Great Southern Nights has unveiled its expansive 2025 program, set to bring more than 300 live music events to venues across New South Wales.
The festival aims to supercharge arts and cultural events while celebrating the state’s rich live music heritage.
“We’re so keen to be doing something different for Great Southern Nights,” says Lime Cordiale, who will return to The Metro for the first time since 2017. “These guys are pumping a bunch of support into the live music industry. Aussie venues, especially the smaller ones, are important for the development of musical acts.”
Key Details:
- Dates: March 21 – April 6, 2025
- Sydney
- Western Sydney
- Newcastle
- Wollongong
- Central Coast
- Broken Hill
- Byron Bay
- Central West
- Orange
- Tamworth
- Tilba
Full Lineup:
- Aleksiah
- Alice Ivy
- Babe Rainbow
- Baby Animals
- Bag Raiders
- Bec Sandridge
- Ben Lee
- Birds of Tokyo
- Boo Seeka
- Bootleg Rascal
- Boy & Bear
- Brad Cox
- Charley
- Crooked Colours
- Cyril
- Devaura
- Elsy Wameyo
- Emily Wurramara
- Emma Pask
- Full Flower Moon Band
- Gut Health
- Havana Brown
- Hoodoo Gurus
- Kaiit
- Kate Miller-Heidke
- Kinder
- King Stingray
- Lime Cordiale
- Matt Corby
- Meg Washington
- Missy Higgins
- Nai Palm
- Ngaiire
- Northeast Party House
- Running Touch
- Safia
- Sarah Blasko
- Six60
- Slumberjack
- Tash
- Teenage Dads
- Telenova
- The Belair Lip Bombs
- The Beths
- The Cat Empire
- The Cruel Sea
- The Western Distributors
- Thelma Plum
- Total Tommy
- Troy Cassar-Daley
- WAAX
- Winston Surfshirt
- Xavier Rudd
- Ziggy Alberts
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Rising star Charley will debut new material at Oxford Art Factory, promising “some songs from my upcoming album for the first time ever” along with special guests.
The festival spans genres from indie rock to electronic, with pop and indie heavyweights like Boy & Bear and The Cat Empire sharing the program with electronic acts Northeast Party House and Slumberjack, alongside hip-hop and R&B performers Ngaiire, Kaiit and Elsy Wameyo.
Minister for the Arts John Graham says the initiative aims to “boost live music and vibrancy across NSW” while celebrating the state’s rich history of live music, while ARIA CEO Annabelle Herd adds that the festival builds on “electric” momentum in the music community, “celebrating the astounding talent of our artists and sparking human connection in communities.”
Tickets are on sale now via greatsouthernnights.com.au.
