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During your travels through Australia, make your way to Sydney to check out some of the greatest live music around. If you’re looking for a quality experience in great surroundings, then these are the venues to check out. Get a flavour of the local elements at these clubs and bars for live music in Sydney.

505

This full-time live music club is one of Sydney’s truly hidden treasures. It captures the most enjoyable sounds of live jazz, roots, reggae, funk, gypsy, Latin, instrumental and vocal entertainment. 505 is open six days a week, Monday through Saturday. Each night features a different theme. On Mondays, there is free entry and happy hour all night long. For more fun, 505 provides board games while the live music is playing. “Old School” Tuesdays will have you partying to live funk. If contemporary jazz is your thing, then Wednesday nights are for you when you’ll find some amazing musicians. Reggae, afro-beat, funk and jazz will have you jamming on Thursdays. On Fridays you will find a mix of classy and entertaining acts, ranging from swing, gypsy, soul, funk and more.
280 Cleveland Street, Surry Hills
www.venue505.com

Goodgod Small Club

GoodGod Small Club is a private tropical paradise right in the heart of Sydney. In the Front Bar, you feel like you’re on a deserted island, with fern trees and native modernistic murals. Enjoy great drinks and/or dinner while listening to live performers. Prepare to dance the night away in the Danceteria, a cosy but spacious dance floor. Different styles of music can be heard such as ’50s, R&B, classic reggae, garage, rock and disco – a little something for everyone.
55 Liverpool Street, Chinatown
www.goodgodgoodgod.com

Oxford Art Factory

This two-room, multi-purpose venue has brought new life into Sydney. Oxford Art Factory was inspired by Andy Warhol’s Factory in New York during the 1960s. This truly unique space has created a progressive entertainment appreciation. There are bars in each of the two rooms, with a simple, yet creative approach to live music venues that makes the Oxford Art Factory a popular place to be. It features unique musical guests, direct art exhibitions and even disco nights.
Basement of 38-46 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst
www.oxfordartfactory.com

The Soda Factory

This quaint little Americana bar and restaurant is a cheerful live music venue. There is even a secret entrance masked by a hotdog stand and a fake ’50s soda machine to walk through and into another world. Lined with industrial brick and decorated as an old time American diner, The Soda Factory also serves diner style food. Along with this interesting dining experience, you can also check out different styles of live performers and bands, including one of the house bands on Factory Friday.
16 Wentworth Avenue, Surry Hills
www.sodafactory.com.au

The Vanguard

This bar and restaurant will take you back to the ’20s with its elegant ambiance. The Vanguard was designed to mimic New Orleans and offers good, old-fashioned soul food. Enjoy your meal while you are entertained by jazz, blues, country, cabaret and burlesque. Some of Newtown and Sydney’s most talented musicians can be found playing at The Vanguard.
42 King Street, Newtown
www.thevanguard.com.au