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.

The Red Hot Summer Tour continues to expand its legacy as Australia’s longest-running Aussie Rock Festival with the confirmation of the first series of shows for the Red Hot Summer Tour 2026 set to kick off in January. Red Hot Summer again embraces the Australian Rock scene with an All-Star Aussie lineup that includes Paul Kelly,Missy Higgins, The Cruel Sea, The Cat Empire, Kasey Chambers, and Jess Hitchcock.

The lineup for the classic Laneway Festival 2026 has officially landed and the 21st edition of this much loved summer festival in packed full of heavyweights from home and abroad including Chappell Roan, Wolf Alice, Role Model, PinkPantheress, Wet Leg, Yung Lean & Bladee. Lucy Dacus, Alex G, BENEE, Cavetown, Mt. Joy, The Dare, Malcolm Todd, Oklou, Jensen McRae, Geese, Wisp, and Gigi Perez, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, Blusher, Shady Nasty, Armlock, The Belair Lip Bombs, and Djanaba.

Melbourne’s newest large-scale music festival, New Year’s at the Bowl is set to transform the Sidney Myer Music Bowl for a two-day celebration with a roster that includes Underworld, Maribou State, Berlioz, Carl Cox , Confidence Man, Joy Crookes, Santigold, Marc Rebillet, Glass Beams, Bradley Zero, Ross From Friends presents Bubble Love, Tornado Wallace, Sam Gellaitry, The Preatures, Don West, Good Neighbours, Velvet Trip and more.

For the first time in over a decade, Bondi Beach will host New Year’s Eve celebrations, with world-renowned party brand elrow teaming up with local event legends Fuzzy to deliver elrow Bondi Beach XXL, a one-night-only event with a lineup that includes HoneyLuv (US), Kölsch (DK), Patrick Topping (UK) with the official NYE Countdown set, TSHA (UK) and William Kiss, Adam Holt & NATS, CALIYY, Darkhorse & Grouse, Jakob, Mixed Methods and Shubz.

The South Coast’s cherished summer festival, Changing Tides, will return for its third edition on Saturday the 22nd of November. Descending onto the stage at the Kiama Showgrounds for this community-led event will be international heavyweights Sam Fender, Noah Cyrus and Holly Humberstone , along with homegrown legends The Rubens and Skegss, The Rions, MAY-A, Boy Soda and Chloe Parché, The Inspired Unemployed’s musical project Retired Gentlemen’s League and the latest triple j Unearthed winner.

The Central Coast will come together on Saturday the 4th of October for LIGHT UP, a landmark community event at Polytec Stadium, honouring the memory of Audrey Griffin. The one day celebration will feature a powerful lineup of Australian talent, including Birds of Tokyo, LUUDE, Mia Wray, The Moving Stills, DJ Moody Tiger Pants, and special guest Arabella Romi.

Australia’s premier country music festival, CMC Rocks QLD, returns to Willowbank from Friday 20 to Sunday 22 March 2026 for its 19th year, promising another unmissable weekend of live country music. Leading the lineup are global country stars Jordan Davis, Old Dominion and Riley Green. Along with Carly Pearce, Tucker Wetmore, Dasha, Gavin Adcock, Tyler Braden, Hudson Westbrook, James Johnston, Casey Barnes, Wade Forster, Sara Berki, The Wet Whistles, Tyla Rodrigues, Bayker Blankenship, Vincent Mason and Willow Avalon.

Wildlands Festival has unveiled a star-studded 2026 lineup, featuring a fusion of international heavyweights and rising local talent including Dom Dolla, Addison Rae; Kid Cudi, Chris Stussy, KETTAMA, Luude; 070 Shake; indie-pop duo Balu Brigada; Cassian, Channel Tres, NOTION, sim0ne, and emerging acts like Fcukers and Miss Kaninna. Set to hit Brisbane Showgrounds on the 1st of January, and Arena Joondalup in Perth on Saturday the 3rd of January, Wildlands promises a high-energy, one-day music experience set to start your new year off with a bang .

Get excited people, Beyond The Valley has revealed an eye- popping lineup to mark the massive milestone that is their 10th anniversary. Leading the charge at the picturesque Barunah Plains site from the 28th of December to the 1st of January, will be global dance sensation Dom Dolla, who will be hosting the coveted New Year’s Eve countdown set, Kid Cudi, making his first appearance in Australia in over a decade, social media pop icon Addison Rae, and genre-defying punk act Turnstile and an Australian-exclusive performance from JoJo.

Lost Paradise, the legendary New Year’s Eve camping festival, returns to the Glenworth Valley for its eleventh edition with a massive lineup that includes Underworld, Maribou State, I Hate Models, Duke Dumont, Marc Rebillet, Ben Böhmer, Confidence Man, Chris Stussy, Kettama, and X Club, Channel Tres, Anna Lunoe, DJ Heartstring, Ross From Friends (pres. Bubble Love), Odd Mob, Bella Claxton, Cassian, Hot Dub Time Machine, Merci, Mercy, Prospa, Two Another and so many more.

Adelaide is set to explode this October as Harvest Rock returns for its third year with a dynamite lineup that is stacked with a mix of global icons and homegrown heroes including Jelly Roll, The Strokes, The War on Drugs, M.I.A., Vance Joy, Shaboozey, PNAU, Royel Otis, Wolfmother, Groove Armada, Ruel, Ministry of Sound Classical, Cloud Control, Skream & Benga, The Presets, Genesis Owusu, Bag Raiders, Julia Cole, Teenage Joans and lots more.

One of Australia’s biggest travelling music festival, Good Things, returns in 2025, with a lineup packed full of international heavyweights, homegrown heroes, and rising alternative stars, tincluding TOOL, Weezer, Garbage, Machine Head, All Time Low, The All-American Rejects, Knocked Loose, Lorna Shore, Refused, GWAR, New Found Glory, Make Them Suffer, James Reyne, Tonight Alive, plus lots more.

After a sold-out triumph in 2025, Newcastle’s HOWLIN’ COUNTRY returns to the picturesque Newcastle Foreshore in Summer 2026 with an all-star cast of international and homegrown country talent, including Lainey Wilson, Newcastle’s own Morgan Evans, Americana darling Kaitlin Butts and Texas favourites Flatland Cavalry, alongside our very own Adam Newling and Tyla Rodrigues.

From the mystical forests of Tomorrowland to the heart of Melbourne, one of the world’s most visually stunning and sonically immersive music festival experiences, CORE Festival, is making its way to Melbourne in November 2026.

Rolling Sets is delivering a double helping of its musical magic with two stunning beachfront editions in 2025, with the expanded format boasting a lineup that includes Hilltop Hoods, Spacey Jane, Parcels, The Jungle Giants, Flipturn, 3%, May-a, Speed, Skegss, The Terrys, Little Fritter, Wongo, Trance Mums, Dice plus more rounding out the roster for this festival that fuses great music with the laid-back spirit of surf and skate culture.

Strummingbird Festival is launching for the first time this year, with shows in Newcastle, Perth and the Sunshine Coast, bringing some of the biggest names in country music to our stages including Jelly Roll, Shaboozey,Treaty Oak Revival, James Johnston, Kaylee Bell, Matt Hansen, Drew Baldridge, Julia Cole, Australian Idol darling Denvah and more .

One of Queensland’s fastest-growing music festivals, Be Social Fest, has revealed its lineup for the highly anticipated 2025 event. Leading the roster will be acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter Matt Corby, hip-hop icons Bliss N Eso , global electronic acts Baauer (USA) and Petit Biscuit (France). Rounding out the genre bending lineup are Sneaky Sound System, Boo Seeka, Crooked Colours, Karnivool, Mashd N Kutcher, Shockone, Ocean Sleeper Ruby Fields, Winston Surfshirt, Latifa Tee, Virtues and Same Pains.

Australian metalcore legends, Parkway Drive has announced PARK WAVES — a curated travelling heavy music festival set to visit regional centers around the country in February and March 2026. The ambitious 11-date which will take place under a circus-style big top will be headlined by the Byron Bay heavyweights, who will be joined by The Amity Affliction, Northlane, Alpha Wolf and Story of the Year, with more to be announced.