Best entertainers in Miami
Miami is the Gold Coast's musicians' suburb, and this page shows it. A singer and a country band are based in the suburb, a singer-songwriter and a duo are at Burleigh Heads, another singer-songwriter is at Burleigh Waters, a cover band is at Mermaid Beach, and an Abba show, a jazz duo and a DJ sit at Varsity Lakes across the highway. Every one of them is a Gold Coast act, but unlike the northern suburb pages, here the nearest ten are all within a few minutes of the beach. The list is thick with singer-songwriters and duos because the strip from Burleigh to Broadbeach is where they play midweek.
That makes Miami the easy page. The coast's full trade mix is in reach, singers, cover bands, duos, soloists, DJs and the wedding trades, and Broadbeach's resorts and Burleigh's headland are both a short drive for any act on it. Nobby Beach and the run of bars along the highway keep a lot of these musicians working through the week, so a Saturday wedding at Burleigh or a fortieth at a Mermaid Beach venue is a home game for them. If you want an act who knows the room before they walk into it, this is where to look.
Top picks in Miami
Top picks are the nearby performers with the most visible reviews, then rating, then the closest; further afield the closest come first, and premium listings break remaining ties. Distances are straight-line from Miami. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in Miami
How much does a DJ cost on the Miami and Burleigh strip?
With the DJ living a few minutes from your venue, travel drops out of the number and you're paying for hours, lights and whether they bring a full rig or plug into the room. A Burleigh reception with a house system is the cheap version. Saturday nights from October to December sit above the rest of the year on this part of the coast. The from-prices on the DJ listings above are what the local DJs are asking now.
Can I get a country band for a wedding in Miami?
There's one based in the suburb, which is rare on the coast. Country suits a Burleigh or hinterland-style reception well, and most country bands carry enough rock and pop to hold a dance floor once the boots come off. Ask for a song list and a clip of a full set, and be clear about which you're after: a country night, or a night with some country in it.
Is Miami on the Gold Coast the same market as Broadbeach?
Yes, and closer than it looks. Broadbeach is a few minutes north along the highway and its resorts and convention centre are the same acts' regular work. Where Miami differs is the local pocket of musicians who live between here and Burleigh, so for a smaller venue or a beach ceremony you'll find acts who've played it before rather than acts who've heard of it.
Booking tips
Local really is local here
The distance on each card is a few minutes' drive for most of this list, which is unusual on the coast. Use that: ask two or three acts to meet you at the venue before you decide.
The beach is windy by three
A Miami or Burleigh beach ceremony in the afternoon fights the onshore breeze. Book the ceremony singer for the morning or move to the parkland side of the dunes, and ask what they bring for sand.
Let the songwriters play their own songs
Several acts near Miami write as well as cover. If you want originals at dinner and covers for the dance floor, say so; most will happily split the night that way.