Bernie's Bar
Cocktail bar
Rainbow decor, a leafy mural on the back wall and wild cocktails, with share plates and nights that run from gin and jazz to burlesque.
📍 410 King Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
Live music: 6 bars
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MiiNE
Italian bar and restaurant
Handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza, graffiti walls, DJs and creative cocktails, with a late-night feel.
📍 13 Darby Street, Newcastle NSW 2300
Bar Romeo
Disco social club
A disco social club on Darby Street known for its music, natural wines and good vibes.
📍 97-107 Darby Street, Cooks Hill NSW 2300
The Great Northern Hotel
Heritage pub
Built in 1864, an Art Deco landmark pub with live music.
📍 83-89 Scott Street, Newcastle
The Rogue Scholar
Brewpub
A brewpub with 12 taps and four handpumps, live music and a rooftop.
📍 4-6 Union Street, Newcastle West
The Beach Hotel
Beachfront pub
An Art Deco pub opposite Merewether Beach, with live gigs.
📍 99 Frederick Street, Merewether
Map: live music
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Your questions
Which Newcastle NSW bars have live music?
Start with Bernie's Bar, MiiNE, Bar Romeo, The Great Northern Hotel and The Rogue Scholar. Our full list has 6 bars.
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Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Now we're bringing it to Australia. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We put this guide together from our own research and trusted local guides, including Hunter and Hunter.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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