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- Linc Phelps among Sunshine Coast Music Awards finalists
- Beach Beat closure marks end of a Sunshine Coast surf era
- 14yo Brisbane artist joins major Indonesian folk-pop act in bold new song
- Skillz FJ brings songs and laughs to Peregian Beach Hotel
- Foxy Malone’s to bring live music back to O’Malley’s site
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A Sunshine Coast surf institution that helped shape generations of local boardriders has closed its stores, marking the end of a 40-year chapter in the region’s beach culture. Beachbeat in Caloundra circa 1985. Photos: Facebook One of the Sunshine Coast’s best-known surf retail names has closed its stores in Caloundra, Coolum and Alexandra Headland after
Skillz FJ is bringing reggae, island roots and Sunday-session energy to Peregian Beach Hotel this weekend, with a free afternoon set just behind the dunes. The Sunshine Coast artist, who has built a lively Facebook following with his funny, family-friendly reels and island-rooted performance clips, brings his warmth, humour and reggae sound to the beachside
Foxy Malone’s is set to bring live Irish and acoustic music back to one of Mooloolaba’s most familiar nightlife corners, with the new pub and restaurant preparing to open in the former O’Malley’s site later this month. The new venue will take over the long-running O’Malley’s Irish Bar location on the Mooloolaba Esplanade, following a
BIGSOUND has added King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Julia Jacklin and trials to its 2026 Artist In Conversation program, as the Brisbane music industry gathering builds toward its 25th anniversary edition. BIGSOUND will return to Fortitude Valley from September 1–4, with the latest announcement adding major artist conversations and a new wave of international
Macy Gray is heading to Townsville with the Grammy-winning soul singer announced for a one-night show at the North Australian Festival of Arts. Macy Gray will perform at Townsville Civic Theatre on October 2, as part of NAFA 2026. The show forms part of Gray’s largest ever tour of Australia and New Zealand, with the
DJ Fisher is putting those weird antics to good use in an upcoming kids’ film. Photo: via Facebook. Gold Coast culture has many things: surf clubs, high-rises, meter maids, festival singlets, beachfront ambition, strange fame, and apparently, now, Pixar gnomes. FISHER has gone from Palm Beach party starter to Pixar voice actor, landing a surprise
The Sunshine Coast Music Awards on Sunday night is a major feature of the Queensland live music calendar this June. Photo: Supplied. Queensland is bigger than your algorithm. Every month, YELO rounds up the gigs worth leaving the house for across Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. This month, we’re also looking further
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
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
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
