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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
February 4, 2025By yelomag
US hardcore bands Drain and One Step Closer will play a sideshow at Kings Beach Tavern on March 6. The California punk-rockers are here for New Bloom Fest, which returns to Brisbane on March 8. The festival is also in Sydney on March 9 and Melbourne on March 10. Headlined by British brooding rock heroes Basement,
January 31, 2025By yelomag
Groovin the Moo music festival won’t be happening this year. Organisers of one of Australia’s most-loved regional touring festival made the announcement on Friday. The last Groovin the Moo festival was held in 2023, and sold out in days. Last year, the festival was expecting 35,000 revellers at the Sunshine Coast Stadium Precinct on May 5. But
January 30, 2025By yelomag
Archive: This 2025 guide is kept for reference. For current rooms, use YELO’s Sunshine Coast live music venues guide; for upcoming shows, use the Sunshine Coast Gig Guide. The live music hub covers the wider scene. Originally published in 2025, this article captures a selection of Sunshine Coast bars, pubs and eateries hosting live music
January 29, 2025By yelomag
Iconic Australian rock band Hoodoo Gurus will join the grand opening of Team Musicare Sunshine Coast at The Station on Friday. In a world-first, the initiative is aimed at transforming lives through inclusivity, employment, and community engagement. The all-day grand opening kicks off at 10am, with Hoodoo Gurus to perform later that evening. Team Musicare
January 16, 2025By yelomag
2025 archive: This list includes venues that have since closed. For current rooms, use YELO’s Sunshine Coast venue guide; for upcoming shows, see the Gig Guide. Sunshine Coast live music venues have stiff competition as new residents continue to move to the sub-tropical Queensland destination. And with summer in full swing, the music scene here
January 15, 2025By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast music scene is on fire with so many gigantic acts coming to our stages this year. We compared the monthly Spotify listeners of each artist to find out who really is the kingpin around here – and see how much they’re charging! You can see more ‘what’s on’ in local music and
January 14, 2025By yelomag
Catch Jeff Martin at The Presynct in Nambour on February 8. Tickets: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/. Photo by Adrienne Jones Jeff Martin from Canadian rock band The Tea Party will perform at The Presynct on February 8. Jeff, who has been residing on the Sunshine Coast for the past few years, will perform a selection of Tea Party
The Scene tracks Queensland music culture, from artists and venues to promoters, photographers, collectives, openings, closures, industry shifts and the people and places shaping scenes across the state.

