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Dust off your cowboy boots, Ridin’ Hearts Festival is returning in October with a lineup that includes Megan Moroney,Nate Smith, Avery Anna, Waylon Wyatt, Blake Whiten, Karley Scott Collins, Lane Pittman, Sara Berki, and Lewis Love . Set to take over Sydney Showground on Saturday the 25th of October and Melbourne’s Caribbean Gardens on Sunday the 26th of October, the 2025 edition of Australia’s favourite one-day country music festival promises to be an unforgettable live music experience.
Presented by Face To Face Touring, Lookout Festival returns in February 2026 with two epic outdoor concerts packed with sunshine, good vibes, and world-class music. This year’s festival has massive events locked in for Lake Macquarie and Torquay in February with a lineup that boasts OneRepublic, Zara Larsson, Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, Sneaky Sound System, plus more to be announced.
The Wanderer Festival has unlocked the lineup for the 2025 event, set to take place at Pambula Beach, NSW on the 4th - 5th of October. This biennial edition of Wanderer will contain a roster of both local and international artists with the lineup listing Missy Higgins, The Living End, Saint Motel, Boy & Bear, Jacob Banks, Magic Dirt, Petit Biscuit, Nikki Lane, Grace Cummings, Cut Copy, Lavern and Hockey Dad, all just a sample of who will grace the stages of this much loved festival.
North Queensland’s much-loved music and arts festival, Rhythm and the Reef, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with its biggest lineup yet! Set to take place across the weekend of 22nd–23rd of August 2025, the festival returns to Mackay with a lineup that includes Amy Shark, BOO Seeka, The Presets, The Jungle Giants, Hockey Dad, 360, Ruby Fields, No Money Enterprise, and more acts to be announced.
One of South Australia’s most beloved boutique music festivals, Handpicked Festival will return to Lake Breeze Wines on Saturday, the 8th of November, bringing with it a massive all-Australian lineup that boasts Hilltop Hoods, Xavier Rudd, Meg Mac, The Rubens, Hot Dub Time Machine, Mia Wray, Marlon, Lotte Gallagher — with even more artists still to be revealed.