The Australian Festival Industry Conference, Asia Pacific’s leading industry event for festival management personnel have announced the dates for the 2023 conference. The dates for 2023 are Wednesday 30 - Thursday 31 August, will see the AFIC take place at the famous, Luna Park Sydney!

Get ready Geelong, your New Year’s Day celebrations are all sorted with the very first NYD 23 @ The MIlls. NYD 23 @ The Mills boasts an all-Australian lineup that includes the Stafford Brothers, Groove Terminator, Joyon Petch, Dexter, Clickbait, Eddie Example & more

Ultra, the international festival brand, always delivers a fully stacked lineup of globe-trotting, chart-topping DJs and performers, and the phase 1 announcement only confirms this with Darren Styles, Deborah De Luca, Hardwell, Sub Zero Project and our own Timmy Trumpet locked in for the April 15th date.

The Brisbane Powerhouse has launched its ΩHM (pronounced OHM) Festival of Other Music, an immersive program of music and art, and is set to become one of the city's most talked about and anticipated cultural experiences. The festival runs from February through to March 2023 with a lineup that includes Peaches, Future Islands, The Chills, Kae Tempest, Monolake + Electric Indigo and more

All Waves Fest is a brand new addition to the Australian summer festival calendar, proudly sponsored by Mandatory Spirit Co this truly Aussie event will take place on the 18th of February with 11 local acts set to play across two stages at the Burleigh Bazaar in Queensland. On the lineup are local bands First Beige, The Vernons, Local Safari, Layer Cake and The Ruiins just to name a few.

The Northern Territory’s premier music festival, BASSINTHEGRASS has announced its return for 2023 with a huge line-up of some of the country’s most popular and highest-selling artists. Set to take the stage in Darwin are Amy Shark, Tones and I, Hooligan Hefs, Baker Boy, Angus & Julia Stone and The Presets just to name a few, ensuring that BASSINTHEGRASS has a little something for everyone regardless of their taste in music.

Local Motion is a new edition to the summer festival calendar set to take place on the 23rd of December at Pyree Hall in Pyree, New South Wales. Local Motion has a solid lineup of Australian Artists and Bands that will showcase the variety of talent we have in this country.

Melbourne’s Biggest Outdoor Music Festival, Karnival returns to Flemington Racecourse Melbourne on the 12th of March with a lineup that includes international EDM heavyweights Brennan Heart, Villain, Dimitri K, Tatatka, Atmozfears, Psyko Punkz, D-Sturb & The Legacy.

Musica Copa is the charity 5-a-side football tournament for the music industry that has been kicking goals and raising money for many deserving charities since 2013. The 15th of December 2022 see the return Musica Copa to Centennial Parklands Sports Centre, Moore Park after a 2-year hiatus.

Ice Cube, Cypress Hill & The Game are headed to Australia for an Arena Tour in March 2023. MJR Presents and TEG LIVE have announced the tour which will see the heavyweights of the Rap/Hip Hop world will play four shows around the country in what has been labelled the “Holy Union” tour.

The news we have all been waiting for … ULTRA Australia have announced the date for the 2023 edition of one best festivals in the world. ULTRA will return to the SIDNEY MYER MUSIC BOWL & KINGS DOMAIN in Melbourne on Saturday, the 15th of April 2023.

SYNTHONY have announced the dates for this epic performance’s return in 2023. Synthony has planned a brand new show: SYNTHONY No.3, which includes a new set list and glorious new lineup of guest artists that are set to wow audiences in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane & Sydney.

KNOTFEST is coming to Australia in march 2023 with a lineup that almost defies belief. SLIPKNOT, PARKWAY DRIVE, MEGADETH, TRIVIUM, NORTHLANE, AMON AMARTH, IN FLAMES, KNOCKED LOOSE, SPIRITBOX, STORY OF THE YEAR, ALPHA WOLF, VOID OF VISION, BAD OMENS and MALEVOLENCE will descend on Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane in March 2023 for the ultimate in Heavy Metal Festivals.

Frontier Touring, Arena Touring and So Pop are bringing the Dutch Eurodance idols Vengaboys to Australia this February for their 25th Anniversary Tour. The Vengaboys will be accompanied by their friends, Whigfield, Alice DJ, N-Trance, Reel 2 Real feat, The Mad Stuntman and resident DJ Nick Skitz for the ultimate in bubblegum pop reunions!

Wine Machine has released its 2023 East Coast lineup, which includes some massive names in the Australian music industry including Hot Dub Time Machine, Lime Cordiale, Bliss N Eso, Vera Blue & Northeast Party House. The three announced shows will take place in March and April next year at the Hunter Valley NSW, Canberra ACT and Yarra Valley VIC, ensuring every state now gets a taste of Wine Machine goodness.

Pitch Music & Arts have announced the musical lineup for the sixth edition of their camping festival. The 2023 edition will again take place at the foothills of the Grampian Plains from the 10th to the 14th of March. The stacked lineup released today features both international and local artist including Four Tet, OVERMONO (Live), Helena Hauff, DJ EZ, KETTAMA, Peach, Ben UFO, Âme, Interplanetary Criminal, Tinlicker, Mano Le Tough, BIG WETT, Ayebatonye, Pretty Girl (Live), Yarra, Sam Alfred, STÜM, Mildlife, IN2STELLAR, Soju Gang, Juicy Romance, MIRASIA and more.

One of the Hunter Valley’s most loved cultural events, The Gum Ball, returns in 2023, with three full days of musical and culture across the last weekend of the April school holidays, 21-23rd April 2023 with a lineup that includes American punk band, MUDHONEY, Rum Jungle, Wilsn, Turtle Skull, Flowertruck, Daphziel, & Boom Child just to name a few.

The Asian Pacific’s leading electronic and dance music industry event, Electronic Music Conference (EMC) returns this November to celebrate its monumental 10th Anniversary edition. The theme for this year is the ‘Decade Of Dance: 2012 - 2022’, which will showcase a host of interactive workshops, conversations and events with the aim to unite the Australian music scene and the local community.

Whether you celebrate New Years’ Eve or you are more of a New Year’s Day person (or both we don’t judge.. hahaha) there is lots happening around the country so MFA have compiled a selection of the biggest and best events happening. Tickets are still available for most events so head to their website to purchase yours now

Australia, get ready, after phenomenal success in Hamptons, New York, Cabo, Mexico and Croatia, Palm Tree Music Festival is coming to our shores in March 2023 with a lineup that almost defies believing. TIËSTO, KYGO, LOST FREQUENCIES, SAM FELDT, FRANK WALKER have all been confirmed for the 3 announced shows and there are still more artists to be announced.