People often assume touring shows land on the Sunshine Coast randomly. A promoter picks a room and hopes for the best kind of a deal. In reality, where a band plays here is usually determined by audience behaviour more than popularity. This region isn’t a single strip of venues, the Sunshine Coast live music venues
Main picture: Red Hook take to the stage at Blackflag’s Something Cool Festival which is becoming a popular Sunshine Coast live music venue. Photo by Dameeka Middleton The Sunshine Coast live music scene is thriving as new residents continue to move to the sunny Queensland destination. Nambour welcomed The Presynct to the ‘hood last year
From punk-rock dive bars to heritage-listed theatres – charm and character drips from the corners of these Brisbane live music venues. Brisbane is the birthplace of Powderfinger, The Saints, Violent Soho, Ball Park Music, Regurgitator and the Go-Betweens. It stands proud with these big-time music names, and so too has some of the best live