All posts tagged in Regional Queensland
Thirst Trap perform at The Presynct in Nambour, one of the Sunshine Coast venues helping build the region’s grassroots live music scene. Photo: Marc Roberts. Queensland artists could get more chances to open for major touring acts under new nightlife reforms aimed at strengthening grassroots venues, regional touring and the state’s live music economy. The
Spilt Milk returns to the Gold Coast in December. Photo: Spilt Milk RAYE is bringing her search for a husband to the Gold Coast, joining Lewis Capaldi and a huge cast of international and Australian artists at Spilt Milk 2026. The husbands are coming. After spending the better part of the past year asking “WHERE
WHIPLASSH and VERATIE perform at Blackflag Brewing Mooloolaba. Photos: Penny Brand. From existential crises and teenage pressure to deliberately imperfect recordings, the songs reaching YELO’s weekly ABC Sunshine Coast segment reveal a local scene that is becoming harder to define, and far more interesting. The Coast has long had a strong folk and indie identity,
Kasey Chambers leads the 2026 Groundwater Country Music Festival lineup. Photo: Supplied. Kasey Chambers will lead the 2026 Groundwater Country Music Festival lineup when the free Broadbeach event returns to the Gold Coast from Friday, October 16 to Sunday, October 18. The lineup, announced this week, brings together country icons, festival favourites and international artists,
BIGSOUND will introduce a dedicated Ideas & Innovation Hub when the Australian music industry event returns to Fortitude Valley from September 1–4. The new conference space will bring together music industry workers, educators, technology companies and government representatives to discuss the tools and ideas shaping the future of Australian music. The hub will include separate
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
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
Photo: @liamfneal @nearfarproductions / Facebook Australian rock icons JET are coming to Coolum, with Blackflag Brewing announced as a Sunshine Coast stop on the band’s Rumblin’ Regional Revue tour. JET are heading for the Sunshine Coast, with Blackflag Brewing announcing the band will play Coolum on Friday, November 6. The show is part of the
Melbourne Ska Orchestra will bring their big-band ska party back to Queensland this September and October, with shows locked in for the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Cairns. Melbourne Ska Orchestra have announced a national run of headline shows for their Monte Loco Rides Again tour, taking the ARIA Award-winning collective around Australia from August to
Macy Gray is heading to Townsville with the Grammy-winning soul singer announced for a one-night show at the North Australian Festival of Arts. Macy Gray will perform at Townsville Civic Theatre on October 2, as part of NAFA 2026. The show forms part of Gray’s largest ever tour of Australia and New Zealand, with the
