Smirnoff returns to Australia’s biggest music festival, Splendour in the Grass this July. Smirnoff has created a beautiful Palm Springs themed oasis for festival-goers to bask in with its immersive experience Smirnoff Seltzer Springs.

The Untitled Group have announced the return of the Grapevine Gathering festival series this October. Again taking place in some of the country’s very best wineries, with a lineup that includes Spacey Jane, The Wombats, Hayden James, King Stingray, Vanessa Amorosi, The Rions, Teenage Joans & Bella Amor 

Two of Australian music’s driving forces, Chugg Music and Select Music have joined forces with country music manager, Dan Biddle to launch Wheelhouse Agency, a new booking agency focused on the growth of country and Americana music in Australia. With Country music now dominating the global market in ticket sales, streaming figures and social followers, Wheelhouse is set to deliver the best this country has to offer to not only Australian music lovers but also promote our artists to the rest of the world.

The winter solstice is upon us and that means its time again for Forbes’s annual Frost And Fire Festival. Each year this event celebrates the solstice, the year’s shortest day and longest night. This year sees the Frost And Fire event return to Forbes’s Ski Dam, with family and friends coming together on Saturday the 17th June, 2023 to gather around crackling fires and indulge in hearty food, share drinks and enjoy awesome Aussie music.

The beautiful people who brought you such festivals as Pitch Music & Arts, Beyond The Valley and Sun Cycle NYD, the Untitled Group, are taking over the iconic Royal Exhibition Building for a “never before experienced dance event” as a part of The City Of Melbourne’s new festival -  Now or Never. The event will take place on the 26th August and will feature a lineup that includes Âme and Axel Boman, as well as local talent, CC:DISCO!, Ayebatonye and dameeeela.

The Australian Independent Record Labels Association announce its return to the UNESCO City of Music this August for its annual AIR Awards and Indie-Con Australia Conference.

Australia, get ready to LIGHT IT UP with the announcement of a brand new, all ages Hip Hop event coming to arenas around the country this September! LIGHT IT UP’s inaugural year will see some of the biggest names in hip hop hitting the largest entertainment venues across Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Perth with a lineup that includes Hip Hop heavyweights Wiz Khalifa, Rae Sremmurd, Lola Brooke and our very own Hooligan Hefs thanks to TEG MJR, Switch Events and CADA.

From Apollo to Two Tribes, Stereosonic to Festival X, no one can dispute Hardware’s impact on the Australian electronic music scene. Now you can relive all the memories with True Faith : 30, a 440 page book full of stories, photos and flyers which tells the history of the company and its contribution to Australian Music Industry.

Over the decade’s, dimly lit and often secretive locations around the country have provided the backdrop to what is now known as the global phenomenon, Ministry of Sound.  From Australia’s acid house infancy, to the many reinventions of the rave, through the 90s and the 00s, communities were formed on the MOS dancefloors.  This unmatched era of nightlife has become the stuff of folklore and legend.

Jammin Festival will return to Australia this February with a two day event for both Sydney and the Gold Coast. Jammin will feature an expanded international line-up compared to its debut this year including superstars Sean Paul, UB40, Shaggy, Wyclef Jean, J Boog and son of Bob, Julian Marley.

Juicy Fest has confirmed its return in 2024 with massive line-up, again featuring some of the most influential R&B and hip-hop stars of the 90s and 2000s. Juicy Fest will host shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and the Gold Coast in January with a lineup that includes T.I., T-Pain, The Game, Ashanti, Trey Songz, Fabolous, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Keri Hilson, and Mario. 

Future Art are bringing the ultimate Art & Music party to Sydney for the Vivid Festival with an explosive fusion of digital art and live music. The event will featuring the world's brightest digital artists, live music from top DJs, and a multi-sensory and immersive experience that will change how contemporary art is generally experienced.

The Big Weekend 2023 is back with two shows planned for Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast this July. TBW is set deliver an exciting 2 days of Australian music with a lineup that includes the theatrical Rockstar’s Battlesnake, Dadfight, Pricey, Downgirl & Lunchtime. With last year's festival being such a huge success, this year's lineup is set to top it with even bigger venues and more unforgettable experiences for great music lovers

Celebrating its 10th birthday, Listen Out returns in 2023 with a huge lineup that includes Skrillex, JPEGMAFIA, Four Tet, Friction, Young Franco and a B2B set for Wongo & Little Fritter. After a string of successful shows last year, Australia’s primary national dance music festival is back. Listen Out has shows planned for Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, while the All-Ages event, Listen In will go ahead in Adelaide on the 22nd of September.

It’s confirmed, the KickAss Music and Camping Festival is returning to the beautiful Sunshine Coast Hinterland this September, for the annual music and camping festival. The festival is set to take place at the spacious Kenilworth Showgrounds from the 8th - 10th of September with an impressive lineup that includes, James Reyne, The Beautiful Girls, Kingswood, Dragon, GANGgajang, Ash Grunwald, Sunny Coast Rude Boys and many more.

Untitled, in collaboration with Lane 8's renowned label 'This Never Happened,' have announced the first-ever This Never Happened events to take place on the east coast of Australia. Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane will all host an edition of the This Never Happened shows this July and will showcase the talents of big name electronic dance artists Le Youth, Sultan & Shepard and PARIS.

Get ready Sydney, Knockout Outdoor is returning in 2023 with the 30th of September locked in for what is expected to be another sell-out event for the HSU Team. Knockout Outdoor will host more than 40 international and local acts as well as an exclusive special guest for the ‘record breaking’ event.

The Australian Festival Industry Conference, Asia Pacific’s leading industry event for festival management personnel has expanded its already stacked lineup of guest speakers and industry professionals with the addition of another 7 speakers

The Wanderer Festival is returning for a second year after the success of last years inaugural event, with the announcement of this year’s event dates. The Wanderer Festival will take place from the 29th of September through to the 1st of October again taking place at the picturesque location of Pambula Beach on the NSW Coast with a lineup that includes The Jungle Giants, Spiderbait, Kevin Morby, Lisa Mitchell & the Melbourne SKA Orchestra.

Splendour in the Grass is turning 21 but it seems punters are the one’s receiving the gift, with a lineup that includes some of the biggest international music superstars as well as the cream of the crop of local talent. The 2023 lineup of Australia’s premier Music and Arts festival includes Lizzo, Mumford & Sons, Lewis Capaldi, Flume, Hilltop Hoods, Hooligan Hefs, Skeggs, Jack River, Noah Cyrus, Royel Otis, Benee, Peach PRC, Pnau, Ruel, & Slowthai and thats not even a smidgen of the talent set to decend on the festivals beloved home at Ngarindjin / North Byron Parklands from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 July.