TRANSGENRE Confirms Biggest Festival To Date In 2026

TRANSGENRE will make its South Australian debut in 2026, locking in artists including Sunsick Daisy, Oscar The Wild, and many others.

Oscar The Wild

TRANSGENRE, Australia’s largest grassroots initiative spotlighting transgender and non-binary voices in music across the country, will make its South Australian debut in 2026, today announcing its largest event to date.

TRANSGENRE Volume III will take place at UniBar in Adelaide/Kaurna on Saturday, 23 May. Sporting an eclectic line-up of transgender and non-binary Australian artists, the third volume of the festival champions local voices for its South Australian debut.

Soon-to-be superstars performing at the event include Sunsick Daisy, Oscar The Wild, Stormy-Lou and Pearly Stars. Additionally, the line-up will feature underground artists in punk, folk, hyper-pop, experimental dance, and alt-rock, featuring Pity Lips, Placement, Emerauld, Killed By Cupid, Thempath, and Cyberfae.

As well as music, TRANSGENRE Volume III will also feature stalls showcasing LGBTQIA+ artists and makers, a resource hub with information on community organisations, artist merchandise, and a licensed bar and kitchen.

The all-ages event is free to attend for the first time, but it’s still essential to grab tickets – you can purchase yours via Moshtix and the TRANSGENRE website.

TRANSGENRE Volume III follows two sold-out editions in Sydney, as well as the organisers’ recent Euphoria Month concert showcase, which took over the Metro Theatre in Sydney. Eyeing national expansion, the third volume of the festival in South Australia is supported by the Department of Human Services SA, with funding coming from its Social Impact grant program.

“Right now, the state of play for trans people around the world is absolutely dire,” said TRANSGENRE co-directors Ellie Robinson (she/her) and Tay Blunt (they/them). “In a time when it is frankly exhausting just to live in a world so hellbent on hurting us, community action has never been more vital.”

The duo continued, “Campaigns and protests are essential to that, but so too are opportunities for us to unite and experience joy, appreciate each other’s presence and celebrate our one-of-a-kind talents. We aim for TRANSGENRE to be a conduit for that joy.

“We say it every time we announce a show, and every time it rings truer: as gender-diverse people living in Australia, we need to be visible, defiant and thriving – and at the core of that is positive representation in all corners of society. With our festival, we’re showing that trans and non-binary voices are among the strongest and most powerful in the country.”

For the third edition of TRANSGENRE, Ellie and Tay have joined forces with local community leader Lucy Solonsch, who said of the festival’s South Australian debut: “South Australia’s trans and queer communities have always been innovative, creative and artistic; we led the nation’s first pride parade in 1973 and have continued to advocate and create change ever since.

“It’s a hopeful time for our community as SA Health’s commissioning body is exploring funding for the statewide gender affirming surgery service. As a trans person, advocate and artist, I know our community is at its strongest and most capable of creating change when we come together, and there’s no better way to bring people together than music.”

Adelaide’s Feast Festival organisers added, “Feast Festival is proud to support TRANSGENRE Volume III and the powerful visibility it creates for trans and non-binary artists in South Australia.

“Feast champions LGBTIQA+ artists, stories and communities, creating platforms where diverse voices are not only included but celebrated. Festivals like TRANSGENRE are vital in strengthening creative leadership, cultural expression and community connection for trans and gender diverse artists. We are honoured to stand alongside this work.”