December 31, 2025By yelomag
Main picture: A digital interpretation of a future Coochin Fields, which has been approved for the Sunshine Coast. UPDATE – February 2026: Coochin Fields Festival Site Approved Queensland’s largest dedicated festival site has been approved. The State Government has given the green light to the 155-hectare Coochin Fields music and events site at Coochin Creek,
December 30, 2025By yelomag
Pictured: The Station owners Chris and Lauren, via ABC Sunshine Coast live music venue The Station has announced it will close after two years of bringing live music and entertainment to the region. The Station owners Chris and Lauren announced the news on Instagram on Tuesday, saying Australian music legend Pete Murray will play the
December 23, 2025By yelomag
Sunshine Coast Council has a supercharged lineup of FOUR fireworks displays across the Sunshine Coast this New Year’s Eve. In Coolum, the fireworks are on at 8.30pm, while in Caloundra they are a little later at 9.30pm. In Mooloolaba there’s two displays: one at 8.30pm and one at midnight. All viewing points are glass and
December 22, 2025By yelomag
US rapper Nicki Minaj has made headlines speaking with Erika Kirk – the widow of late activist Charlie Kirk – at Turning Point USA‘s annual America Fest in Arizona. The singing superstar has been publicly spouting her new-found admiration for US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance—figures she has previously criticised. In the
December 11, 2025By yelomag
Tickets Hyena Smyle at The Presynct on Saturday via Oztix.com. Sunshine Coast newcomers Hyena Smyle will debut their blistering pop-rock sound at The Presynct in Nambour on Saturday. Marking the arrival of a fresh, fierce voice in Australian alternative music, the female-fronted, three-piece channel the golden era of 80s and 90s alt-rock. The band has
December 9, 2025By Ben Russoniello
Main picture: Iconic Aussie rock legends Cog play to a packed house at Kings Beach Tavern on Friday. Yelo photographer and occasional word slinger Ben Russoniello reflects on the night. Cog slipped in on an electro-synth hum and almost telepathic signal that rippled across the room. It hit everyone at once, sending a quiet shiver
December 8, 2025By Penny Brand
Photo by Gerry Nicholls for BLUNT: Garbage at Good Things Festival in Brisbane on Sunday where singer Shirley Manson eventually apologised for her beach ball tirade. Imagine being an international rockstar and telling a mosh-pit filled with thousands of your Australian fans in the heat of summer that you “HATE THE BEACH!” And that you also
December 1, 2025By Dameeka Middleton
Record crowds took over the Sunshine Coast’s favourite annual surf-rock festival Bluff Fest at Alex Bluff Bar over the weekend. Check out our photos from Bluff Fest Day 1: https://yelo.live/in-pictures-bluff-fest-day-1-alexandra-headland/. Huge Aussie acts such as South Summit, Coterie, Hockey Dad, Mi-Sex and The Angels all descended on our sunny (and a little stormy) shores for
December 1, 2025By Dameeka Middleton
Record crowds took over the Sunshine Coast’s favourite annual surf-rock festival Bluff Fest at Alex Bluff Bar over the weekend. Check out our photos from Bluff Fest Day 2: https://yelo.live/in-pictures-bluff-fest-day-2-alexandra-headland/. Huge Aussie acts such as South Summit, Coterie, Hockey Dad, Mi-Sex and The Angels all descended on our sunny (and a little stormy) shores for

