
BIGSOUND 2026: This Year’s Acts Tell Us What to Expect This Week
BIGSOUND 2026 kicks off tomorrow, and this year’s artists are ready with new music and plenty of big plans

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BIGSOUND 2026 kicks off tomorrow, and this year’s artists are ready with new music and plenty of big plans

BIGSOUND is one week out from taking over Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, with Slowly Slowly, MAY-A, and more joining the program

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