September 24, 2026By yelomag
The Strokes will return to Brisbane in February 2027. Photo: Supplied. The Strokes are coming back to Brisbane, with the New York band set to play Brisbane Entertainment Centre on February 13, 2027. The show is part of the newly announced Australian leg of the band’s Reality Awaits Global Tour, which will also take in
September 23, 2026By yelomag
Australian rock legend and Rose Tattoo frontman Gary “Angry” Anderson has died aged 79. Anderson’s family and band announced his death on Wednesday, saying he died in Australia on Monday night, September 21, surrounded by loved ones. In a statement shared by Rose Tattoo, Anderson was remembered as a “devoted father” and a “much-loved” friend,
September 22, 2026By yelomag
A free four-day fishing festival with more than $150,000 in prizes is coming to Sandstone Point Hotel this week, with Taxiride and Diesel providing the live-music soundtrack. The inaugural Anaconda Fishing Festival will take over the Moreton Bay venue from September 24-27, combining a major catch-and-release fishing competition with live music, family entertainment, cooking demonstrations
September 21, 2026By yelomag
Dear Seattle at Pulse Bar in Maroochydore earlier this month. Photo: Lewis Venz. Finding live music on the Sunshine Coast should not mean checking 12 venue pages, three Facebook events and whatever Instagram happens to show you. The Coast has plenty happening, but it is spread out. Gigs sit across different venue calendars, local artists
September 20, 2026By yelomag
Skegss at Alex by the Sea 2026. Photo: Dameeka Middleton for YELO. The Sunshine Coast live music scene is finding new momentum and four local photographers are documenting it all. Marc Roberts, Dameeka Middleton, Matt Warren and Lewis Venz are among the Coast’s most in-demand live music photographers, capturing the artists, venues and audiences driving
September 18, 2026By yelomag
Macaulay Culkin will bring Home Alone: A Nostalgic Night with Macaulay Culkin to Brisbane in November. Photo: Kevin Paul / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0. Macaulay Culkin is coming to Brisbane this November for a special big-screen screening of Home Alone, followed by a live Q&A about the Christmas classic. Home Alone: A Nostalgic Night
September 18, 2026By yelomag
Image source: Dameeka Middleton. YELO has launched a new Artist Toolkit for Queensland musicians, bringing grants, gig advice, festival applications, pay guides and industry contacts into one practical hub. The new resource is designed to make some of the less glamorous parts of being an independent artist easier to navigate, from finding funding and applying
September 18, 2026By yelomag
Dave Gleeson of The Screaming Jets performs at The Big Weekend at Blackflag Coolum in 2024. Photo: Dameeka Middleton. The Screaming Jets will headline The Big Weekend when the independent Sunshine Coast music festival makes a surprise return to Blackflag Brewing Coolum on November 28. The fifth-anniversary edition marks a major shift for the homegrown
September 17, 2026By yelomag
Bryan Adams will play an exclusive Bare Bones acoustic show at The Star Gold Coast on Tuesday, March 2, 2027. The Canadian rock veteran has added the one-night-only Gold Coast date to his 2027 Australian tour, making the Coast the only Australian stop where he will perform his stripped-back Bare Bones show. Adams last brought
September 17, 2026By yelomag
Scottish DJ Calvin Harris is coming to Brisbane in 2027. Photo: Facebook. Calvin Harris will play Brisbane Showgrounds on February 19, 2027, on his first dedicated Australian headline tour. The Grammy-winning Scottish DJ and producer will bring his Australian Tour 2027 to Brisbane Showgrounds, also known as the RNA Showgrounds, in Bowen Hills. Updated September

