October 31, 2026By yelomag
A sold-out crowd packed Blackflag Brewing in Coolum on Thursday night as Australian rock favourites The Rubens brought their Group Therapy tour to the Sunshine Coast. Opening the night were Gold Coast rockers Selve, led by charismatic frontman Loki Liddle, whose theatrical moves and larger-than-life stage presence channelled a little Freddie Mercury. The Rubens followed
October 14, 2026By yelomag
Updated November 1, 2026: The Rubens October 29 show has finished. JET on November 6 and later Blackflag dates are the upcoming shows in this article. Find upcoming live music. Image: The big acts coming to Blackflag Brewing in Coolum and Mooloolaba. The Rubens, JET and Karnivool are heading to Coolum, Full Flower Moon Band
September 30, 2026By yelomag
Karnivool are taking In Verses on the road again this December, with three shows across YELO’s patch in Brunswick Heads, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. Updated September 2026 The Perth progressive rock heavyweights will play Hotel Brunswick on Friday, December 4, Distillery Road Market in Eagleby on Saturday, December 5, and Blackflag Brewing on
September 18, 2026By yelomag
Dave Gleeson of The Screaming Jets performs at The Big Weekend at Blackflag Coolum in 2024. Photo: Dameeka Middleton. The Screaming Jets will headline The Big Weekend when the independent Sunshine Coast music festival makes a surprise return to Blackflag Brewing Coolum on November 28. The fifth-anniversary edition marks a major shift for the homegrown
August 23, 2026By Dameeka Middleton
The Jungle Giants brought their Experiencing Feelings of Joy tour to Blackflag Brewing Coolum on Friday night — and they definitely brought the joy. Joined by The Tullamarines and Tear Drive, the Brisbane indie-pop favourites had the packed house dancing, jumping and singing all night. YELO photographer Dameeka Middleton was there to capture it all.
August 22, 2026By yelomag
The Rubens will bring their new album Group Therapy to Blackflag Brewing Coolum in October, with Selve along for the ride. The Rubens have added a Sunshine Coast stop to their national Group Therapy Tour, landing at Blackflag Brewing Coolum on Thursday, October 29. Selve will open the 6pm show before the five-piece heads south
August 13, 2026By Penny Brand
The Jungle Giants. Photo: Supplied. Brisbane alternative dance act The Jungle Giants will perform at Blackflag Brewing Coolum with The Tullamarines and Tear Drive on August 21. The band are touring in support of their fifth studio album, Experiencing Feelings of Joy. YELO editor Penny Brand caught up with frontman Sam Hales about songwriting in
August 9, 2026By yelomag
Dear Seattle are heading to Pulse Bar in Maroochydore this month. Photo: Supplied. A growing run of national tours, sold out shows and new live music spaces is putting the Sunshine Coast back on the map in 2026. Post Malone, Pete Murray, The Jungle Giants, JET, Dear Seattle and Guttermouth are just a few of
July 20, 2026By Penny Brand
The Jungle Giants play Blackflag Brewing Coolum with The Tullamarines and Tear Drive on August 21. Photo: Meg Siejka. With The Jungle Giants and JET on the way, a production brewery in Coolum’s industrial estate is emerging as one of the Sunshine Coast’s most important live music rooms. Known as The Compound, Blackflag Brewing Coolum
July 14, 2026By Penny Brand
A packed crowd fills Blackflag Mooloolaba during The Drop Beers at Punk Piss Up earlier this month. Photo: Lewis Venz. You could walk straight past it if you didn’t know it was there. But a back-alley taphouse in Mooloolaba is filling up with free live music, and people are noticing. Penny Brand writes. Reached by
