Photos: Dameeka Middleton Words: Dameeka Middleton and Penny Brand Music festivals are dead you say? Not on the Sunshine Coast! In its third consecutive year, The Big Weekend proved everyone wrong on Saturday with local rockstar Pricey putting on a sold-out show at Blackflag Brewing, Coolum. The event celebrates Coolum and it’s thriving music scene,
Some news hits harder than others. They all say they saw it coming but it was still a sad day for the Sunshine Coast after Council yesterday confirmed we are losing yet another beloved music event, the Caloundra Music Festival. But do you think it’s time we accept that these festivals are a luxury of
It’s official: 2024 is the year of the micro-festival. The Bennies (main picture), Pricey, Brixton Alley, and Dave Gleeson (Screaming Jets) will takeover Blackflag Brewing, Coolum, for The Big Weekend Festival on July 13. They join a new wave of small to mid-sized music festivals bringing renewed hope to the industry, after dozens of festivals,