MogwaiWho said winter only has to be wet, cold and miserable? Brisbane’s live music program Open Season instead turns up the heat, today announcing the line-up for this year’s event.
From 25 May to 25 July, the sixth edition of Open Season will bring over 100 artists and special events to diverse ten venues, including theatres, clubs, galleries and public spaces across Brisbane.
Produced by The Tivoli Group, Open Season has become Brisbane’s defining winter event. Championing local, national and international artists, global acts appearing on this year’s bill include Gil Scott-Heron by Brian Jackson and Yasiin Bey, Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE, Current Joys, Dry Cleaning, Mogwai, Sparks, Ben Gerrans, Wednesday, Matt Berninger of The National fame, Silversun Pickups, Deafheaven, and many others.
Representing Australia are the likes of Hiatus Kaiyote, Alison Wonderland, Shady Nasty, Peach PRC, Full Flower Moon Band, the Eddy Current Suppression Ring, and more. Plus, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever and Hatchie are among the acts set to perform at Against The Grain Festival on Saturday, 20 June, while Beddy Rays, Jem Casser-Daley and others will perform at Blak Day Out on Friday, 24 July.
More artists and venues will be announced on Friday, 10 April.
Open Season’s eight-week takeover will have artists perform at The Tivoli, The Princess Theatre, QPAC’s new Glasshouse Theatre, South Brisbane’s Fish Lane, the Clarence Corner Precinct in Woolloongabba, the historic St Andrew's Church, Quivr in Winn Lane, and other public spaces.
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Pre-sale tickets for the just-announced events will be available on Thursday, 26 March, at 7 am AEST – sign up here for access. The general sale follows on Friday, 27 March, at 8 am AEST via Ticketmaster.
Creative Director Dave Sleswick has described this year’s Open Season program as its most expansive yet.
“Open Season has always been about building something from the ground up, a program that belongs to the city and the people who live here,” Sleswick said.
“In 2026, we’re expanding further than ever: more venues, more artists, more unexpected spaces. It’s rough around the edges, full of bite and big ideas, and driven by people who genuinely care about making Brisbane a more interesting and culturally rich place to call home.”
QPAC Chief Executive Rachel Healy added, “Last year’s Open Season collaboration was such a roaring success with 35 per cent of audiences for the series coming to QPAC for the very first time.
“We’re excited that our Glasshouse is now open and ready to be a part of this year’s Open Season with in-demand international acts such as Mogwai and Sparks on our newest stage, adding to Brisbane’s reputation as a contemporary music destination.”
Open Season = Music for Brisbane!
ALISON WONDERLAND, ARTIFICIAL (LIVE), BEDDY RAYS, BEN GERRANS, BEN KWELLER, BRADLEY ZERO, C.FRIM, CATE LE BON, CLARA LA SAN, CURRENT JOYS, DAMEEEELA, DEAFHEAVEN, DRY CLEANING, EARL SWEATSHIRT & MIKE, EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING, FULL FLOWER MOON BAND, GIL SCOTT-HERON BY BRIAN JACKSON & YASIIN BEY, HANA STRETTON, HATCHIE, HAITUS KAIYOTE, JEM CASSAR-DALEY, KAE TEMPEST, MATT BERNINGER (THE NATIONAL), MOGWAI, MULGA BORE HARD ROCK, NOTHING, PEACH PRC, ROLLING BLACKOUTS COASTAL FEVER, RONA., RUM JUNGLE, SAINT LEVANT, SHADY NASTY, SILVERSUN PICKUPS, SKIN ON SKIN, SORRY, SPARKS, SPY, STEREOLAB, THE BLACK ANGELS, WEDNESDAY and more to come!
FULL OPEN SEASON PROGRAM
Gil Scott-Heron by Brian Jackson and Yasiin Bey (USA) – Monday 25 May – The Tivoli
Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE (USA) – Wednesday 27 May – The Tivoli
Current Joys (USA) - Wednesday 27 May – The Princess Theatre
Mogwai (SCT) – Wednesday 27 May – Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC
Dry Cleaning (GBR) – Thursday 28 May – The Princess Theatre
Ben Gerrans – Friday 29 May – The Princess Theatre
Bradley Zero and Das Druid – Friday 29 May – Echo and Bounce
Mulga Bore Hard Rock – Friday 29 May – Vent Space, South Brisbane
Artificial (Live) – Saturday 30 May – Quivr
Sparks (USA) – Saturday 30 May - Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC
Matt Berninger (The National) (USA) – Sunday 31 May – The Princess Theatre
Cate Le Bon w Hana Stretton (WLS) – Tuesday 2 June – The Princess Theatre
Alison Wonderland – Thursday 4 June – The Tivoli
Wednesday (USA) - Thursday 4 June – The Princess Theatre
Sorry (GBR) – Friday 5 June – St. Andrew’s Church Hall, South Brisbane
Centrefold ft. C.Frim, Damleeeela, nikitasilly and more – Saturday 6 June - Quivr
Kae Tempest (GBR) – Sunday 7 June – The Princess Theatre
Saint Levant (PSE) – Monday 8 June – The Princess Theatre
The Black Angels (USA) – Tuesday 7 June – The Princess Theatre
Nowhere Fast Photo Exhibition – 9-22 June – Woolloongabba Art Gallery
ACD’s Assembly Vol. 2 – Friday 12 June – The Princess Theatre
Clara La San (GBR) – Saturday 13 June – The Princess Theatre
Rum Jungle – Friday 19 June – The Princess Theatre
Against The Grain Festival ft. Stereolab, RBCF, Hatchie and more – Saturday 20th June – The Princess Theatre / Clarence Corner Precinct
South System Vol. 2 ft. RONA. – Saturday 27 June – Fish Lane Arts Precinct
Shady Nasty – Friday 3 June – The Tivoli (Intimate Mode)
Ben Kweller (USA) – Wednesday 8 June – The Princess Theatre
Hiatus Kaiyote – Friday 10 July – The Tivoli
Deafheaven (USA) w Nothing (USA) & Spy – Sunday 12 July – The Princess Theatre
Kiosk Films: Crusin’ For A Brusin’ – Tuesday 14 June – The Princess Theatre
VOiiiD Collective and Bcharre بشرّي: SKIN – Thursday/Friday 16-17 June – The Princess Theatre
Peach PRC – Thursday 16 June - Secret Venue TBA
Skin on Skin – Friday 17 June – Secret Venue TBA
Full Flower Moon Band – Saturday 18 July – The Tivoli
Silversun Pickups (USA) – Friday 24 July – The Tivoli
Blak Day Out ft. Beddy Rays, Jem Casser-Daley + more Friday 24 July – The Princess Theatre
Eddy Current Suppression Ring w Speeding Vehicle and Scraps – Saturday 25 July – The Princess Theatre
