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Radium Dolls will play at Valley Fiesta 2026. Photo: Brisbane City Council. Baker Boy and Radium Dolls are among the major acts heading to Fortitude Valley for this year’s Valley Fiesta, as Brisbane’s free street festival celebrates 30 years. The live music program takes over Brunswick Street Mall on Saturday, October 3, with Radium Dolls
Fortitude Valley venue QUIVR will open its new 170-capacity Sound Room on Saturday, expanding the queer-owned music hub into the neighbouring Winn Street tenancy. The September 12 launch follows a year of planning and a six-week build, giving QUIVR an indoor ticketed room alongside its existing laneway bar, livestream DJ booth, radio station and DJ
Soul Asylum will return to Australia for the first time since the mid-1990s. Photo: Supplied. Nineties rock heavyweights Soul Asylum and Ugly Kid Joe are joining forces for an Australian co-headline tour, with Brisbane scoring the final show. The two US bands will bring their Double Thrill tour to The Tivoli on March 21, 2027,
Ups and Downs. Photo: Bandcamp. Brisbane indie band Ups and Downs have released their first new original music in 10 years, ahead of Queensland shows marking 40 years of Sleepless. The new EP Radio Is Dead was released on Friday, September 4, through Basketcase Records, with MGM distributing the release in Australia and Redeye Worldwide
Raw Ordio’s Brett Gadenne and DJ Ryskee. Photo: Coolum Beach Hotel/Facebook. Peregian Beach Hotel will keep its Vinyl Nights series rolling through spring as the Sunshine Coast’s appetite for dance and electronic music continues to grow. The regular DJ sessions at Peregian Beach Hotel’s il Porto have drawn strong enough crowds for the venue to
A packed room at Solbar in Maroochydore. Photo: Dameeka Middleton. A new University of the Sunshine Coast study has found a sense of belonging can be just as important as the event itself when it comes to getting people through the doors. Researchers surveyed 577 Sunshine Coast residents and found people were more likely to
Thirst Trap perform at The Presynct in Nambour, one of Queensland’s grassroots live music venues. Photo: Marc Roberts. Queensland’s nightlife reform push is not finished, with key recommendations still unresolved as BIGSOUND puts live music, venue pressure and Brisbane 2032 back in focus. With BIGSOUND filling Fortitude Valley this week, the unfinished part of Queensland’s
Coyote’s Roadhouse is set to open on Ocean Street in Maroochydore. Image: Hallmark Hospitality. A new 500-capacity country bar with two stages and a mechanical bull is preparing to open in the former Solbar space at Maroochydore later this month. Coyote’s Roadhouse is expected to open at the entrance to Big Top Shopping Centre on
The Vogue in Nambour in its heyday. Image: published by Sunshine Valley Gazette; original photographer unknown. A $1.85 million leasehold deal for Nambour’s Royal George Hotel has raised fresh questions about the future of neighbouring entertainment venue The Vogue. The current CRE Brokers listing for the Royal George Hotel is now headed “UNCONDITIONAL”, after the
Che Burns is heading back to Blackflag Coolum this month for what’s being billed as his biggest live production yet on the Sunshine Coast. The 2026 Sunshine Coast Music Awards (SCMA) winner will take over Blackflag’s flagship venue with his full band on September 19, following a run of sold-out shows and an official showcase
