Bar entertainment in Queensland
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GPO
The old post office in Fortitude Valley is the setting for this funky bar. Downstairs you'll find a stylish bar filled with young trendies, while upstairs offers chilled tunes and the occasional live band. It seems the clientele are ready for a party any night of the week, as Paris Hilton discovered when she arrived late one Wednesday.
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Cato’s
This firmly established wine bar gets packed on warm summer nights by masters of the smart casual. Whirling fans keep the breeze running down the polo tops of the 30-plus crowd, as you peruse the 30-strong wine list and spill your own life story. The regular live music gets loud!
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Story Bridge Hotel
Beneath the bridge at Kangaroo Point, this beautiful old pub with beer garden is the perfect place for a pint after a long day exploring. Live jazz on Sunday (from 3pm).
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Zachary’s
Noosa Heads’ Zachary’s offers an alternative for electronic kids who still love eating great pizza, chugging cocktails and checking people out. The walls are dark red, the day beds made of velvet, and the overall preparty bravado is very hard to resist.
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Sportsman's Hotel
A popular gay venue, this lively no-frills pub is famous for 'camp karaoke' and fabulous drag shows. There are also pool tables and hearty pub fare.
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Belgian Beer Cafe
Tin ceilings, wood-panelled walls and globe lights lend an old-fashioned charm to the front room of this buzzing space, while out the back, the beer garden provides a laid-back setting for sampling brews (including 30-plus Belgian beers) and high-end bistro fare.
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Satchmo's at the Reef
A classy wine-and-tapas bar full of boaties and featuring live music on Sunday afternoon. It's located 6.5km northeast of the centre.
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Heritage Bar & Grill
Quaff a mellow red in wine cellar style surrounds at this cool cavernous for the after-work crowd, which lingers on well into the night.
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Shenannigans
The huge beer garden with barrels for tables, big screens and a music stage is the stand-out at this marginally Irish-themed pub attached to a backpackers. Entertainment spans trivia nights, karaoke and live bands.
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PJ O'Briens
There are sticky carpets and the smell of stale Guinness, but Irish-themed PJ's packs 'em in with party nights, pole dancing and dirt-cheap meals.
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Down Under Bar & Grill
So many backpackers dance on tables here, they’ve installed safety bars. Located under Base Central.
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Club Hotel
The lounge bar has laid-back lounges and chill-out music; an inner-city vibe in country Bundy.
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Ba8 Lounge Bar
It’s all off-white couches, Indian head statues and a sparkling clean clientele here.
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Rhino Bar
A high-energy crowd downs cocktails and shots and spills out onto the enormous 1st-floor balcony. Can get messy.
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Cadence
Up a zillion steps the vibe is cool crossed with comfy leather lounges.
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Watermark Hotel
Some serious Sunday sessions take place in the tavern bar, while there's also a more upmarket bar and an excellent Mod Oz restaurant.
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Woolshed Chargrill & Saloon
Another backpacker magnet. A young crowd of travellers and diving instructors gets hammered and dances on the tables.
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Vibe Bar & Lounge Bar
Walk through the unassuming street entrance to the cathedral-like back room with funky artworks adorning the walls and couches in the corners at this 'Melbourne-style' lounge bar. The dance floor cranks from 9pm nightly. Gay-friendly.
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Uber
This ubercool bar and restaurant is the classiest in town. Come for cocktails, lounge in comfortable nooks on the alfresco deck, or just savour the uber-ambience.
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Salt House
Next to Cairns' new yacht club, Salt House has a sleek nautical design that has seen it become the city's most sought-after bar since it opened a couple of years ago. It's actually two bars: the luxury yacht–styled Sailing Bar, with live music, and the Balinese- influenced Deck Bar, with killer cocktails and DJs hitting the decks.
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Sails Sports Bar Bar
This outdoors bar with sports memorabilia on the walls can get rowdy at night, but it's a great place on Sunday arvo with live music and a marina outlook. Mackay Harbour is 6.5km north-east of the centre (via the Forgan Bridge).
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Pier Bar & Grill
A local stalwart for its waterfront location and well-priced meals. The Pier's Sunday session is a must.
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Paddy's Shenanigans
Paddy's has live music late at night, and proudly encourages the Irish penchant for hard drinking.
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Hotel Cairns
This grand-dame hotel is a low-key alternative to Cairns' hurdy-gurdy party scene, with nightly piano and double-bass performances.
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