Get ready Hardstyle fans, it’s official, the globally renowned series Gearbox Digital has announced it will host the series’ first Australian event in Sydney on the 19th of April. GEARBOX AUSTRALIA will deliver its “signature raw hardstyle experience” to the Electronic music lovers of Australia with a roster that features So Juice, Cybergore, and Deezl. Adjuzt, The Straikerz, Exproz, Mutilator, Neon Future, Cybergore, Fraw, Anderex as well as the Gearbox Showcase.
Read MoreAustralia’s live music scene has seen its share of highs and lows in 2024, from the soaring demand for tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to the heartbreaking closures of iconic festivals like Splendour in the Grass due to decreased demand and economic challenges. It’s clear our music industry is crying out for innovation and change. Enter Tickify, an exciting Aussie startup designed to tackle these challenges head-on.
Read MoreAfter selling out in 2024, Australia’s biggest modern R&B festival, Souled Out returns in 2025 with three shows scheduled to play along the East Coast in February. Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane will all be blessed with a lineup of the genre heavy-hitters including Don Toliver, Jhene Aiko, Vince Staples, Mariah The Scientist, 6LACK, BLXST, and Kaash Paige on the main stage, while the ‘Soul Party’ stage will host the likes of international DJ’s Jarreau Vandal, S!rene, and locals Rosey Gold. Larissa Lambert & SAHXL.
Read MoreRiver Sounds Festival returns in 2025 after having a year off the Bellingen festival has dropped an impressive lineup that includes the reuniting of the psych-folk band, Cloud Control, BARKAA, South Summit, Mia Wray, Nerve, K.I.M, Hard-Ons, Vlossom, Voiid and the Versace Boys just to name a few.
Read MoreAustralia’s best laid-back festival experience, The Gum Ball returns in 2025 ready to celebrate a very special milestone as next year marks the event's 20th anniversary. Spanning three days and nights, 25th, 26th & 27th April 2025, The Gum Ball will again be a family-friendly and fully inclusive festival with a focus on great live music while also offering original art, comedy, pro skateboarding, a Silent Disco, markets, workshops, camping and more.
Read MoreThe adored musical event, the Pitch Music & Arts Festival, is again returning to its idyllic home at Grampian Plains, Victoria from the 7th -to 11th of March, with a music roster that features a collection of both international and local artists including Honey Dijon, Funk Tribu, 2manydjs (DJ SET), Daria Kolosova & SPFDJ, 999999999, Miley Serious, Job Jobse, FJAAK, Osmosis Jones, Kasper Marott, BADSISTA, Pablo Bozzi, Jennifer Loveless, Ned Bennett and Kuzco.
Read MoreThe Lookout Festival returns in 2025 with an all-Aussie lineup that is a dream come true for rock music enthusiasts. Legendary Australian rock bands Jet, Grinspoon, Jebeidiah, Spiderbait, Magic Dirt, Youth Group and The Veronicas complete the roster for the second instalment of the Lookout Festival series, which is set to tour the country in February and March next year.
Read MoreSummerSalt is ready to kick off 2025 with an unforgettable tour across Australia’s regional centers, and this year’s lineup promises to be one of its best yet. Featuring some of Australia’s most cherished talents, including Missy Higgins, John Butler, Fanning, Dempsey National Park, The Waifs, The Whitlams, and Josh Pyke, these festivals will be an eclectic, vibrant celebration of Aussie music.
Read MoreThe heart of Australia’s rock scene is set to beat louder and stronger this February as the Rock Is Not Dead Festival rolls into The Koala Tavern, Capalaba Qld on February 1st. Organized by the passionate Rock Is Not Dead group, this event will see Avalanche, Tailor Made Rejects, Snake Bite Whisky, Black Whiskey, Stone Rising, Whiskey On The Rox, Goatzilla and Slyther smashing out riffs on the night.
Read MoreNEW BLOOM FEST, a curated touring festival that showcases all things alt-rock, post-hardcore, grunge, punk, and everything in between has announced its return in March 2025 with a roster that will feature British rockers BASEMENT, American bands BALANCE AND COMPOSURE, DRAIN, GLITTERER. & ONE STEP CLOSER and will be rounded out with our very own SWEET PILL.
Read MoreMinistry of Sound’s TESTAMENT returns in 2025, with TMRW set to present the biggest series yet! April will see 12 specially curated TESTAMENT sessions in 8 cities across 3 countries, celebrating the golden era of 90s & 00s clubbing and club music with a lineup that includes internationals Paul Oakenfold, Roger Sanchez, Felix Da Housecat, Graeme Park, Krafty Kuts, Plump DJs, Smokin Jo, Utah Saints.
Read MoreA brand new global music festival has been announced, with the first edition set to take place in Sydney! The Nowhere Festival is billed to be a “one-of-a-kind transformative experience” with four stages set to provide two days of pulsating dance music from some of the most exciting names in house, techno and electronic music such as Marcel Dettmann, Adiel, Carl Craig, Mr G, DJ Lag, Paul Woolford, Francesco Del Garda, Particles, Quest, Tama Sumo & Lakuti, Jane Fitz, Moodymann, Marco Shuttle, Sampol, Reptant plus many more.
Read MoreCarlton & United Breweries once again is throwing its support behind Australia’s live music scene to the tune of around $100,000 by organising a massive line up to play at over 40 Aussie pubs and clubs next month.
Read MoreThe iconic Yours & Owls Festival is back again in 2025, with the team announcing the 1st & 2nd of March as the dates for next year’s event. The Wollongong festival which has moved closer to the CBD, boasts a roster of international and local talent includes Fontaines DC, Denzel Curry, The Kooks, Goo Goo Dolls, Elderbrook, JPEGMAFIA, Honey Dijon, Orville Peck, The Jungle Giants, Cyril, Battlesnake, Hockey Dad, The Veronicas, Peach PRC, Magdalena Bay, Wunderhorse, Sam Tompkins, The Coal Miners, Sycco, Mark Blair, Satin Cali, Isabel Larosa, Keli Holiday, Y.O.G.A plus lots more.
Read MoreSydney’s best New Year’s Day party, Field Day has confirmed its return for the festival’s 23rd edition. Field Day 2025’s 100% dance music lineup includes global hitmakers Chase & Status, Wilkinson, Horsegiirl, Meduza, Jersey, RL Grime, Hannah Laing, Ben Hemsley, Issey Cross, Joy (Anonymous), Cassö, Avalon Emerson, will be joined by local legends Sonny Fodera, Sam Alfred and Luude, who will perform a B2B set with Pendulum.
Read MoreKNOTFEST, the festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, has confirmed its return to Australia in 2025 with the release of the dates and a lineup carefully put together by the masked ones themselves. The music and counterculture experience will again traverse Australia’s East Coast with a lineup that includes SLIPKNOT, A DAY TO REMEMBER, BABYMETAL, SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL, POLARIS, WITHIN TEMPTATION, ENTER SHIKARI, HATEBREED, IN HEARTS WAKE, HEALTH, MISS MAY I, VENDED and SUNAMI.
Read MoreThe hotly anticipated dates and roster for the 2025 editions of the Laneway Festival have been announced! One of our most loved touring festivals is again bringing a top-quality selection of live music with Laneway 2025’s monster lineup including Charli XCX*, beabadoobee*, Clairo*, Ninajirachi, Barry Can’t Swim*, STÜM, Olivia Dean, BICEP present CHROMA (AV DJ set)*, Remi Wolf, Eyedress, Skegss and RONA just to name a few.
Read MoreMulti-platinum singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy has announced MISNEACH, a brand-new annual global music festival heading to Sydney in March 2025. MISNEACH is a celebration of Irish music that will coincide with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and will feature both local and international artists.
Read MoreLive Nation has announced the return of On The Steps, two weeks of curated outdoor concerts set to take place on Sydney’s iconic Opera House Forecourt. Running from the 26th of November to the 10th of December, the event series will include nine unforgettable evenings of world-class entertainment delivered by Troye Sivan, Missy Higgins, Tones And I, Tina Arena & Richard Marx, Glass Animals, Two Door Cinema Club & Declan McKenna, and Brooke Fraser accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Read MoreSXSW Sydney Music Festival has expanded its week-long celebration of music with the addition of more artists to its already massive 2024 lineup, adding even more exciting guests who will participate in the events, panels, parties, showcases, mixers and conferences set to take place between the 14th - 20th of October.
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