October 8, 2026By yelomag
Sunshine Coast singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts is popping up for coffee, chats and possibly a few songs at Alex Bluff Foreshore Park on Saturday, October 10. Alberts announced the casual Sunshine Coast meet-up on his official Instagram account, inviting fans to drop by between 9am and 11am on Saturday, October 10. “Join me for a coffee
October 6, 2026By yelomag
Crowd surfing for a sold-out Amity Affliction show at Banana Bender Pub on the Sunshine Coast earlier this year. Photo: Matt Warren. Sunshine Coast Council has put a proposed 7,000-seat Maroochydore arena and an expanded Sunshine Coast Stadium at the centre of its plans for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, raising a bigger
September 25, 2026By Penny Brand
Coyote’s Roadhouse opened with cowgirls in hot pants on horseback and a troupe of line dancers as the new country bar took over the former Solbar space on Maroochydore’s Ocean Street. Inside, brand-new Ariat boots hang from the ceiling above plush cowhide bar stools and slick timberwork, while the fit-out gives the room the feel
September 16, 2026By yelomag
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
September 15, 2026By Jarrod Tutbury
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
September 13, 2026By yelomag
Dear Seattle at Pulse Bar in Maroochydore. Photo: Lewis Venz. Updated September 2026. The Sunshine Coast live music map keeps changing, but there are still plenty of rooms doing the work. After a bruising run of venue closures, the Coast’s live music scene is rebuilding around a mix of independent band rooms, breweries, pubs, theatres
September 4, 2026By Penny Brand
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
September 3, 2026By yelomag
Coyote’s Roadhouse is set to open on Ocean Street in Maroochydore. Image: Hallmark Hospitality. Coyote’s Roadhouse is now open in the former Solbar space on Ocean Street, bringing two live music stages, a mechanical bull and a 500-person country bar to Maroochydore. Coyote’s Roadhouse opened at the entrance to Big Top Shopping Centre on Ocean
September 3, 2026By Penny Brand
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
August 28, 2026By yelomag
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

