8 Bangkok venues listed as playing rock.
A live music venue in Thonglor hosting original bands, touring acts, and weekly jam nights since 2016. Supports indie, punk, rock, and experimental artists with professional sound in an inclusive bar atmosphere.
Bangkok Mojo is a cozy, soulful live music bar and self-styled music lovers' club set along Charoen Krung Road in the artsy Bang Rak district, just steps from Silom. It champions timeless tunes played live, with a strong focus on quality sound and a warm sense of community among regulars. From Wednesday to Sunday, rotating bands and musicians bring the stage to life with soul, jazz, funk, blues, disco, roots and classic rock, largely drawn from the 1960s through the 1990s. Nights follow themed programming such as Swingin' Wednesday (rockabilly), Retro Thursday, Finally Friday, Bluesy Saturday and Easy Sunday, with acoustic sets giving way to full live bands as the evening builds. There is no cover charge, just a modest minimum spend of around 300 THB per person, and the bar serves solid cocktails and drinks with friendly service. The intimate, welcoming room and skilled resident musicians consistently earn praise for their energetic, heartfelt performances. It draws a mature, music-focused crowd of locals, expats and 40+ travelers who come for genuine musicianship over party crowds. Free parking is available nearby at Soi 39, and the venue is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.
Blueprint Livehouse is a dedicated live music venue on the second floor of Flow House in Bangkok's Khlong Toei district, built to support artists who create and perform original music. Positioned above the Flow House surf attraction in the A Square complex, it has quickly become a go-to destination for the city's live music enthusiasts. The intimate, performance-first space stages a mix of local and international acts, hosting standing-room gigs that put the band front and center. Its programming spans rock, indie, alternative, electronic and pop, with an emphasis on original songwriting rather than covers. The venue frames itself as a vibrant hub where musicians and audiences connect through the shared experience of live performance. Because it runs as a true livehouse rather than a nightly bar, doors typically open only when a gig is scheduled, and entry fees generally start from around 350 THB. Tickets are commonly sold in advance through Ticketmelon. The crowd skews toward passionate music fans and supporters of the local original-music scene. It is reachable via the MRT Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre station, a short taxi ride away.
Adhere the 13th Blues Bar is a tiny, much-loved live blues institution on Samsen Road in the Banglamphu old town, just a short walk from Khao San Road and the canal. Widely considered Bangkok's best blues bar, it packs first-class local musicians into a cramped, atmospheric room whose walls are plastered with album covers, road signs and musical memorabilia of every kind. There is authentic live music nightly, usually with two acts starting around 9 to 9:30 pm and running until roughly midnight or 1 am, with short breaks between sets; the house band and regular players such as Ped Bluesman and Chai and the Blues Maniacs are crowd favourites. Mid-week jam sessions are common as musicians drift in from other gigs, and weekends often bring guest vocalists and one-man guitar acts. Guests can sit indoors in air-conditioned comfort or spill out onto the pavement for a street-side drink. The drinks list keeps it simple and affordable with cold local beers and well-made cocktails like its popular margaritas. Admission is free, but the room is small, so regulars advise arriving early to grab a seat. The vibe is down-to-earth, intimate and friendly, drawing a warm mix of locals, expats, backpackers and blues lovers.
The Rock Pub is Bangkok's legendary house of rock, a dive-bar-style live music venue and concert space that has been a cornerstone of the city's rock and metal scene since it opened on 1 March 1987. Now run by the second generation of its founding family and located on Phahonyothin Road in the Phaya Thai area near Sanam Pao BTS, it survived the 1997 financial crisis on the loyalty of its community and still throws big anniversary celebrations every March. The decor pays homage to legendary rock and metal bands, setting the mood for live music virtually every night, with house and cover bands typically taking the stage from around 10 pm. Programming spans classic rock, heavy metal, punk, alternative and nu-metal, and over the decades the stage and associated shows have hosted major international acts including Napalm Death, Exodus, DragonForce, Doro and many touring metal and metalcore bands. Beyond nightly bands it runs ticketed gigs, tribute nights and themed events for Bangkok's rock faithful. Drinks are pub-style and unpretentious, with beers, spirits and cocktails, plus food available. The crowd is a devoted mix of rockers, metalheads, headbangers, expats and long-time regulars. It remains one of the longest-running and most iconic live-rock venues in Thailand.
An open-fronted live music bar on Sukhumvit Soi 7/1, a short walk from Nana BTS and marked from the street by an illuminated guitar-pick sign. Bands play nightly on a small wooden stage beneath a red ON AIR sign, and the line-up and genre change from day to day across rock, rhythm and blues, soul and funk. Inside it is white painted brick with a mural of rock and blues greats along one wall, high wooden tables, a brick bar counter lit from below and a mezzanine level above the stage. There is a pool table, a kitchen serving Thai and international dishes, and a cocktail and wine list alongside the beer. Happy hour runs from opening at 4 PM. Open daily from 4 PM, closing at 1 AM Monday to Wednesday and 2 AM Thursday to Sunday.
Repeat Ari is a live-music bar in The Hub complex on Phahonyothin Road, in the stretch between BTS Ari and Saphan Khwai, occupying a brick-arched corner unit whose windows open straight onto the pavement. The room is built around its stage: a low platform at one end under a copper dome and a mirror ball, with the bar and round tables facing it and a mezzanine looking down over the floor. Reviewers describe the ground floor as the place to be, close enough to see the singers work, and the upper level as the quieter option. The programming is Thai live music, house bands and singers through the week plus a weekend calendar of named Thai acts announced on Instagram, where the bigger bookings are marked fully booked weeks ahead. Google's review keywords put songs, atmosphere and live music far ahead of everything else, and the kitchen runs alongside the music with calamari, fried snacks and rice dishes; the venue reports a typical spend of 400 to 1,400 baht a head. Tables go by phone or through the venue's LINE account, which is the channel it points at for reservations.
A bar built into the Smiths Motors Co garage off Sukhontha Sawat 32 in Lat Phrao, so the room next door is a workshop of classic cars and motorcycles and the bar itself sits under a wall of framed record sleeves with a red neon Smiths script over the counter. The drinks card runs cocktails, wine by the glass and sparkling, and the kitchen sends out bar food under a Campbell's-soup pop-art wall. Live music some nights. Open 5pm to 2am, closed Mondays.
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