KNOTFEST, the festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, has confirmed its return to Australia in 2025 with the release of the dates and a lineup carefully put together by the masked ones themselves. The music and counterculture experience will again traverse Australia’s East Coast with a lineup that includes SLIPKNOT, A DAY TO REMEMBER, BABYMETAL, SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL, POLARIS, WITHIN TEMPTATION, ENTER SHIKARI, HATEBREED, IN HEARTS WAKE, HEALTH, MISS MAY I, VENDED and SUNAMI.

The hotly anticipated dates and roster for the 2025 editions of the Laneway Festival have been announced! One of our most loved touring festivals is again bringing a top-quality selection of live music with Laneway 2025’s monster lineup including Charli XCX*, beabadoobee*, Clairo*, Ninajirachi, Barry Can’t Swim*, STÜM, Olivia Dean, BICEP present CHROMA (AV DJ set)*, Remi Wolf, Eyedress, Skegss and RONA just to name a few.

Multi-platinum singer/songwriter Dermot Kennedy has announced MISNEACH, a brand-new annual global music festival heading to Sydney in March 2025. MISNEACH is a celebration of Irish music that will coincide with St. Patrick’s Day celebrations and will feature both local and international artists.

Live Nation has announced the return of On The Steps, two weeks of curated outdoor concerts set to take place on Sydney’s iconic Opera House Forecourt. Running from the 26th of November to the 10th of December, the event series will include nine unforgettable evenings of world-class entertainment delivered by Troye Sivan, Missy Higgins, Tones And I, Tina Arena & Richard Marx, Glass Animals, Two Door Cinema Club & Declan McKenna, and Brooke Fraser accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

SXSW Sydney Music Festival has expanded its week-long celebration of music with the addition of more artists to its already massive 2024 lineup, adding even more exciting guests who will participate in the events, panels, parties, showcases, mixers and conferences set to take place between the 14th - 20th of October.

A brand new music, camping and arts festival for Western Australia has been announced!! The You & Me Festival will run over three days in Bunbury and will provide great music and a kaleidoscope of memories, for the lucky people on the West Coast with a huge multi-genre roster that includes Soulja Boy, Ruel, Hayden James, Golden Features, The Veronicas, Habstrakt, The Temper Trap, Wongo, ShockOne, Chillinit, Ben Miller, Coterie, Flowidus, Banjo Lucia, Acraze, Kinder, Restricted and that’s just scratching the surface with organisers promising there are more artist announcements to come.

Australian Country Music Festival Ridin’ Hearts has introduced the ultimate competition for all emerging Australian Country Music Artists. Ridin' Hearts is on the hunt for the country’s most promising undiscovered artists, with the festival offering a prize package that will help them turn their dream into a reality…to make their mark on the country music industry. 

Wildlive is set to host a panel of industry leaders on the 11th of October, who are looking to change the way festivals are powered while also offering a live demonstration of its off-grid capabilities for staging, lighting and sound solutions, when they present The Solar Sessions, a free, net zero concert that will feature Kim Churchill, MzRizk, Wilson Blackley, Charlie Needs Braces and The Stamps.

Australia’s longest-running Aussie Rock Festival continues its legacy in 2025 with the confirmation of the first series of the Red Hot Summer Tour set to kick off in January with an All-Star Aussie lineup that includes Icehouse, Noiseworks, Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi & Bachelor Girl.

Australia's premier country festival, CMC Rocks QLD, has unveiled its huge lineup of artists confirmed for the 2025 event, set to take place at the Sunshine State’s Willowbank Raceway from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 March. CMC’s roster features some of the biggest names in the genre from around the world, with the internationals set to hit the stage including CODY JOHNSON, JON PARDI and THOMAS RHETT,BILLY CURRINGTON, KOE WETZEL, MUSCADINE BLOODLINE, WYATT FLORES, KASHUS CULPEPPER. ALANA SPRINGSTEEN, DYLAN MARLOWE, ASHLEY COOKE, ZACH TOP, OLE 60, CARTER FAITH and MACKENZIE CARPENTER.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.