As the second half of 2025 gets underway, so does the final countdown towards BIGSOUND 2025!  

With the full schedule announcement for this year’s official Conference Program, Showcase and Special Events set to land this Wednesday 23 July, BIGSOUND are excited to announce a final round of exciting names from both the Australian and international music industries, now confirmed to share in the Southern Hemisphere’s biggest platform for live music discovery and connection.   

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.  

Global Festival Representatives

Representatives from international juggernauts including Rene Contreras (Goldenvoice), the curator of the Sonora Tent at Coachella; as well as Creation Collective’s Head of Talent & Touring for events and festivals throughout Asia and Australia, Andy Clayton. They join leading Australian heavyweights such as Australian music icon Richard Kingsmill, Laneway’s Festival Director Jessie Parker and Nat Waller (Head of ABC Music, ARIA Chair and CMA Board Member). 

Minister for the Arts John-Paul Langbroek said “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.

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.” 

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 are set to offer leading perspectives on where the Australian and international industries are heading. 

Triple J’s 50th Birthday

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 of the 2025 program: 

“We are exceptionally excited by the calibre of guests who have prioritised participating in BIGSOUND this year. 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. We believe 2025 is set to be a year of fantastic outcomes for BIGSOUND attendees.” 

The full BIGSOUND Conference schedule Program and Delegate Portal will be available to view and access from 9am, Wednesday 23 July. BIGSOUND’s discounted second release ticket offer ends on 5 August 2025 or when sold out, whichever comes first! 

BIGSOUND MUSIC FESTIVAL AND DELEGATE PASSES ON SALE NOW

ALL-ACCESS DELEGATE PASS

This is your ticket to access the full conference, three-nights of showcase events, networking events, parties and workshops.
Second release pricing General: $724 / QMusic Members: $624 / Students $399
Full price (from 6 August) General: $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

BIGSOUND 2025

2 – 5 September Fortitude Valley Brisbane, QLD 

BIGSOUND 2025 SPEAKERS & BUYERS – ANNOUNCED:

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)