[4] The Big Pineapple Music Festival showcases emerging and established Australian artists, with the occasional international act.

Noteworthy acts that have performed on Big Pineapple Music Festival's stages include Peking Duk, Hayden James, Bliss N Eso, Allday, Vera Blue, Touch Sensitive, PNAU, Hermitude, John Butler Trio, Birds of Tokyo and Grinspoon.

[1] The festival was developed by new owners of the Big Pineapple landmark, as a turnaround venture of a broader strategic plan, to help the business emerge from bankruptcy.

[1] The development application has been approved by the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and the Big Pineapple is set to undergo a significant refurbishment valued at $6.8 million.

[12] The Queensland Government is providing funding equal to $2.5 million, to support the crucial upgrades of the refurbishment such as Wi-Fi, kiosk and online ticketing and extensive landscaping.

[13] The development plan is estimated to take 10 years to complete and will include glamorous camping, eco-villas, a hotel and nature walks through the food preparation hub.

[12][13] The Tourism Industry Development Minister has advised the project will attract 160,000 extra visitors and pump approximately 4.5 million in the local economy annually.

[3][4] This year's Big Pineapple Music Festival set a new record for the time taken to sell out, with all 16,000 available tickets purchased within two weeks of being on sale.

[19] Police also conducted a total of 260 random breath tests on and around Nambour Connection Road on the day of the festival, with no positive readings recorded.

[20] In 2018, the Queensland Police force executed drug raids on two homes in Warana and Parrearra, a few days before the sixth Big Pineapple Music Festival.

[22] Police officers and accompanying drug-detection dogs searched approximately 1000 patrons, of which 45 people were arrested on drug-related charges.