Brisbane has lost some familiar record-store shopfronts in recent years, but the city still has serious places to buy vinyl, from old-school CBD institutions to tiny specialist shops with deep crates and very specific obsessions. Updated September 2026 Brisbane’s record-store map has changed, but the good stuff is still there. Rocking Horse has been selling
4 Non Blondes. Photo: Facebook. Queensland is getting a second LOOKOUT 2027 lineup, with LIVE, Stone Temple Pilots and 4 Non Blondes bringing the festival’s ’90s-heavy edition to Brisbane next March. Magic Dirt also joins the bill at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Boondall on Wednesday, March 24, 2027, as part of Face To Face Touring’s
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
Ocean Grove played at The Station on the Sunshine Coast before it closed in early 2026. Photo: Marc Roberts for YELO. The old rhythm of going out has weakened. Not because people have stopped wanting music, company or nights that feel worth remembering, but because the terms have changed. A night out now competes with
Aussie icons The Cat Empire will introduce their vibrant new line-up to the Valley on Friday 22. They are celebrating current album, “Where The Angels Fall”, with a massive new show that epitomises their herculean high-energy nature. With their signature fusion of jazz, funk, ska, rock, and latin, the latest outfit is even more vibrant. Off