The Sunshine Coast music calendar is running hot this year with Kickass Music and Camping Festival at Kenilworth. Featuring our very own local blues legend Ash Grunwald, this family-friendly festival at Kenilworth Showgrounds is on September 8-9. And it promises to be a musical dreamland for parents because there’s even a supervised kids-zone to keep
Maleny celebrity agent Ian “Dicko” Dickson is calling for better transport safety for Sunshine Coast musicians and punters. Dicko says he continues to see teenagers in lines at 2am waiting for Ubers. And if a better transport system isn’t implemented sooner, people might be hurt. He says the lack of a safe public transport system
Maroochydore: Following the release of their second single this year, surf rock trio The Grogans are back on the road playing Solbar at Ocean Street, September 10. Fans can expect juicy new heart-felt favourites, “I’m Not Sure” and “Nowhere To Be”, with the first song a simple track exploring common everyday struggles. “Uncertainty is okay
Caloundra: Alternative 80s American rock band Suicidal Tendencies has added a second show to Kings Beach Tavern on November 12 from 7.30pm. Hailing from the sun-soaked streets of Venice, California, this band was the brainchild of the unstoppable force Mike Muir, who is the younger brother of original member Z-Boy and Dogtown Stakeboard founder Jim Muir.
Maroochydore: Discover cabaret, circus, dance, music, and some cheeky and not-so cheeky entertainment, for all ages as the Wonderland Spiegeltent comes alive at Cotton Tree as part of Horizon Festival, until September 3. If you haven’t come across a Spiegeltent (that’s Dutch for mirror tent) before, it’s a ginormous big top-style tent, constructed from wood
Chevallum: Sunshine Coast soul darling Andrea Kirwin has joined an incredible music line up for Strawbfest this year at Chevallum State School. The Australian/Fijian singer-songwriter is a long-time beloved powerful vocalist, incredibly engaging story teller, and major supporter in promoting our ever-burgeoning music scene. Andrea Kirwin and her band will grace the Main Stage, with
Gympie: Holy heck Gympie Muster Muster 2023, what a ride! This place is like country music on steroids, if you can get any more country than that! The Akubras were out by day and the Driza-Bones came out by night. This place is an actual village of its own, deep in the dreamy Amamoor state
Gympie: Yelo music editor Penny Brand is off to the Gympie Muster Muster this weekend – Saturday August 26 and Sunday August 27. She reckons Taylor Moss, Wolfmother, Ash Grunwald and Sunny Cowgirls are ones not to be missed! Country people are renowned for their storytelling so be sure to hit her up with a
Sunshine Coast Council has revealed its plans to revive Nambour’s historic CBD in keeping with its long-term commitment to boosting the region’s music and entertainment industry. The Nambour Place Plan hopes to turn the inner-city hub into a “naturally beautiful, creative and culturally active” town which they’ve named the ‘heart of the hinterland’. Council says
Verrierdale: Hidden in thick rainforest, under a story-book-like full moon, and at the back of an old community hall is one of the most high-vibe events on the Sunshine Coast. As it fills with a crowd of top-class music lovers – from industry professionals mingling after work to everyday music lovers, and a sprinkling of