Missy Higgins will headline Night at The Parkland at Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre in September. Photo: Missy Higgins/Facebook.
Night at The Parkland will return to Brisbane in September 2026, bringing nine open-air live music concerts to Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre.
The outdoor concert series will run from September 4 to 20 as part of Brisbane Festival, with a line-up spanning Australian favourites, nostalgia-heavy live shows and a few big singalong moments.
This year’s program includes The Cruel Sea with Magic Dirt, Katie Noonan performing Jeff Buckley’s Grace, Yesterday’s Gone: The Fleetwood Mac Legacy, Aloe Blacc, The Temper Trap, Human Nature, ICEHOUSE, PNAU and Missy Higgins.
Music under the stars in Brisbane
Night at The Parkland is presented by Second Sunday in association with Brisbane Festival, and is built around the idea of a premium outdoor concert experience in one of Brisbane’s most distinctive inner-city green spaces.
The event takes over the amphitheatre at Roma Street Parkland, perched above the Brisbane CBD, with live music, food and drink, and a more polished open-air setup than your average stand-around-and-hope-for-the-best outdoor gig.
The 2026 season also carries a sustainability focus, with the event highlighting recycling initiatives and renewable energy partnerships as part of its return.
Night at The Parkland 2026 dates
The 2026 program opens on September 4 with The Cruel Sea celebrating the 30th anniversary of Three Legged Dog, joined by Magic Dirt.
From there, the series moves through a run of big-name shows, from ICEHOUSE and Aloe Blacc to The Temper Trap, PNAU and Missy Higgins.
- September 4 — The Cruel Sea with Magic Dirt
- September 5 — Katie Noonan: Jeff Buckley’s Grace
- September 6 — Yesterday’s Gone: The Fleetwood Mac Legacy
- September 11 — Aloe Blacc with WILSN
- September 12 — The Temper Trap with Lastlings
- September 13 — Human Nature: All The Hits Live
- September 18 — ICEHOUSE with Kyla Belle
- September 19 — PNAU with Alice Ivy
- September 20 — Missy Higgins with Jem Cassar-Daley
A useful one for the Queensland calendar
For Brisbane, the return of Night at The Parkland adds another major outdoor music run to the city’s September calendar, landing in that sweet spot between festival programming, theatre-style concert production and a big night out in the park.
It also gives Queensland audiences a tidy excuse to catch a run of artists who can still pull cross-generational crowds, from the emotional weight of Missy Higgins and The Temper Trap to the dance-floor push of PNAU and the all-in nostalgia hit of Human Nature.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, with shows held at Roma Street Parkland Amphitheatre, Brisbane.
