SXSW Sydney have once again expanded the Music Festival section of their multi-day conference across the city’s CBD. A total of 63 new artists have been added to the bill, joining the 74 that have already been announced since April. The full list of performers that are announced for SXSW Sydney 2025, as well as information on accessing wristbands for the conference, can be found below.
Of the newly-announced acts, 25 are international. This includes American indie-rock band Whitney, who are slated to release their fifth studio album Small Talk in November – just weeks after the conference – and will perform in Australia for the first time since Laneway Festival in 2017. Others coming from overseas to the conference include Irish pop-rock band Picture This, Taiwanese post-punk band Modern Cinema Master, UK rapper Lex Amor and Filipino singer-songwriter Angela Ken.
Whitney – ‘No Woman’
On the local front, the line-up now features “girl EDM” star Ninajirachi, fresh from the release of her debut album I Love My Computer, as well as beloved Sydney rock band Body Type, Canberran punk wunderkinds Sonic Reducer, Newcastle post-grunge band Deadshowws and – surprisingly – industry veterans The Rubens, who are celebrating 10 years of their chart-topping ‘Hoops’ this year.
SXSW Sydney made its debut in October 2023. It included the world premiere of The Wiggles‘ documentary Hot Potato, talks from Queer Eye‘s Tan France and Chance The Rapper, and musical performances from Otoboke Beaver, Los Bitchos, Sorry, Barkaa, Tkay Maidza, 1300 and Ben Lee, amongst dozens of others at venues across the city. Last year’s music line-up included The Buoys, DoloRRes, The Grogans, HighSchool, ixaras, The Moving Stills, Nick Ward and dozens more.
SXSW Sydney 2025: New Artist Announcement
In alphabetical order.
- 2charm
- 64ksana
- Akala Newman
- Amy Gadiaga
- Angela Ken
- Ashkan Shafiei
- Big Wheels
- Black Dahlia
- BOCCE
- Body Type
- Bonniesongs
- Brad Mullins
- Breadclub
- The Chairs
- Charlie Pittman
- Chuck Sics
- Convenience Store
- Deadshowws
- Drifting Clouds
- Dungi Sapor
- Felivand
- Folk Bitch Trio
- Frankfurt Helmet
- Hashbass
- Hellcat Speedracer
- Jazzy Dale
- Korda Korder
- KYARNA
- KyoYoko
- The Lazy Eyes
- Le Boom
- Lemonise
- Lewis Love
- Lex Amor
- Ligaya Escueta
- Lilium
- Maki
- Max Jackson
- Modern Cinema Master
- Ninajirachi
- Picture This
- Playlunch
- Psychic Fever
- Rafiki
- Reuben De Melo
- The Rubens
- Runyu Qian
- Sarah Levins
- Selve
- Shanghai Qiutian
- Sleepazoid
- Sollyy
- Sonic Reducer
- The Stamps
- Stella Bridie
- Taba Chake
- TIA RAY
- Velvet Trip
- The Washboard Union
- We Are Neurotic
- Whitney
- Wicked Lights
- xiao xiao
Joining:
- August Wahh
- BADASSMUTHA
- Beryl
- Birdsnake
- Blue Diner
- Bump2Soul
- C.O.F.F.I.N
- Cardinals
- Charlie Ivan Band
- Charlotte OC
- Cold Heat
- DC Maxwell
- D.D. Mirage
- Denzel Kennedy
- DOOR PLANT
- EZUZ
- Freak Slug
- Fresh Hex
- GAZAL
- Geography
- GRXCE
- Haley Holgate
- Hey
- Holly Hebe
- Jaal
- Jamaica Moana
- Jasmine 4.t
- Jasmine Thompson
- JJ4K
- JUPiTA
- KAI CULT
- Kidskin
- Last Quokka
- Letters to Lions
- Love
- Lucy Sugerman
- Lyric
- MANAGONA草本藥師
- Mariae Cassandra
- Micah Heathwood
- Munan
- Nate G
- No Life
- O.M.R.
- Paulina
- Pivots
- Puff Punch
- Rashmeet Kaur
- RESORT
- RICEWINE
- Robert Baxter
- Rovv
- Sacred Hearts
- Scratching
- Serebii
- Sesame Girl
- SHN
- Sir Echo
- Suichu Spica 水中スピカ
- Swapmeet
- Tash
- Tenxi & Jemsii
- The Thing
- Thy Howler
- Tiana Khasi
- Tripov
- Tusekah
- Ullah
- Vandelux
- Virgin Vacation
- Womb
- Worm Girlz
- Yasmina Sadiki
- 花溪 Flowerstream
Wristbands for the conference are available now from SXSW Sydney.
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