Lime Cordiale, Chugg Music and triple j have announced the launch of a brand-new music festival that is placing green initiatives at the heart of the live music experience. Lime Green will take place in Adelaide on the 18th of April at Point Malcolm Reserve, with a roster that will feature Lime Cordiale, The Dreggs, aleksiah, PASH, plus a triple j Unearthed winner, alongside additional emerging artists selected through community and local partnerships.

Returning bigger than ever, Here Comes The Sun is launching its most ambitious chapter yet, with a new partnership with the World Surf League. Here Comes The Sun will expand to three location and will boast a lineup that includes Lime Cordiale, The Jungle Giants, Young Franco, Sycco, Eliza & The Delusionals and Mariae Cassandra, with more names still to be announced.

The team at Earp Distilling Co., creators of the hugely successful Over The Ditch Festival, are proud to announce the return of Carrodise, an intimate one-day summer festival taking place in Carrington on Sunday the 25th of January, with a lineup that includes a very special reunion performance from The Preatures, as well as Crooked Colours, Letters to Lions, The Colliflowers, The Cheaks,‍ ‍Soyboy plus more.

ULTRA is officially returning to Melbourne and the Gold Coast in 2026, delivering two huge days of world-class electronic music this April. Drawing more than 40,000 ULTRAnauts across the weekend, the festival’s first lineup reveal sets the tone for an explosive return, featuring global heavyweights The Chainsmokers, DJ Snake, Darren Styles, MaRLo and Oliver Heldens.

Attention live music lovers of Perth… live concerts are officially returning to the Scarborough Beach Amphitheatre for the first time in over a decade. This March, Scarborough Beach Weekender 2026 will mark the long-awaited return of large-scale live music to the glorious Western Australian coast with a lineup that includes Xavier Rudd,‍ L.A.B, Coterie, Corrella, Saritah, Finn Alexander & The Forever Party, Sons of the East, Thornbird, Caravãna Sun, and Tia Gostelow.

A new era of live music is landing on the Brisbane River next March, as ON THE BANKS transforms the Cultural Forecourt at South Bank into an open-air concert destination.. Set against uninterrupted city and river views, the series will host a lineup that reflects Brisbane’s diverse and ever-evolving music community.

Destroy All Lines is bringing us a celebration of the soundtrack that shaped a generation in February 2026. An Emo Extravaganza will brings some of alt-rock’s most beloved names back to the stage, with Anberlin, Cartel, Hot Chelle Rae, Broadside, and acoustic emo duo This Wild Life, all set to unleash = in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

The world’s most iconic club brand Circoloco is heading back Down Under in 2026, with next year’s edition set to feature a powerhouse lineup that captures the essence of Circoloco’s global sound including Adriatique, Arapu vs Priku, Beltran, Jimi Jules, Michael Bibi, Seth Troxler, and local favourite ALDONNA

The 25th edition of Field Day will see thousands once again converge on The Domain to welcome in the New Year with an all-star lineup that includes Carl Cox. Jamie Jones, Deborah De Luca, Kölsch, Patrick Topping, The Presets, STÜM‍, Patrick Mason,‍ ‍Bag Raiders, Belters Only, Charlotte Plank, CYRIL, SOTA, as well as a handpicked selection of emerging artists representing Australia’s next wave of electronic talent.

The sun-soaked sounds of SummerSalt return in 2026 with a brand-new series of coastal concerts led by Australian surf-rock icons Ocean Alley. Presented by Face To Face Touring and Live Nation, the AUS Coastal 2026 Tour will bring the SummerSalt spirit to five stunning seaside and parkland locations this March, combining live music, community, and a relaxed summer energy.

Pitch Music & Arts which returns to the Grampian Plains for its Ninth Edition from the 6th – 10th of March 2026, and along with the confirmation of the dates the beloved festival has unveiled its most anticipated lineup yet, which includes Charlotte de Witte, Eris Drew & Octo Octa, MARRØN, Girls Don’t Sync, Job Jobse, Yung Singh, Palms Trax, Ewan McVicar, CC:DISCO! b2b DJ JNETT, Sleep D b2b Jennifer Loveless, Sam Alfred, Aquenta, C.FRIM, STÜM, and WOLTERS

After a five-year hiatus, the world’s largest hip-hop festival Rolling Loud will make its long-awaited return to Australia in March. The 2026 edition will deliver the full Rolling Loud experience to audiences in Sydney and Melbourne with massive performances, immersive festival production, and the unrivalled energy that’s made the Rolling Loud brand hip-hop’s ultimate global home.

Beloved electronic music festival Electric Island has confirmed the headliners and dates for its 2026 series, unveiling a standout new edition to be led by EDM heavyweights Armand Van Helden and Above & Beyond. Spanning three states and five open-air shows, Electric Island will transform some of Australia’s most picturesque beaches into dance-floor paradises.

The UK’s renowned pop music celebration, MIGHTY HOOPLA, is officially coming to Australia for the very first time! Taking place on Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach on Saturday the 21st of February 2026, MIGHTY HOOPLA SYDNEY promises an explosion of culture, fierce performances and unapologetic pop brilliance. The festival will bring its trademark mix of music, mischief and mayhem that has made it a cult phenomenon in London.

Our favourite bush bash events have confirmed their return in 2026, with the Birdsville Big Red Bash returning to the Simpson Desert from the 7th - 9th of July, while the Broken Hill Mundi Mundi Bash will light up the outback from the 20th - 22nd of August, with both events unveiling star-studded Australian line-ups that punters are going to love.

The eighteenth edition of the Golden Plains Festival is gearing up to deliver another unforgettable weekend,with the Golden Plains lineup boasting Basement Jaxx , Marlon Williams and The Yarra Benders with Ngā Mātai Pūrua, Smerz, Cut Copy, Jalen Ngonda, Ty Segall, Obongjayar, Francois K , Water From Your Eyes, Frost Children and more set to take over the Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre.

Get ready to Get Folk’d with the Get Folk’d Festival set to hit the Perricoota Station on Friday the 8th of November, bringing an all-Australian indie-folk lineup that includes Kim Churchill, The Wildlings, Jack Raymond, Kane Vincent, Tom Harrington, JC and The Tree, and Saije to the historic Echuca Moama region.

AO LIVE the only music series held at a Grand Slam, returns bigger than ever in 2026. Blending the thrill of sport and live music for an unforgettable summer experience, the John Cain Arena stage will host some of the most globally renowned artists ever to perform at AO LIVE, including The Kid LAROI, Peggy Gou, Spacey Jane, The Veronicas, and Sofi Tukker, with more exciting acts still to be announced.

S2O Music Festival, the world-famous, water-soaked EDM extravaganza, will splash down in Australia for the first time on Saturday the 28th of February 2026 at The Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane with a roster that includes James Hype, Alok, Becky Hill, Will Sparks, Marie Vaunt, Lance Savali, Tita Lau and Sophie Bridges.

Finely Tuned have unveiled an exciting new summer series, THE WORKS, is set to transform Sydney’s Carriageworks across six warehouse events in December and January. Among the acts set to take the stage are Underworld, Ben Böhmer, Chris Stussy, CamelPhat, I Hate Models, Mark Rebillet, Ross From Friends (presenting Bubble Love), and Pretty Girl (live), with more to come.