Rolling Loud returns after six years with Melbourne debut
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21.10.2025

Rolling Loud returns after six years with Melbourne debut

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Credit: Devon Dickson
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Rolling Loud is coming back to Australia for the first time since 2019 with festivals in Sydney and, a Melbourne debut.

The hip-hop festival will hit Centennial Park in Sydney and Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne next March, with Gunna confirmed as the first artist on the lineup. Rolling Loud Australia will deliver back-to-back, one-day festival experiences across both cities.

Gunna will perform at both stops, with the full lineup including international names alongside Australia’s most exciting artists to be announced in the coming weeks. Fans can expect the full Rolling Loud experience with epic performances, expansive on-site experiences and the energy that makes it the ultimate home for hip-hop.

Rolling Loud Australia

  • Saturday 7 March, Centennial Park, Sydney
  • Sunday 8 March, Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
  • Pre-sale tickets on sale Thursday 23 October at 8am AEDT

Check out our gig guide, our festival guide, our live music venue guide and our nightclub guide. Follow us on Instagram here.

Rolling Loud made its Australian debut in 2019, bringing the world’s largest hip-hop festival to Sydney’s Olympic Park. That one-day event sold out in one hour and featured sets from Future, Playboi Carti, Rae Sremmurd, Tyga, Manu Crook$ and a surprise performance from a then-rising The Kid LAROI during DJ Scheme’s set.

The landmark 2019 edition marked a major step in Rolling Loud’s global expansion, paving the way for future festivals across Europe and Asia. Now the festival returns to Sydney and debuts in Melbourne for the first time, produced in conjunction with Primuse Entertainment as the official local partner.

Rolling Loud’s next stop before Australia is Mumbai, where the festival makes its India debut on 22-23 November. Headlined by Central Cee, Wiz Khalifa, Don Toliver and Karan Aujla, Rolling Loud India will showcase international hip-hop stars and Indian artists shaping the genre across the subcontinent.

Earlier this year, the California edition delivered defining moments including Playboi Carti’s marathon 2.5-hour headlining set just days after releasing I AM MUSIC, Peso Pluma becoming the first Latin artist to headline a Rolling Loud festival, and A$AP Rocky’s dramatic helicopter arrival. Rolling Loud Australia 2026 is next in line to make history.

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