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It’s official: 2024 is the year of the micro-festival. The Bennies (main picture), Pricey, Brixton Alley, and Dave Gleeson (Screaming Jets) will takeover Blackflag Brewing, Coolum, for The Big Weekend Festival on July 13. They join a new wave of small to mid-sized music festivals bringing renewed hope to the industry, after dozens of festivals,
A food market featuring handcrafted cheeses, breads and chocolates will form part of The Curated Plate festivities on the Sunshine Coast. The Coast’s premier food and drink festival celebrates the region’s best producers and chefs, spread over two weekends, from July 26 to August 4. Foodies can look forward to 90 mouth-watering experiences on a
A much-loved Sunny Coast festival will be rescheduled to next year in a bid to spread “cultural offerings” across the year. Horizon Festival, a 10-day multi-arts showcase due to be held in August, will now run from May 2-11, 2025. It comes as music festivals across Australia are being cancelled amid an economic squeeze, and
The Big Pineapple Festival has announced the iconic Woombye music event will be held on October 19. Returning to the Sunshine Coast after a three year hiatus, the festival will be an “absolute celebration”. “We will be concentrating on far more categories to the festival this year, which will really add to the over all
Sunshine Coast musicians have been left “devastated” after iconic Brisbane music venue The Zoo announced it will permanently close after 32 years. The venue made the announcement on social media, saying sister venue Stranded Bar will also close, as early as Monday. The Zoo will shut its doors permanently on July 8. Owners say the
As many Australians are confronted with the aftermath of the Bondi Junction stabbing, killing six people in Sydney last month, local researchers are taking mental health matters into their own hands. The University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) has opened an $18.5 million National PTSD Research Centre, the first of its kind in the country.
Pop royalty Melanie C will take over Caloundra’s favourite beachside music venue the Kings Beach Tavern on Sunday. As one-fifth of The Spice Girls, known then as “Sporty Spice”, and now with an incredible solo career, Melanie C’s impact on music and pop culture has been monumental. Taking her DJ set across Europe, UK, Ibiza and Australia,
The Gold Coast is set to transform into a “rhythm and blues Mecca” from May 16-19 for Blues on Broadbeach. With over 65 international and homegrown artists, plus 16 indoor and outdoor stages, there will be free live music on tap for four days. With the festival program and app now live, blues lovers are being
Embrace all the nostalgia and sillies for this electrifying celebration, Wiggles-style! The Wiggles Sound System isn’t just a trip down memory lane – it’s a full-blown rave party for grown-up Wiggle fans who refuse to let go of their inner child. The show fuses all the much-loved hits, such as “Hot Potato”, “Fruit Salad”, “Toot
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