B72 sits inside two railway arches at Hernalser Gürtel 72-73 in Josefstadt, a two-floor live-music bar and club that has run concerts and club nights since it opened in May 1998. The room is part of the long strip of Stadtbahnbogen venues that turned the Gürtel into Vienna's spine for alternative music.
The room
The space stretches across two U-Bahn arches near the U6 stop at Alserstrasse, with two bars, a stage and a dancefloor on the ground level and a chill-out gallery upstairs that looks down on the stage, per vienna.info. The brick vaults keep the sound tight and the sightlines short, so a crowd of a few hundred feels close to the band rather than lost in a hall.
What to order
B72 is a beer-and-shot room first, with draught and bottled beer the default order and a short list of spirits and cocktails behind the bar. Prices track the Gürtel rather than the inner city, which keeps a night here cheaper than the cocktail bars around Stephansplatz. In summer the venue opens a beer garden in front of the arches that runs until 2am.
Who it is for
B72 fits anyone who came for guitar bands, electronic sets and the cross-section of the Austrian alternative scene that the club has booked for more than 25 years. Calexico, Tocotronic and Peaches all played early Austrian shows here, per vienna-trips.at, which signals the kind of bill the room still chases. A crowd after a quiet wine bar should look elsewhere.
Best time to go
Doors open at 8pm, with the room running to 4am Sunday through Thursday and to 6am on Friday and Saturday. Concert nights fill early once the headline act starts, so arriving before the support set is the way to claim a spot near the stage. Later DJ sets pull the dancefloor crowd after midnight.
The neighbourhood
B72 sits on the Hernalser Gürtel in the eighth district, on the belt of arch venues that includes Rhiz and Chelsea within a short walk. The U6 line runs directly overhead, which makes the venue one of the easiest late-night rooms to reach and leave in the city. The strip stays busy with music crowds well past last trains.
The bottom line
B72 is one of the anchor rooms of Vienna's Gürtel music scene, a two-arch bar built for live bands, DJ nights and cheap beer rather than polish. The booking has stayed loyal to alternative and electronic acts since 1998. Come for a concert, drink at the downstairs bar, and move up to the gallery when the floor fills.
Keep exploring with our best live music bars in Vienna guide, the full Vienna bar guide, and our edit of live music bars worldwide. Pair B72 with Porgy & Bess in Vienna, Jazzland in Vienna, and Reigen in Vienna.
Sources: B72 official site (2026); vienna.info; vienna-trips.at; Google Maps reviews.
