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Buddy’s Bar

Newtown, NSW

The Venue

Capacity

120 whole venue. The upstairs gig room is 30 to 80, 100 max.

Good for

Original local Sydney acts, emerging and early career, in indie rock and pop. Lots of single and EP launches. Two and three act bills, plus comedy, DJs and Sunday jazz. Bills are overwhelmingly Sydney locals, with the odd touring act.

Room notes

Gigs are upstairs. Stage with speakers and stage lighting, DJ decks for hire. Live Thursdays and Live Fridays are the band nights, 7.30 to 11.30pm. Wed trivia, Sun jazz 4 to 6pm free. Door usually $10 to $25 plus booking fee through Oztix or Humanitix, some free Fridays. Closed Mon and Sun, Tue to Thu 4.30pm to late, Fri 4.30pm to midnight, Sat 2pm to midnight. Ask about backline, piano and a house engineer.

Booking

[email protected] is the general address, no music-specific one published. The Thu and Fri band nights are programmed by Bald Boy Entertainment, whose own address is [email protected].

Website
https://www.buddysbar.com.au/
Instagram
@buddysnewtown
Accessibility

The gig room is upstairs and not wheelchair accessible. Ask the venue about step-free access to the ground floor bar and an accessible toilet.

Notes

391 King St, opened Jan 2023. Two storeys, card-operated self-pour tap wall, no bar counter. Dog friendly. The gig room doubles as the function room with a $4,000 minimum spend, so it can be booked out from under a gig. Sunday jazz curated by Maple Social Club.

Upcoming Gigs

7:30pm
Euan Hart: You And Me And Euan Ep Release
Friday 13 November 2026 Tickets
7:30pm
Summer Rain W/ Anika Joshi | Sam Green
Thursday 19 November 2026 Tickets
Club Miramar Xii
Friday 27 November 2026 Tickets

Previously at Buddy’s Bar

2 gigs listed here since the guide started keeping count.

Fri 2 Oct 2026
LOOSE GOOSE W/ EARL GRAY + THE AVENUE
Thu 3 Sep 2026
THE ARRAY W/ ÁNH CÁT