March 1, 2025By yelomag
The highly-anticipated Asian Food Festival will return for The Curated Plate Food and Drink Festival. The Curated Plate’s 10-day program, runs from July 25-August 3, across the Sunshine Coast. It celebrates our best local produce and chefs, and forms a collaboration between producers, suppliers and businesses. The Asian Food Festival has become a flagship experience
February 26, 2025By yelomag
Nominations are now open for musicians, venues, producers, and creative artists for the first-ever Sunshine Coast Music Awards. The awards will be held on Sunday, June 1, at Your Mates Brewing, in Warana. Driving the awards is the Sunshine Coast Music Industry Collective (SCMIC). They are an independent, not-for-profit music body established in 2022, and are committed
February 26, 2025By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast’s famous entertainment strip at Ocean Street, Maroochydore, is now shining brighter than ever. Home of live music institution Solbar, Maroochydore’s Ocean Street will receive a streetscape “refresh” by Sunshine Coast Council. Council has kicked off the improvements with a dazzling new display of decorative lights. Division 8 Councillor Taylor Bunnag is thrilled
February 19, 2025By yelomag
Out 2 Lunch Festival (with DJ Fisher) tickets: Sign up for pre-sale here: https://arep.co. After a hugely successful first edition Out 2 Lunch Festival is heading back to the Gold Coast on May 3-4. Curated by Australian EDM artist DJ Fisher, the festival brought 35,000 to Coolangatta last year. It also reportedly injected $50 million
February 17, 2025By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast Music Industry Collective (SCMIC) is calling on local leaders to help judge the Sunshine Coast Music Awards. The inaugural awards will be on June 1 at Your Mates Brewing in Warana, supported by Sunshine Coast Council. Community representatives are asked to nominate themselves or others via social media or the SCMIC website.
February 15, 2025By yelomag
Gympie global superstars The Amity Affliction have announced a beloved member will no longer be a part of their group. The announcement to fans on social media confirmed Ahren Stringer (main picture) will be leaving. “The band have had to cancel tours and pass on many opportunities in hopes of supporting Ahren,” the statement reads.
February 10, 2025By yelomag
Platinum-selling indie heroes The Wombats are heading back to their home-away-from-home this September and October. The British lads play Brisbane Riverstage on September 26 as part of the national tour. They also have shows in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. And are set to perform at SummerSalt Festival, in four regional areas. The Wombats will arrive on our shores ready to
February 7, 2025By yelomag
Australian hip-hop queen BARKAA will headline a bold new Horizon Festival on the Sunshine Coast. The Malyangapa/Barkindji rapper will conclude the event’s Opening Night Street Party at Solbar. Held from May 2-11, Horizon Festival is the region’s leading contemporary arts event, serving up 10-days of art, music, performance. It forms a collaborative and region-wide program
February 5, 2025By yelomag
For more information on Rabbits Eat Lettuce and tickets: https://www.rabbitseatlettuce.com.au Dreamers and wanderers will soon converge in the forest to celebrate freedom, love and dance music. Rabbits Eat Lettuce is a transformative event held on the Easter long weekend, from April 17 to April 21. Organisers announced today that third-release tickets are selling out. One-day
February 5, 2025By yelomag
THE PRESETS WILL PLAY AT THE STATION FIRST BIRTHDAY WITH HUGE WEEKEND OF MUSIC Australian electronic music duo The Presets will headline a weekend of festivities for Sunshine Coast live music venue The Station. The Birtinya shipping-container entertainment precinct is celebrating its first year of business from February 28 to March 2. The Presets will play
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