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.

Get ready Melbourne for a once-in-a-generation celebration as the iconic Two Tribes Festival marks its 25th anniversary with a special reunion event—and the launch of a brand new era: Tribes Festival 2025. Set to take place on Melbourne Cup Eve, the 3rd of November, dance music enthusiasts prepare for what promises to be an unforgettable nights wits a lineup that includes Ferry Corsten, Markus Schulz, and Estiva (Armada), Papa Smurf, Mark James, Peewee Ferris, Sgt. Slick, and more

Australian ticketing startup Tickify has wrapped up its first three months since launching their first event in March 2025 with strong momentum and positive early results. With the platform built to simplify ticketing and protect consumers quickly expanding its reach through global partnerships and local events and this is just the beginning.

One of Australia’s most iconic and beloved independent music festivals, Strawberry Fields, is set to return to its picturesque home on the banks of the Murray River this November, and with 95% of 2024 tickets sold before a single artist was announced, festival goers are urged to register for the Ticket Ballot before 12PM AEST on the 30th of June.

Dashville Skyline festival returns from the 3rd –5th of October, with the weekend promising a musical camping experience like no other with this year’s lineup made up of an eclectic roster of local and international artists including The Cruel Sea Nikki Lane, Cordovas, Vincent Neil Emerson, Laidback Country Picker, Swimming Bell, Fanny Lumsden, Mama Kin Spender, Lost Ragas, Melody Pool and lots more.

TEG Live have announced they are launching a brand new festival series, ONE STREET ONE DAY. Set to take place on the 26th of July in Townsville, with the first ONE STREET ONE DAY boasting a lineup that includes Hilltop Hoods, DMA’s, Meg Mac, In Hearts Wake, Coterie, Brad Cox, Mia Wray as well as FNQ local talent.

Australia’s favourite touring rock festival is back in a big way. The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is thrilled to reveal a blockbuster line-up of legendary performers, headlined by one of the world’s most iconic and beloved bands, Crowded House. Joining them for this unmissable series of shows are Angus & Julia Stone, The Church, Mark Seymour with Vika & Linda, and The Waifs.

Dust off your cowboy boots, Ridin’ Hearts Festival is returning in October with a lineup that includes Megan Moroney,Nate Smith, Avery Anna, Waylon Wyatt, Blake Whiten, Karley Scott Collins, Lane Pittman, Sara Berki, and Lewis Love . Set to take over Sydney Showground on Saturday the 25th of October and Melbourne’s Caribbean Gardens on Sunday the 26th of October, the 2025 edition of Australia’s favourite one-day country music festival promises to be an unforgettable live music experience.

Presented by Face To Face Touring, Lookout Festival returns in February 2026 with two epic outdoor concerts packed with sunshine, good vibes, and world-class music. This year’s festival has massive events locked in for Lake Macquarie and Torquay in February with a lineup that boasts OneRepublic, Zara Larsson, Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, Sneaky Sound System, plus more to be announced.

The Wanderer Festival has unlocked the lineup for the 2025 event, set to take place at Pambula Beach, NSW on the 4th - 5th of October. This biennial edition of Wanderer will contain a roster of both local and international artists with the lineup listing Missy Higgins, The Living End, Saint Motel, Boy & Bear, Jacob Banks, Magic Dirt, Petit Biscuit, Nikki Lane, Grace Cummings, Cut Copy, Lavern and Hockey Dad, all just a sample of who will grace the stages of this much loved festival.

North Queensland’s much-loved music and arts festival, Rhythm and the Reef, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with its biggest lineup yet! Set to take place across the weekend of 22nd–23rd of August 2025, the festival returns to Mackay with a lineup that includes Amy Shark, BOO Seeka, The Presets, The Jungle Giants, Hockey Dad, 360, Ruby Fields, No Money Enterprise, and more acts to be announced.

One of South Australia’s most beloved boutique music festivals, Handpicked Festival will return to Lake Breeze Wines on Saturday, the 8th of November, bringing with it a massive all-Australian lineup that boasts Hilltop Hoods, Xavier Rudd, Meg Mac, The Rubens, Hot Dub Time Machine, Mia Wray, Marlon, Lotte Gallagher — with even more artists still to be revealed.

One of Sydney’s most anticipated summer events is back. On The Steps, Live Nation’s open-air concert series at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, returns for its fourth year from the 1st - 15th of December 2025. Set against one of the world’s most iconic backdrops, the two-week series transforms the Forecourt into a vibrant outdoor stage, that will host both local and international talent including Franz Ferdinand, Loyle Carner, Parcels and lots more.

Blue Music Services has released details of their new initiative The Blueprint Project - an artist development program designed to support, guide and promote the next wave of emerging Australian dance and electronic music artists. The Blueprint Project will provide one lucky artist with a “career-defining” package that will include all key area of artist development including PR, visual identity, A&R feedback, live performance and mentorship.

The dates are locked in, the lineup is being finalised, Spilt Milk is back!!!

Kicks Entertainment have confirmed the much loved Spilt Milk festival series will go ahead this year, with the dates for the Ballarat, Gold Coast, Canberra and Perth shows in December announced today, creating a collective “phewww” from festival goers that can be heard around the country

Get ready, metal fans… Australia’s first-ever dedicated heavy metal music cruise, HELLBOUND, has been announced! Presented by Destroy All Lines and Choose Your Cruise, HELLBOUND will feature a who’s who of Aussie metal including Parkway Drive, Polaris, Northlane, The Butterfly Effect, Make Them Suffer, In Hearts Wake, Belle Haven, CHEZ, Diamond Construct, Future Static, Ocean Sleeper, and Reliqa, just to name a few.

A brand new all Australian country music festival has been announced; the Legends of Country Festival is set to take place at the tranquil location of Woodstock Farm in Tamborine Village on the 31st of May. Prestented by the The Youth Enterprise Trust (YET), Woodstock Farm will host giants in our country music scene including Lee Kernaghan, Troy Cassar-Daley, Casey Barnes and Sara Storer, plus more of the local talent from this genre to provide a day full of great music and great memories.

The legends at Dashville have unveiled a lineup that includes King Parrot, Private Function, MUDRAT, Volatile Ways, Frankenbok, Dr Colossus, Hammers, Smacked Youth, Plague Dweller, Mountain Wizard Death Cult, and Slim Krusty for the 2025 edition of Thrashville, the group’s “one-of-a-kind regional all-inclusive heavy music festival” that is set to take place at the iconic Dashville location in Lower Belford, Hunter Valley, on Saturday, the 28th of June 2025.

Open Season returns to Brisbane from May - July, bringing with it a huge roster of music and arts events. The fifth edition will take place across six iconic venues and include over thirty events, from intimate gigs to full-blown spectacles. Open Season along with its new partner QPAC, will take over The Tivoli and The Princess Theatre to deliver a dynamic lineup, creating a city-wide celebration of “world-class artists, genre-defying performances and must-do music experiences”