May 14, 2024By yelomag
A worker at beloved Fortitude Valley live music venue The Zoo is calling on members of the public to help save the 32-year-old venue after its owners announced it will close this year. Lighting director Dan Minnis sent the message to industry professionals on Tuesday: “You may be aware of the upcoming demise of The
May 1, 2024By yelomag
Sunshine Coast musicians have been left “devastated” after iconic Brisbane music venue The Zoo announced it will permanently close after 32 years. The venue made the announcement on social media, saying sister venue Stranded Bar will also close, as early as Monday. The Zoo will shut its doors permanently on July 8. Owners say the
April 12, 2024By yelomag
Brisbane live music venues The Triffid and The Fortitude Music Hall have announced they will go cashless on May 1. Local music punter Jules Walker isn’t happy with the move saying, “cash is legal tender”. “It should never be refused. “We should have the choice. It costs more to use a card with surcharges so
March 21, 2024By yelomag
Australian news media is reporting that the Pandemonium Festival has been cancelled, yet promoters are still selling tickets. Channel 9’s national news TV broadcast reported on Thursday that organisers were forced to pull the pin on the festival due to low ticket sales. The festival came under fire last week for selling 2-for-1 promotional tickets,
March 2, 2024By yelomag
First release tickets to Pandemonium at Sandstone Point are selling for $265 but there’s a reason why. The world-class rock festival will see major A-list acts such as Alice Cooper, Placebo, Deep Purple and Wheatus at Sandstone Point Hotel on April 28. If that wasn’t enough, check out the full line up: The Psychedelic Furs, Dead Kennedys, Gang Of Four, Wolfmother, Cosmic Psychos, Wheatus, Gyroscope, Palaye Royale, Petch. That’s what you
February 14, 2024By yelomag
Redcliffe has a new live music festival with Brisbane punk act Butterfingers to headline on May 18. Where We Belong Festival 2024 will be Redcliffe’s biggest music festival, Bree from Breeza Bars and Bands announced today. Bree says the Picnic Hill event will see a major showcase of local bands and bring a boost to
January 18, 2024By yelomag
Queensland has scored some heavy-metal royalty with the announcement of Pandemonium – a world-class rock festival at Sandstone Point Hotel. Major acts Alice Cooper, Placebo, Deep Purple and Wheatus are set to descend on Moreton Bay shores on April 28. Doug Jennings Park, on the Gold Coast, will see the same acts, including Blondie, on
January 13, 2024By Marty Reynolds
Yelo music monger Marty Reynolds shrugs off post-festivity fatigue in Brisbane to see one of his fave bands of all time, Foals. The British rock lads were here for Secret Sounds, a two-day music festival at The Fortitude Music Hall from January 2-3. Amid the lingering echoes of the New Years’ revelry, and armed with
December 20, 2023By yelomag
Musicians across South-East Queensland have paid tributes to two Fortitude Valley live music venues, King Lear’s Throne and Bad Luck Bar. Owner of both venues Ken Parry announced earlier on social media that the venues would be shutting up shop. They join Gold Coast’s Burleigh Bazaar, which sold for $4.4 million earlier this year to
December 17, 2023By Cassie Jones
On a beautiful warm night underneath the City’s skyscrapers, I headed deep into Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens to get ready to photograph Irish singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy, known for his popular songs, “Outnumbered”, “Power Over Me” and “Giants”. And I also happen to be a huge fan – squee! The night’s entertainment kicked off with Sydney-based openers,

