A guide to the Gold Coast’s live music venues — where gigs happen across Southport, Surfers Paradise, Miami, Burleigh Heads, Currumbin and Coolangatta.

The Gold Coast live music scene runs from inner-city nightlife rooms and creative precincts to beachside pubs, arts venues and border-stage favourites. Some venues are tied to local crowds and smaller nights, while others host touring acts, ticketed shows and larger entertainment programs.

Discover live music in your area with the Gold Coast Gig Guide.

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Key Gold Coast live music venues

Drum Tao performs at HOTA on the Gold Coast. Photo: Facebook.

The Gold Coast live music scene moves between major arts venues, beachside stages and smaller local rooms, giving the city a mix of touring shows, nightlife gigs and community-based live music.

Southport / Surfers Paradise

Alternative rooms, nightlife venues and major arts spaces sit at the northern end of the city’s live music map. This pocket combines active club rooms, established city venues and one of the region’s main cultural anchors.

Vinnies Dive Bar — Southport
Elsewhere — Surfers Paradise
HOTA — Surfers Paradise

Miami / Burleigh Heads

Independent venues, creative precincts and pub stages help shape the central Gold Coast. This part of the city leans into local culture, live entertainment and rooms with a stronger identity of their own.

Miami Marketta — Miami
Mo’s Desert Clubhouse — Burleigh Heads
Burleigh Town Hotel — Burleigh Heads

Currumbin / Coolangatta / Tweed

Touring rooms, theatre-style venues and southern coastal stages carry live music toward the border. These venues mix ticketed shows, regular entertainment and larger-format performances across the southern end of the region.

Soundlounge — Currumbin
Coolangatta Hotel — Coolangatta
Twin Towns — Tweed Heads

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Looking beyond the Gold Coast
Browse the Queensland live music venues guide.

Heading north
Read the Brisbane live music venues guide.

Further up the coast
Read the Sunshine Coast live music venues guide.