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Backpacker bar
Magnums
370 Shute Harbour Road, at the Magnums hostel. Cheap drinks, giant Jenga and toad racing: the warm-up before the clubs.
About Magnums
Magnums, known locally as Maggies, is a large bar and late-night club in the centre of Airlie Beach and a long-standing stop on the backpacker circuit. It has two bar areas, free pool tables and a beer garden with picnic benches and live acoustic music.
The indoor club runs themed nights such as foam parties and ladies nights. The bar also hosts touring acts, with shows by Chillinit in December 2025 and 360 with PEZ in 2026, and further gigs listed into 2027.
Written by LateOne.au, checked 13 October 2026. Sources: sailing-whitsundays.com, sailing-whitsundays.com, bandsintown.com, open.spotify.com. Hours and door policies change, so check with the venue.
- Area
- Airlie Beach
- Music
- Live acoustic acts outdoors, DJs inside
- Best nights
- Seven days
- Address
- 366 Shute Harbour Road, Airlie Beach QLD 4802
- Music
- Acoustic sets outdoors, DJs and themed nights in the club
- Touring acts
- Regular national tours
Check the venue’s own listings for tonight’s program, hours and door policy.
Map & Street View
Pin from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Street View opens the nearest street photo; entrances can be round the corner, so check the venue’s own directions.
Around Magnums
Within a ten-minute walk: Beaches Bar & Grill (3 min, backpacker bar), Boom Nightclub (3 min, club), Paddy’s Shenanigans (3 min, irish pub & live music), Mama Africa (4 min, club) and Airlie Beach Hotel (5 min, pub & live music).
Walking times are estimates from the map, not routes.
More in Airlie Beach
- Club · Airlie BeachBoom NightclubCommercial, house and bass; Latin on Thursdays · Best: Monday (ladies’ night), Thursday (Latin) and Saturday; doors 9pm
- Club · Airlie BeachMama AfricaR&B, house and party anthems; reggaeton on Latin nights · Best: Friday and Saturday themed nights; doors around 9pm
- Irish pub & live music · Airlie BeachPaddy’s ShenanigansLive bands and solo acts, plus DJ nights · Best: Seven nights; doors 9pm Sunday to Thursday, 8pm Friday and Saturday
- Backpacker bar · Airlie BeachBeaches Bar & GrillLive music, then 2000s hits on the dance floor · Best: Live music Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Bar & live music · Airlie BeachKC’s Bar & GrillSolo acts and covers bands · Best: Most nights from 8pm
- Pub & live music · Airlie BeachAirlie Beach HotelAcoustic sessions, tribute acts and DJs · Best: Acoustic sessions Thursday to Sunday; open late daily
Checked 13 October 2026 against venue sites, Visit Brisbane, Destination Gold Coast, Townsville, Whitsunday and Tropical North Queensland tourism, 2026 gig listings, TransLink and Business Queensland. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.