Rehearsal Rooms

Read the fee page before you count on it being free. A 100% waiver goes to people who can show the project cannot go ahead without it; ticketed events run by not-for-profits and sole traders get 50%; everything else pays full rates. Dry hire with no staff. Technical equipment is limited, so check the inventory on each venue page. No Wi-Fi. A refundable bond applies, recurring bookings need $20 million public liability cover, and subsidised weekend bookings are capped at five a year.

The free access is only for a limited time, so check it still stands before you plan around it.

Open Mon–Fri 9–5. Out-of-hours bookings cost extra. Rates are not published; you have to ask.

Millers Point: Abraham Mott Hall. Potts Point: Rex Centre, Reginald Murphy Community Centre. Redfern: Ron Williams Community Centre, Redfern Town Hall. Zetland: The Tote, Green Square Community Hall. Alexandria: Alexandria Town Hall, Cliff Noble Community Centre. St Peters: Sydney Park Pavilion. Erskineville: Joseph Sargeant Community Centre, Erskineville Town Hall. Camperdown: Booler Community Centre. Glebe: Glebe Town Hall, Peter Forsyth Auditorium, St Helen's Community Centre. Ring 02 9265 9333 and they answer within 48 hours.

Separate from the student program, and it covers halls the student scheme does not.

Open 24/7. Drum kit, Laney bass rig with 4×12, Vox AC30, Fender Deluxe and DeVille, 8-channel PA, mics. Grand piano and Hammond by permission, small fee. Also a recording studio. Book online. [email protected].

Sutherland Shire Council. Soundproofed and acoustically treated, with microphones, AV gear, a digital piano and an adjoining control room with a sound desk. No drum kit or amps. It's for tracking and quiet rehearsal. It won't suit a loud four-piece. Mon 9–4.30, Tue–Thu 9–7.30, Fri 9–4.30, Sat 9–3.30, Sun 11–3.30. Book through the Council portal, but only up to three days ahead. Inside three days ring 02 9710 0351. Rates are from the 2025–26 fee schedule.

Seventeen practice studios and three ensemble rooms, open to the public as well as students. Upright piano, music stand, and acoustic treatment. Bring everything else. Built for ensembles up to about four; wrong room for a loud band. School terms Mon–Fri 9.30am–8.30pm, holidays Mon–Fri 9.30am–4.30pm, no weekends. Ring 02 4723 7611. Paid in advance.

Two rooms, 5×5m and 8×4.5m. Backline and PA are hire extras. PA is $180 for eight hours. Live booking calendar online. 0408 467 973.

PA, five vocal mics and stands, and a five-piece kit with cymbal stands. BYO cymbals: they're a hire extra, as are guitar and bass amps. Studio D is 65m² with a six-piece kit, four foldbacks and a changing area. Sessions run in blocks from 9am to midnight. Live booking online, 48 hour cancellation. 02 9939 3708.

Full backline supplied, and every player mixes their own monitor on a tablet. BYO earbuds. Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri 10–4 and 5–10; Thu 10–4; Sat 10–10; Sun 10–9. Live booking online. Rehearsal only. Arrange any recording with the owner first. 0424 047 183.

Two Waterloo rooms now: 201–211 Botany Rd and a newer eight-room site at 7–11 Allen St. Backline included in every booking but NO CYMBALS at either site. Tama kits, Hughes & Kettner, Marshall, Fender, Blackstar and Orange heads, Markbass and Ashdown bass rigs, RCF and JBL PA. Open 7 days 9am–midnight. Book online or ring 02 9981 5333, studio 0401 489 229.

The old $275 full-day lockout is gone from their rates. Pearl kit, cabs for guitar and bass, PA with RCF speakers. BYO cymbals, amp heads and vocal mic. Live booking online, or 0499 161 578. 48 hour cancellation or you pay the full fee.

One four-hour session is the only thing they sell; there is no hourly rate. Pearl four-piece, Bugera head and cab, Fender Deluxe 112, bass head and cab, JBL speakers, Yamaha MG12XU desk. Bring your own snare, cymbals and microphones. Unstaffed: a digital key arrives by text within 24 hours of booking. Live booking calendar online.

Six studios with Allen & Heath desks, FOH PA, three mics, keyboard and music stands at no extra charge. Backline is a hire extra, arranged when you book. Email only: [email protected], which is still the live address even though the old website has gone. Nothing on their site carries a date, so ring or message before you rely on it.

Eight studios. Sessions are sold online now, in four-packs of three-hour blocks by room size, plus a one-hour solo practice pack. Mackie digital desk, sidefills and up to four microphones; drums and amps are a separate hire, along with lockers and storage. The prices load in the browser and do not show up to a plain page read, so open it yourself rather than trusting a figure from anywhere else.

Electronic drums only: Roland e-kits, Boss Katanas, keyboards, PA, and microphones and stands included. An acoustic kit is available only by arrangement. Reception Mon–Fri 10–7, Sat 9–5, Sun 10–2. Ring 02 8622 6550 or email: the enquiry form is not the only way in. Level 1, 85 Alexander St.

Drums, cabs, mixers and PA in the room, and you can bring your own gear. Microphones are not mentioned, so take a vocal mic. Open 7 days, 24 hours by arrangement. 02 8630 3050.

A bare performance room, 10m × 11.4m with a raised stage, rigging points, a basic lighting rig and a two-speaker PA. Bring all your own gear, including drums and microphones. Mon–Fri 10–5, weekends by arrangement. Email [email protected]; no phone and no online booking.

Baby grand piano, tables and chairs. No PA, no backline, no mics. The XLR inputs and the data projector are both listed as out of service, so it can't be miked up. Bring your own cables. Mon–Fri 10–5.30, Sat–Sun 10–3.30. Ring City of Sydney venues on 02 9265 9333; there is no online booking.

A general community room, without a PA, drums, amps or mics. Bookings are outside the centre's normal hours and carry a staffing fee on top of the hourly rate, so you'll pay more than the quoted rate. Mon–Fri 6.15–9pm, Sat–Sun 9am–4pm. Ring 02 9288 5713.

Students only: you need a hire agreement, a valid student card and your own gear. Millers Point, Potts Point, Redfern, Zetland, Alexandria, St Peters, Erskineville, Camperdown and Glebe. Recurring bookings allowed, reapply every 12 months. Under 18s need an adult present. Ring 02 9265 9333.