Studio 278 Tattoo

Studio 278 Tattoo Studio 278 Tattoo is Townsville’s most prestigious tattooing studio that upholds and delivers high standards of work for clients of all ages and backgrounds.
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📍 Townsville, North Queensland
⚜️Townsville favourite Tattoo studio⚜️
▪️Home to 9 incredible artists m
▪️Walk-ins Every Friday night from 5pm-late
▪️Complete a booking form via our Website Whether it be for the tattooed veterans or the first-timers, it is important to recognise that not one tattoo is ever the same. The team at Studio 278 value the importance of individuality and artistic flair and are adamant about ensuring that everyone walks out with the tattoo of their dreams. Studio 278 strives to deliver the best quality of work in a comfortable and safe environment, which is tailored specifically for clients’ needs and wants. For more information, send us a Facebook message, visit us on Instagram (@ studio_278_tattoo) or just pop into the store to speak to the team!

01/10/2026

🔥 FRIDAY NIGHT WALK-IN TATTOOS AT STUDIO 278🔥 Studio 278 Tattoo

🏝️ Friday’s here and the crew is ready to go!
☠️ Grab your people and make a night of it!
Bestie, friend group, new date, mum and dad!
Or solo! We got you, everyone is welcome 🖤

🕔 Walk-ins from 5PM ‘til late
🚫 No bookings needed! Just roll in with your idea, size and placement and let’s go 🙌🏻

🔥 TONIGHT’S CREW 🔥
Aaron
Meg
Harry
Jozef
✨ Guest Artist Miri ✨

Bring us the idea you’ve been sitting on, something spontaneous, a matchy tattoo with your mate, script, fine line, trad, colour, black & grey or flash, we’re here for it.

👇 WHEN YOU ARRIVE 👇
📝 Add your name + mobile + tattoo idea to the CHECK-IN SHEET - per person
‼️ Not on the sheet = not in the line 😢

✍🏻 Complete your CONSENT FORM via the QR code at reception or from our website or in the stories on Insta or on the QR code in the waiting room or in the artists booths!

⚡️Save time and do this as soon as your name is on the list ⚡️

📲 Hang out or head off, we’ll text when you’re up next.

🙏🏻 Once you’ve checked in, no need to wait at the desk. The crew will already be busy tattooing their clients and keeping the night moving.

⚡️ Palm size or smaller works best
⚡️ Bring your own idea to us 🫶🏻
⚡️ Good tunes. Great people. Friday night tattoos 🙌🏻

📣THE BEST FRIDAY NIGHT WALK IN TATTOO STUDIO VIBES AROUND 🔥

🫶🏻 Prefer a booked session?
DM the insta studio page or send through a Booking Request from our website and Rach will get you sorted during the week.

❗️Strictly 18+ NO CHILDREN IN THE STUDIO ❗️
😵‍💫 Feeling sick? Catch us another Friday. 🖤

24/09/2026

🔥⚡️ BIG CREW ON TONIGHT. GOOD VIBES. LOW WAITS. ⚡️🔥 TATTOOS AT STUDIO 278 🔥

Friday Night Walk-Ins are on again and the crew is ready to sling ink, draw up your ideas, and bring those tattoos you’ve been wanting forever to life 🖤

🔥 TONIGHT’S CREW 🔥
Aaron
Meg
Harry
Pabz
Jack

With a big crew on tonight, wait times should be lower than usual 🤞🏻🤞🏻 so if you’ve been thinking about coming in, this is your sign 😮‍💨 ⚡️

🕰️ FNW runs every Friday from 5PM ‘til late
🚫 No bookings needed, just roll in and check in 💫

Whether it’s:
⚡️ A tattoo you’ve been planning for ages
⚡️ A last-minute spontaneous idea
⚡️ A matchy tattoo with your mate
⚡️ Script, flash, colour, fine line or black & grey
⚡️Or just want to hang out in a chill, welcoming, comfy place on your Friday night…
we are here for it!

WHEN YOU ARRIVE 👇
📝 Add your name + mobile + tattoo idea to the CHECK-IN SHEET

‼️ Not on the sheet = not in the line ‼️

✍🏻 Complete your CONSENT FORM via the QR code at reception or online

📲 Hang with us or head off, we’ll text when you’re up next

🙏🏻 Once checked in, no need to wait at the desk, please take a seat, the crew will already be busy keeping FNW moving and won’t be able to stop tattooing to come chat.

⚡️ Palm size or smaller works best
⚡️ Bring your own idea, browse the internet!
⚡️ Good tunes. Great people. Friday night tattoos.

🫶🏻 If you’d rather lock in a time during the week, send us a DM or submit a Booking Request and Rach will get you sorted.

☠️ This is your Friday night session!
☠️ Every week,
☠️ Every Friday,
and you’re always welcome to be part of it. ☠️

❗️Strictly 18+ - NO KIDS IN STUDIO 🫶🏻
😵‍💫 Feeling sick? Catch us another Friday.

See you from 5PM 🖤

11/09/2026

🔥FRIDAY NIGHT TATTOO WALK-INS Studio 278 Tattoo🔥

Your Friday night plans? Sorted 🙌🏻

We’ve got 5 artists on tonight, the vibes are high and the crew is ready to see what you bring through the door 🖤

🔥 TONIGHT’S CREW 🔥
Aaron
Meg
KJ
Pabz
Iain

Matchy tats? Yep.
Fine line? Bring it.
Colour? Absolutely.
Script, black & grey, little bangers, random ideas you’ve had saved for months? We’re here for it.

🕔 Walk-ins from 5PM ‘til late
🚫 No bookings needed for FNW

👇 WHEN YOU ARRIVE 👇
📝 Add your name + mobile + tattoo idea to the CHECK-IN SHEET
‼️ Not on the sheet = not in the line

✍🏻 Complete your CONSENT FORM via the QR code at reception or online

📲 Hang out with us or head off, we’ll text when you’re up next

🙏🏻 Once you’re checked in, no need to wait at the desk. Our artists will already be busy tattooing and keeping FNW moving.

⚡️ Palm size or smaller works best
⚡️ Bring your own idea, we love your vibe 🫶🏻
⚡️ Good tunes. Good people. Friday night tattoos, we got you!

🫶🏻 Prefer a booked session? Send us a DM or submit a Booking Request and Rach will get you lined up for during the week.

☠️ Grab your bestie, your partner, your crew, your neighbour, your mum!!
It’s a thing trust us 🖤
Come make a night of it.

❗️Strictly 18+ No kids in the studio 🫡
😵‍💫 Feeling sick? Catch us another Friday.

See you tonight 🎉

Insta is where you’ll find us 👇🏻
https://www.instagram.com/studio_278_tattoo?stkn=MXZhMWMwNThlZDd2eA==

08/09/2026

Tattoo this Wednesday?!
YOU BET 🙌🏻 S278 🔥
2-4 Artists available through out the day!
Want your tattoo created before the weekend?
Reach out, walk in, let’s do this!

Drop by from 10am or send a DM with your ideas🔥

⚡️ FNW TONIGHT ⚡️ QUICK HEADS UP ⚡️Just Aaron + Meg on tonight 😵‍💫😎so availability is super limited and we’ll be capping...
28/08/2026

⚡️ FNW TONIGHT ⚡️ QUICK HEADS UP ⚡️

Just Aaron + Meg on tonight 😵‍💫😎
so availability is super limited and we’ll be capping the list earlier than usual.

Still coming?
We’d love to see you 😎
just bring a little patience 🖤

Prefer to not join the wait tonight?

DM us here or on our insta page (link below)
or send through a Booking Request (link below)
and Rach will get you sorted for a booking during the week 🙌🏻🫡

https://www.tsvstudio278.com/bookings

https://www.instagram.com/studio_278_tattoo?igsi=MnA2YWM4a3hnOHA0

**sorry as a Studio rule we don’t book clients in during Friday Night Walk-ins**

We see walk in clients only from 5pm 😎

5PM ‘til late. Same FNW vibe, smaller crew.

Have a great weekend fam!

21/08/2026

🔥🖤 GUEST ARTIST MIRI 🖤🔥

✨Custom First Nations Tattoos
✨Culture • Country • Family • Storytelling

Miri is with our crew at STUDIO 278
From 1-6 October 🔥 Only 4 sessions left!

DM Miri on his Instagram page to book in.
Link below:

https://www.instagram.com/miri_tattoos_art?igsi=ejNnajg4dDgwYzN6

21/08/2026

🔥⚡️ BIG CREW. BIG FRIDAY NIGHT. BRING IT ON. ⚡️🔥 Studio 278 Tattoo 🔥⚡️

We’ve got 6 tattoo artists on tonight and the crew is READY TO TATTOO 😮‍💨

🔥 Aaron
🔥 Nu
🔥 Harry
🔥 Meg
🔥 KJ
🔥 Jozef

Colour? Yep.
Fine line? Yep.
Trad? Yessssss
Black & grey? Absolutely.
Realism, script, matchy tats, little bangers, flash? Bring it.

🕔 FRIDAY NIGHT WALK-INS from 5PM ‘til late
🚫 No bookings needed! just roll in 🙌🏻

👇 WHEN YOU ARRIVE 👇
📝 Add your name, mobile + tattoo idea to the CHECK-IN SHEET
✍🏻 Complete your consent form via the QR code ‼️‼️
📲 Hang with us or head off, we’ll text when you’re up next

⚡️ Palm size or smaller keeps the night moving
⚡️ Bring your own idea/design!
⚡️ Good tunes. Good people. Big FNW energy ⚡️

With a crew this size on, tonight is the night to show up with that idea you’ve been sitting on. Throw it our way, we can take it 🔥

🫶🏻 Prefer a booked session?
DM the page or send through a Booking Request and Rach will get you sorted during the week.

BOOKING REQUEST 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
https://www.tsvstudio278.com/bookings

Insta ☠️🖤
https://www.instagram.com/studio_278_tattoo?igsi=MXZhMWMwNThlZDd2eA==

☠️ Grab your mate, your partner, your crew…
we’re here for it. ☠️

❗️Strictly 18+
😵‍💫 Feeling sick? Catch us another Friday.

🌟 5PM. Studio 278. Let’s go. 🖤☠️

14/08/2026

🔥⚡️ TATTOO WALK-INS TONIGHT! SMALLER CREW = SAME ENERGY ⚡️🔥

⚡️STUDIO 278 TATTOO⚡️Studio 278 Tattoo
We’ve got 4 artists on tonight, so our walk-in capacity will be more limited than usual and we’ll likely call capacity once the crew is fully loaded.

But the vibe? Still high. 🙌🏻
The skills? Still stacked. 👑
The crew? Ready to go. 😎

🔥 TONIGHT’S ARTISTS 🔥
Meg
Nu
Harry
JD

Bring your ideas. Bring your designs.
Bring your mate.
Fine line, colour, black & grey, script, little bangers, matchy tattoos 🫶🏻 throw it at us.

🕔 Walk-ins from 5PM ‘til late
🚫 No bookings needed for FNW

👇 WHEN YOU ARRIVE 👇
📝 Add your name, mobile + tattoo idea to the CHECK-IN SHEET
✍🏻 Complete your consent form via the QR code ‼️‼️‼️
📲 Hang with us or head off, we’ll text when you’re up next

⚡️ Palm size or smaller keeps the night moving
⚡️ Bring your own design
⚡️ Waits are expected, so bring a little patience and we’ll do our best to get through as many of you as we can 🫶🏻

Prefer a booked session? Easy. 😉🙌🏻
Send us an Instagram DM or submit a Booking Request through our website and Rach will get you lined up during the week 🙌🏻.
👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

https://www.instagram.com/studio_278_tattoo?igsh=MXZhMWMwNThlZDd2eA==

OR

https://www.tsvstudio278.com/bookings

❗️Strictly 18+ - No children or bebes 🫶🏻
😵‍💫 Feeling sick? Catch us another Friday.

See you from 5PM 🖤

Address

4/228-244 Riverside Boulevard, Douglas
Townsville, QLD
4814

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