SXSW Sydney Adds Over 70 Performers, Conference Speakers To 2025 Event

SXSW Sydney has expanded its 2025 event, today announcing 62 acts for its music festival and additional speakers for its conference. The week-long event will begin on Monday, 13 October, and wrap on Sunday, 19 October.

Taking place throughout Sydney, the event will offer 1,600 events and networking opportunities across the music festival and conference event, which also spotlights expos, tech, innovation, art, and gaming.

In terms of international artists, the forthcoming festival has locked in names such as Jasmine Thompson, Holy Void, Vandelux, The Thing, August Wahh, and many others, who join Aussies C.O.F.F.I.N., blue diner, GRXCE, Holly Hebe, Last Quokka, Mariae Cassandra, Robert Baxter, Worm Girlz and stacks more at this year’s event. They’ll perform alongside previously announced acts BADASSMUTHA, Cardinals, Jasmine 4.t, Sacred Hearts, and Swapmeet, among others.

In addition to expanding its music festival line-up, SXSW Sydney has unveiled new speakers joining the line-up, as well as the first music conference sessions.

Speakers joining this year’s event include Outside Lands Founder Bryan Duquette, Rachel So, Festival Manager for Goldenvoice (Coachella and Stagecoach), Head of A&R at Partisan Records, Chris Fraser, Head of Label Relations and Marketing ANZ at Amazon Music, Chantelle Georgiou, and more.

The first sessions of the music conference have also been announced. They will examine AI’s impact on the music industry, the power of superfans, entering new markets, and navigating an ever-evolving music landscape.

You can find all the artists announced to perform at the event below, plus the newly announced speakers and conference sessions. Head to the SXSW Sydney website to secure your tickets for this year’s festival before prices increase after 3 July.

SXSW Sydney’s Head of Music, Claire Collins, said of today’s announcement, “The breadth of talent joining SXSW Sydney this year speaks to our growing role as the premier destination for music discovery and professional development in the Asia-Pacific.

“With some of the world’s most respected talent buyers and industry leaders in attendance, SXSW Sydney has become a truly global meeting point — a place where careers are launched, collabs take shape, and real deals are done.”

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New artists announced:

August Wahh (PHL), Beryl, Birdsnake, blue diner., Bump2Soul (KOR), C.O.F.F.I.N, Charlie Ivan Band, Charlotte OC (UK), Cold Heat, D.D. Mirage, DC Maxwell (NZL), Denzel Kennedy, DOOR PLANT (THA), EZUZ (KOR), 花溪 Flowerstream (NZL), Fresh Hex, GAZAL, Geography, GRXCE, Haley Holgate, heartholder, Hey, Love, Holly Hebe, Holy Void (CAN), Jaal, Jasmine Thompson (UK), JUPiTA, KAI CULT, Kidskin, Last Quokka, Letters to Lions, Lucy Sugerman, Lyric, MANAGONA草本藥師 (TWN), Mariae Cassandra, Micah Heathwood, Munan (KOR/AUS), Nate G, No Life (NZL), O.M.R., Paulina, Puff Punch (IDN), Rashmeet Kaur (IND), RESORT (MYS), Robert Baxter, Rovv (KOR), Scratching, Sesame Girl, SHN (MYS), Sir Echo (USA), Tash, Tenxi & Jemsii (IDN), The Thing (USA), Thy Howler (SGP), Tiana Khasi, Tripov (IDN), Ullah, Vandelux (US), Virgin Vacation (HKG), Womb (NZL), Worm Girlz, Yasmina Sadiki

Plus, previously announced:

BADASSMUTHA, Cardinals (Ireland), Freak Slug (UK), Jamaica Moana, Jasmine 4.t (UK), JJ4K, RICEWINE, Ristband + Pivots (UK), Sacred Hearts, Serebii (NZ), Slowwves (Thailand), Suichu Spica 水中スピカ (JPN), Swapmeet, Tusekah (NZ)

Music Speaker Line-up:

● Bryan Duquette (Co-Founder, Outsidelands and Another Planet), US

● Theo Seffusatti (Director of Warp Publishing / Founder of Heard & Seen), NZ

● James Cheney (VP Creative, Reservoir), US

● Rachel So (Festival Manager, Goldenvoice - Coachella and Stagecoach), US

● Royden Bangara (Chief Business Officer, Skillbox), IND

● Chris Fraser (Head of A&R, Partisan), UK

● Dani Deahl (Head of Communications & Creator Insights, BandLab), US

● Stacy Nam (Director of Domestic Marketing, Warner Music Korea), KR

● Chantelle Georgiou (Head of Label Relations and Marketing ANZ, Amazon Music), AUS

Joining the already announced:

● Alex Berenson (Senior Director of A&R, All Flowers), USA

● Andrew Batey (Founder & Co-CEO, Beatdapp), USA

● Brian Hobbs (VP of Music Festival, SXSW), USA

● Daphne Berry (Podcast Host, Airing Your Dirty Laundry), AUS

● Hallie Anderson (Co-Founder, Rareform Agency), USA

● Jashima Wadehra (Founder, Ode), USA

● Jen Malone (Music Supervisor, Black & White Music), USA

● John Watson (President, John Watson Management / Eleven Music), AUS

● Jono Harrison (Music Industry Consultant), AUS

● Justin Sweeting (Co-Founder & Music Director, Clockenflap Festival), Hong Kong

● Kartini Ludwig (Founder, Koup Music), AUS

● Lucy Atkinson (Booking Agent, ATC), UK

● Macarena González (Live Talent Coordinator, Apodaca Group / Pal Norte Festival), Mexico

● Dr Marcus Collins (Culture Academic and #1 Selling Author), USA

● Mardi Caught (Head, The Annex), AUS

● Meng Ru Kuok (Group CEO & Founder, Caldecott Music Group), Singapore

● Patrick Daniel (Project Manager, Reeperbahn), Germany

● Priya Dewan (Founder & CEO, GigLifePro), Singapore

● Roochay Shukla (Head of Creative Marketing India and South Asia, Believe), India

● Sally Dunstone (Partner and Agent, Primary Talent), UK

Conference Session Highlights include:

● AI is Here to Stay, So How Do Artists Stay Ahead?

● Overcoming Procrastination: A Workshop for Creatives

● From Streams to Stages: Breaking Artists into Global Markets

● How To Crack the Code of Creator-Led Music Marketing

● Building Global Superfans: How Artists Can Use Direct-To-Fan Engagement To Break Into New Global Markets

● Breaking out of your Geobubble

● Next-Gen AI Music Creation Workshop