Whether it makes you jittery with nerves or is your preferred way of letting off steam, karaoke is a surefire way to start the party or keep the night going. Choose between some amazing places offering private rooms for you and your friends only, or make strangers into friends, because nothing bonds you like destroying some of the world’s best-loved songs together.
Music City
No karaoke list would be complete without this Brisbane institution. Known as much for its huge song catalogue as it is for its affordable prices and BYO booze and food policy — with no corking fee! — there’s a reason Music City is a must on any given night out, whether to pregame, or once you’ve gathered some (liquid) courage!
💲$30 – $50 per room/hour
📍2/134 Adelaide St, Brisbane CBD
The Wickham
Known for it’s good old-fashioned pub ambiance and welcoming vibes, even if not a karaoke spot per se, Brisbane’s most fabulous pub still makes the list thanks to its Let’s Get Loud karaoke night on the last Friday of every month! Get ready for a night of glitter, glamour and belting as you slay song after song from 8pm.
💲Free entry!
📍308 Wickham St, Fortitude Valley
Holey Moley
Make sure your vocal chords are up to par because everyone’s favourite putt-putt place is also taking the karaoke world by storm in several of its locations! Book a private booth and, in classic Holey Moley fashion, there will be some fun extras like props and costumes added to the mix for a night of musical mayhem!
💲$100 – $300 per room/hour
📍Various locations
Brunswick Hotel
Saturdays from 9pm you can let your hair down at this classic bar. Enjoy some international pub grub and serenade everyone with your dulcet tones — reviews may vary — at their karaoke night, hosted by Karaoke Kaos at the Front Bar. There’s always plenty going on at the Brunswick Hotel, so you may want to get there on the early side!
💲Free entry!
📍569 Brunswick St, New Farm
Strike Bowling
From the people that brought you Holey Moley, Strike Bowling takes the concept of bowling and turns the dial up to 100, offering heaps of other fun activities, chief among them, karaoke! Get your own private room and feel like a superstar for the night.
💲$100 – $300 per room/hour
📍Various locations
Cloud 8
With 14 individual themed rooms to choose from, Cloud 8 truly allows you to live out your Grammy-winner dreams, even hosting singing contests, if you think you have the X factor. You can BYO food and drinks free of charge, plus they have a huge variety of songs so you can sing to your heart’s content!
💲$48 – $228 per room/hour
📍Shop 2020, Westfield Mt Gravatt Shopping Centre, Kessels Rd, Upper Mt Gravatt
Blute’s
Nestled in the heart of Fortitude Valley, Blute’s Bar is one of the ultimate places to bust out your favourite tunes with friends and strangers alike. With 14 beers on tap, you’ll be spoiled for choice when it comes to that little push you might need to sing in public. Who knows? You might even end up registering for their singing competition for the chance to win a $4,000 cash prize!
💲Free entry!
📍322 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley
Dynamite Karaoke & Bar
A lesser-known gem, Dynamite offers private rooms with cool LED tables so you can rock out with your friends without fear of judgment, air guitar and all! And they also have pool tables and dart machines you can try your hand at, once you’re all karaoke’d out.
💲$30 – $50 per room/hour
📍Level 2/69 Adelaide St, Brisbane CBD
Cono Singing Booth
If you’re looking for the authentic Korean karaoke experience, look no further than Cono! This alcohol-free, hole-in-the-wall spot offers small and medium booths — from roughly 4 to 8 people, respectively — at very affordable prices! They have a wide catalogue ranging from K-pop to songs in Spanish to classic rock hits and everything in between.
💲$20 – $25 per booth/hour
📍Level 1, STAR House, 26 Burnett Lane, Brisbane CBD
Lost Souls
As part of Netherworld Arcade, Lost Souls bills itself as a purgatory where you have to sing for your soul, and their monster, demon and ghoul-filled rooms are sure to get you in the singing mood! Choose from thousands of songs and gather up to 15 other souls to find salvation.
💲$50 – $150 per room/hour
📍186 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley