Best entertainers in Molendinar
Molendinar is warehouses, workshops and car yards, the part of the Gold Coast that makes and fixes things for the part that lies on the beach. So the events booked here are work ones: the end-of-year party on the factory floor, a long-service lunch, a supplier night with a comedian after the speeches. The nearest acts fit that oddly well. Southport, a few minutes east, has the brass band, a singer and a DJ, a barbershop chorus at Arundel, a caricaturist and a wedding band at Labrador, and the coast's ventriloquist and comedian are pinned to the city a short drive away. Nothing here is more than ten minutes off, because Molendinar sits in the middle of everything.
Everything else is the Gold Coast's list, which means the cover bands, the wedding singers, the duos and most of the DJs, based from Surfers down to Burleigh and used to driving through Molendinar on the way to somewhere else. For a wedding, you're reading the same names as Southport and Arundel and the distances barely move. For a warehouse party, the thing to sort before the act is the building: a tin roof and a concrete floor throw sound around in a way a function room never does.
Top picks in Molendinar
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 Molendinar. Ask each act whether they travel to your venue and what that costs.
Questions people ask about entertainers in Molendinar
How much does it cost to hire a comedian for a work Christmas party?
Length of set and size of crowd, mainly, and whether you want them to MC the night as well as do twenty minutes, which is a different job and a different quote. December is the comedian's busy month on the coast, so a Thursday or Friday in the first fortnight goes early and the last Saturday before Christmas goes first. The comedian on this page shows a from-price if one is listed, and that's for the set, not the hosting.
Can a band play in a warehouse or an industrial unit?
Yes, and plenty of Gold Coast work parties are exactly that. What the band needs from you is a flat spot with power close by, somewhere for the van to back in that isn't the forklift lane, and a straight answer on the finish time, since industrial estates have neighbours who start at six in the morning. A duo or a DJ copes with a bare unit better than a five-piece with drums.
Is there a DJ near Molendinar for a staff party?
One at Southport, minutes away, and the rest of the coast's DJs are pinned to the city and inside a quarter of an hour. Ask what they carry in lights, because a warehouse looks like a warehouse until someone lights it, and a DJ with a decent rig does more for the room than the catering will. Say whether the party runs on a weekday; a lot of trade businesses hold theirs on a Friday afternoon rather than a Saturday, and that changes who's free.
Booking tips
A warehouse is a hard room
Concrete and steel make a band sound twice as loud and half as clear, and a DJ's speakers end up pointing at the roller door for want of a better wall. Tell the act it's an industrial unit, ask what they'd bring to tame it, and think about a marquee wall or a few hay bales to soak some of it up.
Three-phase doesn't mean a handy outlet
Industrial units have plenty of power and it's often in the wrong place. Find the ordinary outlets near where the act will set up and say how far the leads have to run; nobody wants to unplug the coolroom for the PA.
Comedy after the boss speaks, not before
For a staff party the comedian and the ventriloquist on this list want a seated room with the speeches done and the bar still open. Put them straight after the formalities, then let the DJ take over.