October 12, 2026By yelomag
A Savannah in the Round crowd in 2026. Photo: Savannah in the Round / Facebook. Savannah in the Round has recorded 23,405 attendances across its four-day 2026 festival in Mareeba, below the more than 32,000 reported during last year’s record event. The Far North Queensland country, rock and roots festival returned to the Mareeba Rodeo
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
August 31, 2026By yelomag
Gympie Music Muster will return to Amamoor Creek State Forest from August 26 to 29, 2027, with ticket payment plans now underway and the 2027 artist lineup still to be announced. The Gympie Music Muster has been secured through to 2029 after the Queensland Government extended its partnership with the long-running regional festival for another
June 24, 2026By yelomag
Festival-goers at Rolling Sets. Photo: Mitch Lowe, supplied. If The Beach Boys were allowed to invent “Kokomo”, YELO is officially claiming the stretch between the Sunshine Coast and Byron Bay as the ‘Bermuda Bahama Banana Republic Triangle’. It is not a recognised region, but it does contain an unreasonable number of festivals. From the Sunshine
June 22, 2026By yelomag
Eumundi School of Music music director Jimmy Halliday and keys teacher Kate Gadenne-Parsons with students from the 2026 program at Caplick Park. Photo: Supplied. Eumundi School of Music is marking 10 years of mentoring young musicians across the Sunshine Coast with more than 300 students taking part in the program since it began. The milestone
June 15, 2026By yelomag
Lattes for MILFs will perform at Space Girls ON FILM in Gympie. Photo: Supplied Nambour feminist punk trio Lattes for MILFs will perform at Gympie Music Hall on June 26 as two local festivals join forces for a night of film, live music, visual art and community connection. Space Girls Festival and Heart of Gold
June 11, 2026By yelomag
Gympie Music Muster has released limited VIP upgrade tickets for its 2026 festival, giving existing 4-day adult ticket holders the chance to add a little extra comfort to their Muster weekend. Gympie Music Muster has announced its 2026 VIP upgrade tickets are now on sale. The upgrades are available in limited numbers and are only
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 23, 2026By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast Music Awards return for their second edition on June 7 at Banana Bender Pub. Photo: SCMIC committee members at last year’s awards. Supplied. Sunny Side Up has locked in its next Sunshine Coast festival date, the Sunshine Coast Music Awards countdown is on, and The Jungle Giants are coming to Coolum. Here
May 12, 2026By yelomag
Dope Lemon will headline the opening music session of Sessions Surf Festival on the Gold Coast, with Babe Rainbow, Mt Warning, Makua, Laurel Hill and Ella Fence joining the Miami Marketta lineup on May 23. The Gold Coast has always been good at turning surf culture into something bigger than the beach, and this one

