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RONA. headlines South System Vol. 2 at Fish Lane Arts Precinct on June 27. Photo: Supplied. A free open-air dance party is turning the space beneath Brisbane’s Fish Lane bridge into one huge communal dancefloor this Saturday. South System Vol. 2 lands at the Fish Lane Arts Precinct on June 27, bringing a night of
Festival-goers at Rolling Sets. Photo: Mitch Lowe, supplied. If The Beach Boys were allowed to invent “Kokomo”, YELO is officially claiming the stretch between the Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay as the ‘Bermuda Bahama Banana Republic Triangle’. It is not a recognised region, but it does contain an unreasonable number of festivals. From the Sunshine
BIGSOUND will introduce a dedicated Ideas & Innovation Hub when the Australian music industry event returns to Fortitude Valley from September 1–4. The new conference space will bring together music industry workers, educators, technology companies and government representatives to discuss the tools and ideas shaping the future of Australian music. The hub will include separate
BIGSOUND has unveiled its 2026 showcase lineup, with 100 artists set to perform across Fortitude Valley this September as the Brisbane music industry event marks its 25th anniversary. The BIGSOUND 100 will take over 15 venues from September 1–4, bringing together emerging and export-ready artists from Australia and New Zealand across rock, pop, hip hop,
Fraggle Rock will feature in Make, Believe, Magic: The Worlds of The Jim Henson Company, opening as part of Brisbane Festival 2026. Photos: Brisbane Festival. Australia’s largest international arts festival returns from September 4–26, with The Temper Trap, PNAU, Missy Higgins, ICEHOUSE, Aloe Blacc, Human Nature, Katie Noonan, The Cruel Sea and Magic Dirt among
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
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
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
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
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,
