- Date: August 2024
- Website: https://bleachfestival.com.au/
Bleach* is the Gold Coast Festival is an annual contemporary arts event with it’s origins dating back to 2012 as a side event to the Quiksilver Pro surfing event. Featuring local, Australian, and international artists across genres including dance, theatre, contemporary music, opera, installations, circus, and major public events.
Taking place at Coolangatta Beach and surrounding parklands, it features live music across various genres including electronic, indie, hip hop and more. Now in its 21st year, Bleach has developed a strong reputation for its relaxed beachside vibe and focus on up-and-coming talent.
2024: More details to come closer to the event date.
Event Background
Bleach* is the Gold Coast Festival is an annual contemporary arts event with its origins dating back to 2012 as a side event to the Quiksilver Pro surfing event. Taking place over the Easter long weekend with only one stage, it attracted around 3,000 people.
Word of mouth and social media helped drive steady audience growth through the 2010s. Notable moments included the increased attendance of over 10,000 in 2015, and relocating the festival site to incorporate more of the beachfront parkland area from 2016 onwards.
In recent years Bleach has cemented its status as an iconic Queensland event, earning praise for its intimate festival experience in a picturesque natural setting. The 2022 edition hosted over 100 acts across 3 stages with crowds of 25,000 over the weekend.
In 2023, general admission tickets sold out within an hour of release with the event seeing 27,500 attendees per day! 2023 saw over 120 artists performing across 3 stages, including a mix of established and emerging Australian and international acts from genres like indie, electronic, hip hop and more. Headliners were British indie outfit Pale Waves, electronic duo RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Australian rapper The Kid LAROI.
International touring acts have also been added to lineups which fuse seamlessly with local talent. Bleach continues to channel the laidback coastal lifestyle while uncovering new artists for music fans to discover.