17 Best Live Music Venues in Bali 2026: Jazz, Bands & Sunset Sessions

A casual live-music bar in Legian, Summer Queen is open daily from 8 AM until midnight.

It's an easy stop for a drink and a band after dinner.

Laughing Buddha Bar, a much-loved live-music bar in central Ubud, pairs evening bands with a cocktail list to match.

It's open daily from 3 PM to midnight and is one of the town's liveliest nights out.

Opposite Kuta Beach since 1993, Hard Rock Cafe seats up to 400 with a dedicated stage, two sea-view terraces and more than 100 pieces of music memorabilia.

A live band plays every night from 9 to 11:30 PM.

Sashimi and live jazz are hard to beat on a warm Bali evening. Ryoshi has served Japanese food since 1993, and its House of Jazz stage hosts some of Bali's best jazz players.

Live music nights are on Mondays and Fridays from 9 PM.

A band plays as the sun goes down over the Indian Ocean at MoonLite, a rooftop bar and restaurant with an open-air deck and panoramic sea views. It sits on top of Grand Seminyak (formerly Anantara Seminyak) and serves modern Southeast Asian food.

Every night brings live bands and DJ sets, so book a table for sunset and stay for dinner.

On the road to Balangan Beach near Jimbaran, Cafe La Pasion is a laid-back garden hangout under big trees, with colourful murals, a pool and a Mexican-inspired menu of tacos and quesadillas.

There's free live music every day, with special sessions on Saturday nights, and it's child-friendly too.

Since 2012, Casablanca has taken the quietness out of Sanur. Resident cover bands play classic rock, blues and pop six nights a week from 9 PM, with free entry.

The line-up runs from The Love (indie rock hits) on Mondays to The Rockin' Dawn on Saturdays. Arrive early for happy hour: buy-one-get-one on selected cocktails Monday to Thursday until 8 PM.

In front of Ossotel Legian, a minute from Padma Beach, Romeos serves hearty grills, from pork ribs to barramundi, in a welcoming space open from breakfast to late.

Talented local artists play live almost every day, and the buy-one-get-one happy hour runs from midday.

Think of The Cavern Club in Liverpool and you'll get the idea. The Orchard, a British-owned gastropub open since 2015, puts music first: original and cover bands play seven nights a week, with no backing tracks, on the stage at the back.

The week's line-up is posted on Instagram every Monday. The kitchen sticks to pub classics, from beef sliders to fish and chips.

CP Lounge, Ubud's day-to-night club, has been running since 2009, with a white-sand pool by day and music until 3 AM. Acoustic sets run daily from 5:45 to 8:45 PM, then live Latin and pop bands take over from 9 PM to 11:45 PM.

Fridays bring a Latin social dance night, and DJs play from midnight. Entry is free, with no reservations or minimum spend.

Upstairs from Liap Liap in central Ubud, No Más is a live-music bar where rock, salsa and alt-rock share one stage. Local bands play every night from 8 to 11 PM: Latin sets on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, alt-rock on Tuesdays and Saturdays, and Black Betty on Thursdays.

House cocktails include the Kretek Negroni, alongside 14-day barrel-aged classics. There's no cover charge and no table bookings, so come early on busy nights.

Behind a neon blue door in central Ubud, The Blue Door has two sides: an open-air Beer Garden with big sports screens and a stage where live bands play every night, and a Club Lounge where DJs take over late. The venue holds up to 250 guests, and the kitchen stays open late.

Happy hour runs daily from opening until 7 PM, and the bar pours more than 15 international and local craft beers. Weekly specials include steak and wine for IDR 265,000 on Thursdays and a Sunday roast.

Live jazz comes with a view at Ambar, a cliff-top bar at Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, overlooking the Ayung River valley. A different trio or quartet plays every evening from 6:30 to 9:20 PM, with acts ranging from smooth-jazz sets to the Bali Groove Messengers.

We'd book ahead, arrive for sunset cocktails and stay for the music.

At Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach, Tree Bar pairs 'Balixology' cocktails infused with local herbs with two weekly music nights: Jazz Do It on Wednesdays (6–9 PM) and Saxy Sunday, with live saxophone at sunset (5–8 PM).

On jazz night, cocktails are IDR 90,000++ a glass.

On Echo Beach at COMO Canggu, the COMO Beach Club runs from breakfast until 10 PM to a soundtrack of live acoustic musicians and DJ sets showcasing local talent.

The big Sunday brunch runs from 11 AM to 3 PM; non-hotel guests need to reserve.

Rolling Fork, an Italian restaurant near Bingin Beach, turns into Uluwatu's favourite Latin night every Tuesday: a social dance session with professional dancers from 8 PM, then live band El Sava from 9:30 PM until closing.

Women get in free on Latin night. On other nights it's a leafy, relaxed spot for pizza and pasta.

Reached by an inclinator down the cliffs in Uluwatu, Sundays is a white-sand cove with live music every day from 5 to 8 PM; the sunset bonfires are lit on the beach from 6:30 PM.

Entry is by day pass, which includes credit for food and drink.