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Construction on the Sunshine Coast’s “largest hotel and music venue” Aura Hotel has been given the green light. The property at Stockland Aura settled last week and works on the $45 million hotel will soon commence. Aura Hotel is expected to be completed by 2026. From the owners of Eatons Hill Hotel and Sandstone Point
Main picture: The Grogans are set to headline Bluff Fest on the Sunshine Coast. A new music festival which sold out in four days will see 1200 punters take over Alexandra Headland this month. Bluff Fest brings Aussie surf-rock legends The Grogans and The Terrys to Alex Surf Club on November 30. Local bands Shag Rock, Nana’s Pie, Emily
Tickets to Mia Petra: https://events.humanitix.com/mia-petra-single-release. Genre-fluid electro-acoustic artist Mia Petra, from Newcastle, will bring a visually immersive show to The Presynct, Nambour, on November 30. The Newcastle native is touring the east-coast to celebrate her latest single “Big/Heavy/Big” (out November 20) and will include Brisbane’s It’s Still A Secret on December 1. Written during a
Photos: Bek Busak Child star musical prodigy Nathan Cavaleri has helped Sunshine Coast craft brewery Your Mates raise $35,000 for vital local mental health charities and educational support. Around 300 locals packed the Warana brew pub recently to hang with their mates, have a laugh, and enjoy some delicious meat at the sold-out Meats with
Bad Habit Records has been the target of religious zealots after posters on its shop wall were ripped down. Aaron Borg says he was working in his shop, when he thought he heard kids graffiting his shop. After stepping out to investigate he found two “middle aged ladies” tearing down posters in broad daylight. The
Maroochydore’s Solbar proved there’s a market for young stars to shine on the big stage when mini punk-rockers Wave Raiders performed to a packed house on Sunday. The Wave Raiders were debuting their single, “Fun”, produced by Grammy-nominee and ARIA Award-winning producer Steve James, who has worked with The Screaming Jets, The Angels, Cold Chisel,
Main picture: Brisbane trio KRAVE will perform at The Presynct tomorrow night Punk, metal and nu-wave goth heads are set to take over The Presynct tomorrow night with a host of local heavy hard-hitters. They are celebrating the launch of KRAVE‘s new single, “Unalive” and VERATIE‘s, “Ashes”. “Ashes” unveils an otherworldly beauty from frontwoman Sarah, whose dark
After months of petitioning to save iconic Brisbane live music venue The Zoo, word has it a former venue is stepping in to save it. Crowbar closed its doors in 2020 after eight years of serving punters and giving 7000 bands a place on its stage, after falling victim to Covid restrictions. The Zoo, in
Main picture: All Strings Attached will perform at this year’s Maleny Music Festival The Maleny Music Festival runs from November 8-10. It offers a melting pot of folk, Irish, blues and Americana music, from some exceptional local talent. We have everything you need to know for a fun weekend away. With major music festivals being
The countdown is on for the Sunshine Coast’s biggest and juiciest live music event of the year, the Big Pineapple Festival! Some of Australia’s biggest artists including The Amity Affliction, Tones & I and Peking Duk are set to take over Woombye’s famous Pineapple Fields on October 19. There will be exotic foods, fancy-dress competitions,
