What to Do Beyond the Tunes at Spilt Milk 2025

Festival season is upon us. Consider this your guide to everything worth watching, drinking, and winning at this year's Spilt Milk.

Win VIP Tickets to Spilt Milk 2025 For You and a Mate

Summer is best enjoyed together, so why not surprise a mate with VIP tickets and even more prizes on ground?

Palace Foreshore Returns with Another Stacked Summer Edition, Featuring De La Soul, The Streets, Pendulum and Black Country, New Road

Back after a hugely successful debut season, this openair live music venue is hosting hip hop legends, pop icons and indie trailblazers throughout February and March.

Ausify Your Summer Soundtrack: The Aussie Artists to Pair with Every Activity You Have Planned This Season

Aussie artists have launched a movement to Ausify our streaming this AusMusic month.

Breaking: Amyl and The Sniffers are Playing a Free Gig in Fed Square This Friday

Straight off the stage from performing with AC/DC, Melbourne’s own Aussie rock legends are painting the CBD red.

Adelaide's New Music Festival, A Day in the Gully, Is Making a Stacked Debut Featuring Headliners Chet Faker and Ball Park Music

Settle in beneath the gum trees, as this feel-good festival has unveiled an attention-grabbing debut lineup teeming with Aussie talent.

This Just In: RUFUS DU SOL Is Playing the Only DJ Set of Their National Tour in West Footscray at The Wool Store This November

Serving up a one-night-only encore, this exclusive DJ set is your chance to catch the global superstars at their most raw and intimate.

WOMADelaide Has Announced Its First 49 Artists for 2026, Including Yothu Yindi, Obongjayar and Marlon Williams

The 2026 WOMADelaide lineup has dropped, featuring Yothu Yindi, Obongjayar, Marlon Williams and more than 40 other global artists heading to Adelaide’s Botanic Park next March.

Rolling Loud Is Returning to Sydney and Making Its Melbourne Debut, with Atlanta's Gunna Set to Headline Back to Back Festivals

Making a long-awaited return to our shores, this global hip hop festival is set to bring the noise.

Belgian Techno Heavyweight Charlotte de Witte to Headline Pitch Music & Arts Festival 2026

Pitch Music & Arts Festival will return to Moyston, Victoria, next year for its ninth edition — and it’s bringing a stacked lineup of local and international talent.

Fed Square Is Hosting a Huge Free Gig Series Featuring King Gizzard, Moodymann and DJ JNETT

The Melbourne institution is transforming into a dancefloor this spring, with an all-electronic King Gizzard set, a Moodymann–DJ JNETT double bill and a NYE party to wrap it all up.

Why Dance Music Is Australia's Soundtrack Right Now — and What It Says About Us

Spotify’s latest insights into the 2025 ARIA Awards reveal how dance and electronic artists like Dom Dolla, RÜFÜS DU SOL and Ninajirachi are turning our collective desire for escapism into a global sound.

This Just in: Kesha to Headline the First-Ever Mighty Hoopla Festival on Bondi Beach in 2026

Australia, get ready to glitter — Mighty Hoopla, the UK’s most colourful celebration of pop and queer culture, is coming to Sydney for the first time.

Ninajirachi and Dom Dolla Lead the 2025 ARIA Awards as Dance and Electronic Artists Dominate the Nominations

The 2025 ARIA Awards nominations are in — and Australia’s dance and electronic acts are leading the charge.

Counting Crows Are Bringing 'The Complete Sweets!' Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2026

Counting Crows are returning to Australia and New Zealand in March 2026 for 'The Complete Sweets!' tour, with shows locked in for Auckland, Adelaide, Sydney and Melbourne.

This Just In: Yungblud Is Bringing His 'Idols' World Tour to Australia in 2026

Yungblud will bring his 'Idols' world tour to Australia in January 2026, with massive shows locked in for Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

Good Charlotte are Touring Australia and New Zealand with Yellowcard and Kisschasy in 2026

The headline tour will be the band's first trip to their "home away from home" since Download Festival in 2018.

Here's Where to Watch Live Music In Brisbane and Grab a Pint Beforehand

Enjoy a pint and a performance in the country's northern gig capital.

AO Live 2026 Expands to Five Nights with The Kid LAROI, Peggy Gou and More

The Australian Open’s live music series is back and bigger than ever, expanding to five nights in 2026 with The Kid LAROI, Peggy Gou, Spacey Jane, The Veronicas and Sofi Tukker headlining the John Cain Arena stage.

Let's Go: Alex G, BENEE, Wet Leg and More Announce Laneway 2026 Sideshows

Laneway 2026 has revealed its official sideshow lineup, with Alex G, BENEE, Wet Leg, Lucy Dacus and more playing headline shows around Australia and New Zealand this February.

Here's Where You Can Watch Taylor Swift's 'Party of a Showgirl' Film in Australia This Weekend

Taylor Swift’s ‘Party of a Showgirl’ film hits Australian cinemas this weekend, screening nationwide from Saturday, October 4 to Monday, October 6.

Olivia Dean Joins the 2025 ARIA Awards Lineup With a Performance at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion

The London-born artist will perform at the Hordern Pavilion on November 19, just a day before her one-off Sydney headline show.

Breaking: Spilt Milk Organisers Confirm D4vd Has Been Removed From the Lineup in a Statement Online

After fans noticed the lineup change on the weekend, the festival has confirmed the removal of one of their headline acts.

ICYMI: The Jonas Brothers and The Veronicas Just Reunited On Stage for the First Time Since 2008

The nostalgic pop acts shared the stage in Seattle to perform The Veronicas’ hit ‘4ever’, nearly two decades after touring together during the height of their fame.

Laneway Festival 2026 Will Return in February With a Huge 21st Anniversary Lineup

The milestone edition will see the festival expand to new venues across Australia and New Zealand, with a massive roster of international and local acts.

Peking Duk's Adam Hyde — AKA Keli Holiday — Is Bringing His Euphoric New Single 'DANCING2' to Life with Two Intimate Headline Gigs in Melbourne and Sydney This November

Fitzroy's The Night Cat Has Won Its Noise Complaint Battle, Saving the Much-Loved Live Music Venue From Closure

After not receiving a noise complaint for 31 years, The Night Cat faced imminent closure. Now, the live music venue has emerged successful against a property developer's claim for an unbuilt building.

Collingwood's Nightlife Scene Grows, as New Guernica's Owners Launch a Basement Micro-Club Steeped in Left-Field Culture

Running until 4am and powered by a Funktion-One sound system, expect small capacity, community-driven events that elevate this intimate club's subterranean setting.

Melbourne Fringe Festival Has Announced Its Open Program for 2025, Featuring Over 500 Genre-Defying Shows Across the City

Captivating and chaotic in equal measure, this off-the-wall festival returns with a jam-packed program ready to take over almost every street corner.

Over 50 New Performers and More Speakers Have Just Joined SXSW Sydney's Music Festival Lineup for 2025

This year, you'll be able to catch Ninajirachi, 2charm, Drifting Clouds, Whitney, Picture This, Le Boom, Sonic Reducer, xiao xiao and more.

Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds Are Bringing Their 'Wild God' Tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2026

"It’s been a long time coming," says Nick Cave about his latest Down Under tour. "It will be a wild and mighty joy."

Paint the Town Red: Doja Cat Has Just Locked in Her First-Ever Arena Tour of Australia and New Zealand

The 'Say So', 'Kiss Me More' and 'Vegas' talent is heading to Auckland, Perth, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in November and December 2025.

Beyond The Valley's Massive 2025 Lineup Features Dom Dolla, Addison Rae, Kid Cudi and Turnstile

Fancy spending the New Year’s Eve countdown with Dom Dolla? At this festival to close out 2025 and welcome 2026, you can.

Underworld, Ben Böhmer, KETTAMA, I Hate Models and Maribou State Lead Lost Paradise's 2025 Lineup

Glenworth Valley is also welcoming Chris Stussy, Duke Dumont, Confidence Man, X CLUB and more to see out 2025 and welcome in 2026.

Harvest Rock's 2025 Lineup Is Here with Australian-Exclusive Shows From The Strokes and The War on Drugs, Plus Jelly Roll and M.I.A.

Also heading to the Adelaide music festival: The Presets, Genesis Owusu, Shaboozey, Wolfmother performing their self-titled debut album in full, Groove Armada, Ministry of Sound Classical and more.

TV on the Radio, Atarashii Gakko! and Perfume Genius Lead Meredith Music Festival's 2025 Lineup

For the fest's 33rd year, Thee Sacred Souls, Pa Salieu, HAAi, Bar Italia, Colin Hay and Mildlife are also among the acts taking to the stage.

Tool Headlining Their First Australian Festival in Over a Decade, Weezer, Garbage: They're All on the Good Things 2025 Lineup

All Time Low, Machine Head and The All-American Rejects are also on the bill.

Tash Sultana Is the Debut Artist of HoMie 'Store Sessions', Fighting Youth Homelessness in Melbourne

These intimate gigs are hosted by a streetwear brand on a mission to combat social issues.

Drop It Like It's Hot: Snoop Dogg Is Headlining the 2025 AFL Grand Final Entertainment Lineup

Whichever teams make it to the MCG on the last Saturday in September, they'll be hitting the field after the rap icon takes to the stage.

It's Official: Tomorrowland's CORE Stage Is Coming to Australia for the First Time Ever in 2026

CORE is set to make its Australian debut in Melbourne in November 2026 as part of a global festival tour that's also heading to the US.

Kendrick Lamar Has Expanded the Australian Leg of His 'Grand National' Tour with Extra Shows in Sydney and Melbourne

The Pulitzer Music Prize-winning musician is now playing two shows each in the New South Wales and Victorian capitals, alongside Spilt Milk's national tour.

Alison Wonderland and Spotify Are Hosting a Secret One-Night-Only Party, with Free Tickets Up for Grabs

Don't miss your chance to score tickets to what's bound to be an intimate, underground experience primed for the DJ's biggest fans.