BUgFest #3 – a celebration concert for Brisbane Unplugged Gigs Inc.

BUgFest #3 – Saturday 21 February 2026

The Cave Inn, 47 Balaclava St, Woolloongabba QLD 4102

The BUg (Brisbane Unplugged gigs) is a beloved music event (and maybe Brisbane’s best-kept secret) that happens every Tuesday night at its current home at the New Farm Bowls Club. It has been operating now for over 20 years.

The BUg is hosting its third one day music festival (BUgFest) at The Cave Inn, Woolloongabba on Brisbane’s southside on Saturday 21 February 2026.

Supported by risbane City Council, Guitar Bros, Woodford Folk Festival, 4ZZZ, The Cave Inn

What to expect?

If you love acoustic music, singer/songwriters, Celtic vibes, alt country, Indie folk, this is the festival for you!

Some of the BUG’s favourite performers will be on the bill for an event that will start at 3pm and finish around 10.30pm.

We’ve lined up a couple of our biggest name bands and splendid performers for what will be a cracking good time.

Between acts, there will be interactive sessions where musicians can jump in, play together, sharpen their skills and connect with fellow artists.

THE ARTISTS

3 Miles From Texas, Barry Nisbet (Shetland Islands/UK), Bec Hoole, Caroline Hammond, Dennis Duigan, Don Jarmey & Friends, Georgie Taylor Band, Good Tunes, Haystack Mountain Hermits, Highgate Hillbillies, Lawson MacKriell, Sixth of the Sun, Sue Wighton and Lizzie Flynn (songwriters circle hosts), The Salty Sirens, Tony Moore.

15 acts, 3 performing spaces, 13 events, sessions, singalongs and blackboard

THE PROGRAM

• Main Stage
  • 2:30 Doors Open
  • 3:00 – 3:45 Barry Nisbet (Shetland Islands/UK)
  • 4:00 – 4:45 Georgie Taylor Band
  • 5:15 – 6:30 Songwriters Circle – Songwriters Circle with Tony Moore, Dennis Duigan, Bec Hoole, Lawson MacKriell and hosted by Sue Wighton and Lizzie Flynn
  • 7:15 – 8:00 Sixth of the Sun
  • 8:30 – 9:15 3 Miles From Texas
  • 9:20 – 9:30 Raffle Draw
  • 9:35 – 10:25 Haystack Mountain Hermits

  Session Space – acoustic

  • 4:45 – 5:15 Shanty Singalong (The Salty Sirens)
  • 6:30 – 7:15 Good Tunes Session
  • 8:00 – 8:30 Don Jarmey & Friends

  The Grotto (upstairs semi-acoustic room)

  • 4:45 – 5:30 Caroline Hammond
  • 6:30 – 7:15 Blackboard Concert (4 acts x 2 songs)
  • 8:00 – 8:40 Highgate Hillbillies

The Cave Inn

The Cave Inn is a well-known Brisbane live music venue situated at 47 Balaclava Street Woolloongabba – complete with delicious pizzas and beer on tap.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AMENITIES ARE UPSTAIRS AND ACCESSIBLE TOILET DOWNSTAIRS

Tickets

For just $40 (pre-paid by midnight 20 February 2026) or $50 at the door, you’ll get to experience some of Queensland’s finest musicians and entertainers strutting their stuff.

Be there

Come along! Help keep Brisbane’s live, acoustic music scene viable and thriving.