August 12, 2026By yelomag
Miss First Nation at Melt Festival in 2025. Photo: Melt. Melt Festival has unveiled its biggest program yet, with Courtney Barnett, Melanie C, TEEKS and Queensland singer songwriter Jude York joining more than 100 events across Brisbane this spring. Produced by Brisbane Powerhouse, the queer arts and culture festival will return from October 21 to
August 11, 2026By yelomag
Neck Deep will return to Australia for Good Things Festival 2026. Photo: Nat Wood / @wondergirlphoto Good Things Festival will return to Brisbane in December with Limp Bizkit, Simple Plan and Spiritbox leading a huge international and Australian heavy music line-up. The travelling festival will hit Brisbane Showgrounds on Sunday, December 6, following dates in
August 11, 2026By yelomag
Alpine performing at Laneway Festival in Brisbane in 2013. Photo: Conan00/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0. Laneway Festival will return to Brisbane in 2027 after spending a year on the Gold Coast as the national festival reduces its Australian run. The festival has confirmed its Queensland leg will move back to Brisbane Showgrounds next year following
August 10, 2026By yelomag
Suzi Quatro is heading to Brisbane in November next year. Photo: Suzi Quatro. Rock legend Suzi Quatro is returning to Queensland this November with a massive Brisbane outdoor show featuring Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo, Dragon and The Choirboys. Suzi Quatro will headline the Red Hot Summer Tour at Roma Street Parkland on Sunday, November 22,
August 10, 2026By yelomag
Phil Jamieson has cancelled his 2026 PJ AIR national tour after fracturing his lower back in an on-stage accident just days before the release of his new solo album. The Grinspoon frontman suffered a fractured L1 vertebra after slipping during a performance on Friday night and hitting his spine on a drum riser. Jamieson was
August 6, 2026By yelomag
Wildlands tickets are now on sale for Brisbane’s New Year’s Eve return, with John Summit, Skepta, WORSHIP, KI/KI, Nia Archives and Overmono heading to the River City. The one day festival will take over Brisbane Showgrounds on December 31 before heading west for a second event at Arena Joondalup in Perth on January 2. Tickets
July 26, 2026By yelomag
Two of heavy music’s most unpredictable and influential bands are heading to Suncorp Stadium, with System Of A Down and Faith No More joining forces for a massive Brisbane show in 2027. System Of A Down will finish their Australian stadium tour at Suncorp Stadium on Monday, February 1, marking their first headline run across
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

