Record Store Day in Brisbane, Australia
Two dates to know: Record Store Day Black Friday is Friday, November 29, 2026, and the next main Record Store Day is Saturday, April 17, 2027.
What is Record Store Day?
Record Store Day is an annual event built around independent record stores. The main event traditionally lands on the third Saturday of April each year; Record Store Day Black Friday is traditionally held the day after US Thanksgiving. Both days bring exclusive, limited-run vinyl and CD releases sold only at participating independent shops — not big-box retailers, and not mail order until the in-store exclusives sell through. Because pressings are limited, popular titles can sell out within the first hour, which is why a line-early culture has grown up around the day even at shops that are otherwise quiet on a weekday morning.
Tips for the day
- Arrive early. At busy shops, lines for popular titles can start well before opening.
- Bring cash. A cash line often moves faster than card on a shop's highest-volume day of the year.
- Check each shop's own site or Instagram in the week before the date — participating shops post their own opening time, line policy, and which exclusive titles they've ordered in.
- Release lists are first-come, first-served and vary store to store. A title in stock at one shop may not show up at another, even across town.
- Expect one-per-customer or per-household limits on the most in-demand titles.
- Not every independent record store participates every year, and allocations vary shop to shop — confirm directly with the shop rather than assuming based on a past year.
Shops to check in Brisbane, Australia
Independent record shops open in Brisbane, Australia right now. We don't yet track which specific shops participate in Record Store Day or what they've ordered in for a given year — check each shop's own site or Instagram close to the date for their exclusive-release list, opening time, and line policy.
- Butter Beats
Queensland's home of rare and collectable records since 1998, specialising in rare Australian releases plus figurines, posters and pop-culture memorabilia. Also stocks graffiti and street-art supplies.
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- Dutch Vinyl
One of Brisbane's largest record shops, in Paddington. Stocks over 25,000 secondhand vinyl records across all genres plus 3,000+ new releases; actively buys collections of any size from around Queensland.
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- Rocking Horse Records
Queensland's largest and oldest independent record store, in the Brisbane CBD since 1976. Huge range of new and secondhand vinyl and CDs across all genres, plus a long-running record label and in-store history as a live-music hub.
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- Sonic Sherpa
Stones Corner specialist record store since 2015, run by a team with over a decade of Brisbane music-retail experience (formerly of Skinnys CBD). Large range of new and pre-loved vinyl, turntables, CDs, books and music merch.
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- Stash Records
Camp Hill's highest-rated record store, with a large range of new and pre-loved vinyl and turntables. Known for friendly, knowledgeable staff; also buys collections.
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See the full record store listing for Brisbane, Australia.