September 10, 2026By yelomag
Maoli will headline Sound Collective. Photo: Supplied. A new one-day music festival is coming to the Gold Coast, with Maoli, Stan Walker and Katchafire leading the first Sound Collective lineup. Sound Collective will take over Broadwater Parklands on Saturday, February 20, 2027, bringing together reggae, hip-hop and Pacific music for an 18+ outdoor event. Also
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
July 24, 2026By yelomag
Spilt Milk returns to the Gold Coast in December. Photo: Spilt Milk RAYE is bringing her search for a husband to the Gold Coast, joining Lewis Capaldi and a huge cast of international and Australian artists at Spilt Milk 2026. The husbands are coming. After spending the better part of the past year asking “WHERE
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 14, 2026By yelomag
Viral Instagram sensations Phil and The Blanks have scored their first festival slot at Crafted Festival Gold Coast. The Sunshine Coast fishing-shirt weirdos and unlikely Lowes menswear pin-up boys will join The Vanns, Selve, SPACE&AGES, Laurel Hill, ALLORA and Beatniks DJs at Kurrawa Park, Broadbeach, on Saturday, September 12. The news lands as Phil and
May 29, 2026By yelomag
Roger Sanchez is part of the Ministry of Sound Summer Dance Festival line-up heading to HOTA Parklands on the Gold Coast. Photo: Roger Sanchez/Facebook. Ministry of Sound will bring its Summer Dance Festival to the Gold Coast in December, led by CLASSICAL from the Ministry of Sound Orchestra and a DJ line-up headed by US
May 12, 2026By yelomag
Dope Lemon will headline the opening music session of Sessions Surf Festival on the Gold Coast, with Babe Rainbow, Mt Warning, Makua, Laurel Hill and Ella Fence joining the Miami Marketta lineup on May 23. The Gold Coast has always been good at turning surf culture into something bigger than the beach, and this one
January 11, 2026By yelomag
Groundwater Country Music Festival returns to Broadbeach from October 16–18 in 2026 with major country artists across several stages. Love YELO? Get weekly gig updates, local artists + new Mixtape drops. Join the YELO Pages Newsletter → YELO Pages Sign Up
January 11, 2026By yelomag
Cooly Rocks On is on at the Coolangatta Hotel from June 3-7, bringing classic rock ’n’ roll, swing and retro-inspired performances to the Gold Coast.
January 11, 2026By yelomag
Spilt Milk is expected to return to the Gold Coast at the end of 2026, with festival organisers teasing details for the new season lineup.

