May 17, 2026By yelomag
A crowd at Solbar, the Maroochydore live music venue which closed earlier this year. Photo: Dameeka Middleton. A draft plan from the Australian Live Music Business Council has put ticketing trust, insurance pressure, superannuation clarity and grassroots venue support at the centre of its national agenda for 2026 to 2028. The Australian Live Music Business
May 13, 2026By yelomag
Photo: Jon Coghill, supplied. Nambour’s creative scene has scored a national win with “Extraordinary Rob” named Best Australian Short Film at the Gold Coast Film Festival. The short film was made in Nambour and co-written and produced by former Powderfinger drummer Jon Coghill, adding a strong local music connection to a growing Sunshine Coast screen
April 30, 2026By Punky Brewster
Nambour’s creative underground has been getting a serious moment in the sun, with artist, poet, musician and street-art force Ben Hines helping drive a run of Horizon Festival projects through town. The Sunshine Coast hinterland hub has long had the bones of something stranger and more interesting than a tidy coastal arts postcard. Now, through
April 20, 2026By Marc Roberts
Bad Habit Records’ third birthday party turned the Old Ambo Gallery ramp into a packed all-day mix of heavy bands, markets and community, with Just Say Go’s final show giving Black Market Day its emotional core. Words and photos by Marc Roberts. With local music venues, promoters and artists all doing it tough against inflation
March 21, 2026By yelomag
The Justus Trio just dropped “Safe Travels” — part of a new wave of Sunshine Coast bands carving out their own lane. Nambour’s starting to feel less like an in-between town and more like a place things are actually happening. 🎧 Listen via Pineapple Radar
March 9, 2026By Punky Brewster
Sick People @ Old Ambo by Shane Olivier Nambour Black Market Day will bring live music, vintage finds and DIY culture to The Old Ambo on April 18. Bad Habit Records, Guerrilla Booking and World Rot have teamed up for the one-day festival which celebrates independent creativity in the heart of Nambour. The event aims
January 22, 2026By Punky Brewster
It’s no secret that Nambour on the Sunshine Coast is on the rise – especially its underground music scene. No Barriers is a photo exhibition at the Old Ambulance Station‘s Ramp Space, by Marc Roberts (pictured), capturing the rise of the local hardcore and punk scene. It runs until Feb 7, with an opening night
January 11, 2026By yelomag
A Sunshine Coast live music venue owner has spoken out with practical, heartfelt advice on how locals can help keep the scene alive, amid the closure of The Station last week. The Presynct owner Rusty Nyman (pictured with daughter Cherry) — who runs one of the region’s few remaining dedicated live music venues — says
December 11, 2025By yelomag
Tickets Hyena Smyle at The Presynct on Saturday via Oztix.com. Sunshine Coast newcomers Hyena Smyle will debut their blistering pop-rock sound at The Presynct in Nambour on Saturday. Marking the arrival of a fresh, fierce voice in Australian alternative music, the female-fronted, three-piece channel the golden era of 80s and 90s alt-rock. The band has
October 31, 2025By yelomag
Tickets to see Katie Noonan at The Presynct in Nambour: https://tickets.oztix.com.au. Sunshine Coast award-winning songbird Katie Noonan is set to bring her new album to a homecoming audience in Nambour on November 16. Katie will perform two “Listening Party” concerts at The Presynct celebrating her highly-anticipated 30th studio album, Alone but all One, dropping in

