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Mackay / Whitsunday region
MACKAY
LIVE MUSIC.
Find Mackay live music, venues, touring shows, local artists and festival links in one place. This YELO city hub connects Mackay into the wider Regional Queensland live music map.
Updated September 2026
Where live music happens.
YELO is building this Mackay hub as local venue and gig information comes through. Use the statewide venue guide alongside the regional gig guide while we expand the city listing.
Festivals + bigger weekends.
Far North festival dates and touring weekends can pull audiences from well beyond Mackay. YELO tracks the useful ones through the regional festival guide and Queensland music calendar.
Latest on YELO
Stories mentioning Mackay.
Recent YELO coverage connected to Mackay and the wider regional Queensland music circuit.
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Local music is the new biggest thing: 16 Queensland acts in 2026
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YELO is going Queensland-wide
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Kasey Chambers leads Groundwater’s free Broadbeach country weekend
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TISM, The Living End and Spacey Jane lead live music news
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The Living End to kick off regional tour on the Sunshine Coast
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YELO Playlists For Queensland Music
The Mackay scene.
Mackay sits on a useful north-coast touring line between Central Queensland and Townsville, with the city regularly appearing on Queensland regional tours.
Got something happening in Mackay?
Artists, venues, promoters, photographers and music people can send YELO gigs, releases, venue news, festival announcements and local scene stories.
