The BUgEtte
The BUgEtte returns for a night of live local music — bringing together four wonderful Brisbane acts for an evening of musical fun, creativity and community.Think of it as a little musical village for the night — artists sharing the stage, audiences discovering new music, friends catching up and everyone becoming part of the same creative community.
The BUgEtte carries on the long-standing ethos of The BUg – Brisbane Unplugged Gigs: nurturing and supporting emerging and up-and-coming acoustic artists, giving performers a welcoming stage to develop their craft, find new audiences and become part of Brisbane’s wider music community.
The musical village returns to the beautiful and wonderfully quirky Mirrorball Ministries in West End.
AND WE’RE GOING BACK TO PRE-COVID PRICES - $10! Yep — we’re winding back the clock and reducing the ticket price to pre-COVID levels.
Why? Because we want to make it easier for people to come out, hear some great local music, support emerging artists and be part of the community.
Thursday November 26th
TICKETS
- Lacewing
- Lachy and Sam
- Stafford Woods
- Georgie Taylor Band
The first iteration of BUgEtte’s West End run, which began in August 2025, wrapped up with its final outing at The End Bar on Thursday 9 April 2026.
The BUg (Brisbane Unplugged Gugs) strongly supported the series, financially backing each event to ensure artists received a modest fee. However, attendance wasn’t sufficient to sustain the model, and the venue that provided the space determined it wasn’t viable to continue. Across its run, 18 artists were featured in 9 concerts: Ari Isabella Trio, Blue Stockings, CC & The Flames, Dead Song Society with Pipin, Echoes of Cirque, Eden King Trio, Gabriel Bishop, Georgie Neilsen, Georgie Taylor Band, Jack Meimaris & Friends, Jo Davie Trio, Kay Proudlove, Pipin, Rosa Mack, Ruby Gilbert, Sixth of The Sun, Stafford & Woods, Wattmore.
The good news was that the Dead Song Society — which opened each of these nights in 2026 — will continue somewhere! Hosted by Bec Hoole (aka Pipin), it was a bold community-singing project celebrating creativity, connection and a touch of joyful rebellion. It brought people together to sing songs, embrace their inner mischief-maker, and experience the simple thrill of voices raised in harmony.
And while The BUgEtte has wrapped up for now, it may well reappear down the track, somewhere...
These were the dates and artists performed at the 9 BUgEttes at The End Bar in West End, Brisbane
| • 13 Aug 2025 — Wattmore; CC & The Flames |
| • 10 Sep 2025 — Blue Stockings; Sixth of The Sun |
| • 8 Oct 2025 — Echoes of Cirque; Georgie Neilsen |
| • 12 Nov 2025 — Jack Meimaris & Friends; Kay Proudlove |
| • 10 Dec 2025 — Georgie Taylor Band; The Inadequates |
| • 22 Jan 2026 — Pipin; Rosa Mack; Dead Song Society |
| • 12 Feb 2026 — Gabriel Bishop; Ruby Gilbert; Dead Song Society |
| • 12 Mar 2026 — Ari Isabella Trio (with Mocara & Rory Kelly – The Barleyshakes); Jo Davie Trio; Dead Song Society |
| • 9 Apr 2026 — Eden King Trio; Stafford & Woods; Dead Song Society |
Many thanks to the volunteers from The BUg who made The BUGette happen.
