April 17, 2026By yelomag
Weekend guide Looking for something to do on the Sunshine Coast this weekend? YELO’s latest What’s On This Weekend guide rounds up live music, arts and culture picks from across the region. This week’s picks include Nambour Black Market Day, along with shows such as 19-TWENTY at Norton Music Factory on Friday, Damien J Johnson
April 17, 2026By yelomag
Gold Coast band Loose Goose are heading into their next phase with a new single and a support slot with Beddy Rays, following what they describe as their biggest tour to date. The band has just wrapped an 11-date run from Sydney to the Sunshine Coast, sharing stages with acts including Rum Jungle, Great Gable
April 15, 2026By yelomag
Ocean Grove played at The Station on the Sunshine Coast before it closed in early 2026. Photo: Marc Roberts for YELO. The old rhythm of going out has weakened. Not because people have stopped wanting music, company or nights that feel worth remembering, but because the terms have changed. A night out now competes with
April 14, 2026By yelomag
ARIA Award-winning artist Katie Noonan will lead the Australian Vocal Ensemble in a special Sunshine Coast hinterland performance at Eudlo Hall on April 19. “The Long Moment” is an intimate afternoon performance featuring newly commissioned Australian vocal works, inspired by the writing of Tim Winton. Set in the historic Eudlo Hall, the show brings together
April 14, 2026By yelomag
A new study from the University of the Sunshine Coast has found that silvereyes living on islands off Queensland have developed distinct song dialects of their own. The findings add a cultural twist to how researchers understand birdsong. Researchers found that silvereyes on separate islands were singing in ways more similar to each other than
April 12, 2026By yelomag
Fresh images from TISM’s Sydney Opera House run were shared by DRW Entertainment on Sunday. Photo: High Voltage Photography. Australian music icons TISM will honour roadie Andy Sutherland at tonight’s Sydney Opera House show. In a Facebook post shared on Sunday, April 12, the band said Sutherland would be honoured during tonight’s performance. Earlier that
April 11, 2026By yelomag
A new post from Brian Ritchie recalls Nirvana supporting Violent Femmes at Festival Hall in Brisbane and Fisherman’s Wharf on the Gold Coast in 1992. The post includes a photo outside Festival Hall in Brisbane, where the marquee reads “Violent Femmes Plus Nirvana”, along with reflections from Brian Ritchie on meeting Kurt Cobain during the
April 9, 2026By yelomag
Australian vocalist Greg Gould is paying tribute to Jesse Baird and Luke Davies in a new song that also aims to raise awareness of domestic violence. The Sydney couple’s deaths became the focus of a high-profile criminal case that shocked Australia and drew widespread international attention. “No More” leads Gould’s latest album “Strings Attached (Deluxe)”,
April 9, 2026By yelomag
Jimi The Kween has joined the Groovin the Moo Lismore 2026 lineup. Photo: Facebook. Groovin the Moo 2026 has added Australian drag performer, singer, dancer and DJ Jimi The Kween to its Lismore lineup alongside Baker Boy, Matt Corby, The Chats, and The Terrys. The festival is returning for a special one-off event in regional
April 9, 2026By yelomag
Pacific Avenue are set to lead Festival of the Stone 2026 in Byron Bay this June. Photo: Facebook. Pacific Avenue, Ruby Fields, Dear Seattle, Eliza & The Delusionals and Liquid Zoo will lead Festival of the Stone 2026. The Byron Bay event will return to Stone & Wood Brewery on Saturday, June 20, combining live

