18 Best Places for Live Music in Bali (2026): Ubud, Seminyak, Legian & Sanur

Summer Queen is a standalone restaurant and bar in Legian, serving an Asian fusion and Western menu that runs from beef rendang to pizza and dumplings, with cocktails at the bar. The draw is the music: on band nights a group plays classic rock covers and takes requests, and the room often ends up dancing. The schedule is posted on @summerqueenbali.

It stays open late and gets loud once the band starts: come with a group for dinner, drinks and a sing-along rather than a quiet meal. Book ahead on busy nights and allow time for food at peak hours.

Laughing Buddha Bar is a tapas and cocktail bar in central Ubud, and a regular stop for live music after dark. A band plays most nights, rotating through rock, blues and jazz sets, plus a Latin night.

Entry is free and walk-ins are welcome, so it is easy to drop in after dinner or to start with a buy-one-get-one cocktail during the early-evening happy hour. The bar fills quickly once the music starts, with couples and friends out for a lively drink, some tapas and a dance.

Hard Rock Cafe Bali has faced Kuta Beach since 1993, right next to the Hard Rock Hotel Bali, and a giant double-neck guitar modeled on Balinese guitarist Balawan's marks the spot. Inside, a dedicated stage hosts a live band every night from 9 PM, playing classic hits and pop, while more than 100 pieces of music memorabilia line the walls.

The air-conditioned restaurant seats up to 400 across the main room, two sea-view terraces and a poolside balcony. It is family-friendly by day, with a kids' menu, and becomes a dinner-and-a-band spot for rock fans in the evening, with burgers, ribs and nachos to share.

Ryoshi House of Jazz is the upstairs music room of Ryoshi Seminyak, a Japanese restaurant on the main road through Seminyak. The menu covers miso soup, sashimi platters, sushi, tuna carpaccio and tempura, with bento sets at lunch and a happy hour on drinks.

Jazz nights run a few evenings a week, usually from around 9 PM, and Friday is the most dependable, often with a jazz-funk band. The lineup changes, so check the venue's social media before heading over. Floor seating and a relaxed pace make it an easy choice for couples and small groups: good-value Japanese food, then an evening of jazz.

MoonLite Kitchen & Bar is the rooftop restaurant of Grand Seminyak (formerly Anantara Seminyak), with open ocean views over Seminyak Beach. Live bands and DJs play every night, and sunset is the moment to arrive, when the music starts and the sky changes color over the sea.

The kitchen serves modern Southeast Asian food, from laksa and nasi goreng to Singaporean-style chili crab and salted egg crab or lobster, backed by a full cocktail list, a wine list and shisha. The band sets the mood rather than taking over the night, which makes it a good fit for couples, birthday dinners and groups who want a sunset meal with music. Outside guests are welcome by reservation.

Cafe La Pasion is a casual Mexican cafe and bar on the road down to Balangan Beach in Jimbaran, set among big shady trees with colorful murals, gazebos and a pool to dip into. The menu covers tacos, quesadillas, fajitas and tostadas, plus pizza, pasta and an all-day breakfast, with mojitos and cocktails at the bar.

Live music is part of the routine, and Saturday is the main band night, with guests singing along; other nights are posted on @cafe_lapasion. Entry is free and children are welcome, making it as good for families and friends after a day at Balangan as for couples who want an easy evening with a band.

Casablanca Sanur is a live music bar, open since 2012 and renovated with a covered garden and a stage set between it and the bar. Cover bands play six nights a week, Monday to Saturday from 9 PM, with free entry: The Love on Monday, Okamu on Tuesday, Sexion on Wednesday, Gus & Friends on Thursday, Raspberry on Friday and The Rockin' Dawn on Saturday.

Expect classic rock, blues and modern pop, a busy dance floor, pool tables and darts, plus American-style burgers and Indonesian dishes. A mix of locals and visitors fills it most nights, so come ready to dance. It is closed on Sundays.

Romeos Bar & Grillery is the restaurant of Ossotel Legian, a minute from the beach, and it is open to outside guests from breakfast through dinner. The kitchen is built around a traditional in-house grill, with house specialties such as pork ribs, barramundi and the Romeos Mix Grill, plus steaks, burgers and a kids' menu.

Local musicians play almost every day, usually as a low-key evening band that leaves room for conversation, and weekends are the most reliable nights. It is a good pick for couples and families who want a steak dinner with live music rather than a late party.

The Orchard is a British-owned, family-run bar, restaurant and live music venue on a side lane in Seminyak, open since 2015. A gastropub at the front leads to a proper stage at the back, where original and cover bands play seven nights a week with no backing tracks and no karaoke. The weekly lineup goes up on social media every Monday.

Expect rock, pop-punk and blues, plenty of volume and a crowd of regulars and expats. The kitchen serves pub food and Indonesian dishes, from fish and chips and sharing platters to beef rendang, with Guinness by the half pint or pint. It suits music fans who want a real band, not background music.

Gimme Shelter is a rock'n'roll bar that opened in Canggu in the mid-2010s and has since moved just west of it, to the Pantai Lima side. The new home adds a beer garden, a kitchen and a skate spot out the back to the bar and stage.

The music is punk, rock'n'roll, rockabilly and alternative, from local and touring bands. Bands play several nights a week, with an open-mic night; check the venue's Instagram for this week's lineup. It runs late and loud, so it suits rock fans, skaters and musicians rather than diners looking for a quiet evening.

Makan Place is a standalone restaurant in Legian, steps from Padma Beach, with a bamboo-inspired dining room and a menu that mixes Western and Asian dishes. The signature is a Balinese crackling pork knuckle, alongside grills, beef rendang and barramundi, with creative cocktails and 2-for-1 slushy cocktails during the day.

Live music plays a few evenings a week, usually acoustic sets from around 7 PM; check @makanplace.bali for the current nights. Children under 12 eat free during the day, and in the evening the relaxed band makes it a dinner spot for families and couples rather than a late-night party.

No Más is a cocktail bar on the second floor of Liap Liap in central Ubud, with a live band every night from 8 PM to 11 PM and no cover charge. The weekly lineup is themed: Latin nights with Los Hermanos on Monday and Wednesday and D'Cambios on Friday and Sunday, alt-rock with One Slowky on Tuesday and Saturday, and rock with Black Betty on Thursday.

The bar pours house cocktails and oak-barrel-aged Negronis, Manhattans and Old Fashioneds, with bar bites, pizzas and pork ribs. It is walk-in only, so arrive early for a table, then dance to salsa or sing along to rock.

CP Lounge (Crown Place) is a bar, restaurant and club in central Ubud, running since 2009 and open from the afternoon into the early hours. Music fills the evening: acoustic sets from 5:45 PM, karaoke in the lounge, Latin and international live bands every night from 9 PM, and DJs in CP Club after midnight. Fridays bring a Latin social dance with the Ubud Afro Latin Dance Community and the band El Sava.

By day, the white-sand pool day club and pool tables open, with free entry and no minimum spend, so groups can swim, dance and stay out late without moving on. The venue is adults only, and men in tank tops are not admitted.

Lokal Bar is tucked down a side lane in central Ubud, in a tropical garden away from the traffic. A live band plays every day from 7 PM to 10 PM, usually an Indonesian group working through upbeat English-language rock and pop covers.

On Monday and Wednesday, between 6 and 8 PM, guests get a free welcome shot of arak. Shisha is also available. For a band and a drink away from the main road, it is a calmer choice for couples and friends.

The Blue Door is a beer garden and club in central Ubud. In the beer garden, live bands play every night as the sun goes down, usually from about 7 PM, with rock and cover acts. Behind the blue door, the Club Lounge opens at 9 PM with DJ theme nights, from Latin house on Monday to Afro on Friday and hip hop on Sunday.

The bar pours more than 15 local and imported craft beers, the kitchen runs late, and live sport is shown, from AFL and the Premier League to F1 and UFC. With a long happy hour and a late finish, groups can catch a band, then a club, without leaving.

Linga Longa Bar is a late-night live music bar in the southern part of Sanur. Bands play every night from 8:30 to 11:30 PM, covering rock, pop and top 40 with the occasional alternative set, followed by a late rock session from midnight to 2 AM. Entry is free.

Wednesday and Sunday are usually suckling pig nights, with a pig roasted on the spit before the band; book ahead for those. Drinks are fairly priced, and with rock covers and dancing long after most of Sanur has closed, it is a rare late-night option in a quiet town.

The St. Regis Bar is the bar of The St. Regis Bali Resort in Nusa Dua, seating 60 indoors and on an outdoor terrace. Live jazz plays in the evening, and each night brings the resort's ritual of a sommelier sabering a bottle of champagne with an Indonesian kris.

The menu focuses on sparkling wines and tropical cocktails. The jazz schedule is not published, so book ahead through the resort. It suits couples and resort guests in Nusa Dua who want a refined, quieter evening of jazz rather than a dance floor.

The Cashew Tree is a garden cafe in Uluwatu, best known by day for breakfasts and bowls with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. Thursday is music night, when the cafe stays open until 11:30 PM.

The rest of the week it is a relaxed place for a long breakfast or an early dinner. Surfers, families and anyone staying around Uluwatu get an easy-going live music night close to home, without the drive up to Seminyak.