The travelling festival will head to Sydney and Melbourne early in October.
Prolific Melbourne-Sydney curators Astral People have unveiled Move My Way, a vibrant new community music festival touching down across Eora/Sydney and Naarm/Melbourne on the first weekend of October.
The event transforms Carriageworks and PICA into multi-stage playgrounds from 2pm onwards, headlined by Mercury Prize-winning UK jazz sensations Ezra Collective, Grammy-nominated rapper Freddie Gibbs, London Afro-jazz powerhouse Kokoroko, and Zambian firebrand Sampa the Great.
Move My Way 2026
- 3 October – Carriageworks, Sydney
- 4 October – PICA, Melbourne
- Tickers go on general sale on 20 May
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Grounded in comfort, connection and shared grooves, Move My Way bridges local scenes with global influences across hip hop, jazz, R&B and club sounds. Ezra Collective arrive fresh from their 2025 BRIT Award-winning album Dance, No One’s Watching and a standout Glastonbury set, while Gibbs brings his razor-sharp lyricism off the back of Alfredo 2.
Kokoroko return with their hopeful second album Tuff Times Never Last, and Sampa continues her boundary-pushing run as one of Australia’s most vital exports.
The stacked undercard features Qendresa, GENA (Liv.e & Karriem Riggins), Worldwide FM’s Luke Una, Takuya Nakamura, Coco María, Jamz Supernova, Tash LC, xmunashe and Melbourne’s own Miles Nautu. Local flavours are locked in with Mazzacles (Sydney only) and RAH (Melbourne only).
City-specific takeovers amplify the community spirit: Planet Trip reps Eora at Carriageworks, while Fitzroy’s Northside Records brings soul and funk heat to PICA, featuring Chris Gill and crew.
With expert curation and warm, inclusive spaces at its core, Move My Way puts movement and connection front and centre.
Move My Way presale tickets launch at 12pm on Tuesday 19 May, with general sale following Wednesday 20 May. Get them here.
