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GREAT SOUTHERN NIGHTS
reveals stellar
2025 line up
.In exciting news for live music fans, Great Southern Nights is announcing its return in 2025. Taking place from 21 March – 6 April 2025, Great Southern Nights will bring some of Australia’s finest acts to all corners of the state, supercharging arts and cultural events in NSW.
The beloved live music celebration will take place in multiple venues across NSW, delivering more than 300 live gigs to areas including Sydney, Western Sydney, Newcastle, Wollongong and the Central Coast region, along with Broken Hill, Byron Bay, the Central West, Orange, Tamworth and Tilba.
From Australia’s most recognised names like Hoodoo Gurus and Missy Higgins to the next biggest artists like King Stingray, Teenage Dads and aleksiah, the star-studded line up has something for music lovers across all generations and genres.
Get to know your Great Southern Nights 2025 line up, featuring from A-Z;
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 ALBERTSAnd more to be announced in 2025!
Some of the finest pop, indie rock and dance heavyweights are playing Great Southern Nights 2025 with adored acts like Lime Cordiale, Boy & Bear and SAFIA set to perform anthems from their extensive catalogues. Enjoy household names like The Cat Empire and Sarah Blasko along with incredible country, roots and folk offerings from Brad Cox, Emily Wurramara, Ziggy Alberts and SIX60 as they head to stages across the state.
Lime Cordiale said “We’re so keen to be doing something different for Great Southern Nights. 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 – it’s a long way to the top, right?! We haven’t played The Metro since 2017 and love seeing our favourite artists play there. Going to be sick!!”
Catch the freshest talent with rising stars Charley and Telenova, hip hop and RnB fans can enjoy incredible sets from Ngaiire, Kaiit and Elsy Wameyo.
Charley said: “I am so excited to be playing a show for Great Southern Nights as this one will be a special one. I’ll be playing some songs from my upcoming album for the first time ever at one of my fave intimate Sydney venues, Oxford Art Factory! I also have some incredible special guests performing before me and with me!! This will be such a fun show.”
Jump into the mosh with Waax or feel the bass drop with dance heavyweights Northeast Party House, Kinder, Slumberjack and more. Groove out to laid-back soundscapes from artists like Babe Rainbow and Winston Surfshirt or enjoy smooth jazz from Emma Pask.
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Great Southern Nights is a NSW Government initiative delivered via its tourism and major events agency Destination NSW in partnership with the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
About Destination NSW
Destination NSW is the champion and voice for the visitor economy within the NSW Government. Spearheading a whole-of-government approach to visitor economy growth, Destination NSW is responsible for leading the delivery of the NSW Visitor Economy Strategy 2030 in partnership with government and industry. Destination NSW influences and shapes the visitor economy through strategic research, policy and thought leadership, stakeholder engagement and consultation, commercial partnerships and investment in visitor experiences, business support, marketing and events. Destination NSW is also the major investor in Business Events Sydney (BESydney) for the purpose of securing more international and domestic conventions, incentive travel reward programs, corporate events and exhibitions.
About ARIA
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a national industry association with more than 175 members representing major and independent record producers, manufacturers, and distributors. ARIA acts as an advocate for the Australian music industry, administers the labelling code of practice, and compiles industry information and research. It also produces the ARIA Charts every week and the annual ARIA Awards. Most importantly, ARIA supports Australian music and creates opportunities for it to be heard.
About Great Southern Nights
The inaugural Great Southern Nights was launched in November 2020 by the NSW Government, through Destination NSW and in partnership with ARIA. Returning in March 2022, the event played a vital role in supporting the live music, entertainment, and hospitality sectors as they recovered from pandemic impacts.
Great Southern Nights continues to build on its success, providing a strong platform to collaborate with venues, artists, and music organisations. Together, we’re championing the importance of live performances as a key driver of the creative industries. As noted in A New State of Night, the NSW 24-Hour Economy Strategy, “live music, venues and events make communities more creative and connected, providing valuable employment opportunities and a more diverse night-time offering.”
We acknowledge First Nations People as the Traditional Owners and sovereign custodians of the lands on which we work, live and where our event takes place. We recognise their continued connection to Country and their respective nations across this continent and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. We also celebrate the unique and inspiring creativity and Songlines of the world’s oldest living culture and give thanks for the immeasurable influence First Nations People continue to have over the music and art we enjoy.
AMNPLIFY – DB
My nickname is “The Amnplifier”. Why? Because around here my focus is on being a conduit for providing greater outcomes that people come here for. My day to day “work” is living in the moment, and I love helping others concentrate on finding their connection to themselves through their experiences.
Why start a music environment? The truth is I love music, I love writing, and I love life. I work with musicians every day, and I feel certain that I will be until they put me in the ground. I have been managing people in businesses of some sort for over thirty five years so along the way I have developed some “wisdom” from my regular and constant “observations”.
Amnplify your experience. That is what we want you to do here, and if you want to let me know why you do, or don’t, shoot me a message on Facebook.
Hope you enjoy yourself here and find something that hits you somewhere.
