October 3, 2026By Penny Brand
Northerlies Beach Bar & Grill, Airlie Beach. Photo: Facebook. Beach-village gigs, island stays and waterfront stages: these Queensland music spots can become part of the holiday. Updated October 2026 A live set can give you a reason to stop in a coastal town, stay another night on an island or see a different side of
September 30, 2026By yelomag
A pool party with a stage in Townsville, an all-female techno takeover in Nambour and competitive damper throwing out west. Queensland’s got a lot going on this weekend. We went looking beyond the obvious gig listings and found five very different things happening across Queensland from Friday October 2 to Sunday October 4. There’s live
September 29, 2026By Penny Brand
Radium Dolls. Photo: Danysha Harriott. “Cigarettes and legal speed everybody.” It’s one-liners like that from Brisbane’s Radium Dolls that will place a band firmly in YELO’s orbit. Then there’s Gold Coast six-piece Selve, who landed on our tasting plate after a tip-off from a friend, before their theatrical rock took them from backyard gigs to
September 27, 2026By yelomag
A crowd fills Blackflag Mooloolaba for The Drop Beers. Photo: Lewis Venz. NSW has passed a bill to strengthen protections for live music venues, concerts and festivals. Queensland has its own nightlife reform plan, but the move across the border raises a question for the rooms putting bands on here: what changes next? Queensland update:
September 24, 2026By yelomag
Crowd at the Gympie Music Muster. Photo: Supplied. YELO began with Sunshine Coast bands, venues and gig guides. Now our Queensland pages connect readers with local shows, artists and rooms from Brisbane and the Gold Coast to regional centres, while the Coast remains our home base. YELO across Queensland THE MUSIC MAP JUST GOT BIGGER.
June 2, 2026By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast Music Awards on Sunday night is a major feature of the Queensland live music calendar this June. Photo: Supplied. Queensland is bigger than your algorithm. Every month, YELO rounds up the gigs worth leaving the house for across Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast and the Gold Coast. This month, we’re also looking further
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 1, 2026By yelomag
Taylor Moss is among the artists performing as QLD Music Trails continues across outback Queensland. Photo: Facebook. QLD Music Trails is turning the outback into a live music road trip, with regional towns hosting shows, gatherings and open-air events across western Queensland. The 2026 Outback Trail started in Charleville last month, and continues west through
April 7, 2026By yelomag
Megalodon and Harlum, pictured performing, are bringing a new song and community to Redcliffe. Image: Supplied. Megalodon and Harlum will launch their new single “The Main Event” at a community hip-hop event of the same name in Redcliffe on April 18, with the night set to bring together artists, DJs and audiences from Brisbane and
April 5, 2026By yelomag
Jordan Lawrence (far right) and Calan Mai are bringing all-ages live music and art to Bli Bli Hall through Pretty Fly for a Bli Bli. Image: Supplied. Upcoming grassroots gigs are creating new live music opportunities across South East Queensland, as pressure on traditional venues pushes artists and promoters to think outside the box. On

