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September 18–20 archive: The event picks below have passed. Find upcoming Sunshine Coast shows in YELO’s Gig Guide.
Image source: Dameeka Middleton.Sunshine Coast Weekend Guide
THIS
WEEKEND.
Live music, art, culture and local things worth leaving the house for across the Sunshine Coast.
This is YELO’s quick Friday-to-Sunday edit. For everything coming up, use the full Sunshine Coast Gig Guide.
Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20, 2026 · updated September 16
Start here
Three places to check first.
Saturday is stacked, with Che Burns taking over Blackflag Coolum, Body Type heading into the hinterland and Sunday finishing with The Black Sorrows at Sunshine Beach.
01 / Coolum
CHE BURNS.
Che Burns brings his full band to Blackflag Coolum with Cora, Happy Valley and Cherry Nova.
Tickets02 / Mapleton
BODY TYPE.
The Sydney indie-rock four-piece heads up the range for a Saturday night at Mapleton Public House.
Tickets03 / Sunshine Beach
THE BLACK SORROWS.
Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows bring their live show to Sunshine Beach Surf Club on Sunday.
TicketsYELO pick
TOWN
SHOW.
Che Burns goes big at Blackflag Coolum.
Following sold-out shows and a Song of the Year win at the Sunshine Coast Music Awards, Che Burns returns to Coolum with his full band and what is being billed as his biggest live production yet.
Saturday September 19 · Blackflag Brewing Coolum · doors 7pm
See Che BurnsFree this weekend
Spend nothing. Still leave the house.
There are free picks across the weekend, from a Friday night in Mapleton to Blackflag Mooloolaba on Saturday and a Sunday afternoon in Mooloolah Valley.
Friday · Mapleton
House Party: Back to the 80s with Stress Leopard
Mapleton Public House kicks off the weekend with an 80s house-party night.
Mapleton Public House · Free
See eventSaturday · Mooloolaba
Raise The Flag
A free Saturday night at Blackflag Brewing Mooloolaba.
Blackflag Brewing Mooloolaba · Free
See eventSunday · Mooloolah Valley
Bohemian Rogue Band
Coastal groove, folk and country flavours for a Sunday afternoon in the hinterland.
Mooloolah Valley Country Club · 1pm · Free
Gig guideLive music + more
The weekend shortlist.
From Nambour and Mapleton to Coolum, Noosa and Caloundra, these are the strongest confirmed picks currently in YELO’s guide.
Friday, September 18
Disgraceland
Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra
Sweet Sweat Set 2026 – Karaka Orchestra
The J, Noosa Junction
Lilli Fairfax
The Presynct, Nambour
House Party: Back to the 80s with Stress Leopard
Mapleton Public House · Free
Saturday, September 19
Che Burns + Cora + Happy Valley + Cherry Nova
Blackflag Brewing Coolum · 7pm
Body Type
Mapleton Public House
Raise The Flag
Blackflag Brewing Mooloolaba · Free
Jesse Taylor
Peregian Beach Hotel · 3pm
Masters of Grunge – Pearl Jam vs Nirvana
The Shed at Banana Bender Pub, Palmview
Cool Britannia – 90s Britpop extravaganza
Imperial Hotel Eumundi
Sidetracked
The Presynct, Nambour · 6pm
Sunday, September 20
The Black Sorrows
Sunshine Beach Surf Club
Beccy Cole – Through The Haze Tour
The Savvy Squire, Mooloolaba
Salmonella Dub Soundsystem + Riddim Cartel
Kings Beach Tavern, Caloundra
Anna & Jordan
Peregian Beach Hotel · 3pm
Bohemian Rogue Band
Mooloolah Valley Country Club · 1pm · Free
Something different
TO THE
RODEO.
Kenilworth Show & Rodeo.
If you want a complete change of pace from band rooms, the Kenilworth Show & Rodeo is on Saturday at Kenilworth Showground.
Saturday September 19 · Kenilworth Showground
See weekend eventsArts + culture
Add some art.
Caloundra Regional Gallery has the Sunshine Coast National Art Prize finalists on show, and the school-holiday Mini Makers program begins Saturday.
Caloundra Regional Gallery
Sunshine Coast National Art Prize 2026
Forty finalist artworks from around Australia are on show until October 11. Entry is free.
Explore gallerySaturday · Caloundra
Mini Makers
A hands-on school-holiday art session for children aged 3–9 and their grown-ups, starting Saturday at 10am.
See programGOT
A SHOW?
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More ways into the Coast.
Use the full guides when you want more than the weekend shortlist.
