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Beetle Bar

350 Upper Roma St, Brisbane QLD
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Sitting on the fringe of the Brisbane CBD is the renowned Beetle Bar. Home to loud indie music and wild nights, the Beetle Bar conjures up the best in underground music. If you're looking for a wild night out this is the place to start your trip.

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Written by James Breene

Sitting on the fringe of the Brisbane CBD is the renowned Beetle Bar. Home to loud indie music and wild nights, the Beetle Bar conjures up the best in underground music. If you're looking for a wild night out this is the place to start your trip.

Once you work yourself inside, you’re exposed to a plethora of rock and punk memorabilia. With low lighting and a stage less then a metre off the ground you know you cm here for music. The venue offers two vantage points, below where the band is in your face or up above and behind where you can see everything else that’s going on.

The Beetle serves as one of Brisbane’s many pockets of indie music. Their endemic sounds are wide in variety, but you can be sure you’ll never hear it anywhere else. For years now, crowds have flocked to the venue for new upcoming bands, Brisbane favourites and revival gigs.

With as they describe “Intense public transport options”, getting there is an cinch. The bar is located across the street from Roma Street Station near Caxton Street. This also lets the venue become a before and after meeting spot for Suncorp Stadium events.

Tap craft beers and ciders are the venues specialty along with a long list of cocktails each bar tender can whip up in a pinch. Unlike other indie hotspots, the drinks aren’t as refined but give a satisfying glow. Just like the music and the venue, the drinks give a true nod to the past.

Before going, be sure to check out what’s on that night and choose the best time to arrive. Located next to a backpackers hostel, the crowds are always changing and the offbeat nature continues to grow. If you’re into something different, including impromptu bagpipes and nameless drinks, then this place is for you.

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