July 19, 2026By Penny Brand
The Meanies, with frontman Link Meanie second from left. Photo: Jo Forster. Australian pop-punk favourites The Meanies are heading to South East Queensland with Dad Fight armed with a new split seven-inch and more than three decades of stories. The rare national run includes shows with Spiderbait in Adelaide and Canberra, before the Melbourne punk
July 14, 2026By Marc Roberts
Deafheaven’s frontman launches into the set beneath a wall of stage lights. Photo: Marc Roberts. Words and photos by Marc Roberts Genre-defying heavyweights Deafheaven moved between black-metal chaos and shimmering calm in Brisbane on Sunday, with SPY and Peace Ritual setting a punishing pace. Deafheaven have always been a difficult band to place. Black metal,
July 2, 2026By yelomag
Photo: Rob Comiskey. Supplied. TAB betting facilities have been removed from five Comiskey Group hotels after the company refused to sign a new five-year agreement with Tabcorp. The 20-year partnership ended on July 1 after the previous agreement expired on June 30. Comiskey Group said the proposed new contract included higher weekly venue fees, reduced
June 26, 2026By yelomag
Queensland garage-rock four-piece Girl and Girl have released their new single “It’s Dead”, accompanied by an action-heavy music video and a second track, “Hell”. Released through Virgin Music Australia and Sub Pop, “It’s Dead” finds frontman Kai James addressing one of the band’s recurring subjects more directly than before. “We’re always hinting at death in
June 26, 2026By yelomag
More than 180 illustrators, comic artists, zine makers and independent creatives will take over the Brisbane Showgrounds when the Brisbane Illustration Fair returns in July The two-day fair will be held at the John Reid Pavilion in Bowen Hills from 10am to 4pm on July 18 and 19. Entry is $2, with children under 12
June 26, 2026By Penny Brand
Intercooler at Easy Tape Studios in Burnside, where the band has been working on a new 10-track album. Photo: Supplied. Nambour-raised Powderfinger drummer Jon Coghill has officially joined Queensland rock band Intercooler with a new album almost complete and their first live show together set for Mapleton. Coghill announced the news on social media after
June 25, 2026By yelomag
You Am I will bring their Strung Up tour to The Tivoli in Brisbane on October 22 and 23. Photo: Deb Pelser. You Am I will bring their landmark album Hourly Daily to Brisbane for two special shows with a string quartet this October. The Australian rock veterans will play The Tivoli on October 22
June 25, 2026By yelomag
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
June 24, 2026By yelomag
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
June 24, 2026By yelomag
Parkway Drive will return to Brisbane in August for two special shows celebrating landmark albums Killing With A Smile and Horizons. The Byron Bay metal band will play The Fortitude Music Hall on August 15 and 16 as part of its newly announced Killing Horizons Tour. Each city on the national run will receive two

