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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.
Image source: Dameeka Middleton. YELO has launched Music Resources, a set of guides for Queensland musicians, bringing grants, gig advice, festival applications, pay guides and industry contacts into one practical hub. The new resource is designed to make some of the less glamorous parts of being an independent artist easier to navigate, from finding funding
Thirst Trap perform at The Presynct in Nambour, one of Queensland’s grassroots live music venues. Photo: Marc Roberts. Queensland’s nightlife reform push is not finished, with key recommendations still unresolved as BIGSOUND puts live music, venue pressure and Brisbane 2032 back in focus. With BIGSOUND filling Fortitude Valley this week, the unfinished part of Queensland’s
Che Burns will represent the Sunshine Coast at the QLD Regional Showcase during BIGSOUND 2026. Photo: Supplied. Sunshine Coast Music Industry Collective (SCMIC) is taking regional Queensland to BIGSOUND next week, with a dedicated QLD Regional Showcase bringing artists and music industry people from across the state into one room. The showcase will run on
One finger on record, one ear on Rick Dees Weekly Top 40 and absolutely no patience for anyone talking over the intro. Three decades later, the cassette player is gone, but the urge to catch songs, keep them and pass them around has never left. Penny Brand writes. Imagine this. It is 1993. School is
YELO is looking for one Queensland business to become the presenting partner of our Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Gold Coast gig guides. Founded on the Sunshine Coast, YELO is an independent music and culture publication helping people discover gigs, venues, festivals and artists across South-East Queensland. Our regional gig guides are among the most practical
I’m forever thinking about the future of live music. How we keep it going, how we protect what’s left, and how venues, artists, media and audiences might need to reshape themselves to suit whatever comes next. This particular style of brainstorming has led me down some colourful paths, including one where Talking Boony dolls reign
YELO has compiled three years of songs featured on its weekly radio segment, including hundreds of songs from Sunshine Coast and Queensland artists. Every Tuesday at 10am, YELO founder Penny Brand joins broadcaster and longtime music advocate Sarah Howells to introduce two Queensland releases and discuss upcoming shows. “There’s always more good music coming out
BIGSOUND has unveiled its 2026 showcase lineup, with 100 artists set to perform across Fortitude Valley this September as the Brisbane music industry event marks its 25th anniversary. The BIGSOUND 100 will take over 15 venues from September 1–4, bringing together emerging and export-ready artists from Australia and New Zealand across rock, pop, hip hop,
The best live music on offer on the Sunshine Coast right now might be the easiest one to say yes to. We are talking about the free ones. Force-fed, if you will. They’re the kind of shows that put a proper band in front of people who may not have come looking for live music
