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Frontier Touring and Double J have announced the debut of new electronic music festival that is coming our way early in 2027, with FOREVERAFTER set to celebrate the sounds and spirit of one of Australia's most influential musical eras. Conceived and curated by The Presets, who will also co-headline, FOREVERAFTER’s lineup will also boast Cut Copy and Ladyhawke, Bag Raiders, Bang Gang DJs and rising electronic star FUKHED.
South Australia’s beloved Handpicked Festival is turning 10, and organisers are marking the milestone with a stacked all-Australian lineup set to take over Lake Breeze Wines in Langhorne Creek on the 14th of November. The 2026 edition of Hanpicked is set to feature Guy Sebastian, Kita Alexander, The Living End, Missy Higgins, Old Mervs and The Teskey Brothers, delivering a mix of pop, rock, indie and soul against a picturesque winery backdrop.
Yours and Owls Festival is bringing “Gong Christmas” back to Wollongong this October, returning with a huge multi-venue celebration set to transform the city into a music-filled playground across two days. Leading the massive lineup is Canadian viral hitmaker bbno$, performing his only Australian show, alongside homegrown heavyweights G Flip, Ball Park Music, DMA’S, Genesis Owusu, Hiatus Kaiyote, Luude, Middle Kids, PNAU, The Drones and Tkay Maidza plus many more.
The Red Hot Summer Tour is set to make Australian music history in 2026, bringing together two iconic acts for the first time in more than four decades, with Australian Crawl reuniting with the group’s original members for a special celebration. Rounding out the all-star Aussie lineup are Men At Work, Birds of Tokyo, Vika & Linda, Eskimo Joe, Boom Crash Opera and Ella Hooper, bringing together a generation spanning celebration of Australian music.
One of Australia’s oldest and most treasured independent festivals, Strawberry Fields Festival, is returning to the banks of the Murray River in Tocumwal, NSW, from the 20th –22nd of November 2026, with registrations now open for its highly anticipated ticket ballot.