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The Beat Megaclub

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Visitors often praise the friendly and attentive bartenders like Dan and Kris, and many report having a fun time. However, some guests have raised serious concerns about safety, including instances of groping and accusations of racist behavior from security staff, while others found the rule about drinks on the dance floor to be ridiculous.

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Address
677 Ann St, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006
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Phone
(07) 3852 2661
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Website
www.beatmegaclub.com.au

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About this place The Beat Megaclub

Founded on 12 November 1983, The Beat calls itself Australia's longest-running nightclub. It opens Wednesday to Sunday with DJs across six dance floors, from retro to RnB and big-room EDM, and drag every night. Google lists 8pm to 3am. The building's sale for A$13 million to a developer was reported in September 2026, with a residential project floated. The operator told Star Observer the club holds a lease with a no-demolition clause until 2035, and it ran a 12-hour Pride party on 24 October. Reviews are mixed: bartenders get praise, while some guests report groping and rough treatment from security.

Upcoming events at The Beat Megaclub

Opening Hours

Open Now · closes 03:00
Monday Closed
Tuesday Closed
Wednesday 20:00-03:00
Thursday 20:00-03:00
Friday 20:00-03:00
Saturday 20:00-03:00
Sunday 20:00-03:00

Features

Gay (mostly men) Mixed LGBTQ+ Drag scene Dance Pop DJ sets Dance club Late night (after midnight) Drag shows

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3.7
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505 reviews

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Aidan Gomez
Aidan Gomez Jun 2026
★★★★★

Dan is a legend best bartender in the venue tk doubt my brothaaaa

Riley Myers
Riley Myers Jun 2026
★★★★★

I had a really bad experience last night when I went to the beat with a group of friends. There was a creep that groped me and several of my friends, pressed himself against me, etc. When I separated myself and went to an empty table away from people to center myself because this brought back some really terrible feelings for me, not making any kind of scene or shambling or slurring or anything, a female member of staff named Shantelle (I could be wrong about the spelling, I'm unsure) immediately came up to me and said I needed to leave. I tried to tell her that I'm not disturbing anybody, I'm just taking a second in a quieter spot because somebody touched and squeezed me without my consent and she goes "There's drunk and then there's inebriated, you have to leave." I left and it took me hysterically crying outside and telling the other members of security who I didn't get the names of but handled it more decently that I was kicked out for getting a little emotional because I was groped and squeezed on several parts of my body. Yes I was a little drunk but I wasn't disturbing anybody and I definitely wasn't wasted by any means, so there was no reason to be singled out like this. Just to summarise, I was the one punished for being touched without my consent and I'm still not one hundred percent convinced that they didn't just let me back in because telling people who checked on me about this was bad for their business. Not to mention, we were all blamed after for not 'saying something about the man sooner.'

:D
:D Jun 2026
★★★★★
Krystyna Hutton
Krystyna Hutton Jun 2026
★★★★★
Gaming Tone
Gaming Tone Jun 2026
★★★★★

Not for straight shooters

Micheal G
Micheal G Jun 2026
★★★★★

Great night out!

Izzi Dang
Izzi Dang Jun 2026
★★★★★

My friends and I went to the beat on the 12th of June and the bartender Kris was amazing. So funny and kind i appreciated his care when I came to making our drinks and helping me keep an eye out for my friends. He deserves a raise! 10/10 would come again.

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Last updated on 7 November 2026

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