SOUTHWAVE 2027 – Lineup Annoucement

After a sun-soaked debut that drew more than 20,000 people in early 2026, Southwave is back for summer 2027, turning South Bank’s Rainforest Green into a free, open-air dancefloor once again.

Set amongst lush tropical greenery in the heart of the city, Southwave features an eclectic lineup of international DJs, leading Australian artists and Brisbane’s local dance music community, for long summer afternoons that stretch into warm nights under the stars.

Tucked inside South Bank’s Rainforest Green is a leafy alternative to the club or festival – an unexpected place to catch artists who would typically be playing big rooms and festival stages at premium prices. With free entry and all ages welcome, Southwave makes dance music available to everyone.

“Brisbane is made for outdoor music experiences, particularly in summer. Southwave is about making the most of that – good music, great people and a setting that feels completely different from your usual dancefloor,” said Dave Sleswick, Curator and Creative Director, The Tivoli Group.

The 2027 program taps into Brisbane’s vibrant summer energy, with house, disco, UKG and techno-tinged selectors driving the dancefloor, plus special live performances that’ll keep revellers moving through the day and long into the night. Get ready to dance with…

2charm [Live] • Aroop Roy (UK) • Chantal • Chaos in the CBD (NZ) • Crazy P [DJ Set] (UK) • DJ 808 • Felix • Flight Facilities [Extended DJ Set] • Jacob Tompkins • Jamback (NL) • Joan Thing • Jono Ma • JVME • Karishma • Lance Savali (NZ) • Lili Joy • Lorna Clarkson • Luuk Van Dijk (NL) • Mikalah Watego • Nat4sha • Nikitasilly • Orosa • Oscar Perry [Live] • RONA. • ROSSI. (UK) • Scalymoth • Sissy • The Jungle Giants [Live] • Tinylittlebug • Toushay • Varnan • Winona Router • Young Franco • Zed Mero • Zjoso

+ more to be announced

ARIA Award-winning duo Flight Facilities will deliver an extended DJ set, with room to move well beyond their hits such as “Crave You” and “Clair de Lune” that took them to Coachella and made them one of Australia’s most-loved dance acts. Brisbane’s own The Jungle Giants will bring their high vibes live show home to the river, with new tracks from their 2026 release Experiencing Feelings of Joy. And make sure you’re in the forest when Melbourne’s 2charm – the duo behind “boyfriend” and the Ninajirachi co-produced “paris (to get you out my head)” – bring their “techno sleaze gooner pop” to South Bank!

Nottingham-born disco and house institution Crazy P will headline a Valentine’s Day party co-presented with QUIVR, bringing three decades of dancefloor bangers to Southwave including tracks from their seminal 2008 release Stop Space Return. London-based minimal house figure ROSSI.’s releases on Hot Creations, FUSE and his own HOMEGROWN imprint have taken him from DC-10 to a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix and now to Brisbane when he opens the Southwave series joined by Dutch selectors Luuk van Dijk and Jamback. Auckland-born, London-based brothers Chaos in the CBD bring the deep, jazz-tinged house of their In Dust We Trust label and 2025 debut album A Deeper Life (#2 on the UK Dance chart), while Defected Broadcasting House resident Aroop Roy – championed by the legendary Gilles Peterson – serves up the soulful, disco-rich grooves he’s renowned for.

Entry to Southwave:
Entry into the main event site is free and all ages are welcome. While registering your attendance doesn’t guarantee entry, it will help organisers monitor interest in each event and keep everyone up to date with set times and any important event information (like wet weather). If an event reaches capacity, guests will be admitted on a ‘one out – one in’ basis. Check the website for all the info!

Friday 8th January
ROSSI. – Luuk van Dijk – Jamback – Toushay
co-presented with Finely Tuned

Saturday 9th January
CHAOS IN THE CBD – RONA. – Mikalah Watego – Jacob Tompkins – Scalymoth – B2B Tinylittlebug – more TBA

Saturday 16th January
AROOP ROY – Zjoso – Oscar Perry (Live) – Joan Thing – Karishma
co-presented with QUIVR

Saturday 23rd January
THE JUNGLE GIANTS (LIVE) – 2charm (Live) – Sissy – Felix

Friday 5th February
YOUNG FRANCO – Lance Savali – Nikitasilly

Saturday 6th February
FLIGHT FACILITIES (EXTENDED DJ SET) – Jono Ma – Winona Router

Sunday 7th February
FAMILY TREE TAKEOVER
Varnan – Orosa – Nat4sha – Zed Mero – DJ 808 – JVME (DJ + Saxophone)
co-presented with Family Tree

Sunday 14th February
CRAZY P – Chantal – Lili Joy – Lorna Clarkson
co-presented with QUIVR