November 14, 2025By yelomag
Founding member of legendary Sunshine Coast punk-rock band The Chats, Josh Price (AKA Pricey), was chilling at home when he received a surprise influx of messages from his mates at the Brisbane Metallica concert on Wednesday night. The 26-year-old Coolum resident says the social media notifications then followed suit, with dozens more from family and
November 11, 2025By yelomag
Main photo by Andrea Escobar: Betty Taylor release new single ahead of UK tour. Sunshine Coast all-girl band Betty Taylor has returned with another feel-good summer track as they tour the UK this month. Co-written with renowned music producer Robby De Sa (grentperez, The Veronicas), “Sucker Punch” is a sun-soaked, heart-thumping dose of dreamy indie-pop.
November 10, 2025By yelomag
Legendary 1980s new-wave New Zealand band Split Enz (main picture) will headline Bluesfest 2026. Earth Wind & Fire, Sublime and The Pogues will also perform at the beloved Australian, Easter-long-weekend festival, it was announced today. The contemporary music event, which brought 109,000 attendees to Byron Bay in 2025, will take place at the Events Farm
November 3, 2025By yelomag
Main photo: Ruination’s Luke Karolak (guitar/vocals), Brady Weber (bass guitar) and Josh Brooks (drums) have played alongside Killing Heidi, Hammers and Krave. Maryborough alt-hard-rock trio Ruination are celebrating their debut album Everything Eventually with a mini-tour of South-East Queensland. Kicking off their four-stop run to a home crowd last month, Ruination will now bring their
November 2, 2025By yelomag
November promises to bring a fantastic lineup of HUGE live music gigs with the likes of Metallica, Paul Kelly and Rob Thomas coming to venues across South-East Queensland. The Big Pineapple Festival kicked things off yesterday, bringing 16,000 music lovers to the Sunshine Coast’s famous pineapple fields at Woombye. Hilltop Hoods, Pnau and The Cat
October 31, 2025By yelomag
Tickets to see Katie Noonan at The Presynct in Nambour: https://tickets.oztix.com.au. Sunshine Coast award-winning songbird Katie Noonan is set to bring her new album to a homecoming audience in Nambour on November 16. Katie will perform two “Listening Party” concerts at The Presynct celebrating her highly-anticipated 30th studio album, Alone but all One, dropping in
October 28, 2025By yelomag
Beloved children’s screen composer Joff Bush has taken home a top gong at the 2025 Screen Music Awards in Brisbane for his work on the international TV juggernaut Bluey. The most-streamed show in the US last year, each episode of Bluey is individually scored, with Joff responsible for half of the soundtrack’s composition, including the
October 27, 2025By yelomag
“The Boss” – AKA US rock-pop sensation Bruce Springsteen is hitting Queensland cinemas this week including Nambour, Hervey Bay, Brisbane, Gold Coast, and more. Catch Bruce Springsteen across Queensland: Nambour Cinema, Hervey Bay Boat Club Cinema, HOTA, Event Cinemas and Palace Cinemas, plus loads more! Known for his stadium-filling chart-toppers such as “Dancing in the Dark”, “I’m
October 23, 2025By yelomag
Giveaway: Surf-rock crooner Pete Murray has a new album and it turns out everyone in Australia loves it. Titled “Longing”, the album snagged a #1 gong on the ARIA Australian Album charts, and to celebrate this huge achievement Pete is giving away tickets TWO DOUBLE PASSES to his Sunshine Coast show! Pete Murray plays at
October 18, 2025By yelomag
Check out the full Woodford Folk Festival 2025-2026 Program out now: https://woodfordfolkfestival.com/programme. Woodford Folk Festival has unveiled an epic all-star First Nations lineup with Barkaa (pictured), Briggs, Budjerah, Electric Fields, and Birdz and Fred Leone, all set to perform at the 2025-2026 event. More big name Aussie acts include Hollow Coves (pictured), Beddy Rays, Dobby,
