The variey of Live Entertainment held at the Esplanade are plentiful with focus on all ages. We have dancers, bagpipe players, soloists, duos, trios and full concert bands, just to name a few. To become an entertainer, go to www.cookedincairns.com and 'become a cooker'. Eventually all entertainers who perform at the Esplanade and City place will need to have a Cookedincairns.com profile.
3's A Crowd is an Acoustic Duo who blends the cool sounds of the present with different take on some of the classics. Trent on guitar and vocals has been a local to Cairns for over 24 years.
4 In A Groove is a four piece Rock, Rhythm and Soul Band
An adorable little variety show aimed at ages 2-8yrs.
Originally from Sydney, Amy Chase has now based herself in Cairns.
Andy & Benson
Andy Smith and Eric Von Duo
Backstreet Dance Production
Nikki Lowmass & Vance Fahey are one of Cairns longest running musical partnerships, formed in 1988 and named after the infamous “Barbary Coast” waterfront of early Cairns.
The Brooks Brothers are highly respected musicians, songwriters, producers & educators who have literally performed to hundreds of thousands of people all over the world.
The Cairns Ukulele Club started in April 2008 and the ever growing number of members get together regularly to make music together.
Alex and Lizzy came together to re-ignite their passion for music.
A seaoned performer with over 15 years of live performing and 6 albums under her belt.
“...exceptional talent that goes beyond most vocal artists…voices of angels bringing the world of romance and joy to captivate the audience for hours.” Jo Gomizel, MGF.
Chris has been singing and playing a range of instruments for the past 20 years.
Chris Mallory’s acoustic folk songs walk the tightrope of simplicity woven into memorable melody.
Claire & de Loons is an acoustic trio featuring the wonderful vocals and acoustic guitar
Cairns Cookers
Newly formed with dynamic folk/rock/roots
Dave James
Jazz Ensemble
DJ Bart has been a pioneer of dance music from the early 90’s and has made a valued contribution for club culture in the far north with sustained residencies at all major nightclubs and bars in Cairns and Port Douglas.
Well known in the local DJ scene, Papa Stanley is best known for tropical inspired House music of various flavours - Jazz, Funk, Latin, Disco and Electro
Cairns original Vinyl Pusher.A musical force in the Far north.
Sit back and enjoy the sounds of Don MacGregor playing modern classics on the flute
Join Tara and the Drum Up Big crew every first Friday of the month at the Cairns Esplanade for Foreshore Friday – Drum Up Big! Between 7:00pm and 9:00pm as the sun sets and the tropical night comes alive, you can enjoy the uplifting experience of playing in a DRUM CIRCLE.
Seventeen year old local school girl Emma-Louise has been a regular Esplanade Lagoon entertainer performing her own material since December 2006.
Band leader and drummer, Maxwell Stokes named and formed the Evergreen Jazz Trio with Maggie Nelson and Neville Hermesl, in June 2006. On occasion, this trio becomes a quartet or quintet adding on Peter James on the electric bass and Junior See Poy on the clarinet and sax.
Take a seat and enjoy the ride. Far Northern Soul Collective are a bunch a guys who've just about played it all. With a classic 5 piece line up these guys forge a sound in groove not to be missed.
Flavez is a versatile duo, combining covers of a whole range song over different genres to fit any occasion or venue.
Frontear
The F.L.T. have performed to literally hundreds of thousands of people throughout Europe, USA, Japan, Australia and Asia.
Heather Angell is a talented 15 year old singer/songwriter who has recently relocated from the Atherton Tablelands to Cairns to further her musical career
Heaven & Soull is Cairns’ newest and most exciting duo, featuring the gorgeous voice of stunning emerging talent in Heather Angell teamed up with Mikey Hayman, one of the region’s most enduring and experienced musicians.
Here is now are a rock / acoustic original four-piece. The bands melodic song writing style is pop based with strong blues sensibilities which help shape the bands unique musical personality.
The hillbillygoats are an acoustic 2-4 piece band based in the Port Douglas Hinterland
Mingo & John Tuala have played localy in cairns for the past 10 years
In With Pando
Three Piece with Bass
James Braithwaite
"Juicy Fruits" play music that audience's will recognise and enjoy, songs that will make them want to sing and dance the night away.
Junior See Poy and his sons Tom and John See Poy need no introduction to FNQ music lovers, having dominated the jazz scene for over 20 years
Kian is a multi instrumentalist with a fiery passion for music and entertainment. Starting as a drummer/percussionist he developed guitar technique playing other peoples guitars over the years.
Kirsty Larkin
Koahlition
Lucky Phil, a local singer songwriter, performs solo, vocals, guitar, harmonica and foot percussion . All of Phils song have rich lyrical content, including songs about the rain forest, poetic rhymes about the reef and all the people in an around North Queensland.
3 piece band
After year 12 and a college education, Mark started his musical career playing music in Asia and all over Europe
See Mark and his fascinating Australian animals up-close at this unique wildlife experience. The show features native locals such as the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Barn Owl, Lesser Sooty Owl and Spotted-tail Quoll.
Matt plays great guitar - everything from cool jazz through to hot grooves, blues, and country.
Ray Elias and Damien Boicos joined musical talents over eight years ago and formed the duo, Meridian. They combine the skills of songwriting, guitar, flute and melodic expressive harmonies in a synergistic way that is both reflective in songwriting content and upbeat in melody and rhythm.
Fresh New Combination of highly accomplished musicians
Dave Bromley & Paul Longley have been performing together, playing regularly throughout far North Qld for almost a year.
MIMIC is a newly formed Duo of two local talented musos
Mitch the Muso
Mojo Jacket is a unique up and coming three piece acoustic rock band from Melbourne, touring around Australia
Money Jam
..Blues is Life.
A new passion for everything musical
Omid Master released his debut album through MGM / Green Media February 2007
Julie McLaughlin, a talented vocalist with the ability to cover many genres of music, from Jazz Swing to Disco and everything in between! With her smooth vocals and vibrant performance she has the quality and flair to captivate any audience.
Hot swinging jazz and blues combined with top notch originals .
Parlay
Consisting of Julian Young on keyboards and Pauline Bradshaw – vocals.
A teller of colourful storys
Rand is a very experienced musician and dual USA/Australian citizen from Los Angeles. He's worked over 20 years in live entertainment, overseas as well as locally as a solo singer/guitarist at nearly all the major hotels, resorts, clubs and pubs from Port Douglas to Cairns to Mission Beach.
Lara - soul vocals, acoustic riffs and jazzy melodies tossed into the cooking pot and set to simmer...
Ret Velvet - Tango Fusion Mix
Rock N Roll Dance Group - Join In!
Nick Rockett honed his musical skills travelling the wild open spaces of North Western Australia, writing songs about his adventures and the characters he met along the way.
Cairns based band, Shari & the Mice have developed a significant following in Far North Queensland over the last few years.
Living in the rainforests of Kuranda Shells music weaves images of wild beauty, storytelling of travels mix with an open sharing of her life.
'SHINE' is the combination of two outstanding female vocalists coming together to 'have some fun'.
Growing up in a musical family, Simone has been surrounded by various styles of music from an early age. As a child she was exposed to the music of and inspired by performers such as Kristina Olsen, Cath Mundy and Jay Turner, and live performances of various other musicians.
Chris and Sheila Art together make up the duo, "Small Baggage." Featuring both on vocals and guitars the Cairns' based couples repertoire appeals to both the young and old, consisting of classic hits of the past five decades.
They're one of Cairns' most acclaimed bands, home and away. Snake Gully's name has been synonymous with Australian folk music in Far North Queensland since the late 80's, and in recent years it has become increasingly familiar to audiences overseas as well.
Suave Swing features Maggie on piano and vocals, and Paul Long on saxophone. We play beautiful love songs, jazz standards, Latin, Bossa Nova, and the American Songbook.
Belinda Butler, Rachel Bradley, Shari Williams & Giles Smith. All are accomplished and recorded professionals.
Sweet K (Kelly Moran) arrived in Cairns in 2005 after several years performing in Brisbane, Gold and Sunshine Coasts.
The Swingin Alley Catz are a dynamic professional and slick swing
TAFE Musicians Showcase
Take 5 musicians have years of experience and are North Queensland’s most versatile musicians; playing rock, jazz, Latin, reggae, country, easy listening, old time, etc., with their main love being mainstream jazz
The Doyles, a local Cairns Father and son act, have been performing regularly at the Esplanade Lagoon and the City Place for the past 3 years and when they are scheduled to perform you can be assured it will be a party type atmosphere.
The Floating Bridges "Freedom Tour" forms a combination of 12 Commercial shows and 5 schools and combined workshops.
The Hit Fanatics are a band that have been there, done that & still doing it strong.
New Oleans and Chicago Style Jazz
Tom leads the popular Latin/Jazz group the “LatinJazzExcursion”, performs regularly as a solo jazz artist and for the past 5 years has been on the music faculty of the TNQ TAFE College.
The McMenamins’ siblings create a unique sound drawing on alt-country, folk & bluegrass influences
A Cairns-based fusion of lounge & jazz, fun & elegance, classics to contemporary.
The Soul Objective
The Venus Project is an acoustic/alternative band based in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
On 14 August 2010, The Cairns Post is opening the gates to a record 10,000 people for 10 hours of the hottest rock, hip hop, dance and live music from in and around the country.
An original eclectic Acoustic-Fingerpicking-Act
Under The Moon
Vikarious is a live acoustic trio often accompanied by guest musicians
Formerly lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in NZ, Virginia covered most genres of music over a 15 year period including performing solo at NZ Jazz festival
The Windy City Soul Train's nucleus consists of a powerful three piece combo