The complete guide to live music in Gold Coast this weekend (Thu 15–Sat 17 Oct 2026). 10 shows across the city — find your next gig.
Here's what's on in Gold Coast for live music this weekend, Thu 15 Oct to Sat 17 Oct 2026. 10 shows across the city.
ALLSORTS
When: Thursday 15 October 2026 at 7:00pm
Where: Mo's Desert Clubhouse, Burleigh Heads
Price: $$18
Artists: Bedroom, Banshee, Static
They say it takes all sorts, and Mo's Desert Clubhouse is bringing them to you: the Gold Coast's best emerging talent - all on one night, all under one roof... ALLSORTS! Something for everyone!No genre theme, no filler — just a solid night of local live music at one of the Gold Coast’s most awarded …
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SKUNKHOUR - “Back to Basics”
When: Thursday 15 October 2026 at 7:30pm
Where: The Balcony at Cooly Hotel, Coolangatta, Gold Coast
Price: $$50
Artists: Skunkhour
Off the back of a sold-out show at Sydney's Manning Bar, where they blew the thousand-strong crowd away, Skunkhour are back with an extensive run of gigs around SE Australia.Back to Basics sees the band do what they do best, playing their killer live repertoire of renowned innovative music, fused wi…
BUGLEFEST 2026
When: Friday 16 October 2026 at 6:30pm
Where: Vinnies Dive, Southport
Price: $$8
Artists: Used Goods, Dedway, Red Rockitz
The annual ensemble of cacophonic chaos to celebrate Punk Rock and all the wholesome healing it provides, brought to you by local Gold Coast fanzine The GC BUGLE.Featuring:RED ROCKITZDEDWAYOVERCOMPENSATORTHE UGLIESTUSED GOODSTHE GET NOTS
Alex LLoyd - 25 Amazing Years Tour of Watching Angels Mend
When: Friday 16 October 2026 at 7:00pm
Where: The SoundLounge, Currumbin
Price: $$60
Artists: Alex Lloyd
Twenty-five years on, Watching Angels Mend still feels like a record that found people when they needed it most — honest, melodic, and quietly fearless. Released at the turn of the century, it became a defining chapter in Alex Lloyd’s story: songs that travelled far beyond their original rooms, soun…
GUTTERMOUTH - "ONE LAST TIME" FARWELL TOUR"
When: Friday 16 October 2026 at 7:30pm
Where: The Balcony at Cooly Hotel, Coolangatta, Gold Coast
Price: $$10
Artists: Guttermouth
Guttermouth, the unapologetic, wise-cracking punk rock institution fronted by the one and only Mark Adkins, is heading back to Australia for what the band insists—cross their hearts and hope to die—is absolutely, triple-promise-the-last-time their final tour Down Under.Titled "One Last Time", the ru…
Absolutely 80s Supergroup
When: Friday 16 October 2026 at 7:30pm
Where: Beenleigh Tavern, Beenleigh
Price: $$30
Artists: Absolutely 80s
THE STARS. THE HITS. THE DECADE.Get ready for a night of pure 80s magic as the Absolutely 80s Supergroup hits the road in 2026.Featuring Australian music legends Scott Carne, Brian Mannix, Ally Fowler and Wilbur Wilde, this superstar lineup performs the biggest hits of the 80s alongside the songs th…
Boom Crash Opera
When: Friday 16 October 2026 at 8:00pm
Where: Burleigh Town Hotel, West Burleigh
Price: $$55
Artists: Boom Crash Opera
These here are crazy times. But Boom Crash Opera are one band you can rely upon.The producer of their debut album told them: “The most important thing a group can do is stay together. Keep it together and you can do anything you want.”Boom Crash Opera took those words to heart, proudly becoming one …
NEST NIGHTS @ The Eagle - Gavin Lazarus
When: Friday 16 October 2026 at 8:30pm
Where: Eagle Tavern, Eagleby
Artists: Gavin Lazarus
FINDING FLUIDITY (All Ages)
When: Saturday 17 October 2026 at 12:00pm
Where: Mo's Desert Clubhouse, Burleigh Heads
Price: $$24
Artists: Alanah Stone
Finding Fluidity is an intimate headline show by Alanah Stone, celebrating a shared love of soul, funk and R&B.Following the release of her single Fluidity, Alanah Stone brings her signature blend of soul, heartfelt storytelling and powerful vocals to the Mo's Desert Clubhouse stage. Backed by an in…
HESH "Some Fucked Up Shit You Can’t Handle" Tour
When: Saturday 17 October 2026 at 1:00pm
Where: Vinnies Dive, Southport
Price: $$18
Artists: Hesh
ADL punk band HESH are celebrating their debut EP, 'Some Fucked Up Shit You Can't Handle'! With a hard hitting line up featuring Johnny & The C Sections and PERPANIC!Vinnies Dive 17th of Oct, doors @ 1pm.
For the full list of upcoming shows, visit our What's On in Gold Coast This Weekend page — updated daily as new shows are announced.