
Paul Kelly Leads Final BIGSOUND 2026 Programme Announcement
Paul Kelly will take part in "a discussion that unpacks the importance of the songwriters and songwriting in shaping our music culture"

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Paul Kelly will take part in "a discussion that unpacks the importance of the songwriters and songwriting in shaping our music culture"

BIGSOUND has expanded its 2026 Goolwal Goolwal program with 3%, Uncle Joe Geia, MOB CYPHER, trials and Jarjum Sounds

Ladyhawke, DC Maxwell, Deva Mahal, Mim Jensen, and many more exciting Kiwi acts will showcase at BIGSOUND 2026

The showcase lineup for this year "represents a rich, diverse roster of names from around the country and New Zealand"

BIGSOUND has confirmed its first wave of Artist in Conversation events for its 25th anniversary edition in September

Remaining one of the key events on the Australian and global music calendars, BIGSOUND will return in 2026

"It takes somebody to come out with an interesting idea that we can all get in around, and that's what's always happened," he says

The Christchurch-born indie pop band took time out from the most exciting period of their career so far to perform a cool Rolling Stone AU/NZ In My Room session

One of the standouts of BIGSOUND 2025 so far has been the “captains of industry” panel discussion that took place on Tuesday afternoon

Ahead of their performances at BIGSOUND 2025 next week, Australian artists Wafia and Azure Ryder sat down for an artist-on-artist chat