BIGSOUND 2024 Reveals First Artist Lineup

The first 70 artists for BIGSOUND 2024 have been announced.

Chosen from more than 1200 applicants, some of the brightest up-and-coming talent in Australia and Aotearoa will get to showcase their music at BIGSOUND from September 3rd-6th.

From Australia, the likes of Sydney pop-punk band Stand Atlantic, acclaimed singer-songwriter Alex the Astronaut, alternative rockers Sly Withers, and Keli Holiday, the energetic solo project of Peking Duk's Adam Hyde, will perform at this year's showcase.

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A slew of exciting acts will make their way across the water from New Zealand, including rising indie rockers PARK RD, Rolling Stone Aotearoa Awards nominees NO CIGAR, and Dick Move and DARTZ, two of the most exciting punk bands in the country.

There's also plenty of First Nations talent in the first artist announcement, with performances incoming from Ray Dimakarri Dixon, Kiwat Kennell, and more.

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"It has been such a privilege getting the opportunity to program the BIGSOUND 2024 lineup," share BIGSOUND Music Programmers Casey O'Shaughnessy and Katie Rynne.

"We are blown away by the calibre of artists that applied this year, and we've discovered so many amazing new artists in the process. While it was challenging to whittle it down to the final showcasing artists, we are so grateful to the First Nations Advisory Group and the extended Program Advisory Group that we worked with to help us create this year's final lineup."

In May, Amy Taylor, the lead singer of Aussie punk-rock band Amyl and the Sniffers, was announced in the first wave of speakers for BIGSOUND 2024.

Also announced to the speaker’s lineup was Korda Marshall, the veteran London-based label executive and a member of Mushroom Group’s international family who has signed the likes of Muse, Ash, Alt-J, Garbage, The Temper Trap and The Darkness; British creative Elijah (co-founder of Butterz); Casper Mills (4AD); Elliott Lefko (vice president of AEG/Goldenvoice Concerts); Naomie Abergel (musician, FKA Mark Johns) and more.

Kelis is this year's keynote speaker at BIGSOUND. The US R&B star will deliver her keynote address on Thursday, September 5th in Brisbane, for what organisers say will be an honest conversation on the importance of being authentic and her fearless approach to transformation.

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For its 23rd year, BIGSOUND organisers are acknowledging the current economic situation by offering $25 one-night Music Festival tickets for people aged under 25 ($44.50 otherwise), as well as $75 three-night Music Festival tickets for those that purchase before July 31st. These tickets go on sale on Tuesday, June 25th at 9am local time via the official website (on sale until midnight on July 31st, or until sold out).

More BIGSOUND artists, including the full Goolwal Goolwal First Nations lineup, will be announced soon.

BIGSOUND 2024

September 3rd-6th Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, QLD

First Artist Announcement

AKA Lui | Alex the Astronaut | Austin Mackay | Belle Haven breathe. | Cap Carter | Charlie Pittman | Charlotte Le Lievre Cooper Smith | DARTZ | Dear Seattle | Dick Move | DoloRRes dust | Erik Sanders | Flow Kobra | Fool Nelson | FRIDAY* Front Row | Garage Sale | Georgia Mooney | Gretta Ray Hellcat Speedracer | Homegrown Trio | Hudson Rose ISHAN | Jerome Blazé | Juice Webster | Julian Munyard JUNO | Keli Holiday | Kiwat Kennell | Lotte Gallagher LUPO.THEBOY | Maanyung | Mac the Knife | MARVELL Matahara | Matt Joe Now & Kerryn Fields | Mau Power Medhanit | MUDRAT | NO CIGAR | Noah Dillon | Paige PARK RD | PEPTALK | Playlunch | Prink | R.em.edy | Ray Dimakarri Dixon Reiki Ruawai | Rowena Wise | SAME PAINS | Sesame Girl Sex Mask | Sly Withers | Sonic Reducer | Squid the Kid Stand Atlantic | Stocker | sunbleached | The Belair Lip Bombs The Velvet Club | This New Light | total tommy | Vetta Borne Vinnie Brigante | Wade Forster | Y.O.G.A.