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  • July 27, 2024By yelomusic

    Gold Coast tourism is set to take a hit with Spilt Milk Festival becoming the latest music festival to be cancelled in Australia this year. More than 35,000 people attended the Gold Coast festival last year to see massive global acts such as Post Malone and Dom Dolla. Spilt Milk has four stops on its annual

  • July 24, 2024By Penny Brand

    Photo: Big Pineapple Music Festival organiser Mark Pico takes out the Queensland Music Awards People’s Choice Festival of the Year 2019. The Sunshine Coast continues to defy music industry odds with more than half of the Big Pineapple Festival‘s tickets already selling out three months from the October 19 event. It comes as Coolum’s The Big

  • July 8, 2024By yelomusic

    The Big Pineapple Festival is ripe for the picking this year with organisers delivering a stellar lineup. The Amity Affliction, Bliss N Eco, Golden Features, Peking Duk, Tones and I, and Vera Blue are all coming to the Sunshine Coast on October 19. Local artists Tess Fapani, Betty Taylor, Day We Ran, Raw Ordio and

  • July 4, 2024By yelomusic

    Have you seen our designated page for all your Sunshine Coast music merch? At Yelo we stand for building strong community connections, so we’ve gathered all the cool cat garb and rockstar flair from all your favorite local bands. Discover everything from tees to vinyl and celebrate your favorite tunes in style. You’ll always be

  • June 26, 2024By yelomusic

    Some news hits harder than others. They all say they saw it coming but it was still a sad day for the Sunshine Coast after Council yesterday confirmed we are losing yet another beloved music event, the Caloundra Music Festival. But do you think it’s time we accept that these festivals are a luxury of

  • June 25, 2024By yelomusic

    It’s official: the Caloundra Music Festival will not be returning next year. Sunshine Coast Council today announced the festival will no longer be funded by taxpayers, citing rising costs. The annual community festival debuted in 2007 and evolved every year. It supported thousands of local musicians and brought millions of revenue to nearby businesses. In

  • June 17, 2024By yelomusic

    A Sunshine Coast arts group is one of 119 community groups to receive a share in more than $730,000 in local government grants. Feral Arts has secured $7000 towards consultation, research, video production and artist workshop fees for the pilot of a six-year project targeting the revitalisation of the Kunda Park precinct.  Light Industry studios,

  • June 4, 2024By Penny Brand

    Most musicians are drawn to the allure of the stage. They dream of bathing in the spotlight, their fans fawning for just a glimmer of their attention. Jay Bishoff (pictured) prefers to sit with them on the grass. He’s the founder and creator of Peregian Originals: the Sunshine Coast’s much-loved and sorely missed, free open-air

  • May 28, 2024By yelomusic

    If you’ve been dreaming of spending New Year’s Eve at magical Woodfordia it’s time to get cracking. Early bird tickets to Woodford Folk Festival 23/24 are on sale from today. The wonderful land of Woodfordia, just an hour outside of Brisbane, comes alive every year after Christmas to celebrate creativity, culture, community and connection. Over

  • May 24, 2024By yelomusic

    Lovers of music, food, fashion, art and culture can look forward to a series of creative events made possible by a new Sunshine Coast Council initiative. The “Emerging Events” category was added to the Major Events Sponsorship Program to allow a more diverse range of events. The first events to be funded in this tier include

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