Chair ticket
Old Mate Barbers
Short back & sidesCuts, skin fades and hot towel shaves for the Gabba and beyond. No fuss, no fancy words — just tell us what you're after, or show us.
Tue–Fri 9–6 · Thu till 8 · Sat 8–2
The board
What it costs
- Cutclippers & scissors, wash & style$38
- Skin fadedown to the skin, blended up$45
- Scissor cutlonger styles, all scissors$48
- Buzz cutone guard all over$25
- Beard trimshape, line-up & oil$22
- Cut + beardthe works, minus the towel$58
- Hot towel shavetwo towels, straight razor$42
- Kids cutunder 12 · lolly optional$28
Sample prices · pensioners $30 Tue–Thu
The fade chart
Dial in your fade
Pick a guard for the bottom, where the fade stops and how long you want the top. The chart redraws as you go — then print a card and show it in the chair.
Side view · live
3 mm at the bottom of the fade
Textured quiff
Tip: not sure? Mid fade on a #1 with 5–6 cm on top suits most heads.
How to get a chair
Walk in or book in
Mornings · Tue–Sat
Walk-ins
- Grab a ticket from the red dispenser by the door
- We call numbers, not names — head over to the café, we'll wave
- Usual wait: a cut or two. Saturdays, bring a book.
Afternoons · Thu till 8
Bookings
- Pick your barber and a time — see the booking card below
- Running late? Text us and we'll shuffle if we can
- Hot towel shaves are bookings only (they take a while)
The chairs
The barbers
Three chairs, three characters. Fictional, but you get the idea.
Macca
Fades & flat-tops
Can take a flat-top dead level by eye. Will talk rugby league whether you like it or not.
Tui
Scissor work
Long-to-short transformations and grown-out mullets rescued. Quietest chair in the shop.
Nico
Shaves & beards
Hot towels, straight razor, beard shaping. In charge of the record player, and takes it seriously.
Read before you sit
Shop rules
- No ticket, no chair.Walk-ins pull a number from the red dispenser. Even if you know Macca's mum.
- Tell us what you want, not what your mate got.Bring a photo, or a card from the fade chart above.
- Phones on silent in the chair.Unless it's the footy score. Then we need to know too.
- Kids under 12 get a lolly.If the grown-up says yes. We're not getting in the middle of that.
- Tipping is never expected.Coming back is the tip.
- Good dogs welcome in the waiting area.As long as they leave the magazines alone.
Pull up a chair
Visit the shop
Hours & where
- Tue–Wed
- 9am – 6pm
- Thu
- 9am – 8pm
- Fri
- 9am – 6pm
- Sat
- 8am – 2pm
- Sun–Mon
- Closed (gone fishing)
Woolloongabba, QLD — a short walk from the stadium. Street parking out front; bike rack by the pole.