Palace Foreshore is back for 2026 with hip-hop royalty, pop stars and global innovators taking over St Kilda.
Melbourne’s iconic seaside music precinct returns from 26 February through 15 March with its most ambitious program to date. After a stellar 2025 comeback, Palace Foreshore is doubling down on what makes it special: world-class artists, bayside sunsets and that unbeatable St Kilda energy.
Two massive new shows join the lineup today. Hip-hop legends De La Soul headline Droppin’ Science on Friday 27 February, while pop powerhouse Peach PRC brings her candy-coloured chaos on Thursday 12 March. They’re joining previously announced heavyweights Black Country, New Road, The Streets and Pendulum for what’s shaping up to be one hell of a summer.
Palace Foreshore 2026
- Where: Palace Foreshore, St Kilda Triangle, Melbourne
- When: Thursday 26 February – Sunday 15 March 2026
- Thursday 26 February: Black Country, New Road
- Friday 27 February: Droppin’ Science feat. De La Soul, Oddisee & Good Compny, Miss Kaninna
- Thursday 5 March: The Streets
- Friday 6 March: Pendulum
- Thursday 12 March: Peach PRC
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Droppin’ Science brings the heat
Friday 27 February is all about hip-hop culture in every form. Droppin’ Science celebrates the pioneers who kicked down doors and the new generation running through them. De La Soul are the headline drawcard, and for good reason.
Long Island’s finest completely rewrote the rulebook when they dropped 3 Feet High and Rising. Colourful, clever and wildly creative, they helped shift hip-hop from underground movement to global phenomenon. Their influence is still everywhere, decades later.
After years away, they’re coming back swinging. New album Cabin in the Sky drops 21 November 2025, their first full-length since 2016. Packed with collaborations from Nas, Common, Black Thought, DJ Premier and Pete Rock, it’s reflection and resilience wrapped in De La’s signature warmth. Australian fans will get to hear it live for the very first time.
Oddisee & Good Compny are bringing the groove. The DMV rapper and producer blends jazz, funk, go-go and hip-hop into something entirely his own. Self-produced and fiercely independent, his catalogue (The Good Fight, The Iceberg, ODD CURE) has earned serious respect. Live with his band, it’s less rap show, more transcendent musical experience.
Miss Kaninna rounds out the night. A proud Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung, Kalkadoon and Yirendali woman, she’s one of Australian hip-hop’s most vital voices. Fusing hip-hop, neo-soul and R&B, tracks like Blak Britney and Pinnacle Bitch are anthems of empowerment and resistance. Her debut EP swept the 2025 AIR Awards. She’s unfiltered, unstoppable and absolutely essential. Presented by Astral People, Droppin’ Science is hip-hop in full colour.
Peach PRC brings pop chaos
Peach PRC hits Palace Foreshore on Thursday 12 March with confessional bangers and pure pop energy. Known for wildly devoted fans and captivating live shows, she’s built something special.
Numbers don’t lie: over 230 million streams, 27 million video views and two billion social impressions. Debut EP Manic Dream Pixie hit number one on the ARIA Album Chart. Singles F U Goodbye and Perfect For You both landed in triple j’s Hottest 100, with the former winning a Rolling Stone Award for Song of the Year. Billboard, Vogue, NME and Rolling Stone have all sung her praises. Peach PRC is redefining Australian pop on the world stage, and this show promises to be a candy-coloured celebration of everything she does best.
The rest of the stellar Palace Foreshore lineup
Black Country, New Road kick things off on Thursday 26 February. The British collective are touring latest record Forever Howlong, released via Ninja Tune earlier this year. Known for bold reinvention and communal songwriting, they’ve been praised by The Guardian for their gentler, more bucolic direction. Live, they’re immersive, theatrical and joyously unpredictable.
Mike Skinner brings The Streets to Palace Foreshore on Thursday 5 March for something truly special. He’s performing A Grand Don’t Come For Free in full for the very first time. The 2004 UK number one album remains influential as ever, delivering classics like Dry Your Eyes, Fit But You Know It and Blinded By The Lights. Skinner’s poetic honesty and British wit make for shows that are part rave, part confessional, pure catharsis.
Pendulum close out the announced shows on Friday 6 March. The drum’n’bass titans return home after dropping their first full album in 15 years. Inertia is a 16-track emotional maelstrom that proves they’re still operating on another level. Frontman Rob Swire calls it the sound of Pendulum finding themselves again. Live, they’re one of the most electrifying acts around, and this homecoming show will remind everyone why.
More than just music
Palace Foreshore sits between the Palais Theatre and St Kilda Sea Baths, offering panoramic bay views, golden sunsets and cool coastal breezes. It’s one of Melbourne’s most unique live music experiences.
Across the season, expect curated food trucks, pop-up bars, local vendors and hospitality partners adding to the vibe. Four weeks of sun, sound and sea, bringing together global names, local heroes and fans united by live music.
More announcements are still to come. Palace Foreshore 2026 is cementing itself as the centrepiece of Melbourne’s summer music calendar.
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