Gold Coast guide
Gold Coast live music scene
Welcome to YELO’s Gold Coast live music hub, a starting point for gigs, venues, touring shows, festival dates and local music stories across Burleigh, Miami, Coolangatta, Broadbeach, Southport and the wider coast.
The Gold Coast scene stretches well beyond the glitter strip. Start with the gig guide, find the rooms carrying local live music, check the monthly picks, browse festival dates or catch up on stories from the scene.
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Stories from the Gold Coast live music scene
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The rooms carrying Gold Coast live music
The Coast moves between dive bars, warehouse rooms, creative precincts, beachside pubs and major arts stages. These are some of the venues worth knowing when you are following the local live music scene.
Nightlife and arts rooms
- Vinnies Dive Bar Southport
- Elsewhere Surfers Paradise
- HOTA Surfers Paradise
Alternative gigs, club nights and major performances at the northern end of the Coast.
Creative rooms and local favourites
- Miami Marketta Miami
- Mo’s Desert Clubhouse Burleigh Heads
- Burleigh Town Hotel Burleigh Heads
Independent venues, touring bands and some of the Coast’s strongest local music culture.
Southern coastal stages
- Soundlounge Currumbin
- The Coolangatta Hotel Coolangatta
Dedicated band rooms and touring stages carrying the scene down the southern end of the Coast.
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