May 18, 2026By yelomag
Beartooth will bring their Pure Ecstasy World Tour to Brisbane in January. Fit For A King and Volumes will also join the Australian run. The Ohio heavy rock band will play Fortitude Music Hall on January 31, 2027. The Brisbane show closes out a four-date Australian headline tour presented by Destroy All Lines. The run
May 5, 2026By yelomag
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
May 5, 2026By yelomag
Photo: Kate Ellen Meakin, supplied Aldous Harding will return to Brisbane in November, with a headline show confirmed for The Princess Theatre. Aldous Harding has announced a 2026 Australian tour, with Brisbane included on the four-date run. The Aotearoa singer-songwriter will play The Princess Theatre in Woolloongabba on November 23, following shows in Melbourne, Hobart and Sydney. Her
April 25, 2026By Punky Brewster
Photo: Matt Warren for YELO. May is stacked across South East Queensland, with big touring shows, local favourites, heavy nights, coastal festival energy and a few nostalgia-heavy singalongs worth locking in now. From the Sunshine Coast to Brisbane and the Gold Coast, these are the gigs worth circling this month. For the full weekly listings,
April 25, 2026By yelomag
Queensland music, without waiting for the algorithm to notice. YELO playlists are hand-selected for people who want to hear what is moving through Queensland now. We’ve also thrown in a couple of collections that belong on long drives, beach days, backyards and the stretch between towns. While some playlists chase new local sounds, others are
April 21, 2026By yelomag
Violent Soho are reuniting. After four years away from the stage, the Ipswich band have announced a three-date Australian reunion, including a Brisbane show at Fortitude Music Hall on Friday September 25. The signs were already there. Reunion talk started building in March when blink-182’s Mark Hoppus told a Sydney Opera House crowd that Violent
April 17, 2026By yelomag
Phil Jamieson has announced a new album ahead of his major national tour. Photo: Laura May Grogan. Australian singer-songwriter Phil Jamieson, best known as the frontman of iconic Australian rock band Grinspoon, has announced a new single, a new album and a major national tour, marking a big new chapter in his solo career. New
April 15, 2026By yelomag
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
April 11, 2026By yelomag
A new post from Brian Ritchie recalls Nirvana supporting Violent Femmes at Festival Hall in Brisbane and Fisherman’s Wharf on the Gold Coast in 1992. The post includes a photo outside Festival Hall in Brisbane, where the marquee reads “Violent Femmes Plus Nirvana”, along with reflections from Brian Ritchie on meeting Kurt Cobain during the
April 4, 2026By yelomag
Brisbane live music venue Can You Keep A Secret has closed following a sold-out final night on Saturday. It marks the end of a long-running grassroots space after operators cited rising costs and ongoing financial pressure. The closure follows earlier warnings issued in 2024, after the operators had already shut sister venue It’s Still A

