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PRESENTED BY FINELY TUNED

LOST PARADISE 2025
UNVEILS COMPLETE LINEUP FOR
SHAMBHALA FIELDS

A SPACE FOR FIRST NATIONS CULTURE, MOVEMENT, WORKSHOPS, TALKS, AFTER DARK EXPERIENCES & SOUL SANCTUARY

LOST PARADISE [SOLD OUT!]
28 DECEMBER 2025 – 1 JANUARY 2026
GLENWORTH VALLEY (DARKINJUNG COUNTRY), NSW

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New Year’s Eve institution Lost Paradise today unveils the full lineup for Shambhala Fields, a foundational pillar of the festival’s uniquely holistic offering. Between spotlighting First Nations Culture, fostering movement and creativity, sharing ideas, nurturing the soul and housing immersive late-night experiences – Shambhala Fields is the side quest within Glenworth Valley’s paradise.

Shambhala Fields is a hub of eclectic activity, woven into the labyrinth of Lost Paradise. As always, the programming will feature a range of First Nations-led experiences that honour Country, culture and community and celebrate the power of connection – from workshops with Elders on dance, yidaki, weaving and storytelling, to hearing from some of the brightest First Nations minds and voices. Explore Indigenous knowledge systems toward a sustainable future with Dr Chels Marshall, hear transcendental pieces from Indigenous Violinist Eric Avery, get hands on with Lenore Lovegrove in a weaving and dance workshop, learn stories of Ancestors through traditional movements from K’gari Njun, take in the cultural and environmental wisdom of Phil Bligh and so much more.

Nurture your connection with your body and celebrate movement in its various forms at Shambhala Fields. If you’re in the mood for some high energy activity, pull up your boots and get involved in a Cowboy C*ntry queer line-dancing workshop from Kath Ebbs, learn the history and moves of Dancehall with Rachell Dade, or go for a community run with 440 Run Club. When in the mood to slow down – discover the art of Zenthai Shiatsu in a deep stretching session with movement therapist Gwyn Williams, enter a calm yet energising Yoga Flow with Simon Borg-Olivier, join international yoga teacher and art therapist Lara Zilibowitz on a movement and somatic meditation journey, or feel ‘The Bern’ in Body by Berner’s hybrid pilates and yoga workout.

2025’s workshops lineup has stacks of diverse programs on offer, leaving attendees feeling enriched and enlightened. Take in practical knowledge from sessions such as Plastic Free Mermaid’s guide to understanding and reducing microplastics, learn the power of breathwork with Breath & Sound or Deano Gladstone & Kate Graczer, customised thrifted clothes your canvas with Amnesty ACRUX or get armed with Delight & Disrupt’s simple practices to boost your wellbeing, alongside the planet’s. Or, fuel your creative side with African and Brazilian drumming workshops, get heated with Sydney Fire Dancers, hear fresh and funny takes on life from comedian and musician Sez, sketch away with Roberta Montorfano. Of course, there’s also Pub Bingo to get around too.

Lose yourself in the new art installations peppered across the festival grounds – discover the immersive sound world of The Human Sequencer Garden, explore sculptural works by Lucas Gauci and Ben Allen, and step inside The Pussy Palace by Chameleon Creative Lab.

This year’s talks will spotlight discussions and commentary crossing sciences, environment and technology, to personal health and wellbeing. Hear a discussion on consent, healthy intimacy and redefining pleasure and connection from Chanel Contos and Catriona Byrne, on Men’s Medicine with Lino Hola, staying festival savvy with Dancewize and on breath and meditation with Tom Carroll. As always, Dr Karl will also return home to Shambhala Fields with a fresh show that delves into great moments in science, meanwhile Dr. Catriona Wallace will unpack the convergence of ritual, plant wisdom and artificial intelligence, Greenpeace will discuss collective impact in activism and changing the world, TEDx and UN speaker Kal Glanzig will tackle eco-anxiety and resilience, just to name a few.

After Dark brings ambient and textural DJ sets, atmospheric sound journeys, soulful music and ritual dance – featuring performances and sessions from the likes of Sultry & Sample, Chaitanyashree, Julien Mier, Mash, Casual P, Jateen and many more. Meanwhile, Shambhala Fields will also transform into a sanctuary for the soul, featuring all your body and mind’s desires including sound healing, Reiki, psychic readings, astrology, Cedar & Salt’s sauna and ice baths, massage, tarot and cacao ritual.

Tickets for Lost Paradise are sold out. Join the waitlist here for access to re-sale tickets
from Wednesday 22 October.

LOST PARADISE
PRESENTED BY FINELY TUNED, PAYPAL & TRIPLE J
SUNDAY 28 DECEMBER 2025 – THURSDAY 1 JANUARY 2026
GLENWORTH VALLEY / DARKINJUNG COUNTRY
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SHAMBHALA FIELDS:

FIRST NATIONS
CULTURE (INDIGENOUS DANCE / YARN WITH ELDERS / WEAVING / YIDAKI) · DR CHELS · DR JODIE EDWARDS · ERIC AVERY · DAVE BEAUMONT · GENE KELAHER · JOSEPH GRAF · LENORE LOVEGROVE · K’GARI NJUN · PHIL BLIGH · TIM GREY · TWO DIVAS

MOVEMENT
BODY BY BERNER · CATRIONA BYRNE · DESTINY WOLF · FEEL FREE DANCE · GWYN WILLIAMS · KATH EBBS · LARA ZILIBOWITZ · RACHELL DADE · 440 RUN CLUB · SIMON BORG-OLIVIER · ZOE BRAITHWAITE

WORKSHOPS
BREATH & SOUND · BETTA.MAYA · CALEB JACKSON · DEANO GLADSTONE & KATE GRACZER · DELIGHT & DISRUPT (TREE HUGGING) · GREENPEACE · KATE NELSON (PLASTIC FREE MERMAID) · MARINA DA SILVA · BRAZILIAN RHYTHMS · LINO HOLA – MEN’S MEDICINE · PUB BINGO – CRYSTAL BALL · ROBERTA MONTORFANO – SKETCHING & DOODLING · SARAH JANE PERMAN · SEZ · SOL ALKEHMI · SOUL DRUMMER · STUDIO INNER WEST · SYDNEY FIRE DANCERS · YIN & PINS – CARTIONA BYRNE & FREDDY’S ACUPUNCTURE

TALKS
AMNESTY YOUTH INTERNATIONAL · DR CATRIONA WALLACE · CHANEL CONTOS · DR CHELS MARSHAL · DR JODIE EDWARDS · DR KARL · GREENPEACE · KAL GLANZIG · LINO HOLA · TOM CARROLL · TIM SILVERWOOD

AFTER DARK
ARI KIKO · CASUAL P · CHAITANYASHREE · DAVE BEAUMONT · ERIC AVERY · GENE KALLAHER · JATEEN · JULIEN MIER · MASH · POSTPONEZ · TOM PARQUE · TWO DIVAS · SULTY & SAMPLE

SOUL SANCTUARY
ASTROLOGY · BODYWORK · CEDAR & SALT SAUNA & ICE BATH · ENERGY HEALING · MASSAGE · NUMEROLOGY READING · PSYCHIC READING · REIKI HEALING · SOUND HEALING · SOL ALKEMI CACAO · TAROT

MUSIC LINEUP:
(A-Z)
BEN BÖHMER (LIVE)
CHRIS STUSSY
CONFIDENCE MAN
DUKE DUMONT
I HATE MODELS
KETTAMA
MARC REBILLET
MARIBOU STATE
UNDERWORLD
X CLUB.

ANNA LUNOE, BABY J, BAD BOOMBOX B2B MISCHLUFT, BALU BRIGADA, BELLA CLAXTON, BIG WETT, BLUSHER, BULLET TOOTH, CASSIAN, CHANNEL TRES, DAMEEEELA. DJ HEARTSTRING, DOMBRESKY PRES. DISCO DOM, DR BANANA, FCUKERS, FOLAMOUR, HEIDI, HOT DUB TIME MACHINE, INJI, JAZZY, JOSH BAKER, JUICY ROMANCE, KILIMANJARO, LUKE ALESSI, MERCI, MERCY, NARCISS, NOTION, ODD MOB, OMAR+, PEGASSI, PROSPA, RIRIA, ROSS FROM FRIENDS PRES. BUBBLE LOVE, SEX MASK, SILVA BUMPA, SIM0NE, SUMNER, SWIM (LIVE), TWO ANOTHER, VTSS, WOLTERS + TRIPLE J UNEARTHED WINNER

ALEX DOWSING, BADASSMUTHA, BELLA BACKE, CALEB JACKSON, COUCH MECHANIC, CRICKET, DAYZZI B2B DAUG, DISCO DORA, ELIJAH SOMETHING, GMOZ, GROOVEWORKS, KAI KAWAI, LARGE MIRAGE, LAYTX, LILY FM, LOST SOUNDSYSTEM, MADAME REVE, MAINA DOE, MASH, MIDDLE JAMES, MINA TONIC, OSCILL8, PAMELA, PENELOPE, PEOPLE’S PARTY, ROXY LOTZ, SALARYMEN, SELVE, SIILA, SILLY LILY, SIM SELECT, TIA LACOSTE, TOKYO SEXWALE, TSEBA, WAXLILY, YASMINA SADIKI
LOST PARADISE
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Tickets on sale Wednesday 22 October

Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce the long-awaited return of the alt rock icons Garbage to Australia and New Zealand this December, with four electrifying shows for Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. Standing among the most influential alternative rock bands of modern times, the band – Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Market & Butch Vig – are true pioneers, selling over 20 million albums and responsible for a catalogue of era-defining hits. These summer shows will be Garbage’s first Australian headline performances since 2016, and the band’s first appearance in Auckland since 2013.

There’s a certain thrill that comes when a producer hits their stride — that sweet spot where instinct meets innovation and the results are impossible to ignore. For Australian producer and DJ HARLEY GIRL, that moment is right now. Fresh from dropping two recent crowd-pleasers, Gimme ! and The Music (which also teased his forthcoming EP), he’s back in full force with a brand-new single, Turn Up The Sound.

The track is a blistering, high-energy ride through the heart of the club — the kind of record that demands to be heard on a sound system turned all the way up. Drawing inspiration from the UK garage revival and weaving it into a vocal-driven framework, HARLEY GIRL’s latest offering is a confident step deeper into the sounds currently lighting up his creative process. Touchpoints include rising talents like Club Angel, Charlie Shell, and Osmosis Jones, while nodding to the genre-bending energy of Mura Masa, Nikki Nair, and DJ ADHD.

“It was super fun to make and even more fun to play out,” HARLEY GIRL shares. “I wanted to lean into the UKG, vocal-forward stuff that’s been inspiring me lately.”

And that fun is infectious. Turn Up The Sound lands as a sharp, dance floor-ready anthem that feels tailor-made for late nights and festival stages. There’s a playful edge running through the track, but it’s backed by the kind of production precision that shows HARLEY GIRL isn’t just experimenting — he’s evolving. Fans won’t have to wait long to experience the track in its natural habitat either.

As with his previous releases, Turn Up The Sound is a deeply hands-on project. Written and produced by Connor Grant (aka HARLEY GIRL), the track was mixed by Grant and Doug Wright, mastered by Ryan Schwabe, with artwork by Leo Horton and photography by Will McLeod — a creative lineup that mirrors the track’s energy and ambition. For HARLEY GIRL, this isn’t just another release — it’s another step forward in a rapidly building story. One that’s defined by fearless experimentation, an ear for what moves a crowd, and a growing reputation as one of Australia’s most exciting names in club music.

HARLEY GIRL will be behind the decks at Spare Time Collective’s Halloween Party at Echo & Bounce in Brisbane on October 31, before heading across the Tasman for his New Zealand debut as part of the SLACKBARN 2026 lineup at Black Barn Vineyards on January 10. If Turn Up The Sound is any indication of where his live sets are headed, these shows are going to be something special.

Credits: Written & Produced by Connor Grant (aka HARLEY GIRL)

Mixed by Connor Grant &Doug Wright

Mastered by Ryan Schwabe

Artwork by Leo Horton

Photos by WillMcLeod

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Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce that genre-defying artist YUNGBLUD, whose catalogue has accumulated an astonishing 8 billion streams globally, will bring his IDOLS world tour to Australia for his biggest shows to date in January 2026. 

Following the colossal news that his 2026, 24-date North American tour sold out in just one minute last week, the tour is now making its way through Europe before heading to Australia in the new year with stops in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth.

Telstra Plus Members can access presale tickets from Thursday 16 October (2pm local time) via telstra.com.au/plus, while the Frontier Member presale commences Monday 20 October (3pm local time) before the general on sale Tuesday 21 October (3pm local time). Tickets and tour information via frontiertouring.com/yungblud.

Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and performer YUNGBLUD is rapidly becoming one of the most influential musical voices of his generation, blending elements of rock and punk to monumental effect. Known for his electrifying stage presence, his arena-filling performances have cemented his status as one of the world’s most exciting musical exports. ​

In 2024 YUNGBLUD debuted his own curated festival, Bludfest, and released a book — the No. 1 Sunday Times Bestseller You Need to Exist: A Book to Love and Destroy — before unleashing his critically acclaimed, chart-topping fourth album, IDOLS in June this year, alongside the Paul Dugdale directed documentary, YUNGBLUD: Are You Ready, Boy?.

Baltimore hardcore heavies TURNSTILE return to Australia this summer, following the release of their stunning new LP ‘Never Enough’.

Joining them will be British emo revivalists Basement, for four massive performances at epic Australian venues include PICA, Hordern Pavilion, Riverstage and Red Hill Auditorium.

See in the new year with raucous, joyous, kaleidoscopic rock.

LANEWAY PRESENTS + HANDSOME TOURS PRESENTS

TURNSTILE
The Never Enough Tour

With Basement

Presale: Thursday 16th October at 9am local – Tickets
General sale: Friday 17th October at 9am local

Thursday January 1
PICA, Melbourne
Tickets

Tuesday January 6
Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
Tickets

Friday January 9
Riverstage, Brisbane
Tickets

Sunday January 11
Red Hill Auditorium, Perth
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The multi-award-winning Riverboats Music Festival is back from February 13–15, 2026, descending on the banks of the Murray River, on Yorta Yorta country in Echuca-Moama with its biggest line-up yet. 

For three days under the towering river red gums, Riverboats 2026 will bring together an incredible mix of talent, community and good times.

Friday sets the tone with the alt-folk sounds of Norwood, Brisbane’s psych-rockers Full Flower Moon Band, and a huge headline set from Baker Boy – described by The Guardian as “the kind of rapper who can get a crowd airborne within seconds.”

Saturday is stacked from start to finish: local duo The Wildlings open the day, followed by Queenie, Felicity Urquhart & Josh Cunningham, the Andrew Gurruwiwi Band (all the way from N.E. Arnhem Land!), the new all-star project Bleak Squad (featuring Mick Harvey, Mick Turner & Adalita), the powerhouse soul of Emma Donovan performing Take Me To The River (a tribute to the soul icons of the last century), and the all-commanding Cash Savage & The Last Drinks. All this leading into a massive headline performance from one of the best live bands this country has ever produced, The Living End.

Sunday closes the festival with Daisy Kilbourne, a spaghetti-western inspired project The Counterfeit ft. Freya Josephine Hollick, indie-pop fav Merpire, Paul Dempsey’s super fun Shotgun Karaoke, and a stunning finale from roots icon, Xavier Rudd.

Beloved MC Brian Nankervis (RocKwiz) will keep the whole show flowing with his trademark games, banter and wit.

And of course, the festival’s legendary paddlesteamer sideshows aboard the PS Pevensey return in 2026, offering intimate one-hour performances while cruising down the mighty Murray – a must-do Riverboats tradition that always sells out, so get in quick.

With its single stage, relaxed riverside atmosphere and setting just two and a half hours from Melbourne, Riverboats has grown into one of Australia’s most beloved festivals. Accommodation across Echuca-Moama books out quickly, so plan ahead now to make sure you don’t miss a weekend that’s shaping up to be the best Riverboats yet.

Tickets are on sale now at riverboatsmusic.com.au

RIVERBOATS MUSIC FESTIVAL February 13-15, 2026 | Echuca-Moama Supported by Double J Tickets on sale now at riverboatsmusic.com.au Line up in alphabetical order:Andrew Gurruwiwi Band Baker Boy Bleak Squad Cash Savage & Last Drinks Daisy Kilbourne Emma Donovan – Take Me To The River Felicity Urqhart & Josh Cunningham Full Flower Moon Band Merpire Norwood Paul Dempsey – Shotgun Karaoke Queenie The Counterfeit ft. Freya Josephine Hollick The Living End The Wildlings Xavier Rudd MC Brian Nankervis

Riverboats Website riverboatsmusic @riverboatsmusic

Photo by Ben Erbacher (@b.enje)

Naarm/Melbourne alt-rockers Day Dreamers have served up a fresh dose of apocalyptic punk for your listening pleasure, returning with their second track of the year in the gritty new ‘y2k’.

Off the back of their January single ‘Again, Again’, which saw them return after a year-long release hiatus, ‘y2k’ has Day Dreamers picking back up on their blazing momentum, and carrying out the remainder of 2025 with nothing short of a bang. 

Thematically, ‘y2k’ speaks to a sense of cultural, social, and personal panic noted by the band in the world around them of late. Nodding to the titular global phenomenon experienced at the turn of the millennium, frontman Zak expanded on the similar sense of apocalyptic incidents unfolding around us;

“’y2k’ is a reference to the hysteria of 1999 but about the feeling that every day right now feels like an intense moment of panic that the world is about to end in one form or another – but choosing to still want, to accept pain, to move on from the past, and to hold close what’s truly important. For some with what is going on each day across the planet, their world is ending and it’s been a wake up call that everyday, just to be alive is a gift and it shouldn’t be wasted on the day-to-day surface level things that I know I can tend to get so absorbed by.”  ZAK, DAY DREAMERS

A high-energy track which effortlessly marries catchy melodies with a punchy performance style, the single was, in part, inspired by beloved pop-punks and fellow Melbournites Bakers Eddy (whom Day Dreamers recently supported on their Doing Better tour), and is primed for fans of Dear Seattle, TOWNS and Sophisticated Dingo;

“The music was written on a band trip away to Venus Bay. We had a bit of the ol writers block and we were listening to a lot of Bakers Eddy at the time, so we were all wanting to come up with an idea that had heaps of energy and felt explosive to open our sets but everything just felt forced and inauthentic. Ironically out of frustration Nick literally pointed at me and yelled “do Bakers Eddy!” Not knowing what that meant or what to do it snapped me to just be in the moment and I just started playing the open chord riff that opens the song and we hashed out the rest from there…

After writing the music, I wanted the vocals to just feel like panicked barking – yelling at myself, but to also feel like someone shaking you awake to break out of the haze and wake up to what’s going on right in front of you. We mixed and recorded the song itself completely from my bedroom, and the drums in the family lounge room. It took a long time doing it by ourselves but we wanted this song to truly come from us in every facet, and for it to feel as honest and forthcoming as possible but to show how much we’ve grown from our previous releases. Hopefully it shows.”  ZAK, DAY DREAMERS

Day Dreamers have seen past support across DSPs, with their last single ‘Again, Again’ being added to Spotify’s Local Noise playlist, and singles such as ‘Demo’ sitting at over 72K streams on the platform. Previously having sold out their 2023 album launch show at Melbourne’s Leadbeater Hotel, Day Dreamers have been working hard at building their name in the studio and the local gig scene alike. 

Now, the band are set to take the stage again for their upcoming tour, kicking off with a single launch show at Melbourne’s Retreat Hotel, before hitting Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane throughout the month of November.

DAY DREAMERS TOUR

Friday October 24th The Retreat Hotel Melbourne TICKETS

Friday November 14th Woodshed Adelaide

Friday November 21st Lansdowne Hotel Sydney

Sunday November 23rd Junk Bar Brisbane

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