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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
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
Brother Hollow may not be brothers by blood but they are united by their passion for lyrics and music. The boys from Tamworth capture the essence of a hardworking life on the well-worn road of music. And now they are making waves across Australia and New Zealand with their first Australasian radio single and digital track. Representing
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
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.
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.
Main photo: Sam Holden with Sunshine Coast recording studio owner Phil Ballantyne (ex-Intercooler) of Easy Tape in Burnside. Tickets to Sam Holden’s 3 Year Project at The Presynct here. Sam Holden will officially kick off his 3 Year Project journey (pictured) at The Presynct in Nambour on February 21. It’s the first show for the
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
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
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
