BIGSOUND 2026
Photo: Ash Sekulich
BIGSOUND 2026
1–4 September 2026 – Fortitude Valley – Brisbane, QLD
Festival Showcase
(Alphabetical Order)
AKOSIA
Ally Row
And Beyond
Any Young Mechanic
BALA RONTU
belac
Betty
Birdland
blinder
blue diner.
Blush'ko and The Lazy Boys
CATPISS
Clancy
Daily J
DC Maxwell
DeepFaith
Denvah
Deva Mahal
Divers
Djawarray and Mayi Wunba Dancers
dœgægé
DRIZZZ
Dugong Jr
Dumbhead
eli wan
Erika Ever
Fletcher Kent
Gloam
Grace Chia
Greatsouth
HARLEY GIRL
Hayley Jensen
Indigo Blaze
Jaal
Jack Botts
JALMAR
Jem Cassar-Daley
Jett Blyton
JIMI THE KWEEN
JJ Vacant
Kaikobad
Kidskin
Kiz
koady
Kyla Belle
L.O.W
Ladyhawke
LamBros.
Lara Buchanan
Late June
Lazy Haze
Lightyears
LIQUID ZOO
Local the Neighbour
Loosie Grind
Lover
Maybe Hugo
Mertas
Milly Strange
Mim Jensen
MOKOMOKAI
Ngaiire
nightdive
PA777IENCE
PASH
Peach Fuzz
Piper Butcher
Polly
PRETTY BLEAK
Public Figures
Queenie
Ricky Neil Jr.
Rromarin
Ruby Mae
RubyHoo
Salty
Sam Fischer
Say True God?
Scratching
Sidney
Sidney Phillips
Silky Roads
Special Features
Stimpies
SUPERNEW
Sweatbaby
TANISHA
Tear Drive
TEENS
THE BROWNS
The Cheaks
THEADORE
Tori Darke
Toy Shaw
TRAVIS COLLINS
Tusekah
Wild Gloriosa
WIN BIG
Zach Stephenson
Zipporah
Artist in Conversations
Julia Jacklin
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard
Trials
International Guests
Nigel House, Rough Trade Retail
Mariana Timony, Bandcamp Daily
Christie Medina-Gonzalez, Hellfest
Carole Ann Vetter, Low Profile
Márk Bóna, Sziget Festival
Bonnaroo (C3 Presents) - Bryan Benson (US)
CUEW / One Music Camp / Arifuji Weekenders - Yuta Nomura (JP)
India International Music Week - Rafael Pereira (IN)**
Mojo - Puck Stoelinga (NL)
Mom+Pop Music - Thaddeus Rudd (US)
Pitchfork - Nina Corcoran (US)
Partisan Records - Chris Fraser (UK)
Skillbox - Roydon Bangera (IN) **
Soho House - Jessica Moss (UK)
TBA Agency - Kyle Kernohan (US)
Bandcamp - Mariana Timony (US)
Carpark Records - Steph Salas (US)
DMT Law Firm - David Telfer (US)
Hellfest - Christie Medina-Gonzalez (FR)
Low Profile - Carole Ann Vetter (US)
Reeperbahn - Patrick Daniel (GER)
ROAM Artists - Lucy Atkinson (UK)
Rough Trade Retail - Nigel House (UK)
Sziget - Márk Bónal (Hungary)
SXSW - Dev Sherlock (US)
The Great Escape - Marie Robinson (UK)
True Panther - Kelley Lin (US)
Industry Guests
Adelle Robinson (Afa/Fuzzy)
Aeron Clark (Edge Radio Hobart)
Al Newstead (Author/Music And Pop Culture Reporter, Double J)
Alex Clarke (Yellowbelly Bourke)
Alex Nagl (Amrap/Cbaa)
Alex Knight (Gyro.group)
Alison Bremner (Gyro.group)
Ali Tomoana (Manager, Soul Has No Tempo)
Alyce Wearne (Spotify)
Amelia Jenner (Touring & Operations Manager, Wat Artists)
Andrew Khedoori (Music Director, Amrap/Cbaa)
Andrew Patterson (Retired Public School Principal)
Angela Pulvirenti (Like No Other Media)
Annabelle Herd (CEO, Aria)
Anthony Zaccaria (Co-founder, Linktree)
Ari Pascual (Agent, Trust Artists)
Ashley Gay (Ex A&r / Managing Director, Central Station Records/Xelon Digital)
Ash McGregor (Podcaster, Listen Up With Ash)
Becki Whitton (Mixing & Mastering Engineer)
Bianca Benussi (Strategic Partner Manager, Global Partnerships, Instagram)
Billy Zammit (Creative Director)
Birdland (Artist)
Brad Hinds (Head Of Music, Oztix)
Byron Spencer (Artist, Deepfaith)
Cameron Menegoni (Amrap/Cbaa)
Carla Fowler (Founder, Create Mate)
Chris Brearley (Promoter, Greyline Live)
Claire Collins (Bossy Music)
Dan Woolston (Founder, Higher Ground Management & Sniffers Magazine)
Daria Wain (4zzz)
Dave Sleswick (Tivoli Group)
Dr Ash King (Mental Health Content And Programs Lead, Support Act)
Dr James Humberstone (Associate Professor, Sydney Conservatorium)
Edvard Hakansson (Founder/Director, Cohort Records)
Elinor Williams (Digital Marketing Director, The Annex)
Emily Collins (Head Of Sound Nsw, Sound Nsw)
Emma Bosworth (Green Music Australia)
Emma Dolibi (Marketing Director, Laneway Festival)
Firas Massouh (PBS FM)
Fred Gesha (St Kilda Festival - First Peoples Program Lead)
Glenn Dickie (Export Music Producer, Sounds Australia)
Glenn Savage (Professor Of Education Futures, University Of Melbourne)
Hannah Lapedota (Social & Advocacy Brand Manager | Maybelline New York ANZ)
Hans Schafer (Svp, Global Touring, Live Nation)
Harper Kodicek
Jade Nazareth (Artist Manager, One Louder)
Jamison Kehl (The Push)
Jamie Raeburn (Managing Director, Central Station Records)
Jane Polley (Curriculum Specialist, The Arts, Acara)
Jason Templeman (Engagement Officer, Brisbane 2032 Olympic And Paralympic Games & Economic Empowerment)
Jennifer Sullivan (CMO, Kitbetter)
Jess Barlow (Senior Director For Sync Licensing At Concord Music Publishing ANZ, Concord)
Jim Hennessey (Director Of Marketing, Untitled Group)
Jo Palumbo (Founder, Central Station Records)
Joe Khan (Senior Editor, Spotify)
John ‘jc’ Collins (Qld Night-life Economy Commissioner)
Jonathan Zawada (Creative Director)
Jordan Royal (4zzz)
Kat Gibbs (Head Of People And Culture, Unified)
Kim Ferguson (Mo’s Desert Clubhouse)
Kimberley Galceran (Music Director, Dark Mofo)
Kirsty Lee Peters (Publishing A&r, Sweat It Out)
Ladyhawke (Artist)
Lars Brandle (Music Journalist)
Liz Astey (Director, Orbit/Dplr Group)
Lorrae McKenna (Founder & Artist Manager, Our Golden Friend)
Lucas Canzona (Director, Fairwin Entertainment)
Lucy Blomkamp (Producer)
Lucy Buckeridge (Head Of Asia Pacific, Domino Recordings)
Lynley White-smith (Forbes Street Studios)
Marcus Walkom (Walkom Lawyers)
Mark Gerber (Founder/CEO, Oxford Art Factory)
Matt Field (Field Frequency)
Matt Nugent (COO, Central Station Records)
Matt O’gorman (Drummer, British India / Radio Announcer, Southern Cross Austereo)
Mayella Dewis-koroi (Creative & Festival Producer)
Meg Williams (Creative Victoria)
Michelle Yanez-olivares (Founder, Amiga Mía)
Monique Williams (Marketing & Communications Manager, Creative Australia)
Natasha Pinto (Venue Booker, Cg Live)
Nathan Bird (Artist)
Nathaniel Andrew (Natismo)
Nicholas Di Lorenzo (Mastering Engineer, Panorama Mastering)
Nikki Wishart (Qsic)
Paul Kelly (Artist)
Pete Murray (Artist)
Poppy Reid
Rafael Pereira (Lawyer, Tin Nuts / Intellectual Property Strategist, India International Music Week)
Rohan Hardy (Director Of Music, St. Andrew’s Anglican College)
Romy Harber (Global Head Of Entertainment, Marketing And Partnerships, B-electronic)
SAM Cromack (Singer And Songwriter, Ball Park Music)
Sarah Kanowski (Journalist, ABC)
Sasha Mcleod (Singer And Songwriter, Sycco)
Sean Walker (Artist)
Shannon Carragher (Senior Music Editor, Spotify)
Stu Field (Director, Oztix)
Tam Boakes (Owner/CEO, Jive; Australian Music Venue Foundation)
Thalia Skopellos (Storybeats)
TIFF Stodart (Three D Radio)
Tom Brain (Venue Programmer & Promoter, Joy Events)
Tommy Boutros (FBI Radio)
Tristan Berry (Onerpm)
Tyla Dombroski (Director & CEO, Crowbar Brisbane & Crowbar Sydney)
Unice Wani (Creator)
Van Picken (Founder/Global Director Of Music Strategy, Comes With Fries; Ticketek Entertainment Group)
Victoria Kozbanis (Touring Coordinator, Lonely Lands Agency)
Viv Mellish (Gyro.group)
Will Cuming (Head Of Product & Engineering, Unified Music Group)
