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Regional Queensland live music scene

Image source: Dameeka Middleton.

Regional Queensland guide

Regional Queensland live music scene

Big drives, small rooms and music worth leaving town for. Regional Queensland has its own live music pulse, from coastal festival towns and country halls to northern tour stops, pub rooms, theatres and one night local lineups.

YELO tracks regional gigs, festivals, venues and stories across Queensland so you can find live music beyond Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.

Regional Queensland music news

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SCENE.

Local artists, venue updates, festival announcements, touring news and stories shaping live music across regional Queensland.

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Regional Queensland Gig Guide

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LIVE
MUSIC.

Find regional Queensland gigs.

YELO’s guide to touring acts, local shows and live music happening beyond the south east corner.

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Regional Queensland band rooms

The rooms carrying live music across Queensland.

Regional Queensland’s live music map runs through pubs, arts centres, theatres, clubs and community stages. These are some of the rooms worth knowing when you are following music beyond the south east corner.

Darling Downs + Wide Bay

Southern regional stages

  • Empire Theatre Toowoomba
  • The Powerhouse Toowoomba
  • The Spotted Cow Toowoomba
  • Brolga Theatre Maryborough
  • Moncrieff Entertainment Centre Bundaberg
  • Beach House Hotel Hervey Bay

Theatre tours, pub gigs, local lineups and regional stops across the Darling Downs and Wide Bay.

Central Queensland + Mackay

Central and north coast rooms

  • Great Western Hotel Rockhampton
  • Pilbeam Theatre Rockhampton
  • Gladstone Entertainment Convention Centre Gladstone
  • Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre Mackay
  • Seabreeze Hotel Mackay
  • Harrup Park Mackay

Larger touring stops, country shows, theatre programs and local stages running through Central Queensland.

Townsville + Cairns

North and Far North Queensland

  • The Warehouse Townsville
  • Dalrymple Hotel Townsville
  • Townsville Civic Theatre Townsville
  • Tanks Arts Centre Cairns
  • Cairns Performing Arts Centre Cairns
  • Elixir Music Bar Cairns

Northern touring destinations, independent rooms, arts programming and major regional performances.

Queensland live music areas to watch

Where YELO is looking.

Queensland is too big and too musically alive to fit inside one city guide. These are some of the regional centres, coastal towns and inland stops YELO is keeping an eye on.

01 / South east

Moreton Bay

Redcliffe rooms, Sandstone Point concerts, bayside pubs, community stages and outdoor event spaces between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast.

02 / Far North

Cairns

Far North Queensland tour stops, festival energy, arts programming and tropical music detours.

03 / North

Townsville

North Queensland touring shows, country festivals, local bands, theatre rooms and bigger regional events.

04 / North coast

Mackay

Touring circuit stops, regional music nights, theatre shows and north coast festival movement.

05 / Central QLD

Rockhampton

Major tour stops, country music, theatre programming and Central Queensland live music.

06 / Darling Downs

Toowoomba

Inland gigs, touring acts, alt country, pub shows, theatre dates and Darling Downs surprises.

07 / Wide Bay

Gympie

Folk, country, regional arts, Music Muster energy and live music just north of the Sunshine Coast.

08 / Wide Bay

Bundaberg + Fraser Coast

Theatre tours, pub rooms, coastal shows and festival stops across Bundaberg, Hervey Bay and Maryborough.

Why regional Queensland?

BEYOND
THE
CITIES.

Because music does not stop at the south east corner.

Regional Queensland is full of artists, rooms, festivals and one off shows that can be hard to track unless you already know where to look.

This guide is for locals, touring bands, road trippers and anyone planning a weekend away who still wants to know what live music is happening nearby.

Got a Regional Queensland gig, venue tip or local story?

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IT TO
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Send through regional gigs, venue updates, festival dates and live music tips for possible inclusion in YELO’s guides and coverage.

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