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Music, culture and local life from the Sunshine Coast and beyond.
The Scene is where YELO follows the stories around the music: the venues, artists, festivals, creative spaces, local characters and cultural moments shaping life across Queensland.
From backyard gigs and record crates to film nights, art shows and regional road trips, this is the stuff that gives a place its pulse.
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Stories from the wider YELO world
Local music culture, creative spaces, regional arts, venue news, festivals and things worth leaving the house for.
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Queensland artists could get bigger stages under new nightlife reforms
Thirst Trap perform at The Presynct in Nambour, one of the Sunshine Coast venues helping build the region’s grassroots live…
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Why the Sunshine Coast is going clubbing before dark
Ministry of Sound: Testament 90s in Melbourne in 2025. The event comes to Venue 114 on Sunday, July 26. Photo:…
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The husbands are coming to Spilt Milk
Spilt Milk returns to the Gold Coast in December. Photo: Spilt Milk RAYE is bringing her search for a husband…
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Kasey Chambers leads Groundwater’s free Broadbeach country weekend
Kasey Chambers leads the 2026 Groundwater Country Music Festival lineup. Photo: Supplied. Kasey Chambers will lead the 2026 Groundwater Country…
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The brewery putting Coolum on the live music touring map
The Jungle Giants play Blackflag Brewing Coolum with The Tullamarines and Tear Drive on August 21. Photo: Meg Siejka. With…
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What’s going on at Blackflag Mooloolaba?
A packed crowd fills Blackflag Mooloolaba during The Drop Beers at Punk Piss Up earlier this month. Photo: Lewis Venz.…
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New Zealand-born Ino makes Peregian Beach Hotel debut
Singer and loop performer Ino will make his Peregian Beach Hotel debut on July 31 after recently relocating to the…
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Comiskey Group removes TAB from Queensland hotels after rejecting new deal
Photo: Rob Comiskey. Supplied. TAB betting facilities have been removed from five Comiskey Group hotels after the company refused to…
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Did Raw Ordio Just Drop a Big Pineapple Festival Easter Egg?
After months of silence and speculation, a new collaboration between Raw Ordio and festival founder Mark Pico has sent the…
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Live Music Not Dead in Nambour
Karma Police will launch their debut EP, Pale and Blue, at Black Box Theatre in Nambour on August 15. Photo:…
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