WOMADelaide has added 20 more exceptional artists to its 2026 lineup, including exclusive performances from trailblazers Arrested Development and one of Africa’s greatest female voices and activists, Oumou Sangaré.
Also new on the lineup are Italian pop icon Jovanotti, Canadian jazz-fusion group BADBADNOTGOOD, Dutch/Kiwi blues-funk trio My Baby, and American gospel family band Annie & The Caldwells, whose latest album was been praised by the likes of Sir Elton John.
Psychedelic Amsterdam-based six-piece Nusantara Beat whose music is a nod to their Indonesian roots will also perform, as well as soulful blues guitarist/singer Fantastic Negrito from the US, festival favourites KAIIT and Mama Kin Spender, and newcomers including Brazilian/Australian artist Alcides Neto.
“We are delighted to announce these amazing artists joining us in the finishing touches to our lineup, to grace the WOMADelaide stages over the March long weekend,” Ian Scobe, director of WOMADelaide, said. “Whether you’re already a fan or getting to know these artists for the first time, WOMADelaide 2026 is ready for you.”
These artists join the recently announced legendary Australian band Yothu Yindi, Afro-funk Fred again.. collaborator Obongjayar, 82-year-old First Nations gospel singer Kankawa Nagarra, Yolngu rapper and dancer Baker Boy, singer-storyteller Troy Cassar-Daley accompanied by a string quartet, London-based DJ Jyoty, and many more.
The 29th edition of the festival is taking place from March 6th-9th, with more than 600 artists in 69 groups from 38 countries, promising to deliver an extraordinary four-day festival unlike any other in Australia.
Since 1992, WOMADelaide has attracted thousands of visitors from across the country to Adelaide’s Botanic Park. No two lineups are ever the same and audiences come not only for the music, but to immerse themselves in the full festival experience.
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The 2026 edition will see the return of programs including Taste the World, the WoMarkets, KidZone, Planet Talks sessions, and The Sanctuary Restaurant. It will also feature the Around the Park program, with various creative performances.
For ticket information and more, see here.
WOMADelaide 2026
Friday, March 6th – Monday, March 9th
Botanic Parks/Tainmuntilla, Adelaide SA
Lineup (A-Z):
Åkervinda (Sweden)
Alcides Neto (Brazil/Aus)
Alfio Antico & Go Dugong (Italy)
Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy (Ghana)
Annahstasia (US)
Annie & The Caldwells (US)
Any Young Mechanic (Aus)
Arrested Development (US)
Ashkan Shafiei (Iran/Aus)
Asmâa Hamzaoui & Bnat Timbouktou (Morocco)
Australian Art Orchestra with Kojoe & Hikaru Tanaka — Raw Denshi (Japan/Aus)
BADBADNOTGOOD (Canada)
Baker Boy (Aus)
Balaganesan & Bageswari (India)
BARKAA (Aus)
Beoga (Ireland)
Bhutan Balladeers (Bhutan)
Blinky Bill (Kenya)
Bobby Alu (Samoa/Aus)
Born in a Taxi – Higher Order, Illuminati, Please Wait Here, Sleep Keepers & Zebras (Aus)
BVT (Philippines/Aus)
Chloe Loftus Dance – The Air Between Us (NZ/Belgium)
Cie Hors Surface – Le poids des Nuages & HOME, Damien Droin (France)
Crazy P (DJ set) (UK)
Daughters of Donbas (Ukraine/Canada)
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek (Germany)
Džambo Aguševi Orchestra (Macedonia)
Fantastic Negrito (US)
Ganavya (India/US)
GANNA (Ukraine)
Georgia Knight (Aus)
Iron & Wine (US)
Jalen Ngonda (US/UK)
Jovanotti (Italy)
Jyoty (UK)
KAIIT (PNG/Aus)
Kankawa Nagarra (Aus)
La Perla (Colombia)
The Lazy Eyes (Aus)
Lewis Major Projects – Triptych REDUX (Aus)
MĀ (NZ)
Mama Kin Spender (Aus)
Mantis (Vanuatu)
Marlon Williams (NZ)
Maryam Rahmani (Iran/Aus)
Meganesia (PNG/Aus/West Papua)
Megatronic (UK)
Mungo’s Hi Fi feat. Eva Lazarus (UK)
MY BABY (The Netherlands/NZ)
My Chérie (South Africa/Aus)
Nattali Rize (AUS/Jamaica)
The Necks (Aus)
Nusantara Beat (The Netherlands)
Obongjayar (Nigeria/UK)
Orange Blossom (France)
Osadía (Spain)
Oumou Sangaré (Mali)
Roberto Fonseca (Cuba)
Rosas – Rosas danst Rosas, Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker (Belgium)
Sama’ Abdulhadi (Palestine)
SAN DRAGAN (Myanmar/China/Aus)
Stan’s Café – Of All The People In All The World & The Commentators (UK)
Troy Cassar-Daley (Aus)
Xylourides (Greece)
YASHA (Japan/Aus)
Yothu Yindi (Aus)
Yuka Okazaki (Japan/France)
The Zawose Queens (Tanzania)
Zeitgeist Freedom Energy Exchange (Aus)
