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If you’re going out on the Sunshine Coast this weekend, Saturday is doing most of the heavy lifting. Che Burns is bringing his full band to Blackflag Coolum, Body Type is heading up the range to Mapleton, and Sunday brings The Black Sorrows, Beccy Cole and Salmonella Dub Soundsystem into the mix. Here are 10
Updated September 2026. Main photo: Karma Police performing to a sold-out crowd in Nambour. Photo: Penny Brand. The Sunshine Coast has a strong new generation of young musicians coming through, from teenage bands playing local stages to emerging singer-songwriters already picking up national attention. This is YELO’s current shortlist of young Sunshine Coast musicians to
A packed room at Solbar in Maroochydore. Photo: Dameeka Middleton. A new University of the Sunshine Coast study has found a sense of belonging can be just as important as the event itself when it comes to getting people through the doors. Researchers surveyed 577 Sunshine Coast residents and found people were more likely to
Coyote’s Roadhouse is set to open on Ocean Street in Maroochydore. Image: Hallmark Hospitality. A new 500-capacity country bar with two stages and a mechanical bull is preparing to open in the former Solbar space at Maroochydore later this month. Coyote’s Roadhouse is expected to open at the entrance to Big Top Shopping Centre on
Che Burns is heading back to Blackflag Coolum this month for what’s being billed as his biggest live production yet on the Sunshine Coast. The 2026 Sunshine Coast Music Awards (SCMA) winner will take over Blackflag’s flagship venue with his full band on September 19, following a run of sold-out shows and an official showcase
Updated September 2026: NO CIGAR played Pulse Bar on the Sunshine Coast on September 10. Their Queensland tour continues at The Triffid in Brisbane on October 16. NO CIGAR will bring their biggest Australian tour yet through Queensland this September and October, with shows on the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and in Brisbane. The Auckland
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
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,
Singer and loop performer Ino will make his Peregian Beach Hotel debut on July 31 after recently relocating to the Sunshine Coast. A familiar name across the Northern Rivers circuit, the New Zealand-born artist has spent more than a decade playing venues around Byron Bay and Ballina. Also known as Ino Pio, he builds his
Punters gather outside the Old Ambo on Howard St, Nambour, for a Black Market Day earlier this year. Photo: Marc Roberts. After years of false starts and being overlooked, Nambour is having its day. With the town well under construction and new residents moving in, its rough edges are quickly becoming a cultural advantage. It’s
