This year’s BIGSOUND has grown once again with an impressive list of conference speakers who’ve made names for themselves within the music industry, both at home and abroad.

Leading today’s announcement in the theme of “connections that count” are artists who will deliver unmissable conversations, such as Blur star and politician Dave Rowntree, Briggs in conversation with Kobie Dee, Tash Sultana returning home after selling out Red Rocks for the third time, pop artist Mallrat, and singer and disability advocate Elly-May Barnes.

Rowntree is scheduled to release his new photography book, No One You Know, just days after wrapping at BIGSOUND (9 September). The book will feature hundreds of photos and provide intimate insight into one of the UK’s biggest bands. With his BIGSOUND conversation, Rowntree will offer devoted and casual fans a deep dive into Blur's career.

Other music industry professionals appearing on the speaker announcement include Virgin Music Group’s Cindy James, CMA’s Meredith Goucher, Neon Coast’s Nikki Boon, Some Action founder Ollie Hodge (formerly at Polydor and Columbia), Drew Bennett (Q Prime), Cynthia Flores (Asecendente/MUSICMEX), Malfi Dorantes (MalfiCo/MUSICMEX), SXSW Music Festival Director Dev Sherlock, and Reeperbahn Festival Senior Partnerships Manager Robin Werner.

You can find the full speakers and buyers’ second announcement and the already-announced conference speakers listed below.

Tickets to the BIGSOUND music festival and delegate passes for the industry conference events are available now via the event website. BIGSOUND returns to Brisbane’s heart of music and culture, the Fortitude Valley, from Tuesday, 2 September, to Friday, 5 September.

BIGSOUND 2025

SPEAKERS & BUYERS - SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT:

Adam Lewis - Planetary Group (USA)

Brian Zabinski - Tamizdat (USA)

Briggs - Artist (AUS)

Chris Brearley - Greyline Touring (UK)

Cindy James - Virgin Music North America (USA)

Cynthia Flores - Hypnosis Festival / Indie Rocks / Ascendente Agencia (MEX)

Dave Rowntree - Artist (UK)

Dev Sherlock - SXSW (USA)

Drew Bennett - Q Prime Artist Management (US/AUS)

Elly May Barnes - Artist (AUS)

Hallie Anderson - RAREFORM (USA)

Jess Page - RAREFORM (USA)

Jonathan Heeter  - Black Pine Agency (USA / CHINA)

Josh Pyke - Artist / PPCA (AUS)

Kobie Dee - Artist (AUS)

Malfi Dorantes - MalfiCo/MUSICMEX (MEX)

Mallrat - Artist (AUS)

Meredith Goucher - Country Music Association (CMA) (USA)

Missy Schienberg - Scheiny Management (USA)

Nikki Boon - Neon Coast (USA)

Ollie Hodge - Some Action (UK)

Robin Werner - Reeperbahn (GER)

Skully Kaplin - ATC (UK)

Tash Sultana - Artist (AUS)

BIGSOUND 2025 SPEAKERS & BUYERS - ALREADY ANNOUNCED:

Adam Ryan - The Great Escape (UK) 
Anne Booty - SixtyFour Music (UK)
Ariana Morgenstern – KCRW (USA)
Boaz Saidman – Wasserman (USA)
Boyan Pinter – Believe (BGR)
Calhoun Rawlings – Creative Artists Agency (USA)
Camille Augarde – Third Man Records (UK)
Darcus Beese – Darco Artist Partnerships (UK) 
Deb Grant – BBC Radio 6 (UK)
Eve Thomas – Communion ONE (UK)
Jana Recmanikova – Festival Republic (UK)
Josh Stern – Ground Control Touring (USA)
Lau Frías - Secretly Group (USA)
Lucy Pitkethly – Eat Your Own Ears (UK)
Mario Stresow – FKP Scorpio (GER)
Rachel Cragg – Nettwerk Music Group (CAN)
Rachel Lloyd – AEG Presents / Country to Country / C2C Festival (UK)
Sean Goulding – One Fiinix Live (UK)

BIGSOUND 2025 - 2-5 September Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, QLD