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Mary River Festival ~ Saturday 15 July 2023

We're so happy to playing this year's Mary River Festival. The Mary is a constant in the Moonsets' life. She runs through our back yard, we spend a significant amount of time shilly-shallying about on her sandbanks and lovely pools and rapids and she sometimes leaves us on a tiny island not much bigger than our house.  She's our river; our beautiful Moocooboola.

Nambour Forecourt Live • Friday 27 May

We're so happy to back in Nambour Friday 27 May for Nambour Forecourt Live.

Playing alongside our friends Craig Madden + Anna & Jordan, there's a bar + food trucks and heaps of arty treats.

Special Thanks to Andrea at Peace Run Records.

NightQuarter • Friday 15 January 2021

Thanks to Nikki G for this cool pic of us playing our 1st live gig in what feels like 100 years.  Kayt & Steph from The Moonsets live at NightQuarter, Friday 15 January 2021.

Solbar • Saturday 22 February

This is gonna be one huge lush night of music for our first gig for 2020 - Saturday 22 February - You can see soul funk reggae cats CC the Cat alongside flamenco gypsy genius Felicity Lawless and us at Solbar.

Solstice Roots 2019

Solstice Roots

Crystal Waters ~ Connondale

Saturday 21 December 2019

Saturday 21 December is gonna be deliciously kaleidoscopic!! Solstice Roots 2019 is our last gig for the decade and we'll be playing alongside our friends Highlife, Dubzoo and SOLUA with Rudekat Records spinning some tasty tunes to celebrate the Summer Solstice. Discount pre-sales still available : Solstice kitchen will be cookin up a storm : Camping available : Everything's sorted 🙂

"Happy Solstice friends! We had a glorious last gig of the year ~ and the decade ~ celebrating with all of the groovers at Solstice Roots last night. A soul shakedown in the hills was just what we all needed. Big thanks to all of the crew and to the lovely Nikki G for the pic".

RISE TO MEET THE TIDE • Sunday 27 October

Noosa declares itself a climate procrastination free zone.

We're choosing to get on with it and meet the challenges head on.

Rise To Meet The Tide. A day in the park where we can safely stand together, share our stories and learn some strategies to deal with the climate emergency in our daily lives.

10am-6 pm, including a stellar line up of live music with performances from :

David Flower : The Barleyshakes : The Moonsets : The Dennis Sisters : Mark Moroney : JC & the Tree

Gympie Gold Rush Festival • Saturday 19 October 2019

Stoked to be playing Saturday, 19 October at the the Gold Rush Carnival day! We're on at 5pm...

Set in the late 1800s, there will be an old ways and wares market and display, 2 stages of live music, vintage games for kids of all ages, a food precinct featuring Indigenous, Chinese and Scottish foods, an old-style bar positioned so patrons can enjoy the antics of the vintage games, rides, as well as a Nashy’s Big Beard Bonanza beard competition.

The Gold Rush Carnival will conclude with a closing ceremony performance incorporating the Gold Rush Parade lanterns, industrial art elements, Indigenous performances, music, fire and fireworks.

WALLABY CREEK FESTIVAL • 27-29 September 2019

We're over the moon to be heading into the deep North for Wallaby Creek Festival this Spring. We've heard great things about this hidden gem of a festival and we're really looking forward to joining the stellar line up.

It's been too long since we've had our North Queensland fix so we're going to make a road trip of it and visit our favourite waterfalls and people along the way...Woohoo!!!🌙

"Wallaby Creek Festival is a 3 day celebration of music and the arts, surrounded by the beautiful heritage listed wet tropics rainforest of the far north".

TVL Folk Club • Thursday 26 September

Hey Amigos! It's been a while between drinks at the Folk Club. We'll be swinging by on Thursday 26 September and would love to see you there.

We're launching our new self-produced EP recorded and mixed on 100% solar power; and we're itchin to share it with you.

We played some of our first shows at the Folk Club and Palm Creek as the Flumes and we're over the moon to be bringing it home.

Come and soak up some real live music and catch up with the crew in the super casual surrounds of the Bellevue's Beer Garden.

  • Doors: 7pm | Local Artists
  • 8:30pm | The Moonsets
  • 9:30pm – Close | Local Artists
  • $10 at the door OR pre-sale $10 + booking fee via Oztix. All pre-sale tickets get a fresh copy of the CD at the door.

MITCHELL CREEK ROCK ‘n BLUES FESTIVAL • 19-22 September 2019

This is going to be one rockin' weekend of music. We're very excited to be joining the line up for this years festival🤘

"An Australian Premier Music Festival hosted on a private 100 acre property up in Noosa Hinterland's beautiful Mary Valley, in Queensland's amazing Sunshine Coast region. Escape to the bushland for an adventure-filled weekend of rock blues and roots music. Enjoy FREE camping, and 2 x alternating stages offering you non-stop music, so you never have to miss a band or artist".

YANDINA STREET FAIR • Sunday 18 August 2019

We're stoked to be returning to Yandina Street Fair this year!!

Last time we played we were still the Flumes (as you can see in Shelly M's pic of us).

Anyhoo...it's a bangin afternoon's free entertainment with heaps of live music, street performance, food and sundry treats for all the family wrapped up in the homey atmosphere of one of the Sunshine Coast's coolest villages.

11am - 7pm ♥ FREE ENTRY ♥ Get amongst it folks 😎

 

New EP Available Now

The Moonsets

2019 EP

Order CDs, Download and Stream from our secure Bandcamp store.

 

Recorded and mixed on 100% Solar power in an old wooden shack on the far northern edges of QLD's Sunshine Coast.

This offering is a musical journey exploring everything from the little things like fireflies visiting in the night to the more serious theme of the state of our planet to cheeky llamas who steal bananas and the over-arching power of love.

The Moonsets electric harp, bass & drums trio are unashamedly eclectic, exploring the light, the dark and all the colours in-between, both musically and lyrically. We hope you enjoy the ride!

Formerly recording and playing live as The Flumes, we changed our name (for obvious reasons) at the end of 2016. We're glad we did and think The Moonsets suits us very well, but to reassure everyone that we're the same band, we re-recorded "Firefly". It's an old one for us, still in the live set and much loved.

The Moonsets

Firefly
Supersede
Follow The Dollar
Home
LLokesh
Watermelon

The Moonsets are...
Kayt Wallace: Harp / Vocals / Melodica
Andrea Norden: Drums / Percussion / Vocals
Stephan Beattie: Bass / Guitars / Autoharp / Vocals

All songs by Kayt Wallace & Stephan Beattie.
except “Watermelon” Lyrics & Music: JC Goodson / Arrangement: Kayt & Steph.

Produced by The Moonsets.
Recorded and mixed on 100% solar power at Casa Del Luna.
Mastered by Paulie B at Yama-Nui.

Artwork: Kayt & Steph.
Photogaphy & Design: Steph.
© The Moonsets 2019 | A Moonjuice Creation

• This record is also available for download & streaming from all good online stores •

Stream it, Buy it , Share it, Enjoy it!! Our preference is for Bandcamp because...

: It's the only place you can buy an archival 1st edition on CD for your pure listening pleasure and receive instant free download and unlimited streams.

: We've made it the cheapest online download plus it comes with unlimited streams but, you can pay more if you'd like to.

: Your hard-earned clams actually come straight to us without first trickling down through some corporate behemoth.

So before you put us on your favourite Spotify playlist, make a small investment in the future of our music and you'll experience that special feeling you get when you support independent artists!

 

What People Are Saying About The New EP...

"There is nothing cooler than an electric harp! The chilled vibes it creates and the pull and flow of the music are so enchanting". ~ Nkechi Anele Triple J

"Had no idea that an electric harp could have such a great, groovy, psychedelic and luscious rock sound, one that fits perfectly with the rest of the (fantastic) band and with some soulfully mesmerizing female vocals. Every song here shines in its own unique way, like pearls scattered in the sultry underbrush of a thick, tropical forest". Favorite track: Firefly. ~ muschiosauro

"The Moonsets play what you’d imagine in your head having known they’re from the ‘Sunshine Coast’ of Australia. Elements of psychedelic rock hazed with soulful and bluesy vocals and holding a pretty damn catchy island beat throughout. All in all this is a hot find and one I’ll be waiting for the rest of you to join the party soon". ~ Bucky

Follow The Dollar - Live

Supersede - Live At Solbar

DUSK • Sunday 16 June

DUSK

Venue 114 ~ Lake Kawana

2-6pm Sunday 16 June

With DUBARRAY + SoLar

A winter's afternoon alongside two of our favourite Sunshine Coast artists...what's not to love about that 🙂

FAERIE FESTIVAL • Saturday 4 May

Faeries, elves, wizards, your avatar self, gnomes, mythical creatures goddesses, mermaids, unicorns whatever your heart desires. Lets honour our ancient ancestors beautiful land and nature and prepare for a most wonderful enjoyable and fun day.

Yes!! that's us...

A Faerie loving welcome and invitation to all for our second annual Faerie Festival. We are very excited to create this unique, fun and creative festival for all of the community to enjoy. This is a dress up festival for both adults and children male and female, we would like to inspire all who attend to dress in costume, let your imagination run free.

Come along and experience music entertainment, dancing, educational stalls, creative workshops, roving entertainers, circus skills, fire show, unique fairy stalls, yummy food also catering for vegan and gluten free.

$5 entry , kids 13 and under $3. Lots of exciting experiences, surprises and fun for everyone. Please share and invite your friends as we are all a part of the creation on a wonderful fun and exciting festival.

10:30am - 8pm | catch us at 4:25pm

Australian Body Art Festival • Saturday 6 April

Australian Body Art Festival 2019

“OTHER WORLDS” Australian Body Art Festival 6/7 April 2019

We're so happy to be making a return to the Body Art Festival this year! It's always amazing. You can see The Moonsets at 1:30pm Saturday 6 April 🦄🤘

The Australian Body Art Festival is Australia’s premier body art event, attracting artists and spectators from across Australia and overseas. Inspiring artworks, street performers, market stalls and lots of fun all weekend! This event is a ‘A Festival of Colour’ centred on competitions in full body painting (temporary art – not tattoo) with competitions in the categories of brush and sponge, airbrush, special effects and face painting. The event also showcases competitions and exhibitions in wearable art and photography. For members of the public, it will be nothing short of phenomenal to watch the human canvases take shape during the competitions.

A Set Adrift • Saturday 16 February

Now this is why we love being at home on the Sunshine Coast...

Many Thanks to our wonderful host Jade Keilty for the photography 🙂

Solbar • Sunday 16 December

We're doing one last show for 2018 before we hit Woodford. Of all the things we could do, a Solbar Sunday Session is one of the sweetest so come'n chill with us in the lounge bar...or re-start your weekend.

RUSH FESTIVAL • Friday 19 October

We're chuffed to be a part of this year's Rush Festival!! You'll find us in Mary Street at "Gourmet & Grooves Street Festival" 8:15pm Friday 19 October.

Rush Festival is a celebration of creativity, arts, culture and heritage that ignites the Gympie region with colour, music, dance, art, theatre, film, poetry and fun throughout the month of October. Rush Festival’s diverse collaborative program creatively entwines grassroots events and celebrations with the internationally acclaimed events.

BEACH ARTS MUSIC • Tannum Sands • Saturday 7th July

We're very happy to be heading back to Tannum Sands this weekend for July's BAM Festival.

The Moonsets will be on in the park 5-7pm. Can't wait to see all you CQ crew there 🙂

Beach Arts Music is a free community event held on the first Saturday of the month from March to December 2-7pm on the charming Millennium Esplanade Tannum Sands.

If Spotify’s your thing…

We've re-released "Sweet, Sweet Rain" online as The Moonsets.

It was our final work as The Flumes and we've decided to take it with us mostly because many of the songs on it are still in our live set.

So, if Spotify's your thing, give us a follow and stream away...

The Moonsets – Supersede

SUPERSEDE

Supersede is the first fruits from our upcoming release.

Produced in our solar powered studio in Cootharaba on QLD’s Sunshine Coast.

Supersede 4:20
Kayt Wallace - Harp / Vocals / Melodica
Andrea Joy Norden - Drums / Vocals
Stephan Beattie - Bass / Vocals
© 2018 . The Moonsets
enjoy!

We feel there’s an urgent need for cannabis/hemp law reform in Australia for medicinal, nutritional industrial and recreational use. So plant the seed and we will Supersede!!!

PALM Ck. FESTIVAL • 7-10 JUNE 2018

The Moonsets are stoked to be heading north again for Palm Creek Folk Festival this June.

This will be our 8th time at Palm Creek and in so many ways, we'll be coming home.

SET TIMES
LAKESIDE AT THE JAM TIN STAGE
11.15pm Thursday 7 June
6pm Friday 8 June
7pm Saturday 9 June

CROW ST. CREATIVE • Saturday 28th April

Looking forward to hitting the road north for another Crow St. Creative hosted by central QLD's coolest crew in Gladstone's funkiest venue.

$5 entry for adults free for kids and performers. Live music and Open mic late night session starts at 8.30pm - sign up at the stage any time after 6.... Mini eat st style food fest. Cash bar, food vans, kids space. Family friendly night out.

POMONA MUSIC MUSTER • 9,10 & 11 March 2018

The Shared Yandina

Stoked to be playing the inaugural Pomona Music Muster! You can catch us at The Majestic Theatre 6pm Saturday 10th March.

Pomona will be alive with the Sound of Music on 9,10,11th March with the inaugural Pomona Music Muster weekend of jamming, busking, poets breakfast, concerts, open mics, workshops - guitar; ukulele; drumming; harmonica; Zumba dance etc. Camping at the local Showground is available.

THE SHARED • Saturday 23 December

The Shared Yandina

"We're ending 2017 with An All Star Christmas Party!

Yes! Andrea Kirwin . Barry Charles . The Spring Ensemble . The Moonsets + The Floating Bridges and Friends are gonna groove us outta this year and right into the festive season. So bring your mob and lets celebrate Peace on Earth together!

The Shared Kitchen will be open dishing up the best food this side of The Caribbean. Bar available. $15 entry. Jus' Real Nice!"

THE SURREAL ESTATE AGENTS + THE MOONSETS • Friday 8 December

We're playing a show with Tasmania's slightly off kilter and completely wonderful The Surreal Estate Agents at The Prince Of Wales Hotel, Nundah. 8:30pm Friday 8 December.

They're in QLD touring "If It Ain't Broken" the 2nd single from debut album "House Inspection"...

SCARBOROUGH ORIGINALS • Saturday 2 December

Scarborough Originals - Saturday 2 December

Saturday December 2 will see The East Coast Originals present the last Scarborough Originals for the year.

Satisvibes, The Moonsets, The Dennis Sisters + Tomi Gray on a grass roots stage with the stunning backdrop of the Redcliffe Peninsula.  Kicking off at 1pm - 5pm, kick back with the family for an all ages, afternoon of smiles, boogie and live music. 

STOP COLTON COAL MINE • A COMMUNITY ACTION DAY • Sunday 26 November

STOP NEW HOPE COLTON COAL MINE

A Community Action Day to STOP COLTON COAL MINE
12-5pm Sunday 26 November
Lions Park, Noosaville
FREE TO THE PEOPLE

With Live Music By - Band of Frequencies . Jodi Martin . The Barleyshakes . The Moonsets . Annie J and "Fusion" . Dan Horne . The Strangest Dreamers

Dance In The Park + Have Your Say About The Mining Industry's Unnecessary Expansion Into The Cooloola + Sunshine Coast Biosphere.

"We the people of the Cooloola + Sunshine Coast reject New Hope Corporation's plan to mine coal 20kms west of the Great Sandy Strait.

We deplore the QLD + AUS Government's acquiescence to the mining industry's reckless expansion in the name of short term capital gain.

The Mary River is ours from Conondale to River Heads and we will not have them pour industrial filth into her on any stretch let alone so close to this crucial biosphere".

Brought To You By - Great Sandy Strait Saviours, Lock The Gate Alliance + The Sunshine Coast Music Community

Thankyou Under The Trees 2017!!

Big love to all the crew and music lovers who came out on the weekend to the 1st Under The Trees Festival. What a bangin show!! Cheers to @frycandyphoto for the sweet pics 🙂

Gladstone region, You have a music festival.