September 9, 2026By yelomag
Radium Dolls will play at Valley Fiesta 2026. Photo: Brisbane City Council. Baker Boy and Radium Dolls are among the major acts heading to Fortitude Valley for this year’s Valley Fiesta, as Brisbane’s free street festival celebrates 30 years. The live music program takes over Brunswick Street Mall on Saturday, October 3, with Radium Dolls
September 9, 2026By yelomag
Fortitude Valley venue QUIVR will open its new 170-capacity Sound Room on Saturday, expanding the queer-owned music hub into the neighbouring Winn Street tenancy. The September 12 launch follows a year of planning and a six-week build, giving QUIVR an indoor ticketed room alongside its existing laneway bar, livestream DJ booth, radio station and DJ
September 9, 2026By yelomag
Soul Asylum will return to Australia for the first time since the mid-1990s. Photo: Supplied. Nineties rock heavyweights Soul Asylum and Ugly Kid Joe are joining forces for an Australian co-headline tour, with Brisbane scoring the final show. The two US bands will bring their Double Thrill tour to The Tivoli on March 21, 2027,
September 7, 2026By Penny Brand
NO CIGAR are bringing their biggest Australian tour yet to the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane. Photo: Tom Grunt. Auckland indie band NO CIGAR say Australia now feels like a second home as they prepare to kick off their biggest Australian tour yet on the Sunshine Coast. The New Zealand group will open their
September 4, 2026By yelomag
Ups and Downs. Photo: Bandcamp. Brisbane indie band Ups and Downs have released their first new original music in 10 years, ahead of Queensland shows marking 40 years of Sleepless. The new EP Radio Is Dead was released on Friday, September 4, through Basketcase Records, with MGM distributing the release in Australia and Redeye Worldwide
September 3, 2026By yelomag
Thirst Trap perform at The Presynct in Nambour, one of Queensland’s grassroots live music venues. Photo: Marc Roberts. Queensland’s nightlife reform push is not finished, with key recommendations still unresolved as BIGSOUND puts live music, venue pressure and Brisbane 2032 back in focus. With BIGSOUND filling Fortitude Valley this week, the unfinished part of Queensland’s
September 2, 2026By yelomag
Beabadoobee. Photo: Facebook. beabadoobee will return to Australia in March 2027, with a Brisbane Entertainment Centre show locked in for Monday, March 15. The Filipino-born, London-based alt-pop artist announced the Australian leg of her Powerlines world tour on Wednesday, September 2, with arena dates in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. The tour arrives around forthcoming fourth
September 2, 2026By yelomag
Sombr. Photo: Facebook. US singer-songwriter SOMBR will return to Australia in April 2027, with a Brisbane Entertainment Centre show confirmed for Monday, April 19. The Brisbane date is part of SOMBR’s newly announced You Are The Reason Tour, which will take in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney before finishing in Auckland. The tour follows SOMBR’s
September 2, 2026By Penny Brand
Sunnyboys in 2026. Photo: Supplied. Australian power-pop favourites Sunnyboys will reunite for a one-off Brisbane show as their landmark debut album turns 45. The band will headline 4ZZZ’s ZED51 celebrations at The Amphitheatre, Roma Street Parkland, on Friday, October 23, joined by The Clouds, V Spy V Spy and Mick Medew and the Ursula 4.
August 30, 2026By yelomag
Across the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, there are enough tours, festivals and local favourites to make staying home look like a bad decision. We pulled out five for each region. Boy & Bear · Violent Soho · Dear Seattle WHERE TO? SUNNY COAST Boy & Bear, Sunny Side Up, Suzanne Vega, Melbourne

