North Coast Gig Guide
Plan your night out with our comprehensive NSW North Coast Gig Guide.
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August 20 – August 26
MONDAY 20
BALLINA
B-Space 5pm Jam Night
Jam Night
BRUNSWICK HEADS
Brunswick Picture House 9.30am The Picture House Choir
BYRON BAY
The Rails Chris Aronsten
Beach Hotel 8.30pm 4’20 SoundReggaeNight
Woody’s Surf Shack 8pm Reggae Afterparty
TWEED HEADS
Twin Towns – The Stage 4pm Line Dancing with Russell Hinton, 7pm Mark Wilson’s Dance Night
TUESDAY 21
BANGALOW
Bangalow Hotel 7pm Open Mic with Slim Pickens
Slim Pickens
Bangalow Bowlo 6pm Salsa Classes
BYRON BAY
The Rails Fintan & Guests
Beach Hotel 8pm Dan Clark
Hall Under Byron Gym 6.45pm No Lights No Lycra
Woody’s Surf Shack 9pm Yewsday Live DJs
LISMORE
The Gollan Hotel 6.30pm Cuban dance classes
MULLUMBIMBY
Middle Pub 7pm Trivia
TWEED HEADS
Twin Towns – The Stage 11am Song & Dance Man
WEDNESDAY 22
BALLINA
Ballina RSL Level One 7pm Social Ballroom Dance – Strauss Ball With Dean Doyle
BANGALOW
Bangalow Bowlo 6.30pm Swing classes
BYRON BAY
The Rails Ooz
Ooz
Beach Hotel 8pm Greg Kew
Byron Bay Brewery 7.30pm Open Mic with Harry Nichols
The Sticky Wicket Bar 9pm Felix
COOLANGATTA
Coolangatta Hotel 6pm Open Mic
LISMORE
SCU The Deck & Lounge 6pm Open Mic
SUFFOLK PARK
Suffolk Park Hotel 6pm Open Mic with John Fog
TWEED HEADS
Twin Towns 11am Lucky Starr
THURSDAY 23
BALLINA
Ballina RSL Level One 7pm Elvis An American Trilogy
BANGALOW
Bangalow Bowling Club 6pm Salsa
BRUNSWICK HEADS
Brunswick Picture House 11am Agatha Christie’s Murderous Movie + Brunch Series Death on
the NileBYRON BAY
Hotel Great Northern Dan Hannaford
The Rails Swamp Cats
Beach Hotel 8pm Hollow Coves + Guests
Byron Bay Golf Club 7pm Trivia
Byron Brewery 7pm Street Level Presents Opiuo
Treehouse 7pm Miss Amber & Stukulele
Woody’s Surf Shack 8pm Live DJs
LENNOX HEAD
Lennox Hotel 9pm Jam Night
Jam Night
MULLUMBIMBY
Middle Pub 7pm Ole Nathan Truesdale
MURWILLUMBAH
Murwillumbah Services Club 6pm Phil Guest
FRIDAY 24
BALLINA
Ballina RSL 5pm Piano Bar, Ballina RSL Boardwalk 6.30pm Craig Atkins, 8pm Live Music
Wharf Bar 8pm Leigh James
Leigh James
BANGALOW
Bangalow Bowlo Blues Club
Bangalow Hotel 7pm D Henry Fenton
BRUNSWICK HEADS
Hotel Brunswick 7.30pm The Lyrical Solo
BYRON BAY
The Northern 8pm Bleach Girls, Daisy Brains, The Lonesome
The Rails Bohemian Cowboys
Beach Hotel 5pm Adam Harpaz, 9pm Mckenzie
Byron Brewery 7pm Brazilian Party with Zambabem
Byron Theatre 6pm Byron Bay Tango Festival 2018
The Sticky Wicket Bar 9pm Upstairs DJ Kyle Walker, 9.30pm Dan Hannaford
The Sun 7pm Ooz
Treehouse 7pm The Hollands
Woody’s Surf Shack 9pm Live Music & DJs
CABARITA
Cabarita Beach Sports Club 7.30pm Bill Jacobi
Bill Jacobi
CURRUMBIN
Currumbin Pub 8pm Roadhouse EP Launch, Die for Mushies, Atticus Chimps, MNVR
Currumbin RSL 5pm Acoustic sessions – 8.30pm Soundlounge Albert Lee
EVANS HEAD
Hotel Illawong 8.30pm 2X4 Duo
KINGSCLIFF
Kingscliff Beach Bowls 7.30pm Karaoke
Kingscliff Beach Hotel 7pm Regurgitator
Regurgitator
Kingscliff Beach Bowls 7.30pm Karaoke
Saltbar 8.30pm Jon J Bradley
LENNOX HEAD
Lennox Head Hotel 10pn Smooth Grooves Band
LISMORE
LaVida 7pm Cellar Sessions with Jason Kafoa and Black Pearl
Workers Club – Main Lounge 7.30pm Check 2 – Club Bistro 202 8pm Jason Ayala Spare
MULLUMBIMBY
Club Mullum 8pm Hetty Kate Quartet
Middle Pub 8pm Krappyokee
MURWILLUMBAH
Murwillumbah Services Club 7.30pm Long Gone Daddies
Riverview Hotel 8pm Sweet Mixjar
NIMBIN
The Nimbin Bush Theatre 11.30am Afro Dance Session
OCEAN SHORES
Ocean Shores Public School 10am Ocean Shores Art Expo, 7pm Awards Ceremony
TWEED HEADS
Twin Towns – The Stage 8.30pm The Fortunes
SATURDAY 25
BALLINABallina RSL Level One 7.30pm The Fortunes, Here They Come Again – Boardwalk 6.30pm Chris Fisher, 9pm Bourbon Street – RSL Bowling Club 6pm Jeff Massey
Wharf Bar 8pm Ooz
BANGALOW
Bangalow Hotel 7pm Adam Brown
BRUNSWICK HEADS
Hotel Brunswick 7.30pm Marshall OKell Duo
Adam Brown
BYRON BAY
Great Northern Kingswood
The Rails Pink Zinc
Beach Hotel 5pm DJ Longtime, 9pm DJ Just Sayin’
Byron Brewery 2pm Festival For The Seas with Drop Legs, Tay Oskee, Nick Cunningham, Hemingway, The Dreggs + more (beer garden) Electric Forest presents Tribe 6pm (band room)
Byron Theatre 10am Byron Bay Tango Festival 2018, 4.30pm Astor Piazzolla: The Birth of Nuevo Tango presented by The Mendoza Tango Quartet
Foxy Luu’s 6pm Sitar fusion Jam with Bazz
The Sticky Wicket Bar 9pm Upstairs Local DJs, 9.30pm Luke Morris
The Sun 6pm Open Mic Night
Treehouse 7pm Jesse Morris Band
Woody’s Surf Shack 9pm Future Hood Rich – Black Karnivale, Jamie L, Tai Daniels, Bean Dip, Kurtis King
CURRUMBIN
Currumbin RSL 4pm Acoustic sessions
EVANS HEAD
Hotel Illawong 8.30pm DJ Disco Statik
FINGAL HEAD
Sheoak Shack 2pm Tomi Gray
Tomi Gray
KINGSCLIFF
Kingscliff Beach Hotel 7pm Dan England
Saltbar 8.30pm DJ Request Night – DJ Jake
LISMORE
Mary G’s Money Shot
The Gollan Hotel 7.30pm Breaking Daylight
Workers Club – Main Lounge 7.30pm Jake & The Cadillacs
MULLUMBIMBY
Drill Hall 6.30pm Bethanie Jolly Woo Me From My Sleep Hometown Album Launch
Lulu’S 11am Yoyo Tuki
Middle Pub 7pm Josh Rawini
MURWILLUMBAH
Murwillumbah Services Club 6pm Fabian
NIMBIN
The Nimbin Bush Theatre 2.20pm Cypher session,12.30pm Battle of the Bands – Heat 4
OCEAN SHORES
Ocean Shores Public School 10am Ocean Shores Art Expo
Ocean Shores Public School 10am Festival of the Imagination
TWEED HEADS
Twin Towns – The Stage 8.30pm Elvis: An American Trilogy
SUNDAY 26
BALLINA
Ballina RSL Level One 2pm Dean Doyle With Sophistication Presents One Night In Vegas
Wharf Bar 3pm Sunday Sessions
BANGALOW
Bangalow Hotel 2pm Live Music
Bangalow Showgrounds 10am Bangalow Market Broadfoot
BILLINUDGEL
Billinudgel Hotel Live Sessions
BYRON BAY
Hotel Great Northern Hobo Ponchos
The Rails 7pm Broadfoot
Beach Hotel 12pm Fundraiser For A Farmer – Brews For Bales, 4.30pm Goodrich, 8pm My Happy Place
Byron Theatre 10am Byron Bay Tango Festival
Byron Brewery 3pm Blues & Brews
Byron Golf Club 2pm Live Music
The Sun 5pm Hayley Grace
Treehouse Lunch ’til Late Sunday Session DJs Eva J & DJ Dangerous Cobra
Hayley Grace
CURRUMBIN
Currumbin RSL 4pm Acoustic sessions
EVANS HEAD
Hotel Illawong 3.30pm The Mason Rack Band
KINGSCLIFF
Kingscliff Beach Hotel 3pm Favourite Son
Kingscliff Surf Club 3pm Sunday Sessions
LENNOX HEAD
Club Lennox 4pm Leigh James
LISMORE
The Gollan 8pm Momentum – Amozon, Kevin D’Orion, Shampoo
Workers Club – Main Lounge 11.30am Country Carna
MT BURRELL
Sphinx Rock Cafe 12pm Elena B Williams
Elena B Williams
MULLUMBIMBY
Drill Hall 2pm The Swimmer
Middle Pub 3pm Jam
Mullum Civic Hall 5pm Kevin James To Bali With Love fundraiser
MURWILLUMBAH
Riverview Hotel 2.30 pm Buggy Brothers.
NIMBIN
The Nimbin Bush Theatre 10am Sonic Bliss12.30pm, Robyn Symes
OCEAN SHORES
Ocean Shores Public School 10am Ocean Shores Art Expo
Ocean Shores Public School 1pm Dangerously Poetic Treasures
ROUS MILL
Rous Mill Hall 7pm 70s Hall Ball – Living In the 70s
SUFFOLK PARK
Suffolk Park Hotel 5pm Rod Murray Duo
Whatever music you’re in to, or entertainment you’re after, we have the most shows and gigs listed in one convenient place for the northern rivers. To see what’s on in Byron Bay to Murwillumbah, Nimbin to Lennox Head, Kingscliff to Mullumbimby, Tweed Heads to Bangalow, Ballina to Coolangatta, Lismore and beyond, the Echonetdaily Gig Guide has the local pubs, clubs, venues, DJs and bands covered!
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The printed Byron Echo Gig Guide is distributed on Wednesdays and lists gigs from this guide Thursday to Wednesday. Please submit your gigs by Friday COB at least a whole week before your gig runs to make print deadline.
