One of the best things about summer is the fact that the days go on forever, which means that Aussie music festivals feel like they lasts an eternity. But what ones are the best to hit now that the warmer months are just about here? Check out our big master post below of all the summer music festivals that are essential to get along to this festival season.
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I don’t know about you but there have been countless times where I’ve tried to find somewhere that listed all the essential Aussie music festivals in one place, so I can figure out my summer sesh times, and wrangle my group chat in time to sort our shit out. Well, now it’s here for you, from me. All the big players and boutique festivals with their respective lineups, dates, venues, and tickets.
This will be updated as we get more information on announcements, sell-outs, cancellations, venue changes, and everything in between, so keep an eye here if you’re keen to get the skinny on Aussie music festivals across 2019 and 2020.
Nine Lives
March 1, 2020
The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD
TICKETS
LINEUP
Aldous Harding
Angie McMahon
Julia Jacklin
Allah-Lahs
Kevin Morby
Kikagaku Moyo
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Buttercats
Desmond Cheese
DJ Heartbeats
Elder
First Beige
Handsome
Jim Griffin
Moreton
Nice Biscuit
Pink Matter
Sycco
Grampians Music Festival
February 28-29, 2020
Halls Gap, Victoria
TICKETS
LINEUP
Julia Jacklin
Ecca Vandal
These New South Whales
DRMNGNOW
Maddy Jane
Elizabeth
CLYPSO
RAAVE TAPES
Zoe Fox & The Rocket Clocks
Yergirl
Miiesha
Feels
Pink Matter
Quivers
Pinch Points
Gaucu
The Buoys
Sledgehammer
Gamjee
FLOC
Farmer & The Owl
February 29, 2020
Maccabe Park, Wollongong NSW
TICKETS
LINEUP
Hot Chip (UK)
Uncle Acid and The Deadbeats (US/UK/CAN)
Sleaford Mods (UK)
Weyes Blood (US)
The Chats
Bad//Dreems
Drab Majesty (US)
Wiki (US)
The Murlocs
Alex Cameron
Mom Jeans (US)
Press Club
Jack Ladder
Cable Ties
Horror My Friend
The Buoys
Miss June (NZ)
Hand Habits (US)
Body Type
Rebel Yell
EGOISM
Shady Nasty
SPOD
100
The Lazy Eyes
Wash
Mini Skirt
Blistar
Hoon
R.M.F.C
Loose Fit
Babey
Bluesfest
9 – 13 April, 2020
Tyagarah Tree Farm, Byron Bay NSW
TICKETS
LINEUP
Dave Matthews Band
Crowded House
Patti Smith and Her Band
Lenny Kravitz
George Benson
Brandi Carlile
John Butler
Xavier Rudd
The Cat Empire
Morcheeba
John Prine
Jenny Lewis
Frank Turner
John Mayall
Buffy Sainte-Marie
The Marcus King Band
Walter Trout
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
Greensky Bluegrass
Larkin Poe
The War & Treaty
The Waterboys (Aus Exclusive)
Jimmie Vaughan (Aus Exclusive)
Eagles Of Death Metal
Zucchero (Aus Exclusive)
Ani Difranco
Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles
Amadou & Mariam
The Allman Betts Band
Yola
Tal Wilkenfield
Joachim Cooder (Aus Exclusive)
Steve ‘N’ Seagulls (Aus Exclusive)
Kool & the Gang
The Gipsy Kings ft. Nicolas Reyes and Tonino Baliardo
Guy Sebastian
Allen Stone
LP
Dweezil Zappa
Troy Cassar-Daley
The Waifs
Erja Lyytinen
Chain
Ash Grunwald
CMC Rocks 2020
20 – 22 March
Ipswich, QLD
TICKETS
LINEUP
Miranda Lambert
Kip Moore
Morgan Evans
Billy Currington
Brothers Osborne
Lee Kernaghan
Lanco
Dustin Lynch
Adam Brand
Tim Hicks
Hardy
Jimmie Allen
Jeffrey Steele
Abby Anderson
Runaway June
The Wolfe Brothers
Mitchell Tenpenny
Kassi Ashton
Cassadee Pope
Felicity Urquhart
Jasmine Rae
Jordan Brooker
Niko Moon
Seaforth
Sarah Buxton
Brad Cox
Christie Lamb
Kaylee Bell
Casey Barnes
Charlie Collins
Ell Regan
Zoo Twilights
24 January – 7 March, 2020
Melbourne Zoo, VIC
TICKETS
LINEUP
January 24
Confidence Man
+ Wax’o Paradiso
January 25
Icehouse
January 31
Toots & The Maytals
+ Systa BB
February 1
Randy Newman
February 7
Missy Higgins
+ William Crighton
February 14
The Cat Empire
+ Emily Wurramara
February 21
10CC
+ Russell Morris
February 22
Methyl Ethel
+ Hatchie
February 28
Julia Jacklin
+ Weyes Blood
February 29
Meg Mac
+ Fergus James
March 6
Stereolab
+ Mildlife
March 7
Mavis Staples
+ Emma Donovan & The Putbacks
Twilight At Taronga
January 31 – March 7, 2020
Taronga Zoo, Mosman NSW
TICKETS
LINEUP
January 31
Broods
February 1
Wolfmother
February 7
Pete Murray
February 8
ARC performs ‘Abbey Road Live’
February 14
Bernard Fanning
SOLD OUT
February 15
Sunnyboys
February 21
Kasey Chambers
February 22
James Morrison Big Band
February 28
Paul Kelly performs ‘Thirteen Ways To Look At Birds’
February 29
Bjorn Again
SOLD OUT
March 1
Bjorn Again
March 5
Mavis Staples
March 6
Meg Mac
March 7
Comedy Gala
feat. Kitty Flanagan, Luke McGregor, Randy & The Stevenson Experience
Groovin’ The Moo 2020
Friday 24 April
Adelaide Showground
Wayville, SA
Saturday 25 April
Exhibition Park In Canberra (EPIC)
Canberra, ACT
Sunday 26 April
Hay Park
(off) Parade Road, Bunbury, WA
Saturday 2 May
Prince of Wales Showground
Bendigo, VIC
Sunday 3 May
Murray Sports Complex
Annandale, QLD
Saturday 9 May
Maitland Showground
Maitland, NSW
PRESALE TICKETS
LINEUP
AJ Tracey
Bhad Bhabie
Blanco Brown
The Cat Empire
Channel Tres
Clairo
Darude
Dope Lemon
E^ST
Gang Of Youths
Hayden James
Kelis
Kira Puru
Mallrat
Manu Crooks
Maxo Kream
Ruby Fields
San Cisco
Slowly Slowly
Sugarhill Gang
Tones and I
The Veronicas
WAAX
YBN Cordae
Ultra Australia 2020
March 8, 2020
Parramatta Park NSW
TICKETS
March 9, 2020
Flemington Racecourse, VIC
TICKETS
LINEUP
PHASE ONE
Afrojack
Cirez DDash Berlin
DJ Snake
Eric Prydz
Luciano
Zedd
Deborah De Luca
Eats Everything
UMEK
Markus Schulz
Gammer
Tigerlily
Ali & Aminos
Brooklyn
Brynny
Buttons
David Tran
Dean Dee
Dimatik
DJ Dan
DJ Tora
DJR
Firelite
Fluke
Hard Dance Alliance
Indigo Starlight
Jaysounds
Jesabel
Joel Fletcher
Jordz
Kingzway
Leezy
Marcus Santoro
Mashd N Kutcher
Nastyboys
New World Sound
Orkestrated
Piere B2B Chloe Wilson
Rockafellas
Rojdar
SCNDL
Scott Alert
Short Round
Soul-T
Soundcheck
Sunset Bros
Taleena
Tay-G
Tyron Hapo
Zedx
Download Festival 2020
March 20
Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne VIC
March 21
Parramatta Park, Sydney NSW
TICKETS
LINEUP
My Chemical Romance
Deftones
Jimmy Eat World
Clutch
Ministry
In Flames
Testament
Alestorm
Carcass
Lacuna Coil
Hands Like Houses
In Hearts Wake
The HU
Baroness
Ne Obliviscaris
Bodyjar
New Years Day
Clowns
Venom Prison
SKYND
Thornhill
Disentomb
Stand Atlantic
Plini
RedHook
Dregg
A Festival Called Panama
March 6 – 8
Lone Star Valley, Golconda TAS
TICKETS
LINEUP
Julia Jacklin
Aldous Harding
Evelyn Champagne King & Mondo Freaks
Kevin Morby
Sleaford Mods
Kikagaku Moyo
Haiku Hands
Dyson Stringer Cloher
Genesis Owusu
Mildlife
Gordon Koang
Miss June
Stevan
Tiana Khasi
Carla Geneve
Slag Queens
Denni
Slaughterhäus Surf Cult
King Billy
Horse&Wood
Django’s Tiger
MONA FOMA 2020
11 – 20 February
Launceston, TAS
TICKETS
LINEUP
Ludovico Einaudi
Laibach
Flying Lotus 3D
Amanda Palmer
Paul Kelly
Holly Herndon
Tim Hecker & Konoyo Ensemble
Chai
Orville Peck
Architects of Air
The Centre
Alice Potts
Tarryn Handcock
Fernando Do Campo
kipli paywuta lumi
King Ubu
MESS & Soma Lumia
Morning Meditations
Faux Mo
Wine Machine 2020
March 7, 2020
Home Hill Winery
Huon Valley, TAS
March 14, 2020
Roche Estate
Hunter Valley, NSW
March 21, 2020
Commonwealth Park
Canberra, ACT
March 28, 2020
Rochford Estate
Yarra Valley, VIC
April 4, 2020
Oakover Grounds
Swan Valley, WA
TICKETS
LINEUP
Hot Dub Time Machine
The Jungle Giants (excl TAS & WA)
The Naked And Famous
Regard “Ride It” (excl TAS & WA)
Northeast Party House
Bag Raiders (Live)
Young Franco (excl WA)
Alice Ivy (excl VIC)
Don West
The Drop 2020
February 29, 2020
Noosa, QLD
March 7, 2020
Newcastle, NSW
March 14, 2020
Manly, NSW
March 28, 2020
Coolangatta, QLD
April 11, 2020
Torquay, VIC
April 25, 2020
Busselton, WA
PRE-SALE TICKETS
LINEUP
The Presets
Boy & Bear
Ball Park Music
Allday
DZ Deathrays
Kita Alexander
Graace
Dark Mofo 2020
June 2020
Hobart, TAS
PRESALE TICKETS
LINEUP
Bon Iver
June 13, 2020
Mac2, TAS
Big Pineapple Music Festival
May 30, 2020
Woombye, QLD
TICKETS
LINEUP
Hilltop Hoods
Alison Wonderland
The Amity Affliction
Dune Rats
Example (UK)
G Flip
Kingswood
Odette
Thelma Plum
Winston Surfshirt
Kwame
CXLOE
JessB (NZ)
Kyle Lionhart
Bootleg Rascal
A. Swayze & The Ghosts
Roland Tings
Death By Denim
Jawbreakers
Gold Member
Maddy Mooda
Jack Botts
The Jensens
First Beige
Forrest Run
+ more
Splendour In The Grass
North Byron Parklands, NSW
July 24 – 26, 2020
TICKETS
LINEUP
Flume (Only Aus Show)
The Strokes
Tyler, The Creator (Only Aus Show)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Midnight OPil (The Makarrata Project)
Glass Animals
Denzel Curry
Duke Dumont Live
Violent Soho
Mura Masa
King Krule
Dillon Francis
DMA’s
Tim Minchin
Ruel
Idles
Dom Dolla
King Princess
JPEGMAFIA
Grinspoon
The Jungle Giants
Oliver Tree
Cub Sport
Petit Biscuit
Sampa The Great
Gerry Cinnamon
G Flip
Jack Garratt
Thelma Plum
Illy
Julia Jacklin
Lime Cordiale
Tierra Whack
Methyl Ethel
Julia Stone
Mall Grab
Jack River
Grouplove
Baker Boy
The Chats
Chillinit
Confidence Man
BENEE
Bad//Dreems
Sofi Tukker
Wallows
Stella Donnelly
Still Woozy
Triple One
Bruno Major
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever
Northeast Party House
KLLO
PUP
Joy Crookes
Shannon & The Clams
Hooligan Hefs
Shaed
Mildlife
Inhaler
Alex The Astronaut
Muna
Jarreau Vandal
Alice Ivy
Adrian Eagle
Greentea Peng
Surfaces
Mo’ju
Georgia
Babe Rainbow perform The Velvet Underground’s ‘Loaded’
Starcrawler
Brame & Hamo
Sly Withers
Gryffin
Ban offee
Mickey Kojak
The Big Moon
Mako Road
Fazerdaze
Stevan
George Alice
Dro Carey & DJ Scorpion
The Sould Movers
Lillie Mae
The Lazy Eyes
Miss June
Lex Deluxe
100
Pink Matter
Miiesha
Andy Golledge
Cry Club
Charlie Collins
Memphis LK
Triple J Unearthed Winners
PLUS MIX-UP DJ’S
Dena Amy
Jordan Brando
Luen
Aywy
Shantan Wantan Ichiban
AK Sports
Sauti Systems
MOKTAR
Carolina Gasolina
We’ll be updating this whole list as more Aussie music festivals are announced and come out of the woodwork, so keep your eyes peeled (and maybe bookmark this article for later.) See ya front right!
