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The Big Pineapple Festival has announced the iconic Woombye music event will be held on October 19. Returning to the Sunshine Coast after a three year hiatus, the festival will be an “absolute celebration”. “We will be concentrating on far more categories to the festival this year, which will really add to the over all
Our free Sunshine Coast gig guide brings the best from the local live music scene – from Noosa to Caloundra – every week. Submit yours to editor@yelo.live
Sunshine Coast musicians have been left “devastated” after iconic Brisbane music venue The Zoo announced it will permanently close after 32 years. The venue made the announcement on social media, saying sister venue Stranded Bar will also close, as early as Monday. The Zoo will shut its doors permanently on July 8. Owners say the
As many Australians are confronted with the aftermath of the Bondi Junction stabbing, killing six people in Sydney last month, local researchers are taking mental health matters into their own hands. The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) has opened an $18.5 million National PTSD Research Centre, the first of its kind in the country.
Pop royalty Melanie C will take over Caloundra’s favourite beachside music venue the Kings Beach Tavern on Sunday. As one-fifth of The Spice Girls, known then as “Sporty Spice”, and now with an incredible solo career, Melanie C’s impact on music and pop culture has been monumental. Taking her DJ set across Europe, UK, Ibiza and Australia,
The Gold Coast is set to transform into a “rhythm and blues Mecca” from May 16-19 for Blues on Broadbeach. With over 65 international and homegrown artists, plus 16 indoor and outdoor stages, there will be free live music on tap for four days. With the festival program and app now live, blues lovers are being
Embrace all the nostalgia and sillies for this electrifying celebration, Wiggles-style! The Wiggles Sound System isn’t just a trip down memory lane – it’s a full-blown rave party for grown-up Wiggle fans who refuse to let go of their inner child. The show fuses all the much-loved hits, such as “Hot Potato”, “Fruit Salad”, “Toot
Our free Sunshine Coast gig guide brings the best from the local live music scene – from Noosa to Caloundra – every week. Submit yours to editor@yelo.live
The Comiskey Group’s revamp of the Imperial Hotel Eumundi will bring a feeling of yesteryear to the Sunshine Coast hinterland. The pub developers, and owners of local music venue mainstays Sandstanone Point and Eatons Hill Hotels, have released pictures of the historic hotel’s extensive internal renovation. Paying homage to its rich history, the design elements
Featured gig: As music festivals across Australia pull the pin on their events micro-festivals are popping in their place. Brisbane punk band Butterfingers will headline, Where We Belong Festival in Redcliffe, in Brisbane’s north, on May 18. Touted as “the biggest festival Redcliffe has ever seen”, there will be a huge lineup of local bands,
