December 31, 202510 min read
December 30, 2025By yelomag
Pictured: The Station owners Chris and Lauren, via ABC Sunshine Coast live music venue The Station has announced it will close after two years of bringing live music and entertainment to the region. The Station owners Chris and Lauren announced the news on Instagram on Tuesday, saying Australian music legend Pete Murray will play the
December 11, 2025By yelomag
Tickets Hyena Smyle at The Presynct on Saturday via Oztix.com. Sunshine Coast newcomers Hyena Smyle will debut their blistering pop-rock sound at The Presynct in Nambour on Saturday. Marking the arrival of a fresh, fierce voice in Australian alternative music, the female-fronted, three-piece channel the golden era of 80s and 90s alt-rock. The band has
December 8, 2025By Penny Brand
Photo by Gerry Nicholls for BLUNT: Garbage at Good Things Festival in Brisbane on Sunday where singer Shirley Manson eventually apologised for her beach ball tirade. Imagine being an international rockstar and telling a mosh-pit filled with thousands of your Australian fans in the heat of summer that you “HATE THE BEACH!” And that you also
November 28, 2025By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast’s biggest pint-sized band Wave Raiders are set to debut at Good Things Festival on December 7 in Brisbane. The teenage rockstars will make their festival debut on the Garage Band Stage at the Brisbane Showgrounds with some new music. They are also playing this weekend at Bluff Fest at Alexandra Headland. Pictured:
November 26, 2025By yelomag
Pictured: Favourite Kid is Ethan, Jaimie and Saul Roberts. In a world that often demands perfection, Favourite Kid frontman Ethan Roberts is flipping the script on vulnerability in his debut album. You may know him better as Gympie singer-songwriter Aspy Jones; a moniker from his solo musical journey, where he released 16 songs and garnered
November 18, 2025By yelomag
Photo: R.EM.EDY will perform in Melbourne as part of a Live Nation campaign for Australian artists living with a disability. Live Nation‘s ONES TO WATCH series will finish 2025 by putting the spotlight on Australian artists living with a disability. Hosted by ELIZA HULL, and featuring MATHILDE ANNE, R.EM.EDY and COOPER SMITH, the ARTISTS WITH DISABILITY SHOWCASE will be held
November 14, 2025By Penny Brand
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 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
September 11, 2025By yelomag
Tickets to see Echo Minott at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse in Burleigh Heads are here. More Australian dates in story. Echo Minott is bringing reggae royalty to Mo’s Desert Clubhouse on the Gold Coast for a night of non-stop dancing on November 9. Supporting him will be local legends Blue Mountain, Sound System, Marky Power and
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