December 12, 2024By yelomag
Photo: Prince and Princess of Wales, Charles and Diana, ride the Big Pineapple train during their visit to the Sunshine Coast in 1983 (via Queensland State Archives). The Sunshine Coast’s famous oversized fruit – The Big Pineapple – now has a permanent royal touch. Home of Big Pineapple music festival (main picture), the iconic landmark
December 12, 2024By yelomag
Australian punk-rock band Frenzal Rhomb will headline Redcliffe festival Where We Belong on June 28 next year. Best known for their songs “Never Had So Much Fun” and “You Are Not My Friend” – the band were mainstays in the Triple J 2000s era, where lead vocalist Jason Whalley and Lindsay McDougall worked as “Jay and the
December 12, 2024By yelomag
Main picture: Red Hook take to the stage at Blackflag’s Something Cool Festival which is becoming a popular Sunshine Coast live music venue. Photo by Dameeka Middleton The Sunshine Coast live music scene is thriving as new residents continue to move to the sunny Queensland destination. Nambour welcomed The Presynct to the ‘hood last year
December 11, 2024By yelomag
Yothu Yindi play at Woodfordia on December 31 from 6.50pm-7.40pm, and also on January 1, 9:40pm-10.30pm. King Stingray are on December 30, 9.30pm-10.30pm. The pioneering band of blackfellas and whitefellas from far-northern Australia bring an air of rock royalty to Woodford Folk Festival this New Year’s Eve. Since bursting onto the scene in the late
December 10, 2024By yelomag
Tickets: Knotfest 2025 and Slipknot sideshows https://tickets.oztix.com.au/ Tickets to Slipknot‘s sideshows in Auckland and Adelaide – while they tour Australia for KNOTFEST – are now on sale. The heavy metal icons are bringing their destination festival, KNOTFEST, to Australia in February and March, including to Brisbane Showgrounds on March 2. Sideshows are in Adelaide on March
December 10, 2024By yelomag
Photo: The Killers performed in Brisbane last night, via Facebook. The Killers have proven they aren’t afraid to stop the music after a fan reportedly collapsed at their Brisbane show last night, during Brisbane’s severe heatwave. The three-day heatwave warning was issued by the Bureau of Meteorology on Sunday, when 30,000 punters were scorched by
December 10, 2024By yelomag
What are the Sunshine Coast’s top venues and night spots up to this New Year’s Eve? Yelo Mag has put together a list of the best places to farewell 2024 and ring in 2025 on the Coast. Solbar, Maroochydore Cost: $14-24 Tickets: https://tickets.solbar.com.au/. Get ready to fck off 2024 with some of your silliest ‘stumbled
December 9, 2024By yelomag
Photos: Dameeka Middleton Good Things Festival saw international acts Korn, Violent Femmes, L7, Billy Corgan and JET play to 30,000 alternative music-loving revellers at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds on Sunday. Despite extreme heat punishing punters at almost 40 degrees in the City, punters made good use of the portable showers and drink stations. Read about why music festivals are held in summer in
December 9, 2024By yelomag
Photo: Jay-Z with his wife Beyoncé via Facebook. American rapper and music producer Shawn Carter AKA Jay-Z has denied raping a 13-year-old girl with disgraced rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs, saying the allegations are “so heinous in nature”, and that his only heartbreak will be seeing his family deal with the press. An updated civil complaint
December 9, 2024By yelomag
Photo: Good Things Festival 2024 wraps up in Brisbane. Photo by Jordan Munns via Facebook. In scenes reminiscent of Woodstock ’99, music revellers were scorched alive at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds for Good Things Festival yesterday. Temperatures pushed 40 degrees in the City’s concrete jungle, with heat stroke consuming the crowd, and electrical storms tempting the

