Queensland / Gold Coast / Surfers Paradise & Southport
Gold Coast
Surfers Paradise & Southport
Orchid Avenue and Cavill Avenue are the Coast’s main club strip and a Safe Night Precinct, so venues can serve until 3am. Southport, a few tram stops north, has the best small band room on the Coast.
- Late bar & DJs · Surfers Paradise & SouthportelsewhereDJs and live sets, club and party tunes · Best: Thursday to Sunday
- Club · Surfers Paradise & SouthportRetro’s Surfers Paradise80s, 90s and 2000s throwbacks, R&B, house and disco · Best: Check the program; regular Saturday day parties
- Club · Surfers Paradise & SouthportThe Bedroom Lounge BarCommercial club DJs · Best: Every night, 9pm to 3am; uni night Thursday, hospo night Sunday
- Live music venue · Surfers Paradise & SouthportVinnies DivePunk, rock, indie and alt gigs · Best: Show nights only; check the gig guide
Checked 13 October 2026 against venue sites, Visit Brisbane, Destination Gold Coast, Townsville, Whitsunday and Tropical North Queensland tourism, 2026 gig listings, TransLink and Business Queensland. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.