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
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 29, 2026By yelomag
Music Bites is YELO’s quick-hit roundup of Queensland and Australian music news, from tour announcements and festival updates to local scene notes worth knowing. Not every music story needs a full feature. Some just need to be caught while they are moving. Music Bites is where YELO tracks the smaller but useful pieces of the
April 25, 2026By yelomag
Maleny Music Festival has picked up a major Queensland music win, after being named Festival of the Year in the People’s Choice Awards at the 2026 Queensland Music Awards. The Sunshine Coast Hinterland event was recognised at this year’s awards, announced on the Gold Coast on Wednesday, April 22. The win puts one of the

