Gigs, gigs, gigs.
Live music happens every night on the Gold Coast and live, original music can be sniffed out on most nights. In our gig guide are showcases, festivals, family-friendly music, pubs, clubs, venues of all kinds. From rock to punk, hip-hop to funk, all-ages shows and heavy metal, there’s fuzz guitars and folk, flamenco and funk. Roots, reggae, indie-rock, electronica and synth-driven pop too.
If you love live music on the Gold Coast, you’ve come to the right place.
TUESDAY 1 OCTOBER
Jammin with Who: Katie Who + Guests | The Avenue
Big Country | The Northern, Byron Bay (Ticketed)
WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER
The Decline | Vinnies Dive (Ticketed)
THURSDAY 3 OCTOBER
Oaklands Necrot + Shackles + Unbound + Descent + Cnt Evn | Vinnies Dive
Kristie Roberts | House of Brews
FRIDAY 4 OCTOBER
First Beige + Hot Coffee + King Coyote + Electric Zebra | Mo’s Desert Clubhouse
The Bredda Brothers + Happy Rayz + Wootton Major + Haylee Coulter | The Rompa Room
Fridays on the Lawn: Lily Budiasa (4.30pm) | HOTA
Killing Heidi + You Am I + Jebediah | Parkwood Tavern (Ticketed)
Amyl & The Sniffers | Vinnies Dive (Ticketed)
The Australian Burlesque Festival | Miami Marketta (Ticketed)
Z-STAR Trinity | Eddie’s Grub House
Deck Acoustics: Scott Dalton (5.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
Rollerball | Soundlounge (Ticketed)
SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER
Steve Tyson (2.00pm) + Felcity Lawless (7.00pm) | Sheoak Shack
Cope Street Parade | Basement, HOTA
Deck Acoustics: Luke Pauley (4.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
Kate Miller-Heidke | HOTA (Ticketed)
Get Dead | Vinnies Dive (Ticketed)
Tones and I + Adrian Eagle | Miami Marketta (Ticketed)
Grinspoon + Sweater Curse | Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff (Ticketed)
Saturday Sessions: Naomi Connell (3.00pm) + Open Mic (4.00pm) | Rowan Robinson Park, Kingscliff
SUNDAY 6 OCTOBER
The Dirty Dukes (12.30pm) | The Bearded Dragon Hotel, Mt Tambobrine
Jake Meywes | Cafe Catalina
Deck Acoustics: Benny Hanna (1.00pm) + Mark Divola (4.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
Livin in 70’s Rock Tribute (2.00pm) | Fishermans Wharf Tavern
MONDAY 7 OCTOBER
Colt Seavers and the Rockabilly Road Band | The Bearded Dragon, Mt Tamborine
TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER
Jammin with Who: Katie Who + Guests | The Avenue
THURSDAY 10 OCTOBER
Wavevom + Lennox Groove | Vinnies Dive (Ticketed)
Angie McMahon + Haley Heynderickx | Miami Marketta (Ticketed)
FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER
Atlamer’s Muse | Ground n Sound
The Kids + Cactus Dil-Dos + Chavez Cartel + Drive-Thru | The Rompa Room, Nerang
HAIR | HOTA (Ticketed)
Music on the Mountain: Strings under an October Full Moon | Canyon Parade Lookout, Springbrook (Ticketed)
Tones and I | The Northern, Byron Bay (Ticketed)
The Shambolics (5.00pm) + Guests | Mo’s Desert Clubhouse (Ticketed)
Deck Acoustics: Fergo (5.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
Dan Hanaford | First Avenue Tavern
SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER
Jacob | Vinnies Dive (Ticketed)
Bunny Racket (2.00pm) | Mo’s Desert Clubhouse (Ticketed)
Bethanie Jolly + Peter Hunt (2.00pm) + Nathan Kaye (7.00pm) | Sheoak Shack
HAIR | HOTA (Ticketed)
The How Dare You’s | Miami Marketta
Deck Acoustics: Chris Palmer (4.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER
Bunny Racket AA Event (1.00pm) | Mo’s Desert Clubhouse
HAIR | HOTA (Ticketed)
Phil & Tilley | Cafe Catalina
Luke Bennet (1.00pm) + Michael Eotvos (4.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
Devil’s Kiosk (12.30pm) | The Bearded Dragon, Mt Tamborine
Daryl Braithwaite | Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff (Ticketed)
TUESDAY 15 OCTOBER
Jammin with Who: Katie Who + Guests | The Avenue
THURSDAY 17 OCTOBER
Pist Idiots | Vinnies Dive (Ticketed)
FRIDAY 18 – SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER
Elements Festival: Jiggler + Matan Caspi + Kastis Torrau + Maksim Dark + Drunken Kong + Marco Resmann + Atmos + Earthling + Kromagon + Rinkadink + Alchemy Circle + Fabio Leal + More | Sunshine Coast Hinterland (Ticketed)
FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER
Stories in the Key of GC, Curated by Cold Ghost | Basement, HOTA
Battle of the Buskers | Currumbin Pub (Ticketed)
Coastal Lights + Girl & Girl + Oxfords Collar + Sleeper Hit | The Rompa Room
Katchafire | RSL Club Southport (Ticketed)
Shannon Noll | Parkwood Tavern (Ticketed)
Deck Acoustics: Elliot Hahn (5.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER
The Brothers Calling (7.30am) | Palm Beach Currumbin Markets
Jesse Morris Band + Skyeater + Bill Jacobi + Felicity Lawless + Rosie Misschief Band | Sheoak Shack
Nitin Sawhney | HOTA (Ticketed)
The Grass Is Greener: Tyga + The Veronicas + Hermitude + Peking Duk + The Kite String Tangle + Amy Shark + The Aston Shuffle + Mallrat | Broadwater Parklands (Ticketed)
You Am I & Jebediah | Parkwood Tavern (Ticketed)
AbbaLive (Tribute) | RSL Club Southport (Ticketed)
Katchafire | Coolangatta Hotel (Ticketed)
Deck Acoustics: Jerome Williams (4.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
Buskers By The Creek | Winders Park, Currumbin
SUNDAY 20 OCTOBER
Tori Forsyth | Vinnies Dive (Ticketed)
Mick Lindsay | Parkwood Tavern (Ticketed)
Buskers by the Creek After Party: Tristan O’Meara | Balter Brewing Company (Ticketed)
Jimmy Barnes + Jet + Thirsty Merc | HOTA (Ticketed)
Tahlia Matheson | Cafe Catalina
Deck Acoustics: Bonnie Kellet (1.00pm) + Yacc (4.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
Roxbury (12.30pm) | The Bearded Dragon, Mt Tamborine
Buskers By The Creek | Winders Park, Currumbin
Night Garden with Jamie Porteous + Guests | Elsewhere Bar
TUESDAY 21 OCTOBER
Jammin with Who: Katie Who + Guests | The Avenue
THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER
Kristie Roberts | House of Brews
Island Vibe Festival: Opiuo + Alysha Brilla + Havana Meets Kingston + Soundsystem ft Solis + Mad Professor + MORE | North Stradbroke Island (Ticketed)
FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER
Pacific Avenue | Vinnies Dive (Ticketed)
Brett Hammond | First Avenue Tavern
We All Drive + Verum + Lost Goat Found + Deja Vudu | The Rompa Room
Hands Like Houses | Coolangatta Hotel (Ticketed)
Deck Acoustics: Raku (5.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
Vodafone Gold Coast 600: Carl Cox + Eric Powell | Club 600 Stage (Ticketed)
Regurgitator + Shonen Knife + The Fauves | Kingscliff Beach Hotel, Kingscliff (Ticketed)
Island Vibe Festival: Opiuo + Alysha Brilla + Havana Meets Kingston + Soundsystem ft Solis + Mad Professor + MORE | North Stradbroke Island (Ticketed)
SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER
Deck Acoustics: Josh Lovegrove (4.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
David Bowie Tribute | RSL Club Southport (Ticketed)
Vodafone Gold Coast 600: Hot Dub Time Machine + Example | Club 600 Stage (Ticketed)
Vodafone Gold Coast 600: Kingswood + Mental As Anything + The Vanns | Hill Stage (Ticketed)
Kyle Lionhart | The Northern, Byron Bay (Ticketed)
Island Vibe Festival: Opiuo + Alysha Brilla + Havana Meets Kingston + Soundsystem ft Solis + Mad Professor + MORE | North Stradbroke Island (Ticketed)
SUNDAY 27 OCTOBER
Lakeside Sessions: Busby Marou + Bobby Alu | HOTA (Ticketed)
Tomi Gray | Cafe Catalina
Deck Acoustics: Rob Edwards (1.00pm) + Jackson James Smith (4.00pm) | Currumbin RSL
Griffith County (1.00pm) | The Bearded Dragon, Mt Tamborine
Island Vibe Festival: Opiuo + Alysha Brilla + Havana Meets Kingston + Soundsystem ft Solis + Mad Professor + MORE | North Stradbroke Island (Ticketed)
WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER
Shonen Knife + Dicklord | Soundlounge (Ticketed)