Checked against Google on 8 September 2026
Twenty-six places in Pattaya with a band on the listing and reviewers who talk about it, grouped by what you will hear, with hours, distance from Soi Diana and the words of the people who were there. We run the bar beside the stage at Las Vegas Beer Garden, so we have an interest, and we say so where it matters.
Nearest first
Numbers are distance rank from KQ Bar on Soi Diana; the same numbers run through the list below. Rings are kilometres, on a square-root scale so the Soi Buakhao cluster stays readable.
LK Metro, the alley behind us · next door
Soi Diana, our own soi · 150 m on foot, about 2 minutes
Soi Buakhao · 250 m on foot, about 3 minutes
Soi Buakhao · 250 m on foot, about 3 minutes
Second Road, by Soi 13 · 300 m on foot, about 4 minutes
Soi Buakhao · 300 m on foot, about 4 minutes
Tree Town, Soi Buakhao · 500 m on foot, about 6 minutes
Beach Road side, Soi 13 · 500 m on foot, about 6 minutes
Chaloem Phrakiat side of Soi Buakhao · 500 m on foot, about 6 minutes
Soi Buakhao · 600 m on foot, about 8 minutes
The other 16 are numbered in the list.
Rock, loud, most nights
Guitar bands with a house sound. The Soi Buakhao ones are ten minutes apart on foot.
The heavier room on Soi Buakhao: classic metal and hard rock from a band built around a guitarist reviewers name, an open front, and a sports pub with pool and air-conditioning at the back. Cash only.
What reviewers mention most: metal music, guitarist, rock music, pool tables.
From KQ: Out to Soi Buakhao and turn right; two minutes.
It is a music club similar to the nearby Rock Factory, but has a stronger hard rock atmosphere.
Google review · sunny M · June 2025
An afternoon bar that turns into rock, pop and Thai songs after sundown, in its own words, with a DJ who sings and sport on the screens. Reviewers compare it with Rock Factory across the road and split on which they prefer.
What reviewers mention most: live music, atmosphere, location.
From KQ: Out to Soi Buakhao and turn right; two minutes.
This bar has an amazing dj. Also he sings some songs live.
Google review · James VC · November 2025
Live rock and heavy metal every night from 9 PM until 2:30 AM, in the bar's own words, with a house band, tribute nights (a Van Halen tribute in October 2025), requests for a tip, a kitchen, and a crowd that fills the room by eleven. Reviewers note there are no bar girls.
What reviewers mention most: live music (175 reviews), house band, rock bar, friendly staff.
From KQ: Out to Soi Buakhao and turn right; three minutes.
The band is really good, you can also request a song with the donation of a small tip. The place gets really crowded as the night progresses.
Google review · Nick · November 2025
Rock inside the Tree Town market with a pool table and a band that takes requests and, according to more than one reviewer, does not play the same tired set every night.
What reviewers mention most: band, musicians, song requests.
From KQ: Soi Buakhao north to Tree Town, five minutes.
The musicians that play here are amazing and don't seem to play the tired old tracks on repeat that some do in Pattaya.
Google review · Henry McIvor · May 2025
Three singers alternating over one band, a guitarist reviewers compare to Slash, and a pool table. The set is rock and roll with newer songs mixed in, which is rarer here than it should be.
What reviewers mention most: band, new songs, guitar player.
From KQ: Baht bus north on Second Road, ten minutes.
The band was really good and had 3 singers alternating with slightly different styles.
Google review · Tony Grima · September 2024
A rock and metal band in an air-conditioned hall that faces the beach, with staff that reviewers keep mentioning before the music.
What reviewers mention most: rock music, live rock, beach road location, metal.
From KQ: Baht bus north on Second Road to Central Pattaya Road, then two minutes to the beach.
Lisa has a fantastic live band playing killer rock and metal music.
Google review · ayoub gadz · June 2026
A live band every afternoon and evening, pool, and a crowd that comes for the music and stays. Out towards Thepprasit, so a taxi from Soi Diana.
What reviewers mention most: friendly staff, pool table.
A nice place to meet friends, have drinks, listen to international songs and dance.
Google review · Наталья Яковлева · January 2026
Reggae
Two rooms, one family, singers every night.
Reggae, ska and two-tone with live singers every night, and a stage you are welcome on if you can hold a tune. The second Trench Town; the original on Soi Buakhao opened in 2017. A minute from our door, so the two are easy to pair.
What reviewers mention most: reggae music, live music, singers, song requests.
From KQ: Out of the complex and straight into LK Metro; it is on the alley.
If you like reggae ska two tone then this is your place.
Google review · James Colman · May 2026
The original, open since 2017: reggae and ska with live singers, a Bob Marley wall, karaoke nights, and the same welcome as the LK Metro branch with a bigger room.
What reviewers mention most: reggae bar (79 reviews), live music, singers, ska.
From KQ: Soi Buakhao north, five minutes.
Nice bar, great reggae live music.
Google review · Chau Nguyen · April 2026
The Thai night out
Bands playing Thai songs for a Thai crowd, with a DJ set, dancers on some stages, and a table you book.
Thai bands and a DJ set for a mostly Thai crowd, loud, warm when full, and worth booking a table for. The reviews that mention it are from people who wanted a local night rather than a tourist one.
What reviewers mention most: local pub, beautiful music, Thai food, live bands.
From KQ: Five minutes east; a motorbike taxi knows it.
A lot of Thai people are there to have fun. It's really authentic and local. Usually, a band plays Thai songs.
Google review · Kostas Christofis · July 2026
Dine, drink, dance, in its own three words: a Thai crowd, a DJ, singers on some nights and a kitchen people rate. The 4.9 from nearly five hundred reviews is the highest of any nightlife place this side of Beach Road.
What reviewers mention most: songs, atmosphere (122 reviews), lovely staff, DJ.
A house band and Thai songs for a mostly Thai crowd, somewhere between a pub and a club, busiest on Sundays.
What reviewers mention most: Thai-style bar, fun music, Thai food, live bands.
Local music and a live performance by the house band.
Google review · ITZIK TAKIYA · May 2026
Three bands a night, a DJ, an MC and dancers, in the venue's own description, with a car park and a kitchen. The full Thai night out, and the highest-rated live venue in the city.
What reviewers mention most: good atmosphere (137 reviews), songs (102), delicious food, live music.
Great place with a lot of staff, never let down by the band.
Google review · Terence Paiva · January 2024
On Walking Street
Louder, later and pricier than the rest of this page, which reviewers say and we are not allowed to.
Thai bands playing rock classics and pop for a crowd that sings along and dances, on Walking Street, until four. Cash only.
What reviewers mention most: songs (56 reviews), singers, live bands, Thai pop.
Expect a mix of rock classics, pop hits, and songs everyone can sing along to.
Google review · Benji Harrison · February 2026
The rock bar of record on Walking Street: Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Dio and Motörhead in the sets reviewers name, an open front onto the street, and a band that plays every night.
What reviewers mention most: rock music (71 reviews), band, hard rock, classic rock.
From KQ: Baht bus down Second Road to the Walking Street end, ten minutes, then walk in.
Awesome bands covering Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, DIO, OZZY, Motorhead.
Google review · FJB McCain · May 2026
Thai songs for a Thai crowd on Walking Street, with a kitchen that reviewers rate for larb and nam tok. Fifty-four reviews, so treat the rating as early.
What reviewers mention most: atmosphere, food.
Excellent live Thai music venue on walking street.
Google review · Shane Q · April 2026
With the sea in front of you
Restaurant-bars on Beach Road where a band is one of the reasons to go, not the only one.
A craft beer list, an Indian kitchen, a rooftop and a live band, on Beach Road, open from breakfast to half past three. The music is the second thing reviewers mention after the beer.
What reviewers mention most: beer selection (133 reviews), live music (104), craft beers, sea view.
A restaurant-bar above Beach Road with the beach in front, an Italian and Thai kitchen, and live music most evenings; the eighty-two reviews that mention the music are the second-most common topic after the view.
What reviewers mention most: live music (82 reviews), beach view, lovely staff.
You can sit and enjoy the beach view while eating/drinking.
Google review · S S · February 2026
A sunset and sea-view bar-restaurant with a live band in the evening, and the second-most reviewed place on this page. Go at six for the sunset and stay for the band.
What reviewers mention most: the view (364 reviews), sunset view, good atmosphere, delicious food.
The live band adds a wonderful touch.
Google review · EARTH TJ · May 2026
The rooftop with live music at sunset and a cocktail list. Book ahead: hotel guests take the good tables.
What reviewers mention most: sunset view (115 reviews), cocktails, rooftop bar.
Do book well in advance though, hotel guests tend to get the good tables before hand.
Google review · Conor Knowles · February 2026
The chain, with a house band that plays two sets a night in front of a Beach Road window, and a kitchen that does the wings. Closes at eleven, so it is where a night starts.
What reviewers mention most: live music (197 reviews), beach view, lovely staff.
The band did 2 Fabulous sets!
Google review · Bill King · May 2026
Something else
A Latin band, a brewery band, a country band, a house band playing the seventies, and a cocktail lounge on our own soi.
A cocktail lounge a hundred metres up Soi Diana, with live music and karaoke nights on Google's listing and bartenders that reviewers from three continents rate. Not a band bar; the place for the hour before or after one.
What reviewers mention most: cocktail presentation, live music, kind staff.
From KQ: Up Soi Diana towards Second Road, on the left.
Even in the USA it is very rare to see this level of craftsmanship.
Google review · Zarko Mladenovic · July 2026
A brewery with around fifteen taps of its own beer, a Harry Potter theme, a German kitchen and a live band. The most-reviewed bar in the city with a 4.9, and the one place on this list where the beer is made in the building.
What reviewers mention most: good atmosphere (806 reviews), live music, IPA, variety of beers.
From KQ: Down Soi Diana to Second Road; six minutes.
The beer is brewed on the spot, plus they have a decent varieties of their own beer on tap (around 15 taps).
Google review · Miha Tochilov · April 2026
A corner bar that opens for breakfast and has a house band playing seventies, eighties and nineties pop and rock in the evening. One of the older bars on this side of town, according to its regulars, and a people-watching spot by day.
What reviewers mention most: relaxing atmosphere, oldies music, people watching, house band.
From KQ: Down Soi Diana to Second Road and across; six minutes.
If you enjoy good live music and chill atmosphere, this is your place to go.
Google review · Teemu · December 2025
A Cuban bar with a live Latin band in the name, cocktails and cakes, and a room full of old photographs. Closes at eleven.
What reviewers mention most: cocktails, atmosphere, Cuban music.
The cuban music gives a special ambiance.
Google review · Edith Gomes · January 2026
Country rock from a Filipino band, a pool table, sport on the screens, karaoke nights, and staff who park your car. Renovated in 2025 with more seats near the band.
What reviewers mention most: band, pool table, friendly staff.
The renovations have paid off with a larger area for the band and more seating closer to the band.
Google review · Alan Bates · January 2026
Our interest, declared
MHz Band Thailand play the stage at the back of the hall from 9 PM to 1 AM, Tuesday to Sunday, and a DJ plays Monday. The hall is air-conditioned, there is no cover charge, and the tables along the right-hand edge of the stage are KQ Bar's. It is the only place on this page where we can promise you the seat.
A list of live music venues ranked by Google is a list of rooms, and a room is not a band: the band changes, the night changes, and a venue with a house band six nights and a DJ two is two different places depending on the day. Read the entries for the night the band is on, which the hours and the reviews give, and plan the night around a band rather than a bar. The six house bands on the live-bands guide on this site are the ones you can plan around, because they are there every week.
Then read the distances. The rooms on this list are spread from Jomtien to North Pattaya, and the ones within a kilometre of our counter, which the map at the top draws, are the ones a single night can reach on foot. The band at the back of the hall on Soi Diana is the one we hear every night and the one this page ends with, three metres from a table, 9 PM–1 AM Tuesday–Sunday.
Asked
Ratings, review counts, hours and the review topics are Google's on 8 September 2026. We have been in some of these venues and not others, and we do not pretend otherwise; every line about a venue traces to its listing or a named review. Bars change bands and hours without telling anyone, so check before a taxi. Tell the bar if something is wrong and we will fix it the same week.
How to find us
One way in, one way out. Nine bars stand between the gate and us, and each will invite you in. Keep walking.
The big Las Vegas Beer Garden sign, two minutes from LK Metro. Free entry, no ticket, no dress code.
Past Pocket Kings, Palace, the V Bar, Full House, Viva, Aces High, MGN and Black Jack. The music gets louder with every step.
A black disc ringed with bulbs, a gold crown over the K. That's the door. The toilets are just past it, which is why everyone walks by at least once.
KQ has its own pin on Google Maps, separate from the complex. Tap it and the blue dot ends at our bar, not the front gate.
Open KQ Bar in Maps