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January 14, 2026By yelomag
Main photo: Amyl and the Sniffers perform at The Station for YELO by Dameeka Middleton. A new year hits differently when you love a music scene that refuses to quit. Our live music community has weathered rising costs, seen venues close – including beloved spaces like The Station – and watched festivals disappear. And yet
December 15, 2024By yelomag
Did you get a ticket to BluesFest in 2025 thinking it was the music festival’s last one? Tell us your thoughts at editor@yelo.live. Pictures: Bluesfest revellers and the festival site in Byron Bay, via Facebook It’s not over until the fat lady sings and it appears BluesFest might not be sending her out just yet.
December 9, 2024By yelomag
Photo: Good Things Festival 2024 wraps up in Brisbane. Photo by Jordan Munns via Facebook. In scenes reminiscent of Woodstock ’99, music revellers were scorched alive at Brisbane’s RNA Showgrounds for Good Things Festival yesterday. Temperatures pushed 40 degrees in the City’s concrete jungle, with heat stroke consuming the crowd, and electrical storms tempting the
September 2, 2023By Penny Brand
The Crystal Waters music club at Conondale is facing closure after the Sunshine Coast Council moved to shut down its community live music events. It’s one of the most heartbreaking local stories in recent memory, writes YELO editor Penny Brand. When the sun broke today and our alarm went off, my daughter and I jumped
August 17, 2023By Penny Brand
Wow, what a journey it’s been to get here! The Yelo Sunny Coast Music Press vision all started on a serendipitous afternoon visit to a University of the Sunshine Coast music panel event which garnered some big names in the local music industry. It was a rushed affair, as my music student bestie dragged me
YELO Notes is where we share updates, ideas, stories and snapshots from inside the Sunshine Coast music scene. Think of it as YELO’s running diary of culture, community and everything happening underground.

