Correction (10 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources on 9 October 2026.
Melbourne’s live music reputation is easy to claim and harder to pin to a single suburb. This page is the short, sourced version for Brighton: three places, all in Brighton, where a listing or the venue’s own site mentions live music.
We could not find a published capacity, stage size or gig calendar for any of the three, so none is printed here. Where the Australian Good Food Guide (AGFG) lists live music, we say it is AGFG’s listing, not a lineup. Each place was checked against two independent sources.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Where |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday sessions, listed on its site | Half Moon | 120 Church St, Brighton |
| A pub AGFG tags for live music | Hotel Brighton | 286 Bay Street, Brighton |
| Live music with an Indian dinner | Royale India | 228-230 Bay Street, Brighton |
Half Moon — 120 Church St, Brighton VIC 3186
Half Moon is the only one of the three where the venue’s own site names a music program. Its site lists “Every Sunday Sunday Sessions” and describes them as live music Sundays. We could not find a published capacity, a stage description or named acts, so this page names none. The site lists opening hours of everyday, 12pm to late.
Gig nights: Its site lists Sundays, every week, under the Sunday Sessions heading.
Hotel Brighton — 286 Bay Street, Brighton VIC 3186
Hotel Brighton is here on the strength of an AGFG listing that carries a “Live Music” tag. AGFG’s tags are the listing’s, not ours, so read it as a listing feature rather than a confirmed gig guide. The hotel’s own site lists opening hours of 7 days a week, 11am to late, though we could not date that page, so confirm before you go.
Catch: The AGFG tag does not say which nights, so check the hotel’s What’s On page or ask before planning around a band.
Royale India — 228-230 Bay Street, Brighton VIC 3186
Royale India is a restaurant, not a pub, and AGFG lists it with “Live Music” among its features. That is a listing tag, so it tells you music is part of the listing, not what is played or when. The restaurant’s own site lists 4pm to 11pm on every day except Tuesday, when it shows the restaurant closed.
Capacity / stage: We found no published capacity or stage detail, so ring ahead to ask whether music is on the night you want.
Quick answers
Where can you find live music in Brighton?
On the sources we checked, three places mention it: Half Moon, whose own site lists Sunday Sessions with live music, plus Hotel Brighton and Royale India, which AGFG tags with “Live Music”. All three are in Brighton.
Does Half Moon have live music on Sundays?
Its own site lists “Every Sunday Sunday Sessions” and describes live music Sundays. We could not find named acts or set times, so check with the pub for the week you want.
Which Brighton live music venues open late?
Half Moon’s site lists everyday, 12pm to late, and Hotel Brighton’s site lists 7 days a week, 11am to late. Royale India’s site lists 4pm to 11pm, with Tuesday shown as closed. Hotel Brighton’s page was undated, so confirm its hours.
How big are Brighton’s live music venues?
We could not find a published capacity for Half Moon, Hotel Brighton or Royale India, so we do not give one. If room size matters for your night out, ask the venue directly.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 9 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, the places’ own websites and the Australian Good Food Guide. We copied no menu prices from these places’ own pages, so this page prints none. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
