Rolling Loud, the World's Biggest Hip Hop Festival, Is Finally Returning to Australia in 2024

Plenty can happen in five years — and, across a time that saw a worldwide pandemic hit, shutdowns and lockdowns sweep the globe, life as everyone knew it change and then normality largely return, plenty did. Something that hasn't occurred Down Under since 2019, however, is music festival Rolling Loud. That'll change in 2024.

The world's biggest hip hop fest has finally locked in a return trip to Australia, after debuting on our shores with a Future-led lineup in Sydney in pre-COVID-19 times. Obviously, the delay in coming back is understandable. In good news for festivalgoers, Rolling Loud is doubling its Aussie footprint when it makes it second trip, expanding to Melbourne as well.

This is still a summer event, starting at Sydney's GIANTS Stadium on Friday, January 26 before hitting Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne on Saturday, January 27. As for who'll be on the bill, that news is coming on Wednesday, October 25.

"We are hyped to come back to Australia for the first time in years," said Rolling Loud co-founders Matt Zingler and Tariq Cherif, announcing the event's Aussie return.

"The Sydney fans were so passionate in 2019, so we are eager to return Down Under, and bring Rolling Loud to more cities this time. The Aussie shows will be a unique Rolling Loud experience, and we're excited for everyone to see what's in store."

Since its first outing in Miami back in 2015, Rolling Loud has expanded to Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York, and also to Thailand, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands and Portugal as well. Past sell-out events have seen names like Kendrick Lamar, Cardi B, Lil Wayne, Young Thug, Post Malone and Migos all grace the festival's stage.

At 2023's Miami event, Travis Scott, A$AP Rocky and Playboi Carti led the bill, with Lil Uzi Vert, Ice Spice and 21 Savage also on the roster — and Turnstile becoming the first-ever rock band to hit the fest.

Whoever is on the Aussie 2024 lineup, they'll be part of a ten-year celebration for Rolling Loud — a period that's seen the brand also span streetwear and merchandise, as well as spreading fests across four continents.

ROLLING LOUD AUSTRALIA 2024 DATES:

Friday, January 26 — GIANTS Stadium, Sydney
Saturday, January 27 — Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne

Rolling Loud will return to Australia in January 2024. For more information — plus pre-sale tickets from 10am AEDT on Monday, October 23 and general tickets from 10am AEDT on Thursday, October 26, head to the festival's website.

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