Daily concerts will take place in Surfers Paradise during the Commonwealth Games ©Gold Coast 2018

Gold Coast 2018 are encouraging locals and visitors to enjoy 12 unique one-off concerts in Surfers Paradise during the Commonwealth Games.

The concerts form part of their Festival 2018 programme, which will run throughout the duration of the Games next month.

Each of the musical acts will be performing on the Surfers Paradise main stage, located just metres away from the beach.

The acts are aimed at appealing to a wide audience, with performers coming from a variety of Commonwealth nations.

Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of Fame inductees Yothu Yindi and The Treaty Project will feature on the opening day of the Festival on April 4.

They will be followed by Melbourne based The Cat Empire, with the band set to take to the stage shortly after the Opening Ceremony of the Games at Carrara Stadium.

New Zealand's Salmonella Dub are among those set to take to the stage as the Games progresses.

The focus on the Commonwealth will be shown with a "Fresh Voices of the Commonwealth" concert on April 6.

Ghanaian rapper M.anifest and Delhi-based Ska Vengers will be among those featuring during the night.

Kweku Mandela will host an evening dedicated to Young African Commonwealth acts on April 11, with bands, vocalists and DJs set to entertain crowds.

Hot Dub Time Machine will bring the Festival to a close on April 15 ©Gold Coast 2018
Hot Dub Time Machine will bring the Festival to a close on April 15 ©Gold Coast 2018

The evening will aim to celebrate the late Nelson Mandela, with the South African political leader born 100 years ago.

The final concert will feature Hot Dub Time Machine, who have had festival slots at Coachella, Reading and Leeds Festival, and T in the Park.

In total, more than 1,440 artists from 50 countries will be part of Festival 2018, which will include 1,000 arts and cultural experiences including music, theatre, circus, dance, ideas, visual arts and film.

Two main Festival sites will be established in Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, the latter having two distinct activated spaces, Kurrawa Park and Surf Parade.

The two spaces will provide arts experiences and entertainment from 9am local time to late every day.

There will be 35 world and 15 Australian premieres, according to organisers.

In addition to the main performance sites, more then 28 places across Gold Coast will have interactive activities and live performances.

A food festival will also take place at the NightQuarter in Helensvale from midday to 9pm during the Games.