Live music in Townsville, Australia

32 upcoming shows at 14 venues in Townsville, Australia from Thu, Nov 5, 2026 to Tue, Dec 15, 2026.

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The Strand beach and palm-lined foreshore, Townsville, North Queensland

Upcoming shows

— Ben Jansz at Herbert Hotel
6:00 PM · One-man-band Ben Jansz live at the Herbert with a special guest. Humanitix (6–11pm listing) and Bandsintown agree on date and venue. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Thursday Knock-offs at Metropole Hotel
5:00 PM · Every Thursday 5–8pm: live local acoustic music at the Metropole. See series. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— She Reigns: Townsville's First Full Female Lineup at Otherwise Bar
9:00 PM · Humanitix lists She Reigns — billed as Townsville's first full female lineup — at Otherwise Bar, Fri Nov 6, 9pm.
— Nearvana — Foo Fighters Unofficial Pre Party at The Warehouse Townsville
10:00 PM · Nirvana tribute Nearvana headlines the Warehouse's unofficial Foo Fighters pre-party, with the Teen Spirit youth open mic on the same bill (Happy Mag gig guide). Single-source listing — not marked big. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Foo Fighters at Queensland Country Bank Stadium
7:00 PM · Take Cover Tour stadium show. Frontier Touring (official promoter), AXS onsale page and Bandsintown all agree: Sat Nov 7, Queensland Country Bank Stadium, with Full Flower Moon Band + Downgirl. (AllEvents' Nov 8 date is a timezone artifact — Nov 7 local is confirmed by the promoter.) · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Foo Fighters Live in Townsville at Townsville Rsl
— Morning Melodies: Townsville's Got Talent at Townsville Civic Theatre
11:00 AM · Friends of the Theatre's annual variety concert — music, dance and theatre from local performers, 11am–12:30pm, per Council's What's On Townsville / TicketShop. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Thursday Knock-offs at Metropole Hotel
5:00 PM · Every Thursday 5–8pm: live local acoustic music at the Metropole. See series. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Ashes to Ashes — The David Bowie Experience at The Warehouse Townsville
7:30 PM · Bowie tribute at The Warehouse Bandroom — Oztix (7:30pm) and Happy Mag's gig guide agree on date, venue and time. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Shannon Noll at FLDNRS Bar & Nightclub
9:00 PM · The Road In Front Of Me Tour at FLDNRS (listed as FLNDRS) Bar & Nightclub, 159-165 Flinders St. Bandsintown and AllEvents agree: Sat Nov 14, 9pm. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Poison Oak (acoustic) at Selwyn Nicholas Brewing Co.
3:00 PM · Townsville indie-punk band Poison Oak play an unplugged launch set for new album 'We Used To Talk' — HEAVY Mag's tour announcement and Bandsintown (3pm) agree. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Zac & George at The Warehouse Townsville
6:00 PM · Country duo Zac & George bring the Call It A Day Tour to The Warehouse Bandroom. Countrytown, the duo's tour announcement and Bandsintown agree: Sat Nov 14, 6pm. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Hands Like Houses - Townsville at Townsville Rsl
— Hands Like Houses at The Warehouse Townsville
6:00 PM · Regional headline run for the LÓTUS EP at The Warehouse Bandroom. Venue ticketing (AVC Live) lists 6pm; Bandsintown lists 7pm — the ticketing page's 6pm is filed. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Thursday Knock-offs at Metropole Hotel
5:00 PM · Every Thursday 5–8pm: live local acoustic music at the Metropole. Fourth and last filed date of the series (it continues Thursdays to Dec 24). · Tickets / event listing ↗
— James Blundell at Dalrymple Hotel
8:00 PM · Patience Wins Tour (with Briar Blundell) at Dalrymple Hotel. Bandsintown lists Fri Nov 20, 8pm; Countrytown's tour dates confirm Blundell is on the road that week (Atherton Nov 19). · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Patience Wins Tour (A Life of Songs, Stories & Survival) at Dalrymple Hotel
— Live & Free Band | Shakedown Duo at Townsville Rsl
— San Cisco at The Warehouse Townsville
7:00 PM · Miles Away east-coast tour at The Warehouse. Rolling Stone AU / Tone Deaf tour announcement and Bandsintown agree: Fri Nov 20, 7pm. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Live & Free Band | The GA Band at Townsville Rsl
— Ethan Beer at YWAM Precinct Warehouse
6:30 PM · Brisbane singer-songwriter Ethan Beer at the YWAM Precinct Warehouse, Walker St. Bandsintown single source at filing — not marked big. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Poison Oak — Album Launch at Otherwise Bar
7:00 PM · Poison Oak launch 'We Used To Talk' at Otherwise Bar with Home Improvement, Reverence and Relaxolotyl — HEAVY Mag and Bandsintown agree on date, venue and bill (Bandsintown lists each band separately). DJ Noiz plays Bank Niteclub the same night — DJ-only, not filed as live music. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Guns N' Roses at Queensland Country Bank Stadium
5:00 PM · World Tour 2026 stadium show with special guests Airbourne. Live Nation (official), Ticketmaster and Bandsintown all agree: Wed Dec 2, Queensland Country Bank Stadium. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Guns N' Roses | Townsville at Townsville Rsl
— Live & Free Band | Vertigo Duo at Townsville Rsl
— Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer | Townsville at Sacred Heart Cathedral
— Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons at Sacred Heart Cathedral
6:00 PM · Fever's Candlelight string concert at Sacred Heart Cathedral, 270 Stanley St — Fever and Concerts50 agree: Sat Dec 5, 6pm. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Carols by Candlelight at Riverway Arts Centre
4:00 PM · Townsville's free Christmas carols tradition returns to the Riverway Complex, 4–8pm, per Council's What's On Townsville. Riverway is the farthest venue in this area at a true 8.7 mi from the Pallarenda centre — inside the ring, distance not adjusted. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Jeff Martin (The Tea Party) at The Warehouse Townsville
6:30 PM · Solo show by The Tea Party frontman Jeff Martin at The Warehouse Bandroom. Bandsintown and Happy Mag's gig guide agree: Sun Dec 6, 6:30pm. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Live & Free Band | The Matt Wailes Duo at Townsville Rsl
— Truck Yeah Fest — Josie at The Warehouse Townsville
5:00 PM · Josie's debut headline show, all ages at The Warehouse Bandroom, with Slippery Gypsy, Tani James, Pyjamadillos, Naya Smith and Cooper Steel. Oztix and Happy Mag agree: Fri Dec 11, 5pm. · Tickets / event listing ↗
— Morning Melodies: The Best of Bublé Christmas at Townsville Civic Theatre
Rhydian Lewis and his four-piece band The Residuals perform Bublé's Christmas songs and big-band hits in a 90-minute Morning Melodies show, per Park Regis Anchorage's Townsville 2026 guide. The guide gives the date and venue but no start time, so time is left blank rather than guessed.

Weekly series

Thursday — Thursday Knock-offs at Metropole Hotel
5:00 PM · Every Thursday 5–8pm, live local acoustic music as the sun goes down over the water, per Townsville North Queensland's listing — dates run Oct 29 to Dec 24, 2026. First 4 dates filed as events.

Venues in Townsville, Australia

Queensland Country Bank Stadium
Railway Estate · Venue · 2 upcoming shows
The Warehouse Townsville
Townsville City · Bar / Club · 7 upcoming shows
Herbert Hotel
Townsville City · Venue · 1 upcoming show
Otherwise Bar
Townsville City · Venue · 2 upcoming shows
FLDNRS Bar & Nightclub
Townsville City · Venue · 1 upcoming show
Dalrymple Hotel
Garbutt · Venue · 2 upcoming shows
Selwyn Nicholas Brewing Co.
Garbutt · Venue · 1 upcoming show
Townsville Civic Theatre
Railway Estate · Venue · 2 upcoming shows
Sacred Heart Cathedral
Townsville City · Venue · 2 upcoming shows
Metropole Hotel
South Townsville · Venue · 3 upcoming shows
Riverway Arts Centre
Thuringowa Central · Venue · 1 upcoming show
YWAM Precinct Warehouse
Townsville City · Venue · 1 upcoming show
Townsville Choral Society Hall
Townsville City · Venue · 0 upcoming shows
Townsville Rsl
· Venue · 7 upcoming shows