(Nearly Summer) Spring Festivals Brisbane

One of the top things to do in Brisbane City is to dive into the thriving music and festival scene.

BIGSOUND Festival

In September over 160 artists from the music scene all around Australia hit up Brisvegas for an event like no other.

BIGSOUND is the leading new music festival and industry conference held annually in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.

Ticket info coming soon for 2020

Some Careers BIGSOUND has launched include now-established names:-

• Flume
• Rufus
• Megan Washington,
• Courtney Barnett
• Gang of Youths
• Tones & I

Save the Date: 1 – 4 September 2020

Brisbane Festival

Brisbane Festival is a world-class arts festival that brings the city together every September for a thrilling program of music, theatre, dance, comedy and more.

The Arcadia hub at South Bank is the centre of the festival which begins on 4 September.

The festival culminates with the huge fireworks festival of Riverfire on 26 September. 

Save the date: 4 – 26 September 2020

Listen Out

This September, Australia’s quality dance music event, Listen Out comes to Brisbane with its quality dance music which hail from all around Australia.

Past lineups have been pretty wicked:

 6LACK | BISCITS | CODA CONDUCT | COSMO’S MIDNIGHT | DENZEL CURRY | DIPLO | DOJA CAT | DOM DOLLA |  | EBONY BOADU | ENSCHWAY (Sydney only) | FLAVA D | FLUME | HANNAH WANTS  | JEFFE | JPEGMAFIA | KINDER | LEIKELI47 | LUUDE | MALAA | MISS BLANKS  | PERTO | RITON | SCHOOLBOY Q | SET MO | SLOWTHAI | TWERL (Perth Only) | TRIPLE ONE | WAFIA | WHETHAN (Melbourne & Brisbane Only) | YOUNG FRANCO

They include Triple J Unearthed winners:

 JAMO (VIC) | NERVE (QLD) | HOODZY (WA) | A.GIRL (NSW) | EAST AV3 (SA)

Save the date: September 2020

Island Vibe Festival

In late October – November Straddie will host 3 days of reggae, roots, soul and electronic arts.

The event is still scheduled and planned to proceed so start booking your accommodation over on North Stradbroke Island.

Line up news:

Island Vibe will be host to over 80 acts on 3 stages – The Airie Top (Big Top), the Bamboo Bass (Bass Music stage presented by Earth Frequency Festival) and Chai’n’Vibes (formerly known as the Coconut Lounge) as well as traditional and contemporary dance in the Ceremony Circle, and workshops and talks at the Workshops Space & Kids Space.

islandvibe.com.au/programme

Save the date: 29 October – 1 November 2020

Festival X

Only the doorstep of summer (and let’s be honest – it will feel like summer in Nov) is Festival X – Australia’s biggest summer music festival.

Save the Date: November 2020