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Sunshine Coast live music scene
A Sunshine Coast guide for gigs, venues and local music culture
The Sunshine Coast live music scene is less one neat strip and more a scattered trail of beachside pubs, hinterland rooms, car-park surprises and Nambour moments that probably deserve their own warning label.
YELO brings those parts together in one place, making it easier to find gigs, venues and local music resources across the region.
Instead of scrolling every venue page, promoter post and ticketing site, start here.
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Find YELO guides for live music venues, what’s on this week, things to do and local festivals.
What’s happening across the Coast
Sunshine Coast Gig Guide
Looking for what’s on this week? Our curated gig guide tracks notable upcoming shows across the Sunshine Coast.
A crowd surfer is carried through the audience at The Shed, Banana Bender Pub. Photo: Matt Warren.
Major Sunshine Coast music venues
These venues help give local live music its shape, from beachside pubs and all-ages spaces to heavier rooms and established band spots.
The Presynct
Nambour live music venue and community room supporting local shows, touring acts, heavier bills and grassroots events.
Norton Music Factory
Caloundra venue known for blues, rock, roots, touring acts, local launches and regular live music programming.
Kings Beach Tavern
Coastal pub venue hosting touring bands, tribute shows, heavy nights and larger Sunshine Coast live music events.
Imperial Hotel
Eumundi venue with live music, festivals, touring acts and strong links to the hinterland music community.
Black Box Theatre
Nambour performance space for live music, theatre, community events, experimental shows and arts programming.
The Shed @ Banana Bender Pub
Larger live music room near the Bruce Highway, hosting touring bands, heavy shows, festivals and big regional events.
More Sunshine Coast music resources
Looking beyond gigs? Explore more of the Sunshine Coast music ecosystem through rehearsal spaces, recording studios, venues and local gig coverage.
The local scene
From venue openings and closures to artist movement and scene shifts, YELO covers the stories shaping how local live music continues to change.
The Sunshine Coast scene is still messy, scattered and full of character, which is exactly why it needs proper local coverage.
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Latest Sunshine Coast stories
Read the latest YELO stories, venue news, gig coverage, galleries and scene notes from around the Sunshine Coast.
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Did Raw Ordio Just Drop a Big Pineapple Festival Easter Egg?
After months of silence and speculation, a new collaboration between Raw Ordio and festival founder Mark Pico has…
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Karma Police bring debut EP ‘Pale and Blue’ home to Nambour
Karma Police will launch their debut EP, Pale and Blue, at Black Box Theatre in Nambour on August…
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Cora releases debut EP ‘be that girl’
Sunshine Coast alt-pop artist and Sunshine Coast Music Awards finalist Cora has released her debut EP, “Be That…
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Festivals still coming to the ‘Bermuda Bahama Banana Republic Triangle’ in 2026
Festival-goers at Rolling Sets. Photo: Mitch Lowe, supplied. If The Beach Boys were allowed to invent “Kokomo”, YELO…
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Eumundi School of Music celebrates 10 years of nurturing young Sunshine Coast musicians
Eumundi School of Music music director Jimmy Halliday and keys teacher Kate Gadenne-Parsons with students from the 2026…
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YELO brings local music to ABC Sunshine Coast every Tuesday
YELO has compiled three years of songs featured on its weekly radio segment, including hundreds of songs from…
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