Main photo: Touted as the Southern-Hemisphere’s biggest live music discovery and connection event, BIGSOUND 2025 brings speakers, musicians and important industry reps to Brisbane in September.
Australian artists Josh Pyke (pictured) and Tash Santana will join triple j radio godfather Richard Kingsmill when monolithic music industry event BIGSOUND 2025 descends on Brisbane on September 2-5.
BIGSOUND has dropped some massive names today from both Australian and global industry juggernauts, including Rene Contreras from Goldenvoice and curator of the Sonora Tent at Coachella, Andy Clayton.
Laneway Festival Director Jessie Parker and Head of ABC Music, ARIA Chair and CMA Board Member Nat Waller will also be in attendance.
BIGSOUND’s commitment to fostering impactful discussion across themes of festivals, export, artist growth and development manifests in unmissable sessions across the entirety of the program.
“The BIGSOUND conference has built an international reputation for connecting artists to new networks and markets and promoting the state’s contemporary live music industry,” Minister for the Arts John-Paul Langbroek says.
“This year’s BIGSOUND program offers industry stakeholders the opportunity to explore key issues with local and international music experts and influence the future of live music in Queensland and beyond. We’re proud to support QMusic and BIGSOUND to build markets, audiences and career development opportunities for Queensland artists and boost the state’s profile as a vibrant live music destination.”
Music industry heavyweights bring expertise to Brisbane
Australia’s industry figureheads are threaded through the conference program, with Tuesday’s opening discussion “First Word: One Brilliant Thing” featuring Jaddan Comerford (CEO & Founder, UNIFIED Music Group), Josh Simons, (CEO, Vinyl Music Group) and Annabelle Herd (CEO, ARIA). This powerful meeting of minds is set to offer leading perspectives on where the Australian and international industries are heading.
triple j will celebrate 50 years at BIGSOUND, featuring a dedicated panel examining the youth station’s pathways for discovery and exporting Australian music to the globe. They will bring back their highly popular servicing sessions where artists pitch their music directly to triple j programmers. Renowned DJ and Producer Nina Las Vegas celebrates 10 years of her groundbreaking Australian label, NLV Records with a panel of label partners who will relive the significant milestone in underground music innovation.
BIGSOUND Director of Programs, Mandi McIntyre says she is excited by the calibre of this year’s program.
“From the outset, we’ve sought to create a program of a truly international standard whilst being relevant and connected to the Australian music ecosystem,” Mandi says. “We believe 2025 is set to be a year of fantastic outcomes for BIGSOUND attendees.”
Second-release tickets: $724 / QMusic Members: $624 / Students $399
Full-price tickets (from August 6): $799 / QMusic Members: $699 / Students $399
BIGSOUND 3-NIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL TICKET
A BIGSOUND 3-Night Music Festival ticket gives you access to all performances: 120+ artists, across 18 venues, and the closing night party with just one wristband.
Second release pricing 3-night: $79 +booking fee (on sale until midnight, 31 July, or until sold out)
Full price (from 6 August) $89 + booking fee
Under 25 3-night: $65 +booking fee
BIGSOUND 1-NIGHT MUSIC FESTIVAL TICKET
A BIGSOUND 1-Night Music Festival ticket gives you access to all 18 venues, on your selected night of the Festival – Tue / Wed / Thu – with just one wristband.
Festival 1-Night Ticket: Standard rate $49 + booking fee
Festival 1-Night Ticket: 25 & Under $25 +booking fee
Mobility Access Ticket*: $24.50 +booking fee
*MOBILITY ACCESS TICKETS*
While every effort is made for BIGSOUND venues to be fully accessible, we recognise that some venues aren’t accessible to those with mobility requirements such as ramp or lift access.
If you would like to purchase a Mobility Access Ticket, please complete the form here to submit a request for our Ticketing team to call you OR contact the BIGSOUND office on (07) 3257 0013.
For more information for BIGSOUND 2025 visit
www.bigsound.org.au.
Full Lineup BIGSOUND 2025
2 – 5 September Fortitude Valley Brisbane, QLD
BIGSOUND 2025 SPEAKERS & BUYERS – UNANNOUNCED:
Andy Clayton – Creation Collective (UK)
Annabelle Herd – ARIA (AUS)
Jaddan Comerford – UNIFIED Music Group (AUS)
Jessie Parker – Laneway Festival (AUS)
Josh Simons – Vinyl Group (AUS)
Natalie Waller – ABC (AUS)
Nina Las Vegas – NLV Records (AUS)
Rene Contreras – Goldenvoice (US)
Richard Kingsmill – Journalist (AUS)
BIGSOUND 2025 SPEAKERS & BUYERS – ALREADY ANNOUNCED:
Adam Lewis – Planetary Group (USA)
Adam Ryan – The Great Escape (UK)
Anne Booty – SixtyFour Music (UK)
Ariana Morgenstern – KCRW (USA)
Boaz Saidman – Wasserman (USA)
Boyan Pinter – Believe (BGR)
Brian Zabinski – Tamizdat (USA)
Briggs – Artist (AUS)
Calhoun Rawlings – Creative Artists Agency (USA)
Camille Augarde – Third Man Records (UK)
Chris Brearley – Greyline Touring (UK)
Cindy James – Virgin Music North America (USA)
Cynthia Flores – Hypnosis Festival / Indie Rocks / Ascendente Agencia (MEX)
Darcus Beese – Darco Artist Partnerships (UK)
Dave Rowntree – Artist (UK)
Deb Grant – BBC Radio 6 (UK)
Dev Sherlock – SXSW (USA)
Drew Bennett – Q Prime Artist Management (US/AUS)
Elly May Barnes – Artist (AUS)
Eve Thomas – Communion ONE (UK)
Hallie Anderson – RAREFORM (USA)
Jana Recmanikova – Festival Republic (UK)
Jess Page – RAREFORM (USA)
Jonathan Heeter – Black Pine Agency (USA / CHINA)
Josh Pyke – Artist / PPCA (AUS)
Josh Stern – Ground Control Touring (USA)
Kobie Dee – Artist (AUS)
Lau Frías – Secretly Group (USA)
Lucy Pitkethly – Eat Your Own Ears (UK)
Malfi Dorantes – MalfiCo/MUSICMEX (MEX)
Mallrat – Artist (AUS)
Mario Stresow – FKP Scorpio (GER)
Meredith Goucher – Country Music Association (CMA) (USA)
Missy Schienberg – Scheiny Management (USA)
Nikki Boon – Neon Coast (USA)
Ollie Hodge – Some Action (UK)
Rachel Cragg – Nettwerk Music Group (CAN)
Rachel Lloyd – AEG Presents / Country to Country / C2C Festival (UK)
Robin Werner – Reeperbahn (GER)
Sean Goulding – One Fiinix Live (UK)
Skully Kaplin – ATC (UK)
Tash Sultana – Artist (AUS)
