June 4, 2026By yelomag
BIGSOUND has added King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Julia Jacklin and trials to its 2026 Artist In Conversation program, as the Brisbane music industry gathering builds toward its 25th anniversary edition. BIGSOUND will return to Fortitude Valley from September 1–4, with the latest announcement adding major artist conversations and a new wave of international
May 28, 2026By yelomag
Missy Higgins will headline Night at The Parkland at Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre in September. Photo: Missy Higgins/Facebook. Night at The Parkland will return to Brisbane in September 2026, bringing nine open-air live music concerts to Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre. The outdoor concert series will run from September 4 to 20 as part of Brisbane
May 5, 2026By yelomag
Blak Day Out will return to Brisbane this winter, bringing Dan Sultan, Beddy Rays, Becca Hatch, Jem Cassar-Daley and Rox Lavi to The Princess Theatre. The all-ages First Nations music event will take over the Woolloongabba venue on July 24, as part of Open Season’s 2026 program. Presented by Open Season and Blak Social, Blak
May 3, 2026By yelomag
This week in Queensland culture: pedal power is rolling into Coolum, Gympie songwriter Elke Louie has released “Lavender”, Horizon Festival is marking 10 years, and Brisbane and the Gold Coast have a few live music moments on the way. Here are a few scene notes worth keeping on the radar. Coolum pump track incoming A
April 1, 2026By yelomag
Stereolab at Against The Grain, Brisbane, 2026. Supplied. Against The Grain is returning to Brisbane in 2026, with a huge multi-venue lineup set to take over Woolloongabba as GRAIN celebrates 10 years of shaping independent music culture. Presented by GRAIN and Open Season, the one-day festival will take over the Clarence Corner precinct on Saturday,
March 25, 2026By yelomag
Photo: Kae Tempest is part of a huge Open Season 2026 program. Via Facebook. Brisbane is often treated as the city between other music capitals. Open Season 2026 makes that feel increasingly out of date. With more than 100 artists and special events woven through the city across winter, the program feels bigger than a
January 10, 2026By yelomag
Laneway Festival has teased a potential lineup clue with a cryptic neon blue post.
December 8, 2025By Penny Brand
Photo by Gerry Nicholls for BLUNT: Garbage at Good Things Festival in Brisbane on Sunday where singer Shirley Manson eventually apologised for her beach ball tirade. Imagine being an international rockstar and telling a mosh-pit filled with thousands of your Australian fans in the heat of summer that you “HATE THE BEACH!” And that you also
November 28, 2025By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast’s biggest pint-sized band Wave Raiders are set to debut at Good Things Festival on December 7 in Brisbane. The teenage rockstars will make their festival debut on the Garage Band Stage at the Brisbane Showgrounds with some new music. They are also playing this weekend at Bluff Fest at Alexandra Headland. Pictured:
August 14, 2025By yelomag
It’s the biggest music event of its kind in the southern hemisphere, and BIGSOUND is set to take over Brisbane for its 24th year – from September 2-5 – with Goolwal Goolwal kicking things off. What is Goolwal Goolwal? Goolwal Goolwal is the First Nations representation of the monolithic music event, which brings an industry

