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Buddy’s Bar

Newtown, NSW

The room

Capacity

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

Good for

Original local Sydney acts, emerging and early career indie rock and pop. Single and EP launches are common. Two and three act bills, plus comedy, DJs and Sunday jazz. The odd touring act, but the bills are overwhelmingly Sydney locals.

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. Backline, piano and house engineer not published.

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 - stated on a Humanitix ticket page for a show there. Step-free status of the ground floor bar and whether there is an accessible toilet not found.

Notes

391 King St, opened Jan 2023. Two storeys, self-pour tap wall, card operated, 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
LOOSE GOOSE W/ EARL GRAY + THE AVENUE
Friday 2 October 2026
7:30pm
GYPSY LEE
Thursday 8 October 2026
7:30pm
COCO ELISE W/ BANANA FARM + JUDE PASCAL
Thursday 15 October 2026
7:45pm
LILI ALASKA W/ BLAIR ROMANCE + HATCHLING
Friday 16 October 2026
7:30pm
TOMMY GUN
Friday 23 October 2026

Previously at Buddy’s Bar

1 gig listed here since the guide started keeping count.

Thu 3 Sep 2026
THE ARRAY W/ ÁNH CÁT