sydney. Fantastic 🤩.Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More
Sergio Echeto: Good stuff, good serviceFood: 5/5|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More
Tawfik Elgazzar: my new favourite music spot! staff are just delightful and friendly!
Greg Edwards: The Great Club was, pardon the pun, Great! Young Henry's on tap, thumbs up. Acoustics were fantastic. The entertainment fabulous! 😁 🎉Loved it.
Florencia Schvimer: Exploring Marrickville lands on friday night turned out great after three finds:1. Veggie hot dog2. Amazing sweet beer recommended by the staff (Because I almost always hate beer, sorry to disappoint)3. CUMBIA BEBEEEE
Peter Sharp (PETE): Excellent customer service
Amanda Carr: Excellent local place for me to see bands especially bands I can see for the first time and then put them on my list! The staff there are also amazing and very helpful.
John karmas: Great atmosphere 👌 friendly staff, great venue to enjoy the live music 🎶 🎵 close up! Tim freedman, Perry key's and Ollie entertainment the audience with hits from the whilams to up coming releases! Totally enjoyed myself! Well worth checking out future line ups
Sanna Verhoef: Great little venue, always have fun here 🙂
Andrew Williams: Great live venue
R&A DW: Great intimate sized venue.
Michelle T: Staff were wonderful and just added to a great night out for all of us!
Andrea Pulati: A first experience at this LIVE MUSIC venue.
John Adams: Terrific venue with large dance floor. Top shelf band Ireland Rocks. Hope they play there again and again!!
Joshua Peacham: Brilliant club, great atmosphere. Owner is lovely.
Craig Willis: Great music venue
Christopher wilson: Great venue... Appreciate the seating and good vibes
Justine Lange: Yum food. Awesome vibe
Tracey Moxham: Had a great night at The Great, yummy food, the best eggplant chips. Lovely Staff and a terrific venue to see live music. Highly recommend a look at upcoming events.
Antonio Mendes: Great beer, great atmosphere enjoyed the night

6. Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar - Marrickville

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Address: 294 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204, Australia

Schedule: Open until 03:00

Telephone: +61 450 008 563

Business type: Live music venue

Jason Amy: Great venue, But seriously over priced for the drink menu.Service: 5/4|Atmosphere: 5/4 …More
Suki Foster: Had a great night out here celebrating a friends 40th. Lovely intimate bar with enough space for dancing and mingling. Great bar staff and helpful staff in general. Nice rum selection too! Top night out!
Eva Kutty: Had the best night here. We listened to a live band and the place was such a vibe. Loved the decor and the atmosphereFood: 5/3|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More
Peter Sandercock (Primitive): Sick jazz bar with an awesome vibe in the heart of Marrickeville. The owner is a legend, all the staff are cool. Great venue!Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More
Sergio Echeto: The bestFood: 5/3|Service: 5/5|Atmosphere: 5/5 …More
Tara: The music was good and the chips were crispy. The potato wedges are yum 😋
Steve: Loved it … good food, drinks and music
Miriam McAuliffe: I like the feel of Lazybones, however if you sell tickets for an event, there should be seating available for the tickets you sell.I would have enjoyed the music more if I was seated.And note I got there early, 30 minutes after opening.
Apostolos Fotiadis: Nice atmosphere and interior design. Service was great and so were the cocktails
The truth hurts: Got recommendation the bar and it didn’t disappoint.On tip to management, the one of the two cubicles in the men’s needs a lock, the world saw my bits when it blew open!
Nick Founder: Nice
Larry Friedberg: Cool vibe nice food friendly staff.
Vinita Fonteyn: Such a great venue that takes me back to the 1990s in Sydney when live music was so much more popular. Love the decor, great drinks list and excellent fries. Music options are endlessly good!
Jaime Herce: Beautiful decor and amazing atmosphere
Cagla S: Music and atmosphere was amazing.
shane tane: If you are after a unique night out this is the place, great live music, staff, food & atmosphere
nicolas caillier: Very fun bar, great bands.
Luke Pender: An amazing night of classic jazz‼️ Right up there 🤩🤩🤩
John Attygalle: Great venue and a great vibe. Saw Lionel Cole and the band belting out motown and the place was pumping. Looking forward to next time
John Cameron: Great sound.

7. Marquee Sydney, The Star - Pyrmont

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Address: Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont NSW 2009, Australia

Schedule: Open until 23:00

Telephone: +61 2 9657 7737

Business type: Live music venue

Marquee Sydney, The Star: what do users think?
adit popli: The worst club in Sydney. We had the presale tickets but we stood behind a line of 500 people to get in for the Halloween event. 2 hours later, we weren’t even half way ahead and that’s when we decided to go back home. Very successfully split our Halloween! It makes sense that they are shutting down in a month and they don’t care about anything anymore!
Sahil Goel: Stood in line for more than 3.5 hours after having the presale tickets. If the club can't handle this much crowd, why sell these many tickets to start with?Worst experience for a club I have ever been to.
embla: The worst nightclub I've ever set foot in. The queueing experience was so horrifically convoluted and long that I felt I was entering a CIA outpost. The DJs were horrific, the atmosphere was dead, and for some reason, everyone was 50 years old. Thank God they're shutting down.
Day: Pre-purchased a ticket for Knockout after party last Sunday worth $100.Got kicked out from the line because of the shoes I was wearing (Tn's). The lady said management decided on the day that those shoes weren't allowed.Went back to my hotel and changed shoes and when I got back to the club, they said the club was at full capacity. Had to wait for an hour to get in and the main dj had 10 minutes left to play. What's annoying was I saw people inside wearing the same shoes as I had.Overall, this place has atrocious management. They oversold their tickets at the door. What's the point of pre-purchasing tickets if you can't even get in? I would give this place 0 star if I could. I'm glad this trash place is closing.
Tyler Cook: Went here for an after party for Knockout Outdoor festival, which was hosting a couple of big name headliners. Paying close to $100 for a ticket a few days prior. I was let in on the night, after being pulled aside and asked how much I've had to drink, which was only a couple of drinks beforehand, pretty well spaced out, might I add.Inside the venue was quite nice, so I can't complain about that, however it was rather stuffy, so I've gone outside to get some fresh air and attend to an injury in a not so crowded small space. Upon leaving, a security guard pulled me aside and said that I was being denied re-entry because I was showing signs of intoxication, which I argued that I'd only had 1 or 2 drinks while being inside the venue, which at the time of being kicked out, was about an hour.The security guards were quite rude, unable to give me a proper reason as to why I'd been denied re-entry to an event I paid close to $100 to attend, other than "showing signs of intoxication", which leads me to believe they got their security licence from the back of a cereal box.Overall, I can see now why this place is closing down, and the "security guards" really live up to the stereotype of "not tonight mate", give someone a shred of power and they'll abuse it.Good thing they had this to fall back on, since they obviously never made it into the police force.
Yianna Savvinos: If I could give this club a zero I would. Where do I begin. In order to enter this club, you have to cue of a total 4 times. If you want to be treated like like a prisoner, come to Marquee. After all the hassle, the club itself is an absolute disappointment. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME
H.K.: Awful experience on the night James Hype was performing. Inconsistent rules for entry and identification among patrons on the same night, speaking to the same employees. Arrived as a 7 person group and all but one were granted entry. The treatment of the one who was denied entry was so poor we all decided to leave before spending any time or money at the venue. Could have been handled in a much more respectful and professional manner.
Isabella Wilkin: DO NOT GO TO THIS VENUE!! No wonder this place is closing down as they cavan there ticket holders when they DO NOT state on moshtix you need a digital and physical form of id. They turned away so many people that purchased tickets for the James Hype event and will not refund. But they will allow people of 25 and over to use a digital id. Makes no sense, and clearly over booked the event and scammed people of there tickets.
Mia: What a shitshow . If I have an option to give zero I would have . Rude as staff hated the whole experience overall . They literally doing a favour to us all by closing down the place
Nicolas Stone: Maybe this is a normal nightclub in Australia, but compared to Europe it was very worse.
G V: The club is closing later in 2022, just got email from The Star Sydney.Check it out while it lasts.
Oliver Ireland: If I could write 0 I would. We went to shaq last night and were falsely given the direction that he would be playing at 10. After waiting until 1:30 for him to play a 20 minute set which we spend $100 to see. My second problem was the way security treated patrons like second class citizens.I got pushed over completely out of my control and I got ripped off the floor and told to get out of the way for VIP guess by a power hungry security guard. No concern for Partons safety. The place is a complete hostile environment with overpriced drinks and complete disregard for people who were not VIPs who spend $100 to be there. I can safely say it is the most poorly organised place with vip areas taking up half the standing room leaving no room for ticket holders. I will never comeback to this place and I suggest others to do the same.
BB8399: Absolutely horrible. Bought tickets for $90 and were turned away at the door for not having 2 physical forms of ID.
Trent Pryor: Worlds worst night club, 80 a ticket, Shaq was playing dubstep you would expect a mosh, called it of 20 minutes into the show and said Shaq isn’t coming back on cause people where pushing each other, over an hour to get in 5 security checks, strict security, treated like an inmate, overpriced drinks would recommend 0 out of 10 if I could give it the score, I have have been to some dives in my live but this is the bottom of the Mariana Trench NEVER COME HERE
Madison Winters: Don’t even waste your time
Ben Henry: Worst club in Sydney, would give 0 stars if I could. Promoted the life out of Shaquille O’Neal DJing at the club and he played for less than 30 minutes, meanwhile the place was definitely over capacity and operating in what would be considered very unsafe territory from a fire health & safety perspective - would have been a disaster in the event of an emergency because nobody could even move. $90 to get in to see someone play for 25 minutes? What a joke.
Matt Dinham: We had a VIP table which guarantees express entry yet we still had to wait in the long line. Aswell as this we paid $2500 for 3 bottles what an absolute rip off and terrible service. Our friends who were over 18 who had every necessary form of ID were not allowed in for absolutely no reason. Overall 0/10 experience would not recommend. This club should be ashamed of themselves
Jalee Chen: Seccies were on a power trip, won’t be coming back
joyce vanderstukken: Very bad experience. The people were so rude and we had to pay 100€ to get in. If you expect European standards never go there.
victor cares: Welcome to the club where the VIP area it’s bigger than the whole place, so be ready to be pushed and push everyone, first time there and not coming back for nothing in the world, and be ready to pay hight prices for drinks
John Le: One of Sydney’s iconic club venues. Enjoyed the latest outing - strict security equates to a very entertaining & safe evening.Part of the Star City casino - great option to rock on & have a punt on the tables.

8. The Vanguard - Newtown

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Address: 42 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia

Schedule: Open until 01:00

Business type: Live music bar

The Vanguard: what do users think?
Wendy Panek: Food: 5/4|Service: 5/4|Atmosphere: 5/4More
Carol Hancock: Enjoyed myself friendly crowd .great show and amazing to see people preform with self confidence all a good fun time. Sad it's closing .hope they can all find a new place to show there talent.
sunkook jung: 록스에서 버스로 30분거리에 있지만, 라이브 음악을 즐기고 싶다면 추천합니다.Foundry616 보다 음악사운드 더좋아요.
William Bennett: Very good small bar venue
Renee Louise Azzopardi: A nice, intimate setting with good staff, food and live entertainment.Made such nice friends out of two nights', being here.
Carl Richardson: Great venue lots of fun
Mera Serce: Good place for cocktails and other drinks nice food pizza calamari salads enjoy for beautiful burlesque shows
skylord zaneo (skylordzaneo): This isn't the vanguard, its in newtown
Jordana Johnson: I had my 30th Birthday at the Vanguard that had to be rescheduled due to Covid. They were so incredibly accomodating on changing the date with no extra charge. My party involved so many logistics they that were so happy to help with and cater for. I can't recommend this enough for your private event. Truly a rare venue that wants to work with you to put on the best event at such a great price and with amazing food and staff and tech and service. Can't wait to throw my 40th here!
Rob Laws: Live music venue
YamY FR: Food is great, but the sounds is so bad when a live band performs
Teresa Johnson: Excellent venue to see bands
J R: Great venue, good size for good vibes! Carpeted floors near the stage make for good shuffling and softer landings ;)
connor gibson: (Edit) The Vangaurd adequately resolved this issue.Thankyou.As far as I knew this business was a reputable establishment, boy was I wrong, along side my tickets I also bought ticket insurance.Unfortunately my partner and myself came down with covid and could not attend.When trying to have our tickets refunded we were denied.This is false marketing and if no action or accountability is taken by The Vangaurd legal action will be taken.
xuan-anh nguyen: Nice classic settings, good food, friendly staffs
Philip Belcher: The Vanguard stages first class acts in a venue that is intimate whilst offering room for comfort. The meals and drinks are high quality served by friendly staff.
Dasha Maiorova: Always an incredible venue
Jim Merchant: Theatrical feel night club with great food, drinks and entertainment fir every taste
Grant Fairweather: Attended a gig at this venue. Was told it started at 7pm, when I turned up I had to queue outside for 30 minutes.... when we got inside we waited another 90 minutes for the act to start. The venue could get more food and drink sales if they opened earlier and advised what time the entertainment started. It became a disappointment to the gig. We ended up queueing all night for drinks. Poorly managed
Taylor Bertie (NightKhaos): Dinner and a show, literally. The food was amazingly prepared and tasted great with options that suited every dietary requirements.
Mitch TEAM KORRUPT FAMILIA: This place is amazing the atmosphere and lighting are exactly the mood you want to be sitting in and also to dance in. The staff were absolutely outstanding 😊 really appreciate your hospitality team well done ✅.. Cap Carter absolutely went off last and took the roof off with his hits cap my bro well done man totally amazing ❤️❤️ we had an amazing 🌃..

9. Foundry 616 - Ultimo

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Address: 616 Harris St, Ultimo NSW 2007, Australia

Schedule: Open until 00:00

Telephone: +61 2 9211 9442

Business type: Jazz club

Foundry 616: what do users think?
Kevin Fleming: Cool live music venue with decent acoustics and better than average food.Like a lot of places - toilet facilities are third world.Food: 5/4|Service: 5/4|Atmosphere: 5/4Recommended dishes Selection of Deli Meat Salami, Mediterranean Herb Roasted Chicken …More
Robert Bakewell: Appalling. Overpriced and incredibly pretentious. Bad food, dull music, bad vibe. Unable to make a cocktail. 5 limp prawns serve on a bed of limp lettuce. Cheapest cut of stringy Porterhouse steak served with cold, raw vegetables. And talking at the bar while players playing is prohibited. No fun. Do not go.
Madison Laithwaite: Went to the "Best of Soul Night". Singer was average at best, (more suited to an RSL and not for an advertised 'soul' night)Also, eat before you arrive.
Martyn Rees: Great venue, grest show by Virna Sanzone, attentive staff alround fun enjoyable night. One suggestion. Ask customers:audience to put away their mobile phones during a performance- the six women in the front row spent more time on their phones than watching and listening to the performance. Irritating and disrespectful to the artist.
Richard Neale: Great show (Gregg Arthur), well mixed in nice atmosphere. Come for the jazz, not the food.
Jack SUTCLIFFE: Great music tonightListened to jackie maclean tribute
Barb: Saw an excellent band called Zuzu here the other night. It's a really cute venue with nice food and friendly staff (if a little disorganised). Would definitely recommend for a chill night out!
Elena Martin: First time at this venue this past weekend to watch a friends band play. Really great place - intimate setting with good atmosphere. Will definitely be back!
Joshua Kitt: Went to this place cause of the ratings. The ambience of the place was a bit dead as we walked in and left in the next 10 minutes, given we did go on wednesday evening.
C H: Dinner here was a disaster, they took our order and on two seperate occasions about 20min later they told us they were out of the the meals some of us ordered. We ordered at 8 and got our food at 9:20pm...They also got our bill wrong and charged us for the meat platter they offered on the house. With drinks, they did not come unless we followed them up, do yourself and favour and eat elsewhere.The music at least was very good !
Gil Onyett: I'm 72 years old, with mobility problems, and on a pension, and they won't mind a seat for me in the Standing area. I can get a seat if I pay extra. Will be lodging a complaint with the AntiDiscrimination Board. Mark this venue as unfair to aged and infirm people!
alin almasan: Great night of Brazilian jazz on the 18th!Don't mind the review below by my best friend Alexander Wilson.He had a bad date here (no fault of the musicians) and doesn't want to admit it
Alexander Wilson: Went here last Saturday night. The performers weren’t my cup of tea but it might be worth a return on another occasion to see if there is anything better on offer. Other than the cool jazz paintings the decor doesn’t really give a jazzy vibe. Chairs are uncomfortable and the staff aren’t the best either. Hopefully they improve as the jazz scene in Sydney isn’t the greatest.
sunkook jung: 뮤지션에 따라 음악수준 차이가 있어요. 기대에 못미치지만, 편안하게 즐기세요.차이나타운에서 도보 10분이내 거리임.
Rey Azizi: Good music, liked the place.Needs a little bit more of decoration and interior design
Vinita Fonteyn: A great venue for live music but probably best to skip the meal options. Service is terrible and very disorganised. Food is below average. Don’t pay up front for a dinner and show is my advice
Nancy Hillary: Gorgeous little venue. Saw Ben Waters tonight. Got parking right outside. Perfect.
Rolf Wam Fjell: There’s nothing like live music! Foundry 616 is a cozy little jazz club, perfect for a meal, a glass and some live music. Many have forgotten what it feels like experiencing the energy in the room of a bunch of live musicians. Exhilarating! Highly recommended! Enjoy!
Claire Underwood: Awesome live music but disastrous wait staff and food.
Peter Ang: Great atmosphere with fabulous music
Bernardo Campos Diocaretz: Cute place, excellent music, terrible kitchen

10. Brass Monkey Live Music Venue - Cronulla

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Address: 115A Cronulla St, Cronulla NSW 2230, Australia

Telephone: +61 2 9544 3844

Business type: Live music venue

Brass Monkey Live Music Venue: what do users think?
Keith Sharpe (keithcsharpe): Great local, intimate venue for live music with options for dinner and cocktails
Patrick Nalletamby: Dinner and show is a great treat if you really like the music. The food is very good considering its a la carte. Highly recommended - especially during the Cronulla Jazz and Blues Festival.
Jonny Scott: A rude and unwelcoming entrance greets you from the street. Floors are oily and tap beer tastes sour. If you're into bad hospitality, oily floors and a bad vibe - this is the place for you. My standards are low - you can do better.
K S: Love this place
Megan Hay: It's Like Lizottes in the Shire. We only went for a show. Next time we will eat there.
Rhett McCoullough: Great food and atmosphere. The music always sounds awesome thanks to a fantastic in house team. Friendly staff, always a great night.
Roz Darley: Pink floyd tribute..i..liked us them..money song..$80 a ticket rip off extremely tiny venue..no windows scary fire hazard..dark could not see my dinner plate of potatoes too fried slimy salad ummy was antipasto chips crowded..no dancing room..LOUD AS POSSIBLE poor ears..thank God for my ear plugs.staff proffessional friendly helpful.
Angela Gregory: We enjoyed the meals, great atmosphere for shows
Jaimie Allen: great venue
Jamtia: Great place to have meal and listen to live music. Great cocktails. Worth checking out.
Lauren McColl: We went to see The Strides and Declan Kelly at this venue. It as an awesome night with fantastic food and music, great staff, and delicious drinks! 10/10 would recommend anyone visiting!
Chris Rutherford: Good live music venue
Steve M: Great venue in Cronulla, intimate and authentic.Some more original acts would be better.
Andrew Reilly: Great meal and Van The Man was fantastic.
Craig: One of the Best venues for live music great food and beerHighly recommended
David Carroll: A great venue with the best live music. Food is awesome as are the staff! Well priced and great entertainment right in Cronulla!
cindy cunningham: Loved it. See you again soon, 😊
Chris Wilkins: After a two year hiatus due to COVID, I returned to the Brass Monkey last night, music care of the Barry Leef band, fantastic group, a reviewed menu, great food, good to be able to go back.
Carlos Falla: Great place! Live music was awesome, the food was delicious, great drinks and friendly staff. Close to the train station. Definately a place to consider for your music fix.
Melisa Arboleda: Had a great time, food was amazing and the band was really good.
Sandra Vivian: Lady Gaga were brilliant

11. The Gaelic Club - Surry Hills

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Address: 1/64 Devonshire St, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia

Schedule: Open until 00:00

Business type: Live music venue

12. Crowbar Sydney - Leichhardt

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Address: 345 Parramatta Rd, Leichhardt NSW 2040, Australia

Schedule: Open until 23:00

Business type: Live music venue

13. The Soda Factory - Surry Hills

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Address: 16 Wentworth Ave, Surry Hills NSW 2010, Australia

Schedule: Open until 02:00

Telephone: +61 2 9064 5808

Business type: Live music venue

14. Camelot Lounge - Marrickville

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Address: Marrickville Rd & Railway Parade, 103 Marrickville Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204, Australia

Schedule: Open until 23:00

Telephone: +61 2 9550 3777

Business type: Live music venue

15. Club 77 - Darlinghurst

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Address: 77 William St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia

Business type: Night club

16. ARQ Sydney - Darlinghurst

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Address: 16 Flinders St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia

Schedule: Opens at 22:00

Business type: Gay night club

17. Manning Bar - Camperdown

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Address: Manning House, Manning Rd, Camperdown NSW 2050, Australia

Schedule: Opens at 10:00

Telephone: +61 2 9563 6000

Business type: Live music venue

18. Max Watt's Sydney - Moore Park

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Address: 116-122, Building 220, The Entertainment Quarter, Lang Rd, Moore Park NSW 2021, Australia

Schedule: Opens at 10:00

Telephone: +61 2 8302 1901

Business type: Live music venue

19. Hustle & Flow Bar - Redfern

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Address: 105 Regent St, Redfern NSW 2016, Australia

Schedule: Open until 00:00

Telephone: +61 2 8964 9392

Business type: Bar

20. Frankie's Pizza - Sydney

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Address: 50 Hunter St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

Schedule: Open until 03:30

Business type: Live music venue


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