BIGSOUND 2025 Artist Line-up Announced

The full artist line-up for the BIGSOUND 2025 showcase has been revealed, with more than 120 acts performing across 18 stages.

The BIGSOUND 2025 showcase line-up features the next generation of culture shifting artists curated from across Australia and neighbouring countries. These powerhouse performers represent a variety of genres and backgrounds, which reflect the diversity of the music communities that are shaping music innovation and influence.

Among them are WAFIA, whose brand of soulful electronic/R&B music has been capturing audiences around the world; Melbourne/Naarm-based Papua New Guinean neo-soul artist KAIIT; Perth/Boorloo hip hop prodigy Inkabee; Sydney/Eora indie artist Azure Ryder; Perth/Boorloo rock quartet The Southern River Band, Brisbane’s own dreampop/shoegaze artist Hatchie and many more.

BIGSOUND Music Festival Programmers, Casey O’Shaughnessy and Katie Rynne, say of this year’s lineup:

“We’re thrilled to finally share the BIGSOUND 2025 lineup with you. Curating this year’s program has been such a joy — the artists we’ve selected reflect the incredible depth of talent in Australia, and each one is doing truly exciting things with their music. We’re so proud of this group and can’t wait to see them bring the Fortitude Valley to life in September.”

BIGSOUND is the premier music industry conference in the Southern Hemisphere and Australia’s biggest music discovery festival. Artists performing at the showcase have the rare opportunity to be seen and heard by some of the most influential tastemakers in the business. It’s also the perfect place for audiences to find their new favourite artists. From rock and pop, to country, R&B, folk, punk, electronic and hip hop, there truly is something for everyone to discover and fall in love with.

BIGSOUND 2025 takes place in Fortitude Valley (Brisbane), 2-5 September.