Ball Park Music
Brisbane · Indie rock
Eight albums in, this band still makes an offbeat pop song sound as if it belongs in a roomful of people singing together. Like Love took Album of the Year and Highest Selling Album at the 2026 Queensland Music Awards.
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The Jungle Giants
Brisbane · Indie pop / dance rock
Sam Hales and bandmates have pushed their guitar beginnings towards big, restless dance floors. Their fifth album, Experiencing Feelings of Joy, came with a 2026 Australian tour.
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Dune Rats
Brisbane · Garage punk
The Brisbane punk lifers revisited their early songs on Old Mates in 2026 and took them back into the rooms where this kind of music makes most sense. They remain a force on stage.
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Confidence Man
Brisbane-founded · Dance pop
The band started in Brisbane and turned its gleeful, tightly choreographed club pop into an international live act. Still touring and releasing in 2026, they are one of the city’s biggest current music exports.
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Mallrat
Brisbane-born · Indie pop / electronic
Grace Shaw’s songs turned Brisbane teenage observations into a world of sly melodies and strange, luminous production. Her second album, Light hit my face like a straight right, continued that path, and she has kept performing in 2026.
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Jem Cassar-Daley
Brisbane roots · Indie pop / soul
Her warm, precise songwriting won Song of the Year and the Pop Award for “Kiss Me Like You’re Leaving” at the 2026 Queensland Music Awards. The Brisbane scene was an important part of her early career.
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WAAX
Brisbane · Alternative rock
Maz DeVita and WAAX are still among the city’s most formidable live rock acts. Their Angel’s Mess album sent them back around Australia in 2026 with all the intensity their Brisbane shows built a reputation on.
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DZ Deathrays
Brisbane · Dance punk / rock
A band that can make a heavy riff move like a club track. DZ Deathrays released Easing Out of Control and toured in 2026, keeping that noisy Brisbane party going.
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Cub Sport
Brisbane · Indie pop
Tim Nelson and Cub Sport built an independent Brisbane band into an internationally heard pop act. Their songs have moved from guitar pop towards expansive electronic production, and the group remains on the live circuit in 2026.
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Regurgitator
Brisbane-founded · Alternative rock / electronic
Quan Yeomans and Ben Ely formed the band in Brisbane in 1993 and have refused to settle into nostalgia. Their 2026 Jukeboxxin’ run carried decades of shape-shifting songs back onto stages around the country.
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Sheppard
Brisbane · Pop rock
The sibling-led band put Brisbane pop on international radio with “Geronimo” and continues releasing music and touring. Their big hooks live at the opposite end of the local map from the city’s punk rooms.
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Young Franco
Brisbane-born · Electronic / dance
Born and raised in Brisbane, Young Franco has taken his bright, rhythm-driven production far beyond the city. His 2025 Queensland Music Awards Song of the Year win and ongoing touring make him one of its most visible electronic exports.
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Violent Soho
Brisbane · Alternative rock
After four years away, the Mansfield band returned to the stage in 2026. Their Brisbane homecoming put the songs from Hungry Ghost, WACO and beyond back in front of the crowd that grew up with them.
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Beddy Rays
Redland Bay · Punk / surf rock
The Redland Bay mates have carried their singalong shows from the bayside into larger rooms and festivals. Their second record Do What Ya Wanna brought another national run in 2026.
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