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05 December 2023
Blues-rock female icons lead the charge in huge Blues on Broadbeach first lineup announce for 2024
One of Australia’s largest music festivals, Blues on Broadbeach, returns from 16-19 May 2024 with an electrifying first lineup set to transform the Gold Coast into a rhythm and blues mecca for four days. Blues-rock genre benders Melissa Etheridge (USA), Samantha Fish & Jesse Dayton (USA), Ana Popovi...
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22 November 2023
The Gold Coast capitalises on new sporting craze
The Gold Coast community has already embraced one of the country's fasting growing sports with pickleball clubs springing up all over the coast, and now the city has secured the right to host the sports' biggest competition, the Australian Pickleball Championships. The four-year deal secured by Expe...
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20 November 2023
Cultural training day with Community Partner YRACA
At Experience Gold Coast (EGC), we aim to continually grow and expand our knowledge of First Nations people and culture. On 16th November 2023, our events team embarked on a transformative cultural training day at HOTA, Home of the Arts, delivered by our Community Partner, Yugambeh Regional Aborigin...
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07 November 2023
Major Events Gold Coast recognised as Outstanding Industry Partner of the Year
Griffith University's Business School has awarded Major Events Gold Coast (MEGC) the 2023 Outstanding Industry Partner of the Year. The award recognises the ongoing support MEGC has provided to Griffith Business School staff and students, in particular, through its work-integrated learning internshi...
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03 November 2023
The Gold Coast gets ready to welcome music icon Paul McCartney
On Saturday 4 November, iconic singer-songwriter and performer Paul McCartney will perform for the first time on the Gold Coast, and the city is more than ready to welcome the music legend. Paul McCartney's performance at Heritage Bank Stadium will be the final show on the Australian leg of his accl...
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27 October 2023
Gold Coast local Casey Barnes takes out the P&O People's Choice Award for the second time
Over 135 live shows from close to 60 artists lit up Broadbeach as Groundwater Country Music Festival (CMF) celebrated ten years of country music on the Gold Coast. The award-winning festival saw tens of thousands of music fans coming together to watch their favourite artists and share a love of coun...
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23 October 2023
Groundwater Country Music Festival stamps a decade of success
With 1300 songs, 135 live shows and close to 60 homegrown and international artists across 15 stages, Groundwater Country Music Festival 2023 was a party to remember. Tens of thousands of music fans flocked to the Gold Coast to help with the ten-year celebrations. The crowds and atmosphere over the ...
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10 October 2023
Bumper month of major events on the Gold Coast set to attract 100,000 people
Up to 100,000 people are expected to attend major events on the Gold Coast in October and November injecting approximately $75 million into the local economy as the city hosts four huge events over four consecutive weekends. The bumper month starts with a punch this Sunday 15 October when Australian...
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27 September 2023
Groundwater Country Music Festival announces program for 10th anniversary
Get ready for the biggest Groundwater Country Music Festival (CMF) yet celebrating 10 years of country music on the Gold Coast. From 20-22 October, music fans will gather at one of the country’s most popular beachside destinations to enjoy an epic lineup featuring more than 50 artists across 15 stag...
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14 September 2023
Gold Coast secures a second Tszyu world title blockbuster
Australian boxing sensation Tim Tszyu has once again chosen the Gold Coast as the host city for his highly anticipated WBO world title fight against American Brian Mendoza. The exciting announcement was made at a press conference in Las Vegas earlier today. The blockbuster featuring the two champion...
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04 September 2023
Tens of thousands bring in spring with live music and good times
Amazing live sets from BENEE, Matt Corby, Bag Raiders and more, a beachside skate park, murals and art installations, coupled with three days of perfect weather helped prove why SPRINGTIME is becoming one of the country’s favourite beachside festivals. Not a single patch of sand was left empty on Su...
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30 August 2023
SPRINGTIME welcomes 2023 Sponsor Family
As SPRINGTIME gets set to bloom for another year, the Gold Coast festival that’s all about good music and good times is welcoming some big names to its Sponsor Family for 2023. Get ready for three days of dancing as some of the country’s favourite homegrown and local talent spin tunes on the Dr. Mar...
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17 August 2023
The Gold Coast soars into spring
Whether it's aircraft, live music, art, or even lawn bowls that you're into, there's no better time to escape the final weeks of winter and book a weekend on the Gold Coast. With spring in the air and blue skies on the horizon, expect an aerial spectacular like no other when the Pacific Airshow Gold...
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15 August 2023
Groundwater Country Music Festival announces explosive second lineup
Just when you thought Groundwater Country Music Festival’s (CMF) 10th anniversary lineup couldn’t get any better, the award-winning Gold Coast festival has added even more big names to the bill. The three-day free festival returns to Broadbeach from 20-22 October welcoming some of Australia’s finest...
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08 August 2023
SPRINGTIME gets set to bloom with full program reveal
Live music, a pop-up skate plaza, mural artists and a huge interactive art installation inspired by retro arcade games is all set to land in Surfers Paradise for SPRINGTIME this September! Less than one month out from the return of the Gold Coast’s newest free music, arts and skate festival SPRINGTI...
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08 August 2023
New festival partnership a win for combating waste
More than 70% percent of all waste generated at this year's Blues on Broadbeach on the Gold Coast was diverted from landfill thanks to a successful new partnership with waste management provider Clean Vibes. Just over 37m3 of rubbish was diverted from landfill for recycling and reuse purposes, which...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY
Experience Gold Coast acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we are situated, the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging, and recognise their continuing connections to the lands, waters and their extended communities throughout Southeast Queensland.