The point of difference is right there in the name: at ΩHM (pronounced "ohm") Festival of Other Music, genre-defying, boundary-pushing, cutting-edge and pioneering tunes — and the artists behind them — are in the spotlight. 2025 marks the third year that Brisbane Powerhouse is putting on the fest, following the event's 2023 debut and first return in 2024. To celebrate, expect everyone from King Stingray to The 5.6.7.8's, plus the largest neuro-inclusive silent disco that the River City has ever seen as well. One of the New Farm venue's annual celebrations alongside the Brisbane Comedy Festival and queer cultural festival MELT, ΩHM has a date with Lamington Street across Friday, February 28–Saturday, March 22, 2025. While the program extends across the three-week-plus period, heading along on opening weekend is recommended — that's when Bonny Light Horseman is kicking things off, Camerata — Queensland's Chamber Orchestra wants you to de-stress at its hour-long meditation concert 'Interludes', documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin is gracing the big screen at Dendy Powerhouse Outdoor Cinema and the Sound Space Silent Disco will get you dancing. If those first four events on the bill across ΩHM's initial three days seem like an eclectic mix — folk tunes, music to bliss out too, celebrating an iconic band through film under the stars and making shapes — that's this festival's approach. From there, patrons can catch Toby Wren take to the stage to mark the launch of his seventh album Songs for Dead Sailors, then see Camille O'Sullivan's pay tribute to Shane McGowan and Sinead O'Connor in her new show Loveletter, plus Nigerien rockers Etran de L'Aïr do their best. They might be scheduled for the fest's final weekend, but boasting Tokyo's The 5.6.7.8's — who everyone should remember from Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill — and Australia's own King Stingray on the closing lineup sets the stage for quite the ΩHM 2025 finale. This is a program filled with highlights — and the aforementioned Sound Space Silent Disco is one of biggest. It isn't every day that Brisbane Powerhouse's entire Powerhouse Theatre hosts a DJ-soundtracked party that's all about inclusion and accessibility, not only featuring a dance floor but also sensory-friendly activities outside in the venue's foyer. So, while DJ KSMBA, Update Prayer and folks from Brisbane's Quivr will be spinning tunes, attendees can also create music with unconventional objects, help make a community soundscape and take part in sound-free experiences. Ωhm Festival of Other Music 2025 Lineup Bonny Light Horseman Camerata Sound Space Silent Disco Camille O'Sullivan Etran de L'Aïr The 5.6.7.8's King Stingray Toby Wren Becoming Led Zeppelin ΩHM images: Somefx.
