September 16, 2026By yelomag
YELO is giving away two tickets to see Che Burns and his full band at Blackflag Coolum this Saturday, September 19. The Sunshine Coast singer-songwriter is bringing what’s being billed as his biggest live production yet on the Coast to Blackflag’s Coolum venue, with Cora, Happy Valley and Cherry Nova also on the lineup. Burns
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 14, 2026By yelomag
Photo: Coolum Beer Co / Facebook. Coolum Beer Co is continuing to trade while its latest Planning and Environment Court fight with Sunshine Coast Council remains unresolved. The Coolum Beach brewery has challenged an enforcement notice issued over its approved trading hours, opening a second court dispute tied to the site. According to court documents
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 12, 2026By yelomag
Dear Seattle brought their Regional Australia tour to Pulse Bar in Maroochydore on Friday night, joined by special guests Seahaven and supports Bad Neighbour and Verum. The Sydney alt-rock favourites hit the Sunshine Coast on September 11 as part of a regional run through Australia, bringing songs from their third album TOY to the Duporth
September 8, 2026By Penny Brand
Katie Noonan. Photo: Cybele Malinowski. Five-time ARIA Award winner Katie Noonan is bringing her deeply personal new album Alone but all one home to the Sunshine Coast this spring. Fresh from taking home three awards at the 2026 Sunshine Coast Music Awards, Noonan joins YELO for a Q&A about music, creativity, community and life on
September 7, 2026By Penny Brand
NO CIGAR are bringing their biggest Australian tour yet to the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane. Photo: Tom Grunt. Auckland indie band NO CIGAR say Australia now feels like a second home as they prepare to kick off their biggest Australian tour yet on the Sunshine Coast. The New Zealand group will open their
September 4, 2026By yelomag
Raw Ordio’s Brett Gadenne and DJ Ryskee. Photo: Coolum Beach Hotel/Facebook. Peregian Beach Hotel will keep its Vinyl Nights series rolling through spring as the Sunshine Coast’s appetite for dance and electronic music continues to grow. The regular DJ sessions at Peregian Beach Hotel’s il Porto have drawn strong enough crowds for the venue to
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

