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Club & live music
Altar Bar
112 Murray Street, inside the In The Hanging Garden precinct. Hobart’s biggest independent live room (around 700 capacity), with neon dance floors and several stages.
About Altar Bar
Altar is a multi-storey live music venue in the In The Hanging Garden precinct on Murray Street. It has three bars, a bandroom on level one, pool tables and a rooftop patio, with step-free entry via the laneway at 112 Murray Street.
The program mixes local and touring bands with club nights, comedy, trivia, bingo, improv and jazz sessions, and the room is known for neon lighting and an LGBTQ+-friendly crowd. Beers are $6.66 all day. The venue marked its birthday on 12 September 2026 with a nine-act local bill.
Written by LateOne.au, checked 13 October 2026. Sources: altarbar.com.au, inthehanginggarden.com.au, musick.com.au, sitchu.com.au. Hours and door policies change, so check with the venue.
- Area
- Hobart CBD & North Hobart
- Music
- Rock, post-punk, electronic, hip-hop, ska; comedy nights
- Best nights
- Gig nights, often Thu–Sat; sets can run past 1am
- Address
- 112 Murray Street, Hobart TAS 7000
- Capacity
- 700 (events)
- Opening hours
- Wed 4pm to 10pm; Thu to Sat 4pm to 3am
- Beer
- $6.66 all day
Coming up at Altar Bar
- Thu 15 Oct · 7:00pmCoyote Bingo hosted by Mwah! ↗Free entry
- Fri 16 Oct · 7:00pmWITCHGRINDER—with Van Diemen and ELMS ↗$30
- Sat 17 Oct · 10:00pmWhat is Qlub?—hosted by Hera the Fox and special guests ↗$22.43
- Sun 18 Oct · 6:00pmShonen Knife—Re-cuttin’ Australia/NZ 2026 ↗$57
- Wed 21 Oct · 7:00pmThe Buoys | Concrete Cowboy Tour—with Oscar the Wild + Sunburn ↗$45.90
- Wed 21 Oct · 7:00pmOracle Nights curated and hosted by Grace Chia ↗Free entry
- Fri 23 Oct · 7:00pmBootleg Rascal—‘Asleep In The Machine’ 10th Anniversary Tour ↗$29.57
- Sat 24 Oct · 7:00pmTEENS—with Axon Breeze, Fanny Pack + Joel Green (One Man) Band ↗$20
- Sat 24 Oct · 11:00pmTB10—Technobrats 10 Year Anniversary ↗$20
- Wed 28 Oct · 7:00pmFREQS & GEEKS ft Delphine Dora (Fra) x Julia Drouhin + HARA-KITTY! ↗Free entry
- Thu 29 Oct · 7:00pmProtea Impro—Theatre Sports ↗Free entry
- Fri 30 Oct · 7:00pmGlass Media | Halloween—with Isle Two, Sam McMeekin and Townie ↗$20
- Sat 31 Oct · 2:30pmRiff or Treat—The Absolution Sequence, I SEE RED, Compulsive Geophagia & Sworn in Blood ↗$20
- Sat 31 Oct · 9:00pmTaking Back Saturday Halloween: Emo & Pop Punk Party - Hobart ↗$17.33
- Sun 1 Nov · 6:00pmFemezine's Gig of the Century—with Sufferix, Miah Aplin and Where Do We Go From Here? ↗$17.50
- Fri 6 Nov · 7:00pmTelenova ↗$39.76
- Sat 7 Nov · 7:00pmDan Rath: Help Me Please ↗$34.90
- Sat 7 Nov · 9:00pmDIGI: Hyperpop, Digicore, Cloud Rap Club Night - Hobart ↗$17.33
- Thu 12 Nov · 7:00pm#1 DADS ↗$39.90
- Fri 13 Nov · 7:00pmROWENA WISE—Bad Things Feel Good* Album Launch (Band show) ↗$40
Read each morning from the venue’s own listings, last read Thu 15 Oct. Times as the venue publishes them; check before you go.
Map & Street View
112 Murray Street, Hobart TAS 7000Pin from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Street View opens the nearest street photo; entrances can be round the corner, so check the venue’s own directions.
Around Altar Bar
Within a ten-minute walk: Grinners Dive Bar (4 min, dive bar), Rude Boy (4 min, late cocktail bar), Mary Mary (7 min, late cocktail bar), Bar Wa Izakaya (9 min, late bar & izakaya) and Theatre Royal (10 min, theatre).
Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.
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Checked 13 October 2026 against venue sites, Time Out, Discover Tasmania, Pulse Tasmania, 2026 gig listings and Metro Tasmania. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.