Live Lounge Bangkok
10/47 Trendy building, Soi Sukhumvit 13, North Klongton sub-district, Watthana, Bangkok 10110
Bangkok has no shortage of live music bars where the act is an afterthought. Live Lounge is built the other way around: the stage came first, then the room. Fifty-plus red leather seats arranged facing a dedicated performance area, neon calibrated for atmosphere, and a booking philosophy oriented toward local acts rather than cover bands. The rotating weekly format is the venue's real identity, which makes the Facebook page non-optional reading before you show up.
The Sportsman is a long-running sports bar on Sukhumvit Soi 13. What changed is the second floor. The team converted the building's disused entrance level into a standalone live event space rather than expand the bar below. The result is a separate room with its own entrance and its own character.\n\nThe interior runs red and black throughout. Over 50 red leather seats face a dedicated stage. Two large projectors flank the performance area and neon lighting keeps the atmosphere close without making it dark. Capacity is 100 guests. The room does not feel like it is trying to be larger than it is.\n\nProgramming is structured by night. Mondays are hip-hop. Wednesdays belong to stand-up comedy, hosted by The Bangkok Hilarious. Thursdays shift to live music gigs. The stated aim of the booking team is to give Bangkok's local live music, poetry and comedy scenes a proper room rather than a corner of a busy bar. Future programming has included film screenings as a format under consideration.\n\nThe Trendy Building sits on Soi 13 between Nana and Asoke, walkable from Nana BTS. Listed hours run from 5PM daily, closing at 1AM Sunday through Thursday and 2AM on Fridays and Saturdays. Because the programme rotates weekly and acts change, the Facebook page at facebook.com/liveloungebkk carries the current schedule. That is the practical starting point before any visit.