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T1000’s Boutique electronic music festival Electric Island is returning in 2025, along with the debut of Electric Warehouse, bringing a solid lineup of electronic music that includes DukeDumont and Hayden James with support from Eli & Fur, Market Memories, Trilucid and more to deliver four days of dance in Melbourne, Sydney, Cottesloe Beach and Glenelg Beach.
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.
Australia’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.
After 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.
River 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.