Night life in Brisbane

[2fardown]

Some friends and I will be heading to Brisbane on the 13th June for 1 week to drink some serious alcohol and check out the local talent.

What I'm wanting to know is where are the best places to visit for cheap drinks and a good atmosphere?

We will be staying at the Tower Mill on Whickham Terrace which apparently is pretty close to everything.

I've heard Fridays is pretty good??

Looking forward to your replys.

[chaos]

The Family if you can get bookins apparantly is good...try to avoid the city..heard its not the best place for night life....the valley is decent and can get real packed on a friday/saturday nite..and plenty of local wildlife around there too

[SmoothLine]

The Valley.

[GOR33]

the valley is like sydney`s kingscross

[Nismo_Boy]

The Valley is where you will find men who look like Miriam.

Fix'd.

[2fardown]

So looks like I'll be steering clear of the valley.

[druzilla32]

The Mercury (if you wana dance) or if you wana look at hot 18 year old girls dance.

[NA_R33]

Valley all the way dude! its awesome, plenty of good places for cheap drinks and great clubs. There are some places to steer clear of, eg, the beat, i hear some members of this forum frequent that place.... mmmm

[2fardown]

The Beat....... is that like the Blue Oyster bar?

[NFAA32]

yes it is bryce, you will fit in there nicely..

[2fardown]

Nice. Care to introduce me to a few of your friends Rob?

[kryz]

If you like bad music, saluts and cheap booze (and bad clubs) go to the city, ie fridays, mary street, rowers etc etc.

If you want great music, high class talent and stuff, the valley is best.

Valley = good clean fun.

City = boozers, drunken messy slarts and bad clubs and people trying to fight you.

[2fardown]

Definitely don't want fights.... drunken messy slarts could be interesting. .... Think we'll stick to the Valley.

Cheers guys.

[slip]

chaos - you cant even legally get into a club!

family - does NOT have cheap drinks. water is $4.

try the RE (the main uni bar) for cheap drinks, or city clubs on a thursday night. valley is much better place to be though.

[slip]

as a note.

city - almost purely alcohol. many fights. booze + men.

valley - lots of alcohol, but also a lot more happy people on drugs. if you are in the right place, a lot less agro than city. some pretty dodgy areas, but also some pretty good bits.

[Torrens]

Agreed.

The RE on coronation drive has *plenty* of attractive girls that go to the QLD university nearby.

Therefore you'll also get overseas talent as well.

Drinks are normally priced - good music - gets busy - my previous exprience was on a Saturday night about 6 weeks ago.

[666DAN]

GPO has a lot of talent...but yeah try and book a booth at Family for ~$400 then you get a guaranteed seat and $400 bar tab thrown in

[druzilla32]

Valley all the way dude! its awesome, plenty of good places for cheap drinks and great clubs. There are some places to steer clear of, eg, the beat, i hear some members of this forum frequent that place.... mmmm  

whats wrong with the beat? Dano why but when i go upstairs guys offer to get me drinks...

JOKING!

[unwritten law]

Depends what sort of crowd u wanna mingle with really & what sort of person u are (and the folk you are going out with)

City is good for getting rattassed on beer & cheap spirits listening to live music, with heaps of young broads and middle aged blokes wanting to score a r00t & getting agro. I like the port office, fridays, vic, the stocky (exchange), irish murphys, adrenalin, PJ obriens, embassy. Just a bit out of town on corro drive there is the regatta & the RE. Plenty of young uni lass's. Not a fan of hotel LA & caxton st. Had some good nights at the normanby (nice pub, very large).

Valley has a different vibe about the place - different folk. Plenty of stunners, pill poppers, and wierdos. But I feel everybody tends to keep to themselves and be more accepting rather than the vibe you get in town... Family is a great nite out (if you are dressed for the occasion) GPO, sun bar, elephant & wheel barrow, belushis. I hear the dirty old shamrock has been revamped - must go and sus it out sometime hehe. Arena usually hosts good alternative bands touring. Havent been to a rave there (yes i am a rave virgin), but i hear the raves are all good.

The Coast is full of terry's on steroids and the chix are gold diggers. Omalleys is great fun for a few good pints of kilkenny & also snakebites. Gilhooleys, melbas, shooters arent too bad. Rose & crown & sugar shack are ok. Not a fan of the drink. The clock is a nice hotel. Billys beachhouse does cheap drinks. bourbon bar is feral. I wanna try fever one night, i hear its all good - similar music to the family apparently.

thats my word on the street

cant wait to smack it on the long weekend, not sure where it will be yet...

[Bobjones]

The Valley or the Regatta on a Sunday arvo...nice you poon (sorry ladies)

Also the only city place I go is the Port Office or the Jorge on George Street...