BAR ON THE HILL

An iconic live music & performance venue in Newcastle, NSW.

Based inside the University of Newcastle

Upcoming events

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB & DECLAN MCKENNA

14.12.2024
(OUTDOORS)
Music fans across Australia are in for a treat this December as indie-dance darlings Two Door Cinema Club and critically acclaimed Declan McKenna join forces for their first-ever co-headline tour of Australia. For more info and tickets head to livenation.com.au.

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PENNYWISE + MILLENCOLIN

23.02.2025
(OUTDOORS)
In 2025, two of the all-time punk greats will return to Australian stages, with pioneering California dynamos PENNYWISE and beloved Swedish trailblazers MILLENCOLIN set to co-headline a huge run down under next February and March.

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ZIGGY ALBERTS

14.03.2025
(OUTDOORS ALL-AGES)
Commonfolk Presents is proud to announce independent singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts is bringing his New Love Tour to regional Australia in March and April 2025. This tour marks his first full-length regional run in his home country since the highly successful Laps Around The Sun World Tour (2018-19). Ziggy will be celebrating the release of his highly anticipated seventh studio album, New Love, which drops in February 2025.

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THE RED CLAY STRAYS

19.05.2025
(OUTDOORS)
Red Clay Strays are bringing the These Moments Tour to Australia in May 2025!
Don't miss Country's hottest rising acts make their Australian debut.
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The venue

Located at the University of Newcastle’s Callaghan Campus, the Bar on the Hill has been an icon of the Hunter region music scene since the 1980’s. A cafe by day, the Bar on the Hill transforms into a thriving bar and live music venue by night. Bar on the Hill undertook a major refurbishment in early 2012.

The Bar has played to host to music legends including Silverchair, Tool, Grinspoon, The Rubens, Pnau, Meg Mack, You Am I, The Whitlams, Jet, Eskimo Joe, The Living End, Regurgitator, Cat Empire & more

The Bar on the Hill caters to all genres of music and performance and can be set to ‘cabaret’ mode or ‘theatre style’ as required. Stand-up comedy, street theatre, DJs, acoustic acts and world music have all featured on the Bar on the Hill calendar.