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13 December 2022
Cooly Rocks On welcomes the artist voted the 'World's Greatest Elvis' to the stage in 2023
Australia's award-winning nostalgia festival, Cooly Rocks On, is preparing to bring something very special to its Gold Coast stages from 7-11 June, that will leave Elvis fans all shook up. Widely-considered the best Elvis Tribute Artist in the world, the USA's Shawn Klush will be Taking Care of Busi...
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21 November 2022
Rock royalty and an Olympic Qualifier World Cup top off a huge year
The big events just keep coming to the Gold Coast in 2022 with arguably the world's greatest rock band set to light up Metricon Stadium, followed by the world's best BMX freestyle riders to descend on the city for an Australian-first BMX Freestyle World Cup. And that’s just two of the exciting major...
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07 November 2022
Cooly Rocks On awarded top honour at Queensland Tourism Awards
Australia's favourite nostalgia festival Cooly Rocks On has been awarded Gold in the Major Festivals and Events category at the prestigious Queensland Tourism Awards on the Gold Coast in front of industry leaders and peers. Held this year at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre, the Queen...
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12 October 2022
Excitement builds for Pacific Airshow Gold Coast as sister event wows crowds in the USA
Earlier this year the Gold Coast announced that one of the world's largest and most spectacular air shows would be hosted in the city from August 2023, recently its sister event in Huntington Beach showed exactly why Australians should be getting excited. With millions of people in attendance over t...
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21 August 2022
The Gold Coast - The home of surfing this May
The eyes of the world will be on the Gold Coast's iconic waves this May as some of the world's best, and up and coming, surfers search for the ultimate ride. With not one but two huge surfing events and a new festival celebrating the best of our surf films and photography, the Gold Coast will be tra...
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01 July 2022
MEGC celebrates two years of securing major new events for the city
An international airshow, a global superstar, a BMX Freestyle World Cup and an English Premier League team - in the past two years Major Events Gold Coast (MEGC) has secured some of the world's biggest international events for the city. July marks MEGC's second birthday and there are plenty of reaso...
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27 April 2022
The Gold Coast looks skywards to secure major international event
In a huge coup for the Gold Coast, Major Events Gold Coast (MEGC) with the support of the Queensland Government through Tourism and Events Queensland, has secured one of the world's biggest and most spectacular airshows. Renowned for its heart-pumping aerobic displays, awe-inspiring aviation feats, ...
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20 July 2021
Major Events Gold Coast secures long-term Aussies surf deal for Queensland recovery
The largest event of its kind in Australia, The Aussies brings together thousands of Surf Life Saving competitors representing their Surf Club for the chance to be deemed Australia’s best. The partnership marks the first time Major Events Gold Coast has secured a joint council approach, collaboratin...
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02 July 2021
Proof age is just a number - Major Events Gold Coast has a reason to celebrate
After being in operation for less than a year, the new kids on the block, Major Events Gold Coast are quickly making a name for themselves. Major Events Gold Coast (MEGC), funded by City of Gold Coast was formed to drive a whole-of-city strategic approach to major event acquisition, management and d...
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25 June 2021
Behind the scene with Blues on Broadbeach Festival Director
A year after Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival was cancelled due to COVID-19, Australia’s largest non-ticketed music festival returned in May without missing a beat! With the 20th edition of Blues on Broadbeach done and dusted for another year we sat down with Festival Director, Mark Duckworth (Duc...
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05 March 2021
Gold Coast secures Wheelchair Rugby National Championship for the first time
The 2021 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship will take the stage on the Gold Coast for the first time, this May. Major Events Gold Coast is pleased to announce its newly formed partnership with Wheelchair Rugby Australia, bringing the 2021 GIO Wheelchair Rugby National Championship to the Gol...
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16 December 2020
Cooly Rocks On announces merge with VIVA Surfers Paradise
Australia’s largest Rock ‘n’ Roll and nostalgia festival, Cooly Rocks On has announced that it will merge with the award-winning VIVA Surfers Paradise in 2021. The Major Events Gold Coast owned and produced events will see Cooly Rocks On welcome the spirit of VIVA Surfers Paradise with five days of ...
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19 November 2020
Guns N’ Roses stadium tour to kick off on the Gold Coast
TEG Dainty and Major Events Gold Coast are thrilled to announce one of the greatest bands of all time Guns N' Roses, will return to our shores in November 2021. Gold Coast fans should be extra excited too, with the stadium tour due to kick off on the Gold Coast on Saturday 6 November 2021 at Metrico...
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.