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Archive for March, 2025
As the world’s best longboarders trim into town for the Noosa Festival of Surfing the Tracks Party keeps the ride going into the night. Sunshine Coast rising rockstars Catching Salmon (main picture) will join Bootleg Rascal, Radium Dolls and Mid Drift for the Noosa Festival of Surfing Tracks Party on March 21. The Salmon lads
Alex Surf Club has announced it will host a new two-day music festival Alex By The Sea on June 7-8 on the Sunshine Coast. The Alexandra Headland surf club last year saw 1200 music-thirsty punters flock to the favourite beachside spot for Bluff Fest, which sold-out in four days. Headliners The Terrys and The Grogans
Sunshine Coast live music venues are cancelling several shows this weekend ahead of Cyclone Alfred. The Category 2 cyclone is expected to cross the South-East Queensland mainland on Thursday. Solbar announced on Wednesday it will remain open for tonight’s open mic night, but will close on Thurday. The Maroochydore venue’s weekend shows for Daily J
Kings Beach Tavern has postponed the Ruby Fields gig scheduled for Friday to March 28. While Norton Music Factory has cancelled Saturday’s Stefan Hauk show. The Presynct at Nambour, will postpone its Karl S. Williams show to March 13. Dreams at The J in Noosa and Neil Murray at Imperial Hotel have also been cancelled.
Sunshine Coast live music venue The Station has confirmed it will cancel Saturday’s Brad Cox show. Cyclone Alfred continues to edge closer to the Coast mainland and is expected to cross the shore on Thursday night. It comes as the Green Day, Daily J, New Bloom Fest, and Drain shows are also cancelled. While Solbar
Maroochydore’s premier live music venue Solbar will close tomorrow amid torrential weather as Cyclone Alfred nears the Sunshine Coast. The venue announced the news on Wednesday, saying Friday’s Great Gable and Saturday’s Daily J gigs will be postponed. It comes as Green Day‘s Gold Coast show tonight has been cancelled, and Saturday’s New Bloom Fest
Brisbane’s New Bloom Fest and the Drain and One Step Closer sideshow at Kings Beach Tavern will be cancelled this weekend. New Bloom Fest – headlined by English rock band Basement – was scheduled for Saturday at Fortitude Music Hall. While Drain and One Step Closer were due to play at Caloundra, on the Sunshine
Cbus Super Stadium has announced US punk giants Green Day have cancelled their Gold Coast show tomorrow with Cyclone Alfred threatening the Coast. The Bureau of Meteorology says Cyclone Alfred will cross South-East Queensland on Thursday night. Green Day posted a note to their fans on Facebook on Tuesday, 5pm (EST), saying they are “bummed”.
The Sunshine Coast’s award-winning arts festival – Horizon Festival – returns from May 2-11, bringing 10 days of art, music, performance to our region. Visitors and locals can enjoy a vibrant program of 50 events across 10 locations. Since its inception in 2017, Horizon has contributed $16 million to the local economy, employing 6798 creatives and
The highly-anticipated Asian Food Festival will return for The Curated Plate Food and Drink Festival. The Curated Plate’s 10-day program, runs from July 25-August 3, across the Sunshine Coast. It celebrates our best local produce and chefs, and forms a collaboration between producers, suppliers and businesses. The Asian Food Festival has become a flagship experience
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