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Melbourne’s own Dean Turnley has announced an exclusive headline show this June, taking over the iconic Northcote Theatre on Saturday 6th June. Presented by Untitled Group and Full Circle, the one-night-only performance marks a major moment for one of Australia’s most exciting electronic exports. Fresh off a standout set at Pitch Music & Arts 2026, which sent ripples across social media and the global electronic scene, and riding the success of his latest release Actin’ Tough, Turnley returns to Melbourne with serious momentum. Known for his signature blend of house and techno, his sets are as dynamic as they are deeply rooted in dance floor tradition. Sign up now for access to the presale. All tickets will be made available to purchase during the presale, and we expect a very high demand for tickets. Sign up and be ready to purchase at 12pm sharp on Thursday 9 April for your best chance to secure tickets. |
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PRESALE: Thursday 9th April, 2026 at 12:00pm AEST GENERAL ON SALE: Friday 10th April, 2026 at 12pm AEST |
Local legend Courtney Barnett today announces Creature of Habit East Coast tour dates for November. The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter will take her live show to Brisbane’s The Tivoli on 4 November and Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on 7 November, plus a stop at the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
Frontier Members can access presale tickets from 9am AEST on Wednesday 8 April, ahead of tickets going on sale at 9am AEST on Friday 10 April. More information at frontiertouring.com/courtneybarnett
More than four years since her last Australian tour, Courtney makes her homecoming in the wake of extensive UK and North American dates. Known for a performance that’s part intimate storytelling, part indie rock, with bursts of raw grunge-like energy, Courtney Barnett live is genuine and authentic. A signature blend of moody guitar, witty, anecdotal lyrics and her laconic talk-singing have cemented her as “one of the most distinctive voices in indie music” (The Mancunion).
Written in the wake of a relocation from Australia to Los Angeles and the closure of her long-running label Milk! Records, Barnett was grappling with changes that put the future of both her life and career in question. Rather than internalising those feelings, she decided to bring all this swirling confusion directly into the recording process. With singles ‘Stay in Your Lane’, and ‘Site Unseen (feat. Waxahatchee)’ setting the tone, the album marks a decisive new chapter in Courtney Barnett’s musical evolution.
Courtney took to the stage at Manchester’s Radio 6 Music Festival last month, launching Creature of Habit to widespread acclaim. She also delivered a powerful live rendition of ‘Mantis’ for US television’s CBS Mornings’ Saturday Sessions.
With Creature of Habit, Courtney Barnett reaffirms her place as one of the most compelling voices in modern rock; unafraid to confront uncertainty, embrace vulnerability, and transform it into something deeply human and electrifying.
Courtney will bring her new record and extensive catalogue to life with performances in some of Australia’s premiere venues this November, transforming each track into a dynamic, shared experience that resonates long after the final note.
Courtney Barnett’s Creature of Habit is out now (Fiction Records) – Get it HERE!
COURTNEY BARNETT
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
NOVEMBER 2026
Presented by Frontier Touring, Penny Drop and Triple R*
Via frontiertouring.com/courtneybarnett
Runs 47 hours from: Wednesday 8 April (9am AEST)
or until presale allocation exhausted
TICKETS ON SALE
Begins: Friday 10 April (9am AEST)
Sydney Opera House Concert Hall | Sydney NSW (Lic. All Ages)
sydneyoperahouse.com
*Triple R presenting Melbourne show only
Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers.
We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.
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Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, and SURF GANG release their double album POMPEII // UTILITY via 10k/Tan Cressida/SURF GANG Records. A long-rumored, coveted collaboration between two friends who happen to be two of the most critically celebrated rappers in the game and renowned producer collective SURF GANG, the double album is a capstone on the musical community they’ve cultivated over the last decade. From top to bottom, there was a clear concerted effort to keep every angle of the project within the family. All of the art for this project, from single covers to the album cover, is pulled from work by sculptor and Earl Sweatshirt’s childhood friend, Sharif Farrag. LISTEN HERE.
Over the past week, Earl, MIKE, and SURF GANG have shut down intimate venues in LA, New York City and London for three secret shows they unveiled via a scavenger hunt on their website last month. Later next month, MIKE and Earl will also be playing a series of Australian and New Zealand tour dates in May, including a show at Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid LIVE Festival. Tickets are on sale below, with support on select dates from C.FRIM and Chef Chung. Following that, the official Home on the Range tour kicks off in June, which includes 26 US stops beginning June 9th in Riverside, before taking it overseas to Europe.
Structured as a double-sided album with MIKE on one side (POMPEII) and Earl on the other (UTILITY), SURF GANG’s Harrison, evilgiane, Elipropperr, and Flea Diamonds lace an animated and frenetic framework through the project with their production, resulting in a full-circle collision of worlds that was inevitable. POMPEII // UTILITY translates those nuanced differences between MIKE, Earl & SURF GANG into a singular language of their own, evoking a shared ethos of collaboration and community-building rather than a transactional exercise. The producer collective’s distinctly online, manic song structures give MIKE & Earl a new opportunity to fold their shared propensity for coded, meditative verses into the larger community they’ve built through their friendship since MIKE first caught the world’s, and Earl’s, attention in 2016, ahead of his cult classic 2017 album MAY GOD BLESS YOUR HUSTLE. In the years since, the pair have tallied notable collaborations like ‘allstar’ on MIKE’s 2020 album weight of the world, and ‘Sentry’ on Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist’s collab album VOIR DIRE.
POMPEII // UTILITY LP
MIKE, Earl Sweatshirt, SURF GANG
April 3, 2026 via 10k/Tan Cressida Records
BUY/STREAM HERE
EARL SWEATSHIRT & MIKE TOUR DATES
Fri 22 May – Studio The Venue – Auckland ¢
Sat 23 May – The Timber Yard – Melbourne ¢ &
Sun 24 May – Sydney Opera House – Sydney*
Wed 27 May – The Tivoli – Brisbane ¢ &
¢ – with C.FRIM
& – with Chef Chung
*as part of Vivid LIVE
All ticketing details HERE
Stay connected with
Earl Sweatshirt: Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube
MIKE: Instagram | X | YouTube | Soundcloud
SURF GANG: Website | Instagram | X | YouTube | Soundcloud
What made now feel like the right time to look back and build a tour around the music that started everything for you?
Honestly it just felt like the moment. I’ve been doing this for over 15 years now and I realised there’s this whole body of work tracks that shaped everything I became as an artist that I’ve barely touched in my sets. Fans who’ve been with me from the start deserve to hear that music properly, and newer fans deserve to know where it all came from. The timing felt right to honour that.
When you listen to your early tracks today, do you hear nostalgia, or do you hear a completely different version of yourself?
Both honestly. There’s definitely nostalgia I can hear the bedroom, the late nights, the excitement of just making noise and not really knowing what you’re doing. But I also hear someone figuring out their identity.
Melbourne bounce became a global sound — did you realise at the time you were part of something that big, or did it happen without you noticing?
I wouldn’t say it happened without me noticing. It was really a unique moment and period for me growing up. One day I was in my bedroom on shitty speakers then you feel like the next day you’re playing it overseas and people know every drop and you think ok something big has happened here.
You’ve been in the industry for over a decade now — what’s something about the music world that people don’t see from the outside?
How relentless it actually is. People see the shows, the travel, the highlights but they don’t see how much goes into sustaining a career year after year. The music, the business decisions, the relationships, the mental load of staying relevant while staying true to yourself. It’s not glamorous the whole way through, and the artists who last are the ones who genuinely love it enough to keep going through the hard parts.
How different is the way you make music today compared to when you were producing in your bedroom in the early days?
Night and day in terms of tools and knowledge but the core is the same. I still start with a feeling of how do i want people to people when they hear this. Back then I didn’t have the technical skills to fully execute the vision. Now I do. But if anything, I try to protect that raw instinct.
Do you think electronic music moves too fast now, or do you like the pace the industry is evolving at?
It moves fast but I think that’s part of what makes it exciting. The challenge is not chasing every trend and losing your identity in the process. The artists I respect most are the ones who evolve on their own terms. If you’re just reacting to whatever’s hot this week, the music shows it. I’d rather be authentic and just on my own course.
If you could go back and give your younger self one piece of advice when you first started, what would it be?
Trust the process and don’t worry about peoples opinions. I wasted a lot of energy early on caring what people think. The only version of this that works long-term is the one that’s genuinely yours. Everything else is noise.
What keeps you motivated after so many years of touring, releasing music, and being constantly on the move?
The people, honestly. You can have the longest travel day of your life, run on no sleep, and then you walk out and the crowd is going off that resets everything. And I still genuinely love making music. The day that stops feeling exciting is the day I’ll know something’s wrong.
Your new single Teardrop feels like another step forward — where do you see your sound heading over the next few years?
I’m not sure really all the music coming out now I made is from 6-12 months ago. I love making more emotional records but also love records that you know when they’re played live at a festival the crowd is going to go crazy.
After celebrating the past with this tour, what do you think the next chapter of Will Sparks looks like?
It’s actually one of the most exciting periods I’ve had in a while. More music than I’ve ever released, a collab with Orkestrated that I’m really proud of, Tomorrowland again, and potentially a surprise EP that I think will genuinely catch people off guard. The Classics tour is about honouring where it started but everything else I’ve got lined up is firmly about where it’s going.
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Iconic UK band The Horrors’ first Australian tour in more than a decade is just around the corner, kicking off next Friday 10th April at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre. Today they announce Sydney outfit G.U.N will join them as support in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Tickets are available HERE.
Self proclaimed as drama class with sex appeal, G.U.N have punctuated their voice deep into the heart of Sydney’s underground music scene. Driven by vulnerability, vanity, and soul, G.U.N blur music, performance art and theatre into a unique live experience. G.U.N’s unique live shows have been widely recognised and celebrated as a loving contribution to Australian alternative music and performance art alike. In 2024 G.U.N was nominated for FBi Radio’s best live act and recognized as #2 in the top 15 best live acts of SXSW Sydney 2024. Returning high from their Dark Mofo 2025 debut – where The Horrors also made a captivating exclusive appearance – G.U.N are not to be missed.
G.U.N
Photo Credit: Ben Westover
Last year’s performances at Dark Mofo and 3RRR marked The Horrors’ first Australian shows since 2012, when they appeared at Laneway Festival alongside a run of headline shows in support of their third studio album Skying.
After nearly 20 years making music, there are few bands who’ve created a canon as determinedly innovative and consistently critically-acclaimed as The Horrors. Emerging as zeitgeist-shaking garage-goths on their 2007 debut Strange House, before taking a sharp left turn for their Mercury-nominated follow up Primary Colours, since the beginning they have roamed freely between genres. 2011’s Skying won the NME Award for Best Album; V was heralded as “a triumph” in a five-star Guardian review, while 2021’s pair of EPs – Lout and Against The Blade – marked a new chapter with their most industrial, uncompromising output yet.
The band’s brand new album, Night Life, is a record of weight and space; of melancholy and euphoria; a record that has the ability to make bedfellows of seemingly disparate ideas as only The Horrors can. The ‘Night Life’ here is not the vim and vigour of pubs and clubs. It’s the thoughts that happen under the cover of darkness; the places your mind takes you when the rest of the world is asleep. A record born out of a desire to revive the raw, instinctive spirit of the band’s early work.
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Australian dj/producer 1tbsp returns with a new single this week, ‘Pink Dress’, teaming up once again with Australian-Venezuelan artist cherry chola.
1tbsp and Cherry Chola first wrote together a few years ago, sparking a creative partnership that has continued to evolve ever since. That chemistry is pushed even further on ‘Pink Dress’, as they explore new textures and energy that lean into a bolder, dance-punk-tinged direction.
Speaking on the collaboration, 1tbsp explains that Cherry Chola’s versatility has been central to their ongoing work together, noting how her voice adapts effortlessly across styles. That freedom is on full display here and will continue across his forthcoming album “big soaps”, where the pair explore an even wider sonic palette.
“Fabiola (Cherry Chola) and I wrote together for the first time a couple of years ago, making ‘Limosina’ in about an hour before she had to run to another session. Fabby is quite prolific, and since then we’ve made a lot of music together. I love how her voice sits on different styles, and we got to explore that more on pink dress and on my upcoming album big soaps; a mutli-genre dance record that’s out on August 7th via my own label dottidot, and French imprint Recherche et Developpement.” ~ 1tbsp
The single is accompanied by a self-directed music video shot in Sydney, starring Cherry Chola alongside Soltera, and Sonido Sex on keys and drums. While the track itself was entirely produced digitally, the band-led visual reflects the raw, live energy that ‘Pink Dress’ channels, signalling a confident step forward in 1tbsp’s ever-expanding sound.
“We shot the music video in Sydney together with Soltera and Sonido Sex on keys & drums. Pink Dress felt like a strong step into a more dance punk direction, so it was fun to reflect that by having a band in the video, even though everything in the song was made on Ableton.” ~ 1tbsp
‘Pink Dress’ follows closely on the heels of 1tbsp’s recent single ‘Soulseek’, featuring Colombian-American artist Soltera, which also arrived alongside a wave of major announcements. The producer revealed details of a brand-new album, his upcoming North American “bubble tour,” his first-ever appearance at Coachella, and a month-long residency at London venue Phonox this May.
Stream/Watch:
https://bfan.link/pink-dress
Upcoming Shows:
(tickets)
bubble tour ~ USA
Thursday, March 26th – Terminal West, Atlanta
Friday, March 27th – El Club, Detroit
Saturday, March 28th – Outset, Chicago
Thursday, April 2 – A&R Music Bar, Columbus
Friday, April 3rd – The Sinclair, Cambridge
Saturday, April 4th – Brooklyn Steel, Brooklyn
Friday, April 10th – Coachella (Do Lab Stage)
Sunday, April 12th – Gop Tun Festival, Brazil
Phonox Residency ~ UK
Friday, May 8th – Phonox, London
Friday, May 15th – Phonox, London
Friday, May 22nd – Phonox, London
Friday, May 29th – Phonox, London
1tbsp:
Cherry Chola:
https://linktr.ee/cherrychola
Credits:
Co-Written by Maxwell Byrne & Fabiola Vit Exposito
Produced by Maxwell Byrne
Mixing by Doug Wright
Mastering by Ryan Schwabe
Artwork by piggybankshoe
Photos by James Caswell
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Hideout Festival, situated on the legendary Zrće Beach, has grown from humble beginnings to leading Croatia’s summer scene for a decade and a half. Having sold out the 2026 edition in just an hour, the buzz around the festival is huge, and with the full line up now announced, it’s looking like the most impressive year yet!
Spread across some of the best-rated clubs in the world, Papaya, Kalypso, and Aquarius, and also welcoming a brand new festival stage in partnership with BBC Radio 1 Dance X. Complete with pool parties, high-spec sound systems, bespoke production and a dedicated community, Hideout Festival has established itself as Croatia’s most essential festival experience.
Auditions to the existing stellar line up are the likes of Radio 1 dance legend Danny Howard, cult DJ / Producer Partiboi 69, multi-genre high-energy up and comer Arthi, bass-forward legend Lou Nour (FKA Sicaria), viral producers Riordan and Badger, Irish floor-filler Krytsal Klear, plus a host of other incredible acts.
They’ll be joining the already announced Interplanetary Criminal, Eliza Rose, Ewan McVicar, sim0ne, Josh Baker and more.
BBC Radio 1 Dance will also be in the mix at Hideout this year with a brand new stage for 2026 – BBC Radio 1 Dance X. The stage will be featuring the very best selectors in the business, with the likes of Dr Dubplate, Malugi, DJ Heartstring, Jack Marlow, Sasha Gigi, sim0ne, Daisy, Cicely
Registration is also now open for Hideout 2027 tickets here – with this year’s edition selling out in an hour, it’s essential to sign up to boost chances of securing a place!
Hideout Festival has an unmatched offering with an array of boat parties, pool parties and exclusive performances. But the fun doesn’t stop when the music ends, with a wealth of extra adventures to be had from thrilling water sports, banana boats, jet skis, pedalos, and the famous bungee jump, to more chilled-out offerings like massages, cocktails, and sushi.
2025 was a big year to follow, but with this stellar line up, Hideout Festival is set to be an unmissable event in the 2026 festival calendar.
FULL LINE UP
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4am Kru / AK SPORTS / Alan Fitzpatrick / AMMARA / Arielle Free / Arthi / Badger / Bakery / Ben Hemsley / BIG REG / Charlie Boon / CICELY / Daire / Daisy / Danny Howard / Darius Syrossian / DART / Denney / Diffrent / DJ HEARTSTRING / Doorly / Dr Dubplate / East ENd Dubs / Eliza Rose / Ella Knight / Ellam / Ellia Jaya / Elliot Schooling & Liam Palmer / Enzo Is Burning / Ewan McVicar / Faster Horses / Fish56Octagon / Gaskin / Gorgon City / Hamdi / Interplanetary Criminal / Jack Marlow / Jack Swift / Jakkob / Jamback / Josh Baker / Juicy Romance / Kepler / KETTAMA / KILIMANJARO / Krystal Klear / Kyle Starkey / L.P Rhythm / La La / Laidlaw / LF SYSTEM / Locklead / Locky / Loéca / Lou Nour (FKA SICARIA) / Luke Dean / Luuk Van Dijk / MALUGI / Max Dean / MC AD / Molly D / Morgan Seatree / n4tee / Nautica / Nicola Bear / Obskür / Oden & Fatzo (Live) /Live F / Omar + / Paige Tomlinson / Partiboi69 / Paul Woolford / Prospa / RILEY / Rio Tashan / Riordan / Rossi. / Sam Divine / Sarah Story / Sasha GIGI / Silva Bumpa / sim0ne / Skream / SOSA / Special Request / Wildish
RADIO 1 Dance X Stage
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CICELY / Daisy / Danny Howard / DJ HEARTSTRING / Interplanetary Criminal / Jack Marlow / L.P Rhythm / Malugi / Nautica / Obskür / Omar + / Paige Tomlinson / Sarah Story / Sasha GIGI / Silva Bumpa / sim0ne
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Pictured: Márk Bóna – Sziget Festival (Hungary), Christie Medina-Gonzalez – Hellfest (FR), Carole Ann Vetter – Low Profile Sync Agency (US), Nigel House – Rough Trade Record Stores (UK) & Mariana Timony – Bandcamp (US).
The Biggest Week in Australian Music Returns, International Industry Guests Rough Trade Record Stores (UK), Bandcamp (US), Hellfest (FR), Low Profile Sync Agency (US) & Sziget Festival (Hungary) set tone for 2026 delegation
First international guests announced for BIGSOUND 2026 – Guests from the UK, US, France and Hungary to descend on Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley from 1–4 September 2026.
Full guest list includes representatives from ROAM Artists (UK), Reeperbahn (GER), DMT Law Firm (US), Carpark Records (US), The Great Escape (UK), True Panther (US) and SXSW (US)
Artist Applications Extended 11:59pm – Tuesday, 7 April 2026.
Magandjin (Brisbane), Queensland – Representatives from ROAM Artists (UK), Reeperbahn (GER), DMT Law Firm (US), Carpark Records (US), The Great Escape (UK), True Panther (US) and SXSW (US) lead the first international guest announcements for BIGSOUND 2026 (1-4 September Fortitude Valley, Brisbane).
Alongside the conference, the BIGSOUND 2026 festival will showcase the BIGSOUND 100 – made up of Australian and New Zealand acts ready to capitalise on the momentum and opportunities offered through the BIGSOUND Artist Hub, Content House, tailored meetings, mentoring and performance schedules.
Artist Applications have been extended, closing 11.59pm – Tuesday, 7 April 2026, with the official program to be revealed in the coming months.
Kicking off their 25th year, the Southern Hemisphere’s largest music industry event, BIGSOUND has gone early with a first announce that reads like a wish list for any Australian musician, manager or music business looking for opportunities outside of their city and our shores.
Taking over Fortitude Valley each September, BIGSOUND is where the global music industry does business with Australia. It’s where deals get done, rosters get signed, tours get booked, and the conversations that define careers happen between panels, after showcases, and over a drink at the Artist Hub.
International Guests include:
Nigel House, Rough Trade Retail – Driven by a deep and longstanding passion for music, Nigel is the OG of one of the most influential names in independent retail. The 50-year-old institution operates stores across the UK, in NYC, and Berlin, combining record retail with in-store and out-of-store performances that play a key role in artist discovery and fan connection, championing artists with recent performances from Geese and Courtney Barnett.
Mariana Timony, Bandcamp Daily -The editorial arm of Bandcamp helps shape global music discovery while supporting independent artists through a direct-to-fan model. As Senior Editor, Timony will write a Brisbane Scene Report during BIGSOUND, spotlighting the region’s emerging artists and culture.
Christie Medina-Gonzalez, Hellfest – One of the world’s leading heavy music festivals held in France. Known for its large-scale production and line-ups featuring established acts like Metallica, Iron Maiden and Parkway Drive along with emerging artists programmed across the six stages.
Carole Ann Vetter, Low Profile – As the Senior Director of Licensing & Admin, for the last 8 years Vetter has been overseeing all things sync at the company, from creative pitching to business administration. Low Profile is a Brooklyn-based, female-run agency working across global campaigns in film, television, and brand partnerships, connecting culturally relevant and emerging artists with leading brands including Nike, Apple, and Netflix.
Márk Bóna, Sziget Festival – Bóna is a long-standing booker and event manager, having worked across its programming and production since 2004, now overseeing key stages and emerging artist bookings. Sziget Festival is one of Europe’s largest and most internationally recognised festivals, held in Budapest and drawing a global audience with a diverse, multi-genre lineup and large-scale production.
Joining them:
David Telfer, Lawyer at DMT Law Firm (US)
Christina Austin, Agent at Cobra (UK)
Kelley Lin, Label/General Manager at True Panther (US)
Lucy Atkinson, agent at ROAM Artists (UK)
Steph Salas, Label Manager at Carpark Records (US)
Reeperbahn (GER)
SXSW (USA)
The Great Escape (UK)
QMusic & BIGSOUND CEO Kris Stewart said “Each year, alongside our Conference Curators Cathy Oates and Niriko McLure, our commitment is to bring global music industry decision makers to Brisbane. We want people to leave BIGSOUND with relationships that support them across their entire career.”
Returning in just 159 days BIGSOUND 2026 will again feature the popular Roundtables, Conversation Corners, Artist Hub, Content House, Delegate Hub, and Goolwal Goolwal, (Yagara language for BIGSOUND) – BIGSOUND’s First Nations-led program bringing free cultural experiences by day and deadly tunes by night. Alongside these crowd favourites an expanded technology and partner showcase program will be launched in the coming months.
The full BIGSOUND program will launch in July, with early bird tickets set to go on sale in May. The team promises to tease more exciting news soon.
Be the first to hear when tickets go on-sale – subscribe now at www.bigsound.org.au/subscribe
About BIGSOUND
The biggest week in Australian music and largest music industry event in the Southern Hemisphere, BIGSOUND has been where the music industry does business for 25 years. Held annually in the sacred home and beating heart of Australia’s Live music scene – Fortitude Valley, Magandjin (Brisbane), BIGSOUND is four days and three nights of showcases, development, conversations and connections.
BIGSOUND is the place where managers find their next act, agents close touring deals, labels discover the artists that define the next generation, and where introductions made over a drink at the Artist Hub become the partnerships that shape careers. Part showcase, part conference, part pilgrimage for the Australian music industry and its global peers – BIGSOUND is a cultural moment that has helped launched and propelled the careers of artists including Flume, Tash Sultana, Tones and I, and Courtney Barnettt, and continues to attract the international music industry to Brisbane each September.
BIGSOUND 2026 | 1–4 September, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. Tickets on sale May 2026.
About QMusic
QMusic is the not-for-profit music industry peak body and development association for Queensland. The work of QMusic is critical to the success and development of Queensland’s music economy. It is the only significant and established not-for-profit organisation in Queensland dedicated to delivering sector and talent development, and recognition and capacity building initiatives including Industry Connect, the QMAs, and BIGSOUND.
TICKETS ON SALE MAY 2026
For more information on BIGSOUND 2026 visit
www.bigsound.org.au
BIGSOUND 2026
1 – 4 September Fortitude Valley Brisbane, QLD
TICKET PRICING
ON SALE MAY 2026
FULL DELEGATE EXPERIENCE
Early Bird Offer
General: $649 / QMusic Members: $599 / Students $425
Standard
General: $799 / QMusic Members: $749 / Students $425
Late Round
General: $899 / QMusic Members: $849 / Students $425
BIGSOUND BY NIGHT (3-DAY FESTIVAL PASS)
Early Bird Offer
General: $85 / Concession: $69
Late Round
General: $99 / Concession: $69
SINGLE NIGHT FESTIVAL PASS
Early Bird Offer
General: $55 / Concession: $30
Late Round
General: $69 / Concession: $30
*Prices are subject to change and platform booking/processing fees
BIGSOUND: Official Website | Facebook | Instagram | Linkedin | YouTube | X
Eora/Sydney-based DJ and producer Ben Gerrans is set to take his euphoric sound nationwide this winter, announcing his WEAVER tour, a run of shows spanning Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this May/ June presented by Untitled Group and triple j.
Marking his biggest headline shows on home soil to date,The WEAVER tour arrives at a defining moment in Gerrans’ ascent.
His latest single ‘This Feeling’, released March 20, captures his essence in full. Driven by euphoric builds and a sweeping melodic topline, the track is a clear reflection of Gerrans’ ability to merge nostalgia with modern club energy.
With an unmistakable social media presence, Gerrans’ reach continues to expand well beyond the club circuit, signalling a new generation of electronic artists whose impact spans both digital culture and physical dancefloors. That momentum has translated into sold-out headline shows across the country, as well as festival appearances including Ultra Australia.
Characterised by his larger-than-life stage presence and emotionally charged, high-intensity sets, Gerrans has built a reputation as one of Australia’s most compelling electronic exports.
With the announcement of his WEAVER Tour, Gerrans steps into his most ambitious chapter yet.
With demand continuing to surge and his profile rising globally, this tour stands as a defining moment for Ben Gerrans, another milestone from one of Australia’s most exciting electronic artists.
Kicking off on Friday, May 29 at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre, Gerrans is then set to perform at Byron Bay’s Beach Hotel (May 30), Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre (June 12), Sydney’s Metro Theatre (June 19), before closing in Perth at Badlands on June 20.
FULL TOUR DATES:
Friday May 29 – Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Saturday May 30 – Beach Hotel, Byron Bay
Friday, June 12 – Northcote Theatre, Melbourne
Friday 19 June – Metro Theatre, Sydney
Saturday 20 June – Badlands, Perth
Tickets + Info:
Pre-sale registration available now HERE
Presale begins Tuesday 24th March 8AM AEDT
General Onsale begins Friday 27th March 9AM AEDT
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Celebrating 15 years of sound, legacy and the tracks that defined a movement, Australian dance music heavyweight Will Sparks has announced his CLASSICS: Where It All Started tour, with exclusive headline shows locked in for Selina’s Coogee Bay (Sydney) on May 30 and The Timber Yard (Melbourne) on June 12. The tour announce comes paired with the release of his new single Teardrop (out today), continuing his hot run of rapidly released new tunes across 2026.
An artist presale will begin at 9:00am AEDT on Tuesday 24 March, and tickets will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday 25 March at 9:00am AEDT, register for presale from www.teamwrktouring.com/tours/will-sparks-classics.
Marking a defining moment in his career, the Classics tour is a one-night-only tribute to the records that built Sparks’ unmistakable sound and global reputation. Spanning music from across his entire career, the shows will dive deep into his catalogue, bringing early releases and fan-favourite cuts back to life on stage.
“This tour represents over 15 years of dedication and effort,” says Sparks. “It’s about highlighting the music that often gets overlooked. Even though some of it will be older catalogue, it’s actually the foundation of the sound people know me for today.”
In a first for the artist, these performances will be entirely dedicated to his classic records. “This is my first-ever tour dedicated exclusively to classics, offering a completely unique sonic experience,” he explains. “Many of these tracks have never been included in my sets before.”
Fans can expect a high-energy, nostalgia-driven journey through Sparks’ evolution, from his early days producing in his Melbourne bedroom to becoming one of Australia’s influential electronic exports.
“I’m thrilled to deliver a set that evokes nostalgic memories for my longtime fans while giving newer fans a glimpse into where it all began for me, which was starting in my bedroom in Melbourne and here I am still pursuing my passion all these years later.”
Looking ahead, 2026 is shaping up to be one of Sparks’ biggest years yet. Alongside an influx of new releases, a collaboration with Melbourne mainstays Orkestrated, international touring across major markets, and a return to Tomorrowland in Belgium, Sparks is only just getting started.
For more information and ticket updates, visit www.teamwrktouring.com/
CLASSICS: WHERE IT ALL STARTED TOUR DATES
SAT 30 MAY | SELINA’S, COOGEE BAY HOTEL, NSW
FRI 12 JUNE | THE TIMBER YARD, MELB
Linkin Park returned to Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena for night two of their From Zero World Tour, delivering a show that blended nostalgia, humour and sheer intensity across a sprawling multi-act set.
The show opened with the atmospheric Inception Intro A, layered with vocals from “Castle of Glass”, before the band launched straight into “Somewhere I Belong”. A short scratched intro led the crowd into “Lying From You”, which has been appearing as a rotating track on the tour but made a second consecutive appearance in Sydney.
Early in the set the band also played “Over Each Other”, marking its first appearance in Act One on the tour.
The opening run continued with “New Divide”, introduced with the familiar Moscow intro, before the band shifted into the thunderous “The Emptiness Machine”.
Before the song, Mike Shinoda paused to take in the crowd.
“You guys doing good? Thank you for being here for night two. And also thank you guys for the new record From Zero, especially when this song came out.”
The crowd responded with one of the loudest cheers of the night.
The second act began with another cinematic transition, once again featuring vocals from “Castle of Glass”, before the band launched into a shortened version of “The Catalyst”.
The energy quickly ramped up. During the intro to “Burn It Down”, Shinoda shouted to the crowd, “Alright you guys, it’s dancing time!”
By the time the band reached “Up From The Bottom”, the arena was already fully engaged. Shinoda complimented the crowd’s vocals, telling them, “Sydney you guys have some beautiful voices,” prompting Emily Armstrong to laugh and respond, “You guys are fucking loud, it’s awesome.”
Shinoda then introduced a brief Fort Minor throwback with a shortened performance of “Where’d You Go”. He asked the crowd how many had seen Linkin Park before and how many were first-timers, before adding that the show seemed to have “mostly newcomers”.
“Do we have any Fort Minor fans? This one’s for you.”
The emotional run continued with “Waiting for the End”, featuring an extended synth intro, followed by “From the Inside”, which has now appeared three shows in a row on the tour.
The intensity rose again with “Two Faced”. Before the track, Shinoda jokingly warned the crowd about the mosh pit.
“Be careful not to fuck up any women in the pit on this one, gentlemen.”
One of the most memorable sections of the night came shortly afterwards.
During Shinoda’s solo medley, which blended “When They Come For Me” and “Remember the Name”, he referenced a tweet from a fan who had joked that he always rapped the same verse during this part of the show. Shinoda responded by dramatically switching things up, weaving together verses and choruses from several tracks including “Step Up”, “It’s Goin’ Down”, “Lift Off”, “Until It Breaks” and “When They Come For Me”.
After the medley finished, the band paused to celebrate Joe Hahn’s birthday.
Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” began playing over Wudo. . Hahn lip synced along while the rest of the band stood on stage playfully lip syncing the song and performing exaggerated dramatic gestures, sending the arena into laughter. The moment escalated when Hahn tossed his birthday cake into the very eager crowd before the band launched back into the music with a ferocious performance of “One Step Closer”.
“Lost” began stripped back before building into the full band arrangement, followed by the long-awaited return of “Leave Out All the Rest”, which had not appeared in the set since São Paulo in 2024.
“What I’ve Done” continued the nostalgic tone before the band debuted an extended synth intro for “Overflow”, with Shinoda briefly playing the melody from “Pushing Me Away”.
Before “Numb”, Shinoda revived the tour’s “Control Colin” game. Emily selected a fan from the crowd who chose option two, which triggered a surprising disco-style version of the song.
In a rare move, Shinoda introduced it by saying simply, “This song is called Numb.”
The track transformed into a full disco jam, complete with extended grooves and playful vocals. The jam eventually transitioned into a crowd-wide singalong of Tears for Fears’ “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”. As the arena sang, Armstrong smiled and shouted, “I love you!”
For the encore, an Australian flag was placed on Shinoda’s keyboard, marking the first time a fan flag has appeared on stage during the From Zero tour.
Armstrong reappeared wearing oversized novelty glasses and spraying silly string during the intro to “Papercut”, adding another playful moment to the night.
“Heavy Is the Crown”, which had been absent from recent shows due to Armstrong’s illness earlier in the tour, returned to the setlist. During the second half of the song Armstrong climbed onto the crowd, standing above the audience as they held her up.
Before the final song, Shinoda addressed the arena.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you’ve been fucking amazing tonight. We can’t wait to come back.”
He then led the audience in an “Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oy Oy Oy” chant before launching into “Bleed It Out”.
The closing track featured an extended bridge where Shinoda rapped the first verse of “A Place for My Head”. The band stretched the song into a massive finale before finally leaving the stage.
By the end of the night, the arena had witnessed a show that was chaotic, emotional and celebratory all at once.
For Sydney, it was not just a concert.
It was a reminder of why Linkin Park remain one of the most powerful live bands of their generation.
Photography: Josh Ma
Photography: Jake Harm Nam
