Our Take on Red Hot Club
There is no door at the Red Hot Club because there is no wall; the stage faces straight onto the corner of Bangla Road and Rat U Thit Road, and the band plays to whoever stops walking. Phuket 101 calls it one of Patong's most reliable live music rooms, directly opposite the Jungceylon mall.
Rotating bands cover rock and pop from 8pm, take requests in several languages, and hand the corner to the next set until 4am, per Renown Travel's Patong nightlife guide.
No cover charge, no minimum spend. The open front is the whole business model.
Reading the Room
A small dance floor fronts the stage, sports run on the TVs behind the bar, and the seating spills toward the pavement where Bangla Road provides the second show.
Volume is the furniture here; conversation happens between sets or not at all.
The Menu, Edited
Who Shows Up, and When
Tourists walking Bangla stop for a chorus and stay for a set; regulars hold the stools nearest the stage. After midnight it turns into Patong's musicians' common room.
Tripadvisor reviewers consistently rate the bands above the strip's average, which on Bangla Road is the entire fight.
The Word on the Street
- Phuket 101 ranks the house bands among Patong's tightest.
- Renown Travel's nightlife guide marks it as the live music anchor at the Rat U Thit end of Bangla.
- Tripadvisor reviews praise bands that take requests across languages.
- Mindtrip lists it as a Patong essential for cover music without a cover charge.
Go, or Skip
- Live music drinkers who want the band, not a DJ
- Bangla Road walkers easing in from the street
- Avoid if you want to hear your own conversation
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