Red Bull Music Academy Weekender 2017

Overview

The Red Bull Music Academy Weekender is gearing up for a second visit to Aussie shores. The globally acclaimed festival will return to Sydney from August 31 through September 3, and sees a sharp curation of performances, conversations, installations and club nights taking over some of the city's best-loved venues, with a careful selection of internationally recognised artists coming together in a celebration of contemporary music. Sydney was lucky enough to be tapped last year, joining previous host cities including Tokyo, Dubai, Vienna, and Stockholm.

Expect everything from a carpark carnival from One Day to a minimalist Japanese electronic concert at North Head. Red Bull Radio will also be broadcasting live across all four days with a program of conversations, special guests, local stories, and live streams to accompany the tunes.

The rest of the country is getting a taste of the action, too — this year's festival will kick off with a little help from the Road to Weekender, a series of events and lectures slated for Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne in the lead-up to Sydney from August 26 through 31.

The Red Bull Music Academy boasts a long-held legacy of cultural celebration, fostering musical talent and collaboration across the globe. In Australia alone, the Academy has also hosted stages at Splendour in the Grass and Laneway Festival, as well as put on an industrial rave at Dark Mofo.