Blues on Broadbeach accommodation — 2027 dates are locked, rooms from $125
- Burleigh Gold Coast Motel
- May 13
- 5 min read
Updated: 4 hours ago
Blues on Broadbeach returns Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 May 2027, and the dates are already confirmed on the festival's own site. That's the part worth acting on now. Broadbeach rooms over the festival weekend run $300 to $500 a night, and they go months out. We're 9km south in Miami, from $125, with the tram to the stages leaving from our corner.
If you left it late in 2026, don't do it twice. See our rooms.
Blues on Broadbeach 2027 — what's confirmed so far
Dates: Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 May 2027, across the Broadbeach precinct.
Cost: the main festival is free. Four days of live music across outdoor stages, parks, bars and venues. Kurrawa Park is the easiest place to start if you don't know the precinct.
Sunday Ticket: returning as a separate paid show at Kurrawa Park. It sold out in both 2025 and 2026, so watch for the presale.
Twelve Bar Society: the members' option — private bar, close stage access, artist sessions and a secret show. Also sold out in 2026.
Lineup: to be announced. Going by the last two years, the first names land around November, with a second announcement in autumn.
Weather: the festival's own guide puts May on the Gold Coast at an average high of 23.5°C and a low of 15.3°C. Sunny days, cool nights. Bring a jumper for the late sets.
Full details and ticket links at bluesonbroadbeach.com.
What the 25th anniversary looked like
Blues on Broadbeach 2026 ran 14–17 May and marked 25 years. 76 international and Australian artists played across blues, soul, roots, funk and rhythm and blues, and organiser Experience Gold Coast reported tens of thousands of people filling the streets and venues over the four days.
The free stages carried Grammy winner Charlie Musselwhite in his first Blues on Broadbeach appearance, Ruthie Foster, Judith Hill, Robert Finley, MonoNeon, The Bamboos, The Lachy Doley Trio, and Ian Moss, back for his third appearance after playing the very first festival in 2002.
The Sunday Ticket closed it out at Kurrawa Park with The Teskey Brothers making their festival debut alongside Emma Donovan and Ash Grunwald. Sold out.
For context on how far it's come: the first festival in 2002 had two stages and around 5,000 people. Six hundred artists have played it since. It took Gold in the Major Festivals and Events category at the Queensland Tourism Awards ahead of the 25th anniversary staging.
Getting to Broadbeach — this changed in August
The old advice on this page was to catch the 700. It's out of date. G:link light rail now runs from our corner, after passenger services on the southern extension started on 9 August 2026.
The tram — the Christine Avenue stop is on the corner of the motel. Ride north to Broadbeach South and Broadbeach North, both an easy walk into the festival precinct. No changes, no transfers.
The fare — 50 cents a journey with a go card or contactless tap on and off.
Bus 765 — also stops on our corner.
Buses 700 and 777 — at Miami One, about 300m away. The 777 runs to Gold Coast Airport.
Don't drive in. Road closures go up across the precinct during the festival and Broadbeach parking fills early. Leave the car in our lot and tap on.
Timetables for the Christine Avenue stop are at ridetheg.com.au.
Blues on Broadbeach accommodation: why people stay south
Four nights in the precinct at festival rates is a real number. Four nights with us starts at $125 and leaves the difference for Sunday Tickets, dinner and drinks across the weekend.
From $125/night, with no platform fees and no resort fees when you book direct
Free parking on site, one permit per room, subject to availability — and you won't need the car once you're here
Burleigh Beach 200m down Sixth Avenue, about a two-minute walk. Somewhere to reset between days
Outdoor pool, open all year and free for guests
Paddock Bakery 150m, open from 6am
Far enough south to sleep. Close enough to go back and forth each day
4.7 stars on Google, and named Best Budget-Friendly Accommodation in Burleigh Heads in the Virgin Australia Where to Stay guide
More on the precinct itself in our Broadbeach accommodation guide.
Our rooms
We're a family-run 36-room motel on the Gold Coast Highway in Miami, on the corner of Christine Avenue, between Burleigh Heads and Miami Beach.
Double — sleeps 2 — from $125/night
Triple, ground floor — sleeps 3 — from $165/night. No stairs
Triple, upstairs — sleeps 3 — from $165/night
Quad — sleeps 4 — from $185/night
Family — sleeps 5 — from $195/night
Interconnecting — sleeps 5–6 — from $295/night. Two rooms, two bathrooms
Every room has a private ensuite, air conditioning, a flat-screen TV with free-to-air channels, microwave, bar fridge, electric kettle, free Wi-Fi, fresh linen and towels, and free toiletries. On site there's the outdoor pool, free parking subject to availability, a coin laundry, and reception from 9am to 7:30pm. Road-facing rooms have double-glazed windows available on request.
Book now for May 2027
We have 36 rooms. Festival weekends here typically fill four to six weeks out, and Blues on Broadbeach accommodation weekend goes earlier than that — it's one of the busiest weekends of the year on this stretch of coast, and now the tram makes staying south easier than it's ever been. More people have worked that out.
The dates are public. The lineup isn't. Book while both of those are still true.
Reserve your room for 13–16 May 2027 or call (07) 5576 3211 and we'll sort it over the phone.
See our guide to why we book out fast and the Budget Gold Coast Accommodation 2026 guide for the rest of the event calendar.
Frequently asked questions
When is Blues on Broadbeach 2027?
Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 May 2027, across the Broadbeach precinct on the Gold Coast. The main festival is free. The Sunday Ticket at Kurrawa Park is a separate paid show and has sold out two years running.
Is Blues on Broadbeach free?
The four days of music across the outdoor stages, parks and venues are free. The Sunday Ticket and the Twelve Bar Society membership are the paid parts of the program.
How do I get from the motel to Blues on Broadbeach?
Tram. The Christine Avenue G:link stop is on our corner, and it runs direct to Broadbeach South and Broadbeach North, both a walk from the stages. Fares are 50 cents with a go card or contactless. Road closures make driving into the precinct a poor idea during the festival.
How much is accommodation in Broadbeach during the festival?
Precinct rooms typically run $300 to $500 a night over the festival weekend. Our doubles start at $125, 9km south, with free parking and the tram from the corner.
How far is the motel from the beach?
Burleigh Beach is 200m — about a two-minute walk, straight down Sixth Avenue.
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Phone: (07) 5576 3211 Email: info@burleighmotel.com.au Location: 1908–1910 Gold Coast Highway, Miami QLD 4220 (corner of Christine Avenue)
Four days of blues, 50-cent fares, and a bed 9km south of the noise.
