Tanks Arts Centre
A distinctive performance and arts venue in the Cairns Botanic Gardens precinct, with Tank 5 regularly hosting live music and touring artists.
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Cairns Live Music
Far North Queensland
CAIRNS
LIVE MUSIC.
Find Cairns live music, venues, touring shows, local artists and festival links in one place. This YELO city hub connects Cairns into the wider Regional Queensland live music map.
Updated September 2026
FROM CAIRNS
A city that has sent artists well beyond the Far North.
Cairns connections include Emma Louise, Chase Atlantic, Eves Karydas and Christine Anu, while Greta Stanley remains closely tied to the Far North scene. Consider this the quick-name-drop before you start digging into what is happening now.
Where live music happens.
A starting point for Cairns venues and stages, from dedicated live rooms to major touring spaces.
Cairns Performing Arts Centre
The city theatre complex for major touring concerts, theatre, comedy and performance in central Cairns.
Check the venue ↗Munro Martin Parklands
An open-air city stage used for major concerts and large-scale cultural events.
Check the venue ↗Elixir Music House
A central Cairns live music room supporting smaller shows and the local scene.
Check the venue ↗Festivals + bigger weekends.
Far North festival dates and touring weekends can pull audiences from well beyond Cairns. YELO tracks the useful ones through the regional festival guide and Queensland music calendar.
Latest on YELO
Stories mentioning Cairns.
Recent YELO coverage connected to Cairns and the wider regional Queensland music circuit.
Regional Queensland gets its own BIGSOUND showcase
Phil Jamieson cancels tour after fracturing back on stage
Melbourne Ska Orchestra rides into Queensland
Macy Gray to play Townsville for NAFA 2026
TISM, The Living End and Spacey Jane lead live music news
The Living End to kick off regional tour on the Sunshine Coast
The Cairns scene.
Cairns has a mix of council-run performance spaces, outdoor stages and smaller rooms, giving the Far North a genuine touring circuit as well as a local scene.
Got something happening in Cairns?
Artists, venues, promoters, photographers and music people can send YELO gigs, releases, venue news, festival announcements and local scene stories.
