October 5, 2026By yelomag
Artist impression of the Coochin Creek Holiday Resort. Source: Rob Comiskey. A 150-site waterfront resort with cabins, camping, pools and a water park is now under construction south of Caloundra. Comiskey Group director Rob Comiskey announced the construction milestone on Sunday, saying the family-owned developer had begun work on what he described as the Sunshine
October 3, 2026By Penny Brand
Northerlies Beach Bar & Grill, Airlie Beach. Photo: Facebook. Beach-village gigs, island stays and waterfront stages: these Queensland music spots can become part of the holiday. Updated October 2026 A live set can give you a reason to stop in a coastal town, stay another night on an island or see a different side of
October 1, 2026By yelomag
Sons of the East say a studio fire has destroyed instruments and new recordings, with the band scheduled to play Strummingbird on the Sunshine Coast on October 18. Sons of the East shared photographs of their fire-damaged studio. Photo: Sons of the East / Instagram. In an Instagram statement, the Sydney indie-folk trio said their
September 30, 2026By yelomag
Karnivool are taking In Verses on the road again this December, with three shows across YELO’s patch in Brunswick Heads, the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast. Updated September 2026 The Perth progressive rock heavyweights will play Hotel Brunswick on Friday, December 4, Distillery Road Market in Eagleby on Saturday, December 5, and Blackflag Brewing on
September 29, 2026By Penny Brand
Radium Dolls. Photo: Danysha Harriott. “Cigarettes and legal speed everybody.” It’s one-liners like that from Brisbane’s Radium Dolls that will place a band firmly in YELO’s orbit. Then there’s Gold Coast six-piece Selve, who landed on our tasting plate after a tip-off from a friend, before their theatrical rock took them from backyard gigs to
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 24, 2026By yelomag
Crowd at the Gympie Music Muster. Photo: Supplied. YELO began with Sunshine Coast bands, venues and gig guides. Now our Queensland pages connect readers with local shows, artists and rooms from Brisbane and the Gold Coast to regional centres, while the Coast remains our home base. YELO across Queensland THE MUSIC MAP JUST GOT BIGGER.
September 21, 2026By yelomag
Dear Seattle at Pulse Bar in Maroochydore earlier this month. Photo: Lewis Venz. Finding live music on the Sunshine Coast should not mean checking 12 venue pages, three Facebook events and whatever Instagram happens to show you. The Coast has plenty happening, but it is spread out. Gigs sit across different venue calendars, local artists
September 20, 2026By yelomag
Skegss at Alex by the Sea 2026. Photo: Dameeka Middleton for YELO. The Sunshine Coast live music scene is finding new momentum and four local photographers are documenting it all. Marc Roberts, Dameeka Middleton, Matt Warren and Lewis Venz are among the Coast’s most in-demand live music photographers, capturing the artists, venues and audiences driving
September 18, 2026By yelomag
Dave Gleeson of The Screaming Jets performs at The Big Weekend at Blackflag Coolum in 2024. Photo: Dameeka Middleton. The Screaming Jets will headline The Big Weekend when the independent Sunshine Coast music festival makes a surprise return to Blackflag Brewing Coolum on November 28. The fifth-anniversary edition marks a major shift for the homegrown

