Live music, theatre, comedy, gigs and film — every Thursday.
The Yolngu surf-rockers close their 2026 national tour at Brisbane's Riverstage on Saturday 27 September — the final 200 tickets released this morning were gone in 40 minutes. Frontman Yirrŋa Yunupiŋu has confirmed the setlist will include three unreleased tracks off their forthcoming ARIA-tipped album, plus a Brisbane-only encore of Get Me Through. Support acts are Emma Donovan and Jaguar Jonze, gates 4pm sharp, festival-style single-entry rule, buses back to the CBD until midnight. If you missed the release, official resale is via the Ticketmaster fan-to-fan wall only — everything else is a scam.
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Playhouse curtain-up is Wednesday 24 September and runs through Sunday 8 November, with a Brisbane cast fronted by ex-Melbourne Theatre Company lead Aljin Abella as Kevin T. Matinees run Wednesdays and Sundays at 2pm — those are also the two lowest-priced sessions in the season if you're budget-shopping. Concessions cover students, seniors, healthcare-card holders and any renter under 30 with a signed lease (that's the new post-COVID concession band QPAC quietly rolled out last winter). Word from the tech rehearsal is the flight-diversion staging is faster and tighter than the West End production.
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A six-week Wednesday season kicks off 24 September on the outdoor lawn at Brisbane Powerhouse — full bill this year includes Aaron Chen, Rhys Nicholson, Concetta Caristo, and a rotating local ten-minute slot pulling from the Sit Down Comedy Club open-mic winners. Doors 6pm, first act on 7pm sharp, food trucks lined along the boardwalk. Council has quietly extended the outdoor liquor licence to midnight for the run, which means the show has moved from wrapping at 9:30 to a full late-night carriage. BYO chair is encouraged for the lawn tickets; reserved seating is a modest upgrade for the front three rows.
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The State Liquor pilot allowing 3am close runs 20 September through 31 October and covers three coordinated Ann Street venues — The Foundry, The Zoo and the newly reopened Family. This is Queensland's first shared-security trial: one door-list, one incident log, one tracked exit sweep across all three rooms, plus a jointly-funded late-night ferry pickup at Howard Smith Wharves every 30 minutes until 3:30am. The council is measuring incident rates, foot-traffic, and rideshare wait times — early numbers say incidents are running 22% below the pre-2020 lockout baseline. If that holds, expect Caxton Street and West End to lodge similar applications by December.
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The Brisbane International Film Festival's 40th-anniversary lineup unveils Friday 26 September at 10am — 92 films across five venues (New Farm Cinemas, Palace James Street, GOMA cinémathèque, Sun Distillery pop-up, plus a River-Stage outdoor premiere of the Bluey feature film for opening night). Ticket allocations for gala nights sell out fast: the smart play is a five-film ticket bundle at $65 (works out to under $13 a film) and it locks your seat before general on-sale at 6pm sharp. Q&A guests confirmed so far include Warwick Thornton, Rachel Griffiths, and — pending flights — Céline Sciamma.
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By popular demand the Gallery of Modern Art extends the Kusama Infinity Mirrors installation through Sunday 30 November — timed entry passes for the spring school-holiday window went on sale this Tuesday and Saturdays are already at 60% booked. Off-peak (Wed-Thu mornings) is where you get 20-minute rooms instead of the 10-minute cap enforced at weekends. GOMA membership pays for itself in one visit — includes queue-skip, unlimited re-entry, a 15% café discount, and access to the Sunday-morning members-only breakfast tour with the curator. Kids under 5 free, no ticket needed.
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