Gold Coast Live Music
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Live music and entertainment on the Gold Coast
Because the Coast is a holiday town most venues prefer to put on cover bands than take a risk with local original talent, however a few venues do give you the chance to see local, national and international touring bands and artists.
The bars in Marina Mirage tend to have good music at night and on weekend afternoons. Surfers Paradise has plenty of cover bands and a few originals here and there.
Most taverns and hotels also offer live music after dark and the quality can range from exceptional to unbearable, depending on your point of view.
Brannigans in the Broadbeach mall has good original bands and artists every Thursday night and Three Worlds (it's a drum shop) on the highway in Mermaid Beach has an intimate blues/roots night every Saturday from around 7pm which is always excellent.
There is a good local live music scene on the Gold Coast, headed by roots artists like The Black Market Rhythm Co., The Grass Roots Street Orchestra, The Indigo Frequency and Rogerthat, heavier artists like Bowser, The Combovers, The Presidents Bush and a plethora of metal bands, punk outfits, hip hop artists like The Winnie Coopers and a splattering of funk and soul.
If you really want to see some good live music your best bet would be to pick up the local street press from a music or record store and see what's happening. You won't be disappointed.
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