The Big Pineapple Music Festival will be bigger and louder than ever when it returns to the Sunshine Coast this October. Organisers say the festival date will be announced on May 1, with the lineup to come early July. “We will be concentrating on far more categories to the festival this year, which will really
Caloundra Music Festival (CMF) has joined the growing list of cancelled Australian music festivals this year. Sunshine Coast Council blames rising living and operating costs, but says the event will be back next year. CMF has seen major headliners such as Powderfinger, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, John Butler Trio, Jimmy Barnes, Empire of the Sun,
Pandemonium organisers have unveiled a hoodie which will be offered as partial compensation to dissatisfied ticket holders. The festival came under fire last month when national media reported the event was cancelled. Organisers denied those reports, however soon announced major revisions would see half the original line-up scrapped. A Facebook group has been rife with
Brisbane live music venues The Triffid and The Fortitude Music Hall have announced they will go cashless on May 1. Local music punter Jules Walker isn’t happy with the move saying, “cash is legal tender”. “It should never be refused. “We should have the choice. It costs more to use a card with surcharges so
The Rowe Sisters are taking the Sunshine Coast music scene by storm and will feature at UniSC’s Variety Fest on Wednesday. Abbey, 17, and Ruby, 14, who bring rich and powerful harmonies to the stage, will join Katie Daniels, Ted Watson and Band, and The Wave Raiders for the semesterly event. The girls scored the
Rock and hip-hop have combined for a new song from local legends Pricey and Wigs. They officially release their genre-bending song, “Smile”, at Morts Brewery, Nambour, on Saturday night. Have a listen to “Smile” and tell us what you think! Long-haired rocker Josh Price, AKA Pricey, is a founding member and the former lead guitarist
On the eve of their biggest show yet, we spoke to Chamber Lane frontman Connor Hanson ahead of their gig opening for The Smith Street Band (pictured with doggo). Connor shares some great tips for younger bands wanting to get out there and make music. Yelo: Where did Chamber Lane all start? Connor: We started
Australian media is reporting that this year’s Splendour in the Grass at Byron Bay is cancelled. The popular Australian music festival is still selling tickets for its July 19-21 event at the North Byron Parklands, and only announced its lineup two weeks ago. Splendour 2024 is expecting headliner Kylie Minogue, and fellow Aussies G-Flip, Tones
Pandemonium Festival organisers are denying rumours that their festival has been cancelled. Updates on their Instagram account on Friday afternoon say “Pandemonium is NOT cancelled”. A second post was added calling out the media for “reckless reporting”: They then turned off their platform’s comment sections. Australian news media was in a swirl yesterday, with Channel
Australian news media is reporting that the Pandemonium Festival has been cancelled, yet promoters are still selling tickets. Channel 9’s national news TV broadcast reported on Thursday that organisers were forced to pull the pin on the festival due to low ticket sales. The festival came under fire last week for selling 2-for-1 promotional tickets,