Ultra times ahead

The world’s biggest international touring music festival brand has confirmed it will return to Australia in April 2025. ULTRA Australia will return to its hometown of Melbourne for the festival’s sixth instalment, while ULTRA Beach will again unleash on the glorious Gold Coast for its second edition, bringing us some of the best EDM music in the world.

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Gumnuts gears up for 2025

Tasmania’s Good Gumnuts Festival has announced its home-grown lineup for the 2025 edition of this popular event, featuring a who’s who of our music industry with the roster of artists and bands that includes Hockey Dad, San Cisco, Jack River, Josh Pyke, Merci, Mercy, Pacific Avenue, Pierce Brothers, Racoon Dog, South Summit, Tia Gostelow, Amy Pegg, The Bad Dad Orchestra plus many more.

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And the nominees are...

The nominees have been announced for the Music Victoria Awards. This year has seen a record-breaking number of entries  recognising the musicians, venues, festivals, and professionals who have played a vital role in shaping the Victorian music scene.

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Michelle Symes
Well…Hello Sunshine

Hello Sunshine returns at the beginning of March with shows in Melbourne and for the first time, a show also added for the Gold Coast. The all-ages events will feature a nostalgic musical lineup that will include performances from Stone Temple Pilots, Smash Mouth, Wolfmother, Kasey Chambers, Rogue Traders and Drapht, while the kids will be treated to an extra special Bluey live show and meet & greet, Lenny Pearce and Whistle & Trick.

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For One Electric Day…

ONE ELECTRIC DAY has unveiled its all-Aussie Rock lineup for 2024 and fans of this Victorian, all-ages event will not be disappointed. The roster for the November 17th festival includes Noiseworks, Birds Of Tokyo, Wolfmother, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Chocolate Starfish. This long-running outdoor event will again take place in Melbourne’s picturesque Werribee Park, with this one-day music festival promising, yet again, to be a super fun day out for the whole family!

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The WILDLANDS are calling…

Wildlands has confirmed its return this summer with its largest edition yet, the Wildlands trifecta of shows is set to deliver an immersive experience that is sure to satisfy all lovers of the dance, electronic, hip-hop, and indie music genres, with a lineup that includes FISHER, Ice Spice, RL Grime, Chase & Status, Marlon Hoffstadt, Tinashe, Royel Otis, Lola Young, BARKAA and more.

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Michelle Symes
Good Things…Great Lineup!

Australia’s favourite Alternative Rock/Metal festival, Good Things returns this December with a lineup of epic proportions!! Good Things will again travel to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane with a roster of giants that includes Korn, Sum 41, Violent Femmes, Electric Callboy, Mastodon, The Gaslight Anthem, JET, The Living End, L&, Northlane, Alphawolf, Sleeping With Sirens, Bowling For Soup, The Butterfly Effect, Killing Heidi and The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan joining our own The Delta Riggs.

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Paradise is waiting

New Year’s Eve legendary boutique festival Lost Paradise returns to Glenworth Valley (Darkinjung Country) for its 10th year, transforming the picturesque location into a vibrant wonderland of music, art and culture, From Saturday, the 28th of December through to Wednesday, the 1st of January 2025, a jaw-dropping lineup of both international and homegrown talent will descend on to the Lost Paradise stages with acts like Fisher, Tinashe, Royel Otis, Flight Facilities, Marlon Hoffstadt, Sammy Virji, SG Lewis, Caribou, DJ Boring, Tinlicker, Glass Beams, Dennis Sulta, AJ Tracey, Interplanetary Criminal, Tinashe, Confidence Man, Neil Frances, Little Fritter, and Teenage Dads plus many more all set to help us welcome in 2025.

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Beyond The Valley, beyond belief

The annual celebration of music, arts, and camping that is the New Year’s Eve festival, Beyond The Valley has unveiled a seriously stacked lineup, with the likes of FISHER, Ice Spice, Chase & Status, Marlon Hoffstadt, Tinashe, Sammy Viriji, Sugababes, AJ Tracey, Denis Sulta, Natasha Bedingfield, Confidence Man, Teenage Dads, DJ Boring, SG Lewis, Little Fritter, Laura King, Tinlicker, Sycco and The Rions all set to take the stage as we say goodbye to 2024

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Michelle Symes
White Bay Powers Up

Sydney landmark, the iconic White Bay Power Station has announced it will open its doors to host Power Up, a free music festival in the heart of the harbour city. The Power Up festival will showcase the creativity of the region’s homegrown talent with over 100 artists and 200 musicians and performers set to take the stage across three days in September.

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Michelle Symes
Bluesfest closes a chapter…

Australia's premier and most awarded music festival, the Bluesfest Byron Bay, has announced that the 2025 event will be its final event. After 35 years of delivering a world-class festival, the Bluesfest team have announced that next year’s festival will be the final curtain call for this iconic celebration of Blues, Roots and Rock music, as it says goodbye to the legendary Byron Events Farm, just outside of Byron Bay, NSW, Australia. 

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Michelle Symes
Rolling Sets rolls out a swelled lineup

The Central Coast’s biggest music festival, Rolling Sets has just gotten bigger! After cementing their place on the festival calendar, Rolling Sets continues to grow with the event now expanding to a three-stage bonanza of music, with them revealing a massive 2024 lineup. Set to take place at Memorial Park, The Entrance on Saturday the 7th of December music lovers are in for a big day of dancing, banging and singing along with a raft of genres of offer, catering to everyone’s taste.

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Who will Reign Supreme?

DJs around the country are flexing their fingers and dusting off their mixers ahead of the highly contested Australian edition of The DMC World DJ Championships. Kicking off in Victoria at the end of this month, the longest running and most prestigious World DJ Championships are looking for the next Mix Masters to represent Australia in Paris in October, in an Olympic level finale for the 2024 World DMC supremacy title!

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Pieta Clarke
Experience the Rush

The 2024 Rush Festival runs from the 11th through to the 13th of October, in the beautiful town of Charters Towers in Far North Queensland, will feature a wide range of activities to suit individuals of all ages & interests, while also boasting a musical roster that includes Thirsty Merc, Rogue Traders, Joe Camilleri & The Black Sorrows along with Townsville band Shots Fired.

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Handpicked for a great time

The Handpicked Festival is set to return to Langhorne Creek’s Lake Breeze Wines on Saturday the 9th of November, 2024 for the 10th edition of this South Australian festival set among the vines. With its biggest lineup to date, The Handpicked Festival’s roster for 2024 will include Angus & Julia Stone, The Jungle Giants, Matt Corby, Pete Murray, The Dreggs, CYRIL, Coterie and Azure Ryder.

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Michelle Symes
Keen for a One Night Stand?

 It’s official! triple j’s One Night Stand is returning and this year’s event will take place on Saturday, 14 September at the Friendly Societies Park in Warrnambool, Victoria. triple j’s epic, one-day, all-ages musical event will feature a giant lineup that boasts G Flip, Ruel, What So Not + Friends, Thelma Plum, Sycco, DICE, and a triple j Unearthed competition winner.

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Michelle Symes
The Gong Crawl

Speed Drive INC and Yours & Owls have unveiled their latest event for music lovers, The Gong Crawl. Set to take place on the 17th of August, 10 venues situated around Wollongong, NSW will come alive with a plethora of Australian bands, artists and DJs and what’s even better news is all shows are 100% free entry.

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BIGSOUND, Big Program

Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley will again explode with energetic music performances and informative industry panels this September, BIGSOUND, Australia’s biggest homegrown showcase will run from the 3rd to the 6th of September with events happening right across the Queensland entertainment district. BIGSOUND will present three massive nights of live music across 17 venues, with over 120 of Australia’s finest music artists.

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Hot, Hot, Hotter Than Hell

October and November are set to be Hotter Than Hell with the return of the alt-rock music festival in 2024. The Hotter Than Hell festival tour will be celebrating all things rock with a massive lineup that includes homegrown bands Regurgitator, Jebediah, Little Birdy, The Beanies, Adalita and The Kickons as well as internationals Unwritten Law and Less Than Jake.

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Michelle Symes
A Timeless Summer of Music

The Timeless Summer Tour is set to make its Australian debut in January 2025, with an all-star musical lineup of international superstars from the 70s and 80s.  With a roster that includes Boy George, Bonnie Tyler, Tony Hadley and Starship, Timeless Summer will play to audiences in the beautiful surrounds of the Yarra Valley’s Rochford Wines, the Hunter Valley’s Hope Estate and Queensland’s Sandstone Point.

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