April 21, 2025By Punky Brewster
Tickets to Speed at Black Box Theatre on July 17: https://tickets.oztix.com.au/. Aussie hardcore rockstars Speed have announced their return to the Sunshine Coast after being forced to cancel their previous tour. Fresh from a career-defining performance at Coachella, the Sydney heavy-hitters will play at Black Box Theatre on July 17. The ARIA Award winners played
April 1, 2025By yelomag
Marshall Hamburger has made it through to the grand final of Channel Seven’s Australian Idol overnight. The self-confessed “geek” joins 16-year-old Gisella Colletti from Western Australian, and 17-year-old Iilysh Retallick from New South Wales, in the show’s top three. Hosted by Ricki-Lee Coulter and Scott Tweedie, Marshall has been a popular contestant with his brilliant
March 27, 2025By yelomag
Sunshine Coast musicians and businesses have become overnight rockstars after taking home major awards at the Queensland Music Awards (QMAs) on Tuesday. Co-hosted by the Coast’s own Sarah Howells, of ABC Sunshine Coast, the event saw popular new venue The Station take home the Accessible Venue of the Year award. It was a bittersweet ending
March 18, 2025By yelomag
Still looking? This April 2025 list is an older YELO roundup, but the Sunshine Coast is still full of gigs, festivals and things worth leaving the house for. Head to our current Sunshine Coast things to do guide for the latest gigs, venues, festivals, galleries and local culture. See current things to do → What’s
March 11, 2025By yelomag
As the world’s best longboarders trim into town for the Noosa Festival of Surfing the Tracks Party keeps the ride going into the night. Sunshine Coast rising rockstars Catching Salmon (main picture) will join Bootleg Rascal, Radium Dolls and Mid Drift for the Noosa Festival of Surfing Tracks Party on March 21. The Salmon lads
March 11, 2025By yelomag
Alex Surf Club has announced it will host a new two-day music festival Alex By The Sea on June 7-8 on the Sunshine Coast. The Alexandra Headland surf club last year saw 1200 music-thirsty punters flock to the favourite beachside spot for Bluff Fest, which sold-out in four days. Headliners The Terrys and The Grogans
March 5, 2025By yelomag
Sunshine Coast live music venues are cancelling several shows this weekend ahead of Cyclone Alfred. The Category 2 cyclone is expected to cross the South-East Queensland mainland on Thursday. Solbar announced on Wednesday it will remain open for tonight’s open mic night, but will close on Thurday. The Maroochydore venue’s weekend shows for Daily J
March 5, 2025By yelomag
Sunshine Coast live music venue The Station has confirmed it will cancel Saturday’s Brad Cox show. Cyclone Alfred continues to edge closer to the Coast mainland and is expected to cross the shore on Thursday night. It comes as the Green Day, Daily J, New Bloom Fest, and Drain shows are also cancelled. While Solbar
March 5, 2025By yelomag
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
March 3, 2025By yelomag
The Sunshine Coast’s award-winning arts festival – Horizon Festival – returns from May 2-11, bringing 10 days of art, music, performance to our region. Visitors and locals can enjoy a vibrant program of 50 events across 10 locations. Since its inception in 2017, Horizon has contributed $16 million to the local economy, employing 6798 creatives and

