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Brisbane live music venue Can You Keep A Secret has closed following a sold-out final night on Saturday. It marks the end of a long-running grassroots space after operators cited rising costs and ongoing financial pressure. The closure follows earlier warnings issued in 2024, after the operators had already shut sister venue It’s Still A
Photo: Vanessa Amorosi is among the artists leading a huge month of live music across Queensland. Via Facebook. Looking for the biggest gigs happening in Queensland this month? YELO’s April live music picks bring together standout shows from the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, from major touring acts and headline rooms to local
Photo: Kae Tempest is part of a huge Open Season 2026 program. Via Facebook. Brisbane is often treated as the city between other music capitals. Open Season 2026 makes that feel increasingly out of date. With more than 100 artists and special events woven through the city across winter, the program feels bigger than a
Everyone has experienced it. A song plays once on the radio or at a concert, and suddenly the chorus is looping in your mind for hours — sometimes even days. You might find yourself humming it while making coffee, walking down the street or trying to fall asleep. Psychologists have a name for this phenomenon:
Live music venues are facing one of the toughest periods in decades. Rising costs and changing nightlife habits are forcing many spaces to rethink how they operate — but some venues are finding creative ways to adapt and survive. The Economic Pressure on Live Music Venues Small to mid-size live music venues across Australia and
Local hip-hop artists Caelwhip and Notorious Nix prepare to support national touring act Illy outside Solbar. Photo: Ben Russoniello. The Maroochydore venue will shut after two decades as one of the region’s key touring rooms. Solbar has announced it will permanently close, removing one of the Sunshine Coast’s primary mid-capacity live music venues and leaving
Most people describe the Sunshine Coast through its daylight routines: surf checks at dawn, school pickups, market mornings and early dinners with the shutters down by ten. The assumption is that culture lives elsewhere and the coast is where you come to reset afterward. Compared to the Gold Coast, it’s often framed as the natural
People often assume touring shows land on the Sunshine Coast randomly. A promoter picks a room and hopes for the best kind of a deal. In reality, where a band plays here is usually determined by audience behaviour more than popularity. This region isn’t a single strip of venues, the Sunshine Coast live music venues
After 20 years on the Australian folk circuit, Sunshine Coast singer-songwriter Andrea Kirwin is attempting to leave the music industry behind and find a new path through comedy. Andrea Kirwin has never waited for the music industry to make things easy. On the Sunshine Coast, where rising costs, venue closures and shifting audience habits are
Main picture: A digital interpretation of a future Coochin Fields, which has been approved for the Sunshine Coast. UPDATE – February 2026: Coochin Fields Festival Site Approved Queensland’s largest dedicated festival site has been approved. The State Government has given the green light to the 155-hectare Coochin Fields music and events site at Coochin Creek,
