October 9, 2026By yelomag
King Stingray at Solbar, Maroochydore, August 2024. Photo: Penny Brand / YELO. King Stingray will headline a free concert on Burketown Airport’s rebuilt runway in remote Queensland on Saturday, October 10. King Stingray will perform at Burketown Airport in the Gulf Country on Saturday, October 10, as the town celebrates the reopening of its rebuilt
October 9, 2026By yelomag
Photo: Powderfinger. Powderfinger’s Live 27 reunion tour has grown to 26 Australian dates, including six Brisbane shows and two in Cairns, as the band plans more concerts. The Brisbane band announced its long-awaited return on Friday, October 9, following days of speculation surrounding the mysterious Electric Horsemen campaign. Bernard Fanning, John “JC” Collins, Ian Haug,
October 7, 2026By yelomag
Powderfinger have confirmed an Australian reunion tour for 2027. This story records the Electric Horsemen campaign and the clues that preceded the announcement. Main photo: Jon Coghill. Photo: Supplied. Updated Thursday, October 8, 2026. UPDATE — October 9, 2026 The reunion is official. Powderfinger have confirmed an Australian tour beginning in September 2027. Full dates,
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
October 2, 2026By yelomag
Birdsville’s Big Red Bash will come to an end in 2027, with organisers confirming the Queensland outback festival’s next edition will be its last after 13 years. Punters celebrate at Big Red Bash in previous years. Photo: Big Red Bash. The final Big Red Bash will be held at the Big Red dune near Birdsville
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 30, 2026By yelomag
Sleeping With Sirens. Photo: Supplied. Sleeping With Sirens will kick off their 2027 Australian headline tour in Brisbane with State Champs and Boston Manor. Updated September 2026 Sleeping With Sirens will play The Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane on Saturday, April 3, 2027, opening their biggest Australian headline run to date. The post-hardcore band will
September 30, 2026By yelomag
QMusic CEO Kristy Ellis. Photo: QMusic. Queensland’s peak music industry body is reducing staff and moving to a leaner operating model as its funding mix changes. Updated September 2026 QMusic, the organisation behind BIGSOUND and the Queensland Music Awards, is restructuring its operations and reducing staff as it adjusts to changes in arts funding. The
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 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.

