Concerts in Brisbane: the venues, getting there and getting home

Brisbane is one of the busiest cities on our listings, and most of its gigs happen in a small number of rooms. The busiest are The Fortitude Music Hall and The Tivoli in Fortitude Valley, The Triffid in Newstead, The Princess Theatre in Woolloongabba and Riverstage in the City Botanic Gardens. Add the odd stadium show at Suncorp, and a handful of smaller rooms around the Valley and the river, and that's most of the gig calendar.

The thing that catches people out is getting home. On Friday and Saturday nights the last regular trains leave Central anywhere between 7:23pm and 1:22am depending on the line, and the late options (Nightlink trains, Nightlink buses, the CityGlider and secure taxi ranks) each have their own rules. This guide covers the venues, how they're grouped, and how to get there and back.

Everything below was checked on Translink, Brisbane City Council, Queensland Government and the venues' own pages on 2 October 2026. Times change, so check the Translink Journey Planner on the day. For the full listings, see concerts in Brisbane.

Quick facts

Where are the main concert venues in Brisbane?

These are the venues with the most upcoming shows on our listings when we checked on 2 October 2026, with the capacity each one publishes and the nearest stop it gives.

Capacities are the venues' own numbers for their rooms, not the number of tickets on sale for any particular show.

The Valley and Newstead: Brisbane's main gig strip

Fortitude Valley is where most of Brisbane's concerts happen. The Fortitude Music Hall sits on the Brunswick Street Mall, The Tivoli is on Costin Street, and The Prince Consort is on Wickham Street. The Triffid is in neighbouring Newstead.

What you need to know about the area:

• Fortitude Valley station is the hub. Translink lists four platforms and services on most city lines, including T1 Caboolture, Ipswich/Rosewood and Nambour/Gympie North, T2 Kippa-Ring and Springfield Central, T3 Doomben, T4 Cleveland and Shorncliffe, T5 Airport and T6 Ferny Grove.
• The Triffid isn't near a station. The venue points to the Commercial Road CityGlider stop, about 100m away. Brisbane City Council says the Blue CityGlider (route 60) runs from West End through the CBD to Newstead, 24 hours a day on Friday and Saturday and 18 hours a day Sunday to Thursday. The Triffid also mentions a cab rank on Commercial Road, about 100m away.
• It's a safe night precinct. Fortitude Valley is one of Queensland's designated safe night precincts. Inside them, eligible venues can apply to trade until 3am. Venues approved to sell alcohol past midnight on a permanent basis generally have to run networked ID scanners, which check your ID against a list of banned patrons. If you're heading on somewhere late after a gig, take your physical ID.

South Bank, Woolloongabba and the river

The other cluster is south and west, around the river.

• The Princess Theatre is at 8 Annerley Road, Woolloongabba. It's the Brisbane Princess, not Melbourne's. The venue says Mater Hill busway station is "less than 200m from the venue", and South Bank train station is 850m away. Translink's Mater Hill page lists Metro M1 and M2, the Maroon CityGlider (route 61) and several NightLink routes.
• Riverstage is an outdoor lawn inside the City Botanic Gardens. Council says the closest ferry terminal is QUT Gardens Point, a 280m walk, and Translink lists the F1, F12 and F24 ferry routes there. South Bank station is 850m away across the Goodwill Bridge. Council also says "all amplified noise must finish by 10pm", so Riverstage gigs end earlier than most.
• Felons Barrel Hall is at Howard Smith Wharves, under the Story Bridge. The precinct has its own ferry terminal on the F1 route, and there are lifts down from Bowen Terrace. HSW says ferries run "from early until midnight Friday and Saturday" and until 11pm the rest of the week, and that train stations "require a walk".

Cross River Rail will eventually add four new underground stations, including one at Woolloongabba near The Princess Theatre. As of 2 October 2026, though, the project says it's still in testing and commissioning, which it calls "a significant and elongated process", so it isn't an option for getting to a gig yet.

Stadium shows at Suncorp

For the big stadium concerts, Suncorp Stadium in Milton is a different kind of trip:

• Public transport is part of the plan. The stadium calls itself "a Public Transport Destination" and says public transport is included free with your ticket on Queensland Rail City Network trains (excluding Airtrain) and Transport for Brisbane buses. Its wording describes this in terms of game days, from four hours before to four hours after, so check the event page for your concert.
• Trains: Milton station is about 700m from the stadium and Roma Street about 1km, according to the stadium. It says extra trains run on all lines after events.
• Shuttles: special event shuttle buses run from the City, Carindale, Garden City, Chermside and The Gap. Translink posts event transport details closer to the date.
• Parking: "No parking on event days!" Fifteen-minute limits generally apply in the Lang Park Traffic Area, about 1.5km around the stadium, from two hours before gates open.

How do I get home after a gig in Brisbane?

This is the part to plan before you go. Here's what Translink, Council and the Queensland Government published as of 2 October 2026.

Last regular trains

Translink lists last trains as departures from Central station. Some Friday and Saturday times:

From Monday to Thursday most last trains are earlier, and on Sundays most are earlier again. If you're leaving from Fortitude Valley or South Bank rather than Central, your train will pass through a few minutes before or after these times, so look up your own stop.

Nightlink trains

Nightlink trains run on the Beenleigh, Caboolture and Ipswich lines on Friday and Saturday nights, stopping at all stations. Translink's times from Fortitude Valley:

Translink says Fortitude Valley station "is only accessible between 3:15am and 4am" for Nightlink passengers. That's a long wait after most gigs, so most people will want a bus or a taxi instead.

Nightlink buses and the CityGlider

• Nightlink buses run between midnight and 5am on Friday and Saturday nights and leave from Fortitude Valley and Brisbane City. Most pick up at any stop on their route, but routes N310 and N555 only pick up at selected stops. They'll drop you anywhere on the route where it's safe to stop, and Translink says there are security guards on board.
• CityGliders run 24 hours on Friday and Saturday. The Blue CityGlider (route 60) runs West End to Newstead through the CBD, and the Maroon CityGlider (route 61) runs Ashgrove to Coorparoo. Council says the Maroon one runs every 30 minutes after midnight on those nights.
• Translink also lists Metro M1 (Eight Mile Plains to Roma Street busway) and Metro M2 (UQ Lakes to RBWH) among its regular late-night services.

Secure taxi ranks

Translink says secure taxi ranks run in nightlife precincts on Friday and Saturday nights, staffed by marshals and security guards and watched by CCTV. As of 2 October 2026, it lists four in Brisbane, all of which are also FlatFare ranks:

• Fortitude Valley: right side of Wickham St, just past the Brunswick St intersection, outside McWhirters
• Fortitude Valley: right side of Ann St approaching Duncan St, opposite Cloudland
• Brisbane City: left side of Eagle St approaching Creek St
• Brisbane City (Treasury): right side of George St approaching Queen St

Late-night FlatFare taxis leave from some secure ranks and charge a set fare per person, by zone. Translink's page has the zones.

The Queensland Government's night security page lists a Valley FlatFare rank on Warner Street approaching Wickham Street instead. That page says it was last updated in 2013, so go by Translink's list.

Staying safe on the way home

The Queensland Government's night security page says busway stations are patrolled by safety officers "24 hours a day, 7 days a week", and that there are help phones on every busway platform, inside every train and in the marked "core safety zone" at every train station. Its advice: plan your trip so you're not waiting long, tell someone how you're getting home, and wait in a well-lit area near other people.

Is there parking at Brisbane concert venues?

Mostly not at the venue itself. In short:

• The Fortitude Music Hall says there's a car park under the venue, entered from Warner Street, plus McWhirters, Chinatown and other paid car parks nearby.
• The Tivoli and The Princess Theatre have no on-site parking and point to car parks nearby.
• The Triffid has no car park of its own. It mentions limited street parking around Newstead and paid parking at Gasworks.
• Riverstage has no parking on site. Council says there's limited street parking around the gardens and paid parking in the CBD and South Bank.
• Howard Smith Wharves has its own car park, bookable online, and names Secure Parking car parks on Eagle Street, in Chinatown and at 388 Brunswick Street.
• Suncorp Stadium has no event-day parking.

Our venue guides have the details, including which car parks each venue names.

Age rules and ID

Age rules in Brisbane are set show by show and venue by venue, not citywide. The Tivoli and The Princess Theatre both run 18+ shows where minors can't get in, "not even with a guardian", alongside seated all-ages formats that don't admit under-6s. The Triffid says under-18s can't attend shows in its live room, even with a parent, unless a show is announced as all ages; then they use the unlicensed upstairs mezzanine. Felons Barrel Hall says minors "are welcome at all times of the day" with a parent or guardian.

Check the age rule on the ticket before you buy one for anyone under 18. For 18+ shows, bring photo ID. If you're out late in a safe night precinct, venues with networked ID scanners will scan it at the door.

Before you go

• Check the venue address on your ticket. Brisbane's Princess Theatre is in Woolloongabba, not Melbourne.
• Look up your trip home in the Translink Journey Planner before you leave the house.
• If you'll be out past the last train, know your Nightlink bus or which secure taxi rank you'll use.
• Check for track closures, especially on the Beenleigh and Gold Coast lines.
• Bring physical photo ID for 18+ shows and late-night venues.
• Riverstage? It finishes by 10pm.
• Suncorp Stadium? Don't drive. Check what travel your ticket includes.
• Read the venue guide for bag rules and accessibility before you go.

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