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GuideFour Bars Perfect for a Weekend Boogie
Get on your dancing shoes and bust a move at these buzzing Brissie bars.
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NewsThe Holey Moley Team Is Opening a New Adults-Only Arcade Bar In Fortitude Valley
The eclectic B. Lucky & Sons offers vintage prizes, alcoholic bubble teas and bonito-flake pizza toppings.
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NewsBrisbane's The Zoo to Start Closing at Midnight Due to Queensland's ID Scanning Laws
Brissie gig-goers will have to make like Cinderella with the venue deciding that closing early was a better business decision than enforcing the ID scanning requirements.
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NewsThis New Documentary Investigates Sydney's Nightlife in Light of the Lockout Laws
The doco speaks to prominent local and international figures to investigate the effects of the NSW Government's laws and pose alternative solutions to them.
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GuideThe Best New Year's Eve Events Happening Around Brisbane
Ring in the new year with glitter, an Italian dinner or karaoke and boozy slurpees.
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NewsSydney Is Hosting a One-Day Forum on Global Night Culture
An ambitious, timely collaboration between Sydney's Electronic Music Conference and the night mayor of Amsterdam, Mirik Milan.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsEverything You Need to Know About Queensland's New ID Scanning Laws
Heading out for a few drinks after 10pm? Prepare to have your identification scanned.
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NewsThe UK's Insanely Popular Bingo Rave Is Coming to Brisbane
The highly unexpected cult event is launching in Sydney and Melbourne — and now Brisbane. Just yell "bingo" and wait for the drop.
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GuideThe Best New Year's Eve Events Happening Around Brisbane
See in the New Year at Woodford, at a French bistro or in a kayak on the river.
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GALLERY: Eau De Vie Take Out Auchentoshan Whisky's Distilled Different Competition
Australia's best bar teams battled it out for a trip to Glasgow.
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NewsTen Awesome Perth Bars Worth Travelling For
Greenhouse gardens, tiki houses and bars that look like a scene from Alice in Wonderland.
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NewsAn Old Brisbane Church is About to Become a Mini-Golf Bar
Mini-golf, a cocktail bar and an all-round hangout hub rolled into one.
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NewsYou Can Now Drink on the Streets of Manhattan Without Fearing Arrest
The New York City island has decriminalised drinking alcohol in public.
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News
Queensland's New Lockout Laws Have Officially Passed
Bottle shops closed by 10pm, lockouts at 1am. Get ready, Brisbane.
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EventSouthwave: Summer Electronic Series
Fri, 2 Jan - Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Rainforest Green, Brisbane
Brisbane is getting a huge new summer experience with Southwave, a free two-month electronic music series bringing Maribou State, Folamour, Rose Gray and more to South Bank.
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EventArmand Van Helden at The Tivoli
Fri, 10 Apr, 2026
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.
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EventNick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The 'Wild God' Tour
Tue, 27 Jan, 2026
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston
This iconic Australian band is bringing its latest tour Down Under to kick off 2026, playing two-and-a-half-hour shows.
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EventGood Things
Sun, 7 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
Tool headlining their first Australian festival in over a decade, Weezer, Garbage: they're all on the Good Things 2025 lineup.
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EventOprah in Conversation
Mon, 8 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Oprah Winfrey is getting chatting in Brisbane on her first Down Under tour in a decade.
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EventKesha: The Tits Out Tour
Thu, 19 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
Kesha is playing Brisbane in 2026 as part of the biggest headline tour of her career so far.
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EventG Flip: 'Dream Ride' Tour
Fri, 27 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
More than good enough: G Flip is playing Brisbane in February 2026 with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon in support.
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EventLorde: 'Ultrasound' World Tour
Mon, 16 Feb, 2026
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Green light: Lorde is bringing her latest world tour to Brisbane, with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter playing at the Entertainment Centre.
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NewsThe Sofitel's Rooftop Bar Is Opening to the Public
Sip bubbly high above the city every Friday night.
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NewsQueenslanders Will Take to the Streets to Protest Potential New Lockout Laws
Saying 'nay' to curfews and last drinks cut-offs coming to the state.
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NewsPosh Pop-Up Diner en Blanc Is Returning to Brisbane
The world's fanciest picnic is back for another round.
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NewsThe Five Best Bars for Board Games in Brisbane
Have a pint. Enjoy some music. Annihilate your friends.
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NewsThe Day of the Dead Secret Warehouse Project Tickets About to Go On Sale
Round up the crew, this is going to sell-out super fast.
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NewsThe Day of the Dead Secret Warehouse Project Is Coming
Delve into a neon-lit underworld of interactive light art, food stalls and live music.
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NewsProhibition Brisbane Is Fortitude Valley's New 1920s-Inspired Speakeasy
Time travel to the days of bootlegged liquor in this revamped, '20s-style warehouse venue.
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GuideCorona presents Cinco De Mayo
We've teamed up with Corona to throw ten Cinco De Mayo parties around Australia. ¡Ole!
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NewsHow to Do Valentine's Day, Your Way in Brisbane
Whether you're anti, indie or to-the-ends-of-the-earth romantic, you can do V-Day.
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NewsWhen Do the World's Best Cities Go to Sleep?
24-hour transport, late shopping and bars without lockouts are key to a global city. But some of the best don't have their nightlife sorted the way you'd expect.
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NewsJonti Buries Himself Under an Avalanche of Tunes for Vivid LIVE
Ahead of his Vivid performance at the Opera House, Jonti took time out to discuss his love for The Avalanches and what to expect from the future.
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NewsAstral People’s Top Five Tunes to Start Your Weekend
Crank up a spot o' Rainbow Chan, Phuture and The Avalanches this weekend.
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NewsThe Ten Best Drinks to Dinner Spots in the Brisbane CBD
A flurry of mojitos can quickly turn into a few too many so it's probably a good idea to put something delicious in your belly.
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NewsThe Four Best Karaoke Spots in Brisbane
Where boys become Men at Work, and girls develop into Scissor Sisters.
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NewsSydney’s The Rook and Melbourne’s Black Pearl Are Swapping Bars
Because you should never be too old to go on exchange.
