June 1, 2026By yelomag
Massive Attack will return to Australia for the first time in 16 years with a Brisbane show locked in for August. The Bristol electronic pioneers will play Brisbane Entertainment Centre on August 6 as part of a three-city Australian run presented by Frontier Touring. The tour also includes shows at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney
May 30, 2026By yelomag
Che Burns is one of the many talented finalists vying for a Sunshine Coast Music Award. Photo: Supplied. The Sunshine Coast Music Awards return next Sunday, June 7, bringing artists, industry workers, venues and music lovers together for one of the Coast’s biggest local music nights. The 2026 awards will celebrate the people shaping the
May 30, 2026By yelomag
Photos via Coolum State High School Facebook. Coolum High students are making national noise, with Sunshine Coast hardcore band TwoSeventy named as one of five finalists in the 2026 triple j Unearthed High competition. The annual competition searches for the best high school-aged music artists in Australia, with more than 1000 entries narrowed down to
May 29, 2026By yelomag
Roger Sanchez is part of the Ministry of Sound Summer Dance Festival line-up heading to HOTA Parklands on the Gold Coast. Photo: Roger Sanchez/Facebook. Ministry of Sound will bring its Summer Dance Festival to the Gold Coast in December, led by CLASSICAL from the Ministry of Sound Orchestra and a DJ line-up headed by US
May 28, 2026By yelomag
Missy Higgins will headline Night at The Parkland at Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre in September. Photo: Missy Higgins/Facebook. Night at The Parkland will return to Brisbane in September 2026, bringing nine open-air live music concerts to Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre. The outdoor concert series will run from September 4 to 20 as part of Brisbane
May 28, 2026By yelomag
A music community gathers to highlight the importance of live music in the community. Photo: Supplied. Make Music Day is calling on musicians, venues, schools and community groups to help bring more free music into public life. What began in France in 1982 as Fête de la Musique, has grown into an international celebration, which
May 28, 2026By yelomag
Cora. Photo via Facebook. Rising Sunshine Coast artist Cora is among the performers announced for this year’s Sunshine Coast Music Awards on June 7 at The Shed at Banana Bender Pub in Palmview. The live program will feature the Gubbi Gubbi Dance Troupe, Buttermello, 8 Ball Aitken, Cora and Chris Cobb. The night will be
May 27, 2026By yelomag
Enter Shikari at Blackflag Brewing, Coolum. Photos: Matt Warren for YELO. Enter Shikari brought sweat, strobes and full-body chaos to Blackflag Brewing in Coolum on Sunday night. The UK band turned the graffitied cement room into a packed pressure cooker, with chaotic lights cutting through a heavy-alt crowd losing it for a few hours. It
May 25, 2026By yelomag
From Katie Noonan and Minnie Marks to Cora, mou and Zorrovian, the 2026 Sunshine Coast Music Awards finalists captured just how broad the Coast’s music scene has become. The awards brought together established artists, rising acts, songwriters and live performers from across the region. Rather than just give you another roll call, here is a
May 23, 2026By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast Music Awards return for their second edition on June 7 at Banana Bender Pub. Photo: SCMIC committee members at last year’s awards. Supplied. Sunny Side Up has locked in its next Sunshine Coast festival date, the Sunshine Coast Music Awards countdown is on, and The Jungle Giants are coming to Coolum. Here

