Three rooms to check first

Dune Rats and Adam Newling in Caloundra, rising original bands in Nambour and three big stage shows at The Events Centre make these the places to check first this weekend.

Featured weekend · August 14 to August 16

Dune Rats, Karma Police, Adam Newling, blues, comedy and a stack of Australian rock

Friday starts with emerging original rock in Nambour plus comedy and surf culture, Saturday is stacked with local launches, national touring artists and a free Mooloolaba bill, then Sunday lands one of the biggest punk lineups on the Coast this month.

Friday, August 14

Whitt’s End: Save It For Another Day Tour — The Presynct, Nambour
With Jam & Scones and Heatstroke.
Event info: Oztix

The Umbilical Brothers: Speedmouse — The Events Centre, Caloundra
Event info: The Events Centre

Jack Johnson SURFILMUSIC — The J, Noosa
A surf film and music experience built around Jack Johnson’s filmmaking and soundtrack work.
Event info: The J

Mario Costanza: El Ninitto Music — Peregian Beach Hotel
Live from 5.30pm.
Event info: Peregian Beach Hotel

Saturday, August 15

Karma Police: Pale and Blue EP Launch — Black Box Theatre, Nambour
The young Sunshine Coast alt rock band launches its debut EP with ChAMBER LANe and Table Manners. All ages.
Event info: Humanitix

Adam Newling: LIFE Tour — Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra
Event info: Oztix

Jeff Lang & Dom Turner — Imperial Hotel Eumundi
Two heavyweight Australian blues and roots guitarists together on stage.
Event info: Imperial Hotel Eumundi

David Campbell: Good Lovin’ & More — The Events Centre, Caloundra
Soul, swing and 1960s classics backed by Campbell’s seven piece band.
Event info: The Events Centre

Lies N’ Destruction: Guns N’ Roses Experience — Norton Music Factory, Caloundra West
Event info: Oztix

Soundwaves & Strays — Blackflag Brewing Mooloolaba
Lazy Guns, Lost Louie and Treehouse. Free entry, 18+.
Event info: Blackflag Brewing

Blues On The Rocks 3 — The Presynct, Nambour
Event info: The Presynct

Lawrence Mooney: Full Moon Party — The J, Noosa
Event info: The J

Sunday, August 16

Half Baked featuring Dune Rats — Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra
With Cosmic Psychos, Ruby Fields, Teenage Joans and Speira. Doors from 3pm.
Event info: Oztix

Jon Stevens: The Noiseworks & INXS Collection ’26 Tour — The Events Centre, Caloundra
With The Vandastruts. Sold out. Waitlist available.
Event info: The Events Centre

Pat Tierney — Kondalilla Eco Resort, Flaxton
A Sunday lunchtime set from the Sunshine Coast roots and folk artist.
Event info: Pat Tierney

Jazz in the Forest — Spicers Tamarind Retreat, Maleny
Live jazz in the rainforest from midday.
Event info: Spicers Retreats

Noosa Cup Day with Bo’ness Brothers — Sunshine Coast Turf Club, Corbould Park
Racing, food and an acoustic set from the Bo’ness Brothers on The Deck.
Event info: Sunshine Coast Turf Club

Anna & Jordan — Peregian Beach Hotel
Live from 3pm.
Event info: Peregian Beach Hotel

Art worth adding to the weekend

It is the final weekend to see LORE and LAND in Caloundra, while Ben Frost and Josh Lord’s collision of consumer imagery, nostalgia and dark humour remains on view at Superwow.

Caloundra Regional Gallery

LORE and LAND: First Nations artists in the Art Collection
Grounded in cultural knowledge, ancestral connections and sovereignty, the exhibition brings together work by First Nations artists from the Sunshine Coast Art Collection. This is its final weekend, closing on Sunday, August 16. Entry is free.

See the exhibition →

Superwow Gallery

Poetry of an Empire
Ben Frost and Josh Lord examine the visual language of consumer culture through collaborative and individual works where nostalgia, branding, beauty and anxiety collide.

Explore the exhibition →