April 14, 2025By yelomusic
Tickets to see Wave Raiders at Solbar: https://tickets.solbar.com.au/. Sunshine Coast teenage rockers Wave Raiders are taking their next chapter full throttle with the release of their third song, “Don’t Wanna Be Late”. Fresh from tearing up stages across South-East Queensland with The Screaming Jets, they are cranking it up again with a single launch at Solbar
March 5, 2025By yelomusic
Maroochydore’s premier live music venue Solbar will close tomorrow amid torrential weather as Cyclone Alfred nears the Sunshine Coast. The venue announced the news on Wednesday, saying Friday’s Great Gable and Saturday’s Daily J gigs will be postponed. It comes as Green Day‘s Gold Coast show tonight has been cancelled, and Saturday’s New Bloom Fest
January 30, 2025By yelomusic
With summer in full swing, the Sunshine Coast live music scene is stacked with Rudimental (UK), Pennywise (US) and Xavier Rudd all yet to perform this year. But if you’re seeking a bevy and fish and chips with those summertime vibes, be sure to check out these pubs and eateries which also double as epic
January 27, 2025By Penny Brand
The first time I heard the voice of Adam Newling it was love at first listen. This is somewhat of a rarity for me as I can be fairly picky when it comes to new music. Let’s just say as someone with ADHD, my patience is a bit more short-lived than it should be. I
November 27, 2024By yelomusic
The Sunshine Coast Music Awards will be held at Your Mates Brewing in Warana on June 1. Get ready to roll out the red carpet for an industry-first Sunshine Coast Music Awards to kick off on June 1. Musicians have welcomed the awards, after it was announced by UniSC lecturer and producer Dr Andy Ward
October 19, 2024By yelomusic
Maroochydore’s Solbar proved there’s a market for young stars to shine on the big stage when mini punk-rockers Wave Raiders performed to a packed house on Sunday. The Wave Raiders were debuting their single, “Fun”, produced by Grammy-nominee and ARIA Award-winning producer Steve James, who has worked with The Screaming Jets, The Angels, Cold Chisel,
October 1, 2024By yelomusic
Photos by Ben Russoniello The Smith Street Band will bring their “Odds and Ends” 15th anniversary tour to Caloundra’s Kings Beach Tavern on October 11. Tickets to The Smith Street Band here: https://tickets.avclive.com.au/ After a sold-out tour across the country, including Solbar in March, the punk-rock lads added 19 more shows. The Smithies are in the
August 13, 2024By Penny Brand
Main picture: King Stingray on their regional tour, via Facebook. Australian royalty King Stingray stole the Sunshine Coast music scene spotlight over the weekend. The boys from North-East Arnhem Land sold out two shows, on the Ocean Street strip, at Maroochydore’s Solbar. They gave 900 punters a night to remember, showing off a couple of
July 24, 2024By Penny Brand
Photo: Big Pineapple Music Festival organiser Mark Pico takes out the Queensland Music Awards People’s Choice Festival of the Year 2019. The Sunshine Coast continues to defy music industry odds with more than half of the Big Pineapple Festival‘s tickets already selling out three months from the October 19 event. It comes as Coolum’s The Big
May 22, 2024By yelomusic
Groovin The Moo might be cancelled but it hasn’t stopped King Stingray from hitting the road this July and August for a regional tour. The Australian surf rock favourites and descendants of Yothu Yindi will play a host of shows in Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales, Canberra and Northern Territory. King Stingray will perform at