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Photo: Cathy Thatcher / supplied. Workplace Health and Safety Queensland has begun inquiries into the temporary grandstand collapse at the sold-out Red Hot Summer Tour at Coolangatta Beach on November 1. Three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries, the ABC reports. UPDATED 2 NOVEMBER 2026 The concert continued after the incident, with Eskimo
Australians are streaming more music than ever, but homegrown artists are getting a smaller slice of the listening. And for Queensland’s emerging bands and live music venues, the warning signs extend well beyond Spotify playlists. Australian music creators accounted for just 8.5 per cent of domestic audio streams in the 2025–26 financial year, according to
A punk partnership stretching back to the 1980s is heading to Queensland, with the Hard-Ons and Poison Idea vocalist Jerry A playing the Gold Coast and Brisbane in March 2027. The Hard-Ons and Jerry A will play Vinnies Dive on the Gold Coast on March 20, 2027, before heading to The Brightside in Brisbane on
Skinny Living are on their first Australian tour. Photo: Supplied. UK alternative-soul duo Skinny Living are bringing their first Australian tour to the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Sunshine Coast. And they’re giving three local acts the opportunity to take the opening slots. There’s something extraordinary about travelling halfway around the world, walking into a room
Large Mirage. Photo: Young Ha Kim. Supplied by On The Map PR. Large Mirage have a new single, ‘Watching’, and two December dates near the Queensland border, including an all-ages Gold Coast gig and a Byron Bay show supporting Skegss. Large Mirage will play an all-ages show at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse in Burleigh Heads on
Bachelor Girl. Photo: Jess Macc. Supplied by On The Map PR. From Cleveland to Caloundra and Mudgeeraba, Bachelor Girl will play three Queensland shows on their national 2027 tour, revisiting the songs that made them a household name. Bachelor Girl are heading to three South East Queensland venues in May 2027, with dates in the
Fifty years after a British music magazine praised Brisbane punk pioneers The Saints, a 1976 radio interview has resurfaced as Ed Kuepper prepares to bring his music back to Queensland. On 16 October 1976, British music weekly Sounds singled out The Saints and their self-released debut, (I’m) Stranded, for extraordinary praise. Half a century later,
YELO’s new Queensland All-Ages Gig Guide helps younger music fans find shows across the state, with official links for tickets and entry conditions. Seeing a band play up close can inspire a teenager to pick up a guitar, learn the drums or start a band of their own. But first, they need to find a
The Bon Jovi Legacy will bring the band’s biggest 80s and 90s anthems to Hound & Stag Brewing Co in Arundel on Saturday, October 24. Gold Coast rock fans can revisit the stadium-sized Bon Jovi catalogue when The Bon Jovi Legacy takes over Hound & Stag Brewing Co this month. The tribute show will cover
Jimmy Barnes will headline a huge Australian rock line-up at Broadwater Parklands, Southport, on Saturday, February 6, 2027. Red Hot Summer Tour is returning to the Gold Coast in 2027 with Jimmy Barnes at the top of a seven-act bill. Joining Barnes will be Jon Stevens, Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish
